Monday, September 27, 2010

Apples Aplenty

One of the yummiest things about fall is all the apples!  We live in the heart of apple country so there is no shortage of apple related fun.

Crafts
Apple Prints- no apple week is complete without these

Apple Tree Counting Craft- we'll make a few trees and then dab on apples to practice counting

10 Apples up on Top- like the story book, we'll be stacking paper apples

Sliced Apple- we'll use a Q-tip to paint the seeds on our own cross section of an apple

Yarn Apples- we'll be making these cuties using yarn and pipe cleaners

Activities
Apple Picking- we'll take a trip to an apple orchard to pick some of our own apples

Apple Sequencing- Eva will learn about the lifecycle of an apple

Apple Festival- if we get a chance, we'll head to a local town's apple festival

Apple Pie Playdough- I made a batch of playdough scented with cinnamon for Eva to pretend to make pies with

Cooking
There are so many things to make with apples.  We'll try our hand at applesauce, apple crisp and even do some apple tasting.

Songs and Finger Plays
Two Little Apples
Ten Little Apples
Apple, Apple Red

Books
The Apple Pie Tree Ten Red Apples Ten Red Apples (Bartholomew & George) Ten Apples Up on Top! [10 APPLES UP ON TOP-BOARD] Applesauce Season How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books) Apples, Apples, Apples Apple Cider-Making Days (Single Titles) Up, Up, Up! It's Apple-picking Time Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 Yellow Moon, Apple Moon One Red Apple

2 comments:

  1. Sure, Kara! Feel free to link up! The girls loved creating "stars" from apples!

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  2. What a great collection of apple activities!!

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