Quick and Easy Apple Crafts for Preschool and Kindergarten

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If you’re planning an apple theme, these crafts are just what you need—easy to prep, fun to make, and full of meaningful skill practice. From name recognition to fine motor development, each of these apple crafts for preschool and kindergarten kids adds value to your day without adding stress to your planning.

Fun and Easy Apple crafts for preschool - the collage includes a variety of apple craft ideas

Apple Basket Name Craft

This apple-themed name craft is as versatile as it is cute! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, or homeschool, the Apple Basket Name Craft helps kids build their name one apple at a time while developing fine motor skills like cutting, tracing, and even hole punching.

There are two printing options to match your prep style, and it works beautifully as a writing center, back-to-school craft, or apple theme bulletin board idea….perfect for September!

paper apple basket name craft for preschool or kindergarten. The name Eddie is spelled with green apples and shown with scissors, crayons, and glue stick

Apple-Theme Name Coloring Page

This apple name coloring sheet is a great tool for name recognition and creative expression. Personalize it with each child’s name, then let them color, paint, or decorate their apple-themed name art.

Torn Paper Apple Craft Pages

No cutting, no complex setup—just print, grab some glue and scrap paper, and you’re ready to go. That’s why I love tearing paper craft pages. But, in addition to being easy to prep, tearing paper projects provide a great way to build strength in little hands….and…..kids just LOVE them.

These apple-themed torn paper pages are a favorite for morning tubs, take-home activities, or quick fine motor practice.

3 images - an apple, an apple tree, and an apple core with torn paper glued onto them. The torn paper activity is an example of an easy apple craft for preschool and kindergarten

I love to create versatile printables.

You can also use them as simple apple coloring pages or provide strips of paper that kids can snip and paste for a cutting practice activity.

Simple apple tree and apple core coloring pages or sheets

Apple Fold and Cut Activity

Want to make scissor practice feel like magic? This fold and cut apple activity is a student favorite—just fold the page, cut along the line, and open it to reveal a full apple shape. The surprise element keeps kids engaged, and you’ll love how naturally it builds cutting confidence.

An apple cutting activity. The apple cutouts were printed on red, yellow, and green paper and are shown with scissors

After cutting out their apples, invite kids to decorate them with crayons, markers, paint, or stickers to make each one unique. You can display them on a classroom apple bulletin board or use them to “grow” apple trees in a dramatic play apple orchard. It’s a fun way to turn fine motor practice into creative fall-themed classroom decor!

Cut and Paste Apple Crafts

These printable fine motor crafts are a great way to help kids feel proud of their work while building essential fine motor skills.

apple tree printable crafts with yellow and green apples on them.

Each apple theme craft activity includes opportunities to cut, color, trace, and even use a hole puncher—great for hand strength and coordination. With options for different ability levels, these crafts are fun, purposeful, and perfect for fall themes in preschool and kindergarten

printable fine motor apple crafts made from brightly colored paper.

Letter A Apple Crafts for Preschool

Need something quick and engaging to help your kids learn the letter A this week? This “A is for Apple” page is editable, low-prep, and great for sticker lovers.

A is for apple craft - The letter a craft is printed on white paper and red, yellow and green stickers are added to the bubble letters. Stems and leaves are added with markers to some of the dot stickers to create apples

Kids fill the bubble letter with small apple stickers while practicing the /a/ sound—and they’re always so proud to show off the finished page. No apple stickers? No problem! You can also use red, yellow, and grean dot stickers to represent apples. Kids can use a marker or crayon to add a stem and leaf to their apples if they like.

Add the alphabet collage activity page to your ABC wall, alphabet book, or bulletin board for a personalized touch!

Apple Dot Sticker Headband

If you need a super simple apple craft that still packs a punch, try this apple headband. Kids need to decorate 2 dot sticker printable strips with dot stickers or markers. Then, help them staple or tape the strips together to make their own apple crown—perfect for fine motor work, class parties, or apple theme dress-up.

An apple headband made with apple strips printed on green and white paper. The apples are filled with red dot stickers or a dot from a bingo marker.

All you have to do is print and cut the strips to prep them, making this a great low-fuss option for preschool and kindergarten classrooms.

Marble Painted Apple Craft

Kids love this process art activity—and you’ll love how little prep it takes! Just place a cutout apple shape in a shallow box or pie pan, drop some paint-covered marbles in the container, and let kids roll marbles around to create colorful apple art.

marble printing an apple cutout in a pie pan

It’s a fun way to explore cause and effect while building coordination and creativity. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten apple theme weeks!

Classic Paper Plate Apple Craft

This paper plate apple craft is a preschool classic for a reason! It’s open-ended, easy to prep, and great for creativity. I happened to have some red plates on hand, but this activity works great with a small, inexpensive white plate as well.

Kids can color, paint, or collage the plates with red, green, or yellow tissue paper or construction paper. Add a brown pipe cleaner stem and leaf for a finishing touch, and you’ve got an instant apple display or take-home project.

A paper plate apple craft. Red paper and dot stickers were added to the paper plate. A green construction paper leaf and a brown pipe cleaner stem complete the craft

Planning for apple week doesn’t have to be stressful. With these apple crafts for preschool and kindergarten kids, you can bring learning and fun together while still keeping things manageable.

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