A perfect recipe for fall with kids! Create this easy to bake mini apple pie recipe with your child. A fun way to learn about baking in the kitchen with an apple themed book for kids. Making Mini Apple Pie with Kids We had our first Kids Cooking Class this afternoon and we learned all about Apples! In my cooking class, I try to incorporate literature and print as much as possible. Reading is a part of everyday life and it’s so easy to make it real with cooking. I ... Read more...
Counting Apples Busy Bag
Are you looking for apple preschool theme math activities? Let's have some fun counting apples with this hands on fall themed math activity! Here's how to play. This is a simple apple activity to use with your toddler or preschooler to encourage counting. It focuses on one to one correspondence and number recognition. Plus your child can even work color recognition if you add green and yellow apples too. Think of it as a hands on apple worksheet for preschool that they can do ... Read more...
Apple Pie Pockets Recipe for Kids to Make
These delicious apple pie pockets are filled with juicy apples, cinnamon, and sugar and then wrapped in a pie crust. A fun fall recipe the kids can make with apples. One of my parenting goals is to help my kids learn to cook in our kitchen. This apple pie pocket recipe is simple enough the kids will be able to do nearly all of it themselves. This builds such confidence in themselves and provides them with a good foundation for following recipes in their future. Plus it's a delicious ... Read more...
Magnetic Apple Math Game for Ten Apples Up On Top
This magnetic apple math game creates a hands-on experience for your child! They will come back to play it again and again as they learn about number recognition and number sentences. Let me tell you the secret behind why. Here's how to make your own. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon Sometimes adding something as simple as magnets to a game and taking it to a vertical space draws in the attention of our preschoolers and bigger kids too. That's ... Read more...
Apple Tree Craft Kids Can Make By Marble Painting
Create an apple tree craft by marble painting with the kids. Can you shake the apple tree to make those apples fall? Kids will have fun creating this apple tree by rolling marbles all around as they focus on eye hand coordination skills this fall. Are you ready? Apple Tree Craft Do you know the song Way Up High in the Apple Tree? This is a playful craft idea that plays on the movement portion of the song. Your child's doing to have tons of fun painting with marbles, ... Read more...
The Best Apple Books for Kindergarten
As the school year begins, this collection of the best apple books for kindergarteners and preschoolers is such a fun way to explore apple season. Apples can provide hands-on fun for kids and it starts with a good apple book! Here's our favorite apple books... Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Apple Books for Kindergarten As the weather begins to cool and we head into fall, one of my favorite fall themes to use is apples. They are something familiar and ... Read more...
Exploring Science In Motion with a DIY Apple Game
Create a fun DIY Apple Game for exploring science with force and motion with your child. Here's how to make your own apple game tray! Affiliate links to Amazon used in this post. Ten Apples Up On Top Game Come join us for our Apple Themed Science Activity with your child as we welcome the season of fall. In this activity, we're featuring the book Ten Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Seuss. Ten Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Seuss Start off your ... Read more...
Apple Theme Preschool Activities for Math, Reading & More!!!
75+ Apple Theme Preschool Activities! From apple literacy to crafts, social studies, sensory activities and more, build your apple theme learning unit! Apple season begins in July and continues through August as varieties ripen. Apples are a symbol of fall and back to school. They are also a FANTASTIC learning theme. Here is a collection of teacher curated lessons from top parenting and kids activity bloggers around the web. From apple literacy to crafts, social studies, ... Read more...
Apple Star Prints to Create Starry Night by Van Gogh
Create your very own starry night painting inspired by the famous artist Van Gogh using items from around your house, including an apple core! (Disclosure: Affiliate Link to Amazon) I’m always trying to find ways to expose my children to various mediums of art and famous artists and pieces of art. This week we did a quick lesson using this adorable book called Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh’s Bed by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo. Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh's Bed I ... Read more...
30+ Alphabet Activities for Preschoolers
Explore these 30+ playful hands-on alphabet activities with your preschooler and even toddler. The best collection of fun ideas to learn the letters of the alphabet with your child. The Ultimate Collection of Alphabet Activities for Preschool Looking for letter recognition games online? You've found the perfect spot with over 30+ letter recognition games for kids. They are play-based learning to help your child explore and enjoy as they discover the letters of the alphabet. ... Read more...
