One of the best things about Fall are the crisp apples!  Last year our lovely neighbourhood friends gave us some fresh apple juice and the kids set about making a thank you card and this is what they came up with.

Materials

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

  • Watercolour paints
  • Watercolour paper or cardstock
  • Permanent markers
  • Paintbrushes
  • Scissors
  • Blank card set (or fold cardstock pieces in half)
  • Felt, crepe or any type of paper to back your apples
  • Glue

Directions

  • Draw out circles on your watercolour paper using permanent markers to create your apples.

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

  • Paint your apples with watercolour, allowing them to dry overnight.

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

  • Cut out your apples, leaving a bit of a border.

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

  • Glue your apples onto some paper to back them (you could use felt, crepe paper etc.).  Cut them out again with your backing creating a border.

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

  • Glue your apples onto the front of your card.  Add a stem, should you like.

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

  • As our daughter mentioned– flip your apples upside down and make them into trees!

Fall Fun: Apple Watercolour Cards from make-it-your-own.com (Arts, crafts and activities for kids)

  • Send a fall greeting to a friend.

Purpose

  • Creating engaging opportunities for writing.

Safety Notes

  • Use scissors with adult supervision.
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    • Bonnie Scorer

      We are getting on it! We will find you. Thank you for all positivity (and pins!) Bonnie-

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