Apple Core Craft from Popsicle Sticks
Make an easy apple core craft from popsicle sticks – an easy activity for back to school! If you love this, check out the craft stick school bus craft too. This post contains affiliate links.
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School is starting in just one very long week, and what better way to celebrate than a half-eaten apple?
On a serious note, apples are not only the fruit of fall, but they’re also a fun way to bring in a new school year. Kids have a sense of humor and can appreciate a fun little apple core craft.
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Use cardstock for a stiff base and glue it onto popsicle sticks. They glue well together, even using school glue, making it super easy for young kids to assemble as well. For a faster hold, use Tacky glue.
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I did not include a template for this craft, because it uses such simple shapes that you can just make it yourself! Simple draw or trace a half circle and scallop the edge. You can make a template to reuse, or redraw them for a more organic feel.
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Make one or a pair. Hang them around a classroom for some quirky back to school decor. Have kids write their names on the base for a classroom display.
You can also photocopy your semicircles on white paper and have kids color it so that they have a bigger role in the creation of the apple core craft.
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What you need to make an Apple Core Craft:
How to make an Apple Core Craft:
1. On both colored papers, red and green, draw a half circle. Scallop the straight side so that the pointy edges are on the outside of the circle and the round ones are on the inside.
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2. Cut out two in the same color for each apple core you’re making.
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3. Lay out four popsicle sticks touching each other vertically. Glue one semicircle on top, and one on bottom, so that the scalloped sides face each other.
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4. Cut leaf shapes from green paper.
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5. Cut out a stem from brown paper or a scrap of cardboard.
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6. Glue on the leaf and stem at the top of your apple core.
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7. For the final touch, draw in a few seeds.
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I hope you enjoyed making an apple core craft!