I have some fun apple crafts to add to your apple study. Also, you’ll love some facts on my page Apple Lapbook and Apple Unit Study.
And you’ll making this fun apple butter and pretzel chocolate covered truffles with your children. It’s such a fun treat to add to your apple study.
Plus fun apple crafts help young children understand seasonal changes.
And apples can be made with paper, paint, felt, or just use real apple. There’s lots of room for imagination.
It’s easy to fold into other school subjects. Look below at my posts for activities for other subjects like math, geography, and history.
Today, you can some fun easy cooking or a delicious snack idea to end your day of learning.
BOOKS ABOUT APPLES FOR KIDS
First, look at these apple books.
8 Fun Learning About Apples Books and Resources
You will of course need a few great books that not only teach but that your kids will enjoy, a fun game or two, and maybe a few other items to make a fun apple unit.
Discover the well-loved tradition of growing and picking apples - a fruit that has been in existence for about two million years. Explore the history of the apple but also the way that families and farmers grow and care for apple trees today, from planting to selling, to turning them into delicious treats and using them for classic games like "bobbing for apples" .
This is a clear and appealing environmental science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom.
Questions addressed in this book include:
- Did you know that when you bite into an apple, you're eating part of a flower?
- Why do apple trees need bees to make apples?
- How does the tree feed the growing apples and make them ready to eat?
Read and find out in the proven winner How Do Apples Grow!
In this simple yet lively book, preschoolers will be introduced to John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Lyrical text and bright, appealing artwork capture the essence of this important American and early conservationist who traveled the country planting apple trees. Little ones will enjoy engaging anecdotes about Johnny Appleseed, beginning with the young John, who liked to walk barefoot in the cool, quiet woods.
Don't let the apples drop! Three animal friends practice balancing apples on their heads in this hilarious introduction to counting, illustrated by Roy Mckie. The sturdy board book teaches all about numbers, with a dose of signature Seuss charm. Kids will learn to count to ten--and want to start all over again!
- An "apple" game board with five twisting levels to create different puzzles!
- Includes 60 challenges and is great for on the go fun.
- Helps develop Spatial Insight, Problem Solving, Planning and Logic Skills
- All SmartGames are made with the highest quality materials to ensure long product life
- Set Includes twisting apple game board, 3 caterpillar puzzle pieces and challenge booklet
Bake a delicious apple pie--and take a trip with this culinary global adventure!An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. This picture book takes readers around the globe to gather ingredients for a delicious apple pie. First hop a steamboat to Italy for the finest semolina wheat. Then hitch a ride to England and hijack a cow for the freshest possible milk. And, oh yes! Don't forget to go apple picking in Vermont! A simple recipe for apple pie is included.
Choose a level and push the letter tiles into the letter slot to reinforce letter names, phonics and word skills
Magnetic back makes it great for fridge play in the kitchen
26 magnetic letter tiles stick to the fridge and help kids learn the shape of each letter
Three photo tiles can be customized with your own photos for a unique, personalized play experience.
Get your recommended daily allowance of facts and fun with Food Anatomy, the third book in Julia Rothman’s best-selling Anatomy series. She starts with an illustrated history of food and ends with a global tour of street eats. Along the way, Rothman serves up a hilarious primer on short-order egg lingo and a mouthwatering menu of how people around the planet serve fried potatoes — and what we dip them in. Award-winning food journalist Rachel Wharton lends her expertise to this light-hearted exploration of everything food that bursts with little-known facts and delightful drawings. Everyday diners and seasoned foodies alike are sure to eat it up.
Next, look at these apple craft ideas for multiple ages.
It’s a great way to teach your children together while learning about weather changes.
FUN APPLE CRAFTS
- Alphabet Letter A is for Apple Craft for Preschool | Fun Apple Study
- 10 Fall Apple Crafts and Make a Caramel Apple Craft on a Stick
- 8 Facts About Johnny Appleseed and Sweet Johnny Appleseed Cookies
- Apple Themed Back to School Crafts & Fun Calming Apple Jar Craft
- Free Homeschool Volcano Unit Study and Fun Apple Volcano
- Fun Apple Lapbook and Hands-on Unit Study for Multiple Ages
- Apples Unit How to Make a Fall Kids Garland Apple Craft
- Dried Apple Crafts: Hands-on Fun Shrunken Head Apple Craft for Kids
- Kids Fun Hands-on Apple Unit Make Dried Apple Slices
Finally, look at how to make this fun apple butter and pretzel truffles recipe.
APPLE BUTTER AND PRETZEL TRUFFLES RECIPE
You will need:
Equipment:
- Piping Bags
- Microwave safe bowls
- Spoons
- Semi Sphere Mold
And a list of ingredients:
- 9 Ounces Red Melting Chocolate
- 2 Ounces Green Melting Chocolate
- Apple Butter
- Pretzels Sticks
- Pretzels Bows
Clean and dry the mold, then set it aside for later.
Melt the red chocolate melts in the microwave, in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second increments until its liquid and smooth. Stirring in between each time.
Using a spoon pour the melted chocolate into the semi spheres of the mold.
Next use the back of the spoon to the spread the chocolate around, going up to the top edges of each semi spheres.
Place the mold in the freezer for 8 minutes.
Take the mold out of the freezer and add more chocolate to each sphere following the same steps as before.
Be sure to get enough chocolate on the side to make them stronger. Put the mold back in the freezer for 6 minutes.
Crush the pretzel bows into small pieces.
Using clean hands or a knife, break the pretzel sticks to less than a half inch tall, and place them to them side for later.
FUN APPLE BUTTER PRETZEL TRUFFLES
Lay the mold with the hardened chocolate on a flat surface and spoon in the apple butter into each sphere.
Fill each section a third of the way.
Next add the small pretzel bow pieces on top of the apple butter.
Add enough pieces to cover the entire area inside the spheres.
Next if need reheat the red melting chocolate, then pour some over each open section to close up the semi spheres. Be sure to spread the chocolate over all the edges so the spheres are completely closed and nothing will leak out.
Place the mold back in the freezer for 8-10 minutes.
Take the mold out of the freezer, place it on a flat surface sphere side up, and gently push the truffles out of the mold.
Melt the green chocolate melts following the same instructions as above, put the green chocolate in a piping bag, and cut a small hole at the tip of the piping bag.
Pipe a leaf on top of the truffle, to pipe the leaf make tear drop shape. Putting the thicker side at the top of the truffle and thin it out as you go down the side til you make a point.
Quickly add the mini pretzel stick on top of the leaf while it’s still wet. If the stick doesn’t stay, pipe a little bit of green chocolate around it to hold it up. Let the chocolate dry.
Serve and Enjoy!
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