Here’s a simple Halloween craft – how to make apple print pumpkins.
Apple print pumpkin craft
QUICK RESOURCE >> Download our ready-made Apples Unit here
It’s the season for apple printing: around the blog world this week I’ve seen some lovely apple trees and apple wreaths.
We decided to get started our our Halloween decorations and turn our apple prints into pumpkins. The apple halves can be a little tricky to grasp hold of so we used a fork as a handle.
We cut out our pumpkin eyes and faces from black sugar paper and stuck them on while the paint was wet – no glue needed.
Once they are dry you can cut out your pumpkins, glue on a lollypop stick and you have some cute Halloween bookmarks.
We’re also going to use the rest of ours to update our number line.
Download your ready-made Apples Unit
Download your copy of the Play Academy’s ready-made Apples Unit and you’ll have everything you need to teach an engaging set of apple lessons.
In our ready-made Apples Unit your children can:
:: learn about apples: how they grow, how they’re used, what they look like inside
:: take an apple taste test, making notes and drawing what you observe
:: compare apples and pumpkins using a Venn diagram method
:: make no-bake apple cookies, following a simple ‘recipe’ and using practical skills to make their own tasty snack
:: explore printmaking techniques and create apple print bunting to decorate your class/home
Bonus Apple thematic unit printables
The Play Academy’s thematic units come with practical printables that make the lessons more engaging for your children and easier for you to teach.
No need to go searching for printables to accompany your lessons, they’re all included when you download your chosen unit.
In this Apples Unit you’ll receive these bonus printables:
:: an Apple Taste Test printable that you can use to guide your apple observation and taste test, using words and illustration to compare and contrast a selection of apples. You can use this printable as a journal page or make it into a mini book
How to download this Apples thematic unit
You can download this unit along with over 50 more from NurtureStore’s Play Academy.
If you are already of the Play Academy, you can download this unit straight away from our Library here.
If you are not yet a member, find out more and choose your first unit here. Your teaching is about to get a whole lot easier!
Ooooh, these are VERY cute! Like the double seasonality – apple prints and pumpkins!!! And what a cute idea to use them as a book mark!! I ADORE!
And thank you for the mention 😉
And like the new look blog!!! Fab layout too!
Maggy
Thanks Maggy! You know how nerve wracking it is, bringing in the new. Think I’m getting used to it now.
Super cute idea! We have TONS of apples we picked great idea to make pumpkins.
Thanks V.Kerr, pleased you like them
So fun. The fork is a great idea. Imagine that will make it much easier for the little hands.
Hi Abbie, the fork works perfectly and makes this much easier on littile hands – so they can enjoy the activity and not get frustrated with a slippery apple.
How adorable!
Thanks Maryanne.
We also did apple printing for Halloween at the weekend! I love your prints, they’re fab:)
These are fab – what a great idea!
Thanks Home Baked.
I love the pumpkin sticks. There are so many ways you can learn with them.
Brilliant! And so sweet. Thanks so very much for joining us on Craft Schooling Sunday, great to “meet” you, your site looks wonderful, and hope to see you again soon!
These are so cute! We are all so tired today, this looks like a fun stay at home activity. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
This is brilliant! I wish we made such a huge fuss of Halloween over here in the UK. Although we do in our house;-)