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Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

September 16, 2022 | 1 Comment
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If you’re doing an apples unit, your kids will love making this fall garland craft. Add this hands-on craft to my fall unit apple study for a study for multiple ages.

Bring some nature into your learning space or for home decor while your child works on fine motor skills.

Too for an apple unit your child can work on artistic expression and just have fun learning about apples and all of fall’s wonderful aromas.

Apples, cinnamon, and pinecones are some of the warmest and coziest symbols of fall.

They make you immediately think of cooler temperatures, crunchy leaves, and nature walks.

The natures colors are a perfect way to usher in fall.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

Incorporate the fall garland apple craft into a simple fall unit study or create it as a stand-alone fall craft with your kids.

Middle schoolers will easily be able to do the entire craft on their own.

Younger kids will need a bit more help with the oven, knife, and hot glue gun.

Add other fall items like leaves, acorns, twigs, or similar items from your fall nature walks if you like.

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  • 12 Things to Make From Apples
  • How to Make a Fall Garland
  • Other Fall and Apple Unit Study Crafts

12 Things to Make From Apples

While making your fall garland apple craft, talk about all the various things that you can make from apples.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

Here are 12 things to make from apples. You can easily stretch this unit study to a full cooking unit.

  • Apple cider vinegar
  • Apple pie
  • Apple dumplings
  • Candied apples
  • Dried apple rings
  • Apple crisp
  • Apple turnovers
  • Apple Sauce
  • Apple Butter
  • Apple juice
  • Apple cider
  • Apple muffins

Expand learning by having a taste test and try as many of the above apple forms as you can.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

Have your child rate the flavor of each one, take a poll of the family, friends, and neighbors to see what is their favorite apple treat.

Then, create an apple graph for a bit of math.

Also use both Farm Anatomy and Nature Anatomy have a couple of pages on apples and make great books to keep in your home library for many topics.

They are known for their pretty illustrations and fantastic information on a wide variety of themes within a topic.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

How to Make a Fall Garland

Next, make a fun fall garland. Here are some supplies:

  • Apples. Gala and Granny Smiths are a favorite for baking.
  • Pinecones. If you aren’t able to harvest them locally you can get a bag at the craft store.
  • Unfinished wood beads.
  • Cinnamon Sticks- in the grocery or seasonal aisle at craft stores.
  • Twine.
  • Lemon juice.
  • Salt.

Even using some fall colorful wooden beads would be pretty to add to it.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

First, dry your apples.

Preheat your oven to 200℉.

First, you are going to want to slice your apples.

Instead of cutting them horizontally across the apple the way we did in our dried apple slice recipe we are going to cut these vertically down through the top.

Start on either side of the stem so you get a good cross section view.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

Fill a bowl with cold water, add 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of table salt.

And soak your slices for 10 minutes.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

Lay the apple slices on a metal rack then place it on a baking sheet.

Bake for 2-4 hours or longer until completely dried.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

Once your apples are dried you can begin to create a pattern on your twine.

Decide how long you want it to be. 

Place your first piece all the way to the end of this length by sliding it over the twine through a hole, hot glue in place, or tie a knot around it.

Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft

Continue the pattern all the way to the end until your garland is as long as you like it to be.

Other Fall and Apple Unit Study Crafts

Then, add some more fun fall and apple unit study crafts.

  • How to Make a Kids Fun Stained Glass Fall Leaves Craft
  • Geronimo Stilton Field Trip to Niagara Falls Summary And Fun Corn Craft
  • Easy Fall Crafts for Middle School: DIY String Pumpkin Art
  • Kids Fun Glue and Watercolor Fall Pumpkin Unit Study
  • Kids Fun Hands-on Apple Unit Make Dried Apple Slices
  • Dried Apple Crafts: Hands-on Fun Shrunken Head Apple Craft for Kids

What do you think? Add a few of them to your learning area and you’ll have the smell of fall year long.

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