There are many crafts associated with apples. Little ones might like to color a printed page with an apple or use finger paints and paint a paper plate apple that mom or dad helps shape. Another painting project that mom and dad can help with is making stamps out of apples. You can simply cut the apple in half and dip the apple in paint to make an apple shape on the paper, or carve shapes out of apple pieces so that when the apples is pressed to the paper you see a triangle, for example. You can even make paper mache apples to paint! The fun is endless but I have a favorite apple activity that I remember from when I was a kid and that is the Shrunken Apple Head! Sometimes this activity is associated with Halloween, but why not try it for summer fun time?!
To make a Shrunken Apple Head:
1. Peel and Core and apple
2. Carve a face into the apple. Make sure to make large, pronounced features as small cuts will disappear as the apple shrinks and shrivels.
3. Soak the apple in lemon juice with a pinch of salt for 30 seconds to a minute to prevent browning
4. Place the apple on a string using toothpicks to keep the apple in place as necessary and hang to dry for several days (up to 3 weeks) to see your apple turn into a character! Some people add accessories to the apple to enhance the look of the character.
If your kids are too small for this activity or you want to pair it with a computer based intro, you can check out this Highlights Page.
The Disney Family Fun Site has an activity to make this dried apple kitty puppet.
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