Apple Tree Craft for Kids- GREAT for Behavior Management, Johnny Appleseed, Dr. Seuss, President’s Day & more

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This Apple Tree Craft is SO fun and can be used for a wide variety of situations and holidays! It pairs great with Johnny Appleseed Day, Dr. Seuss’ Ten Apples Up on Top!, or you could even call it a Cherry Tree and use it for President’s Day (think George Washington!)! So I’m going to show you how to make this craft (super easy!) and then I’ll give you a bunch of ideas, FREE printables and resources to go along with this! To make your own apple (or cherry) tree you’ll need:

Recycled Paper Towel Tube
Green Tissue Paper
Red Pom Poms
Brown paint or construction paper

johnny appleseed apple tree craft

Start out by either painting your paper towel tube brown or taping brown construction paper on it. Then I took my green tissue paper and folded it similar to my Truffula Trees in a fan-like pattern, fluffed them out a bit, and then took a pair of scissors and literally just started hacking away at it. There is no right or wrong way to create your treetop – just start cutting into the paper like a maniac. Be careful, however, not to cut so much off that you’re actually making the tissue paper fall off! Cut, scrunch, fluff….do whatever you want to make your tree look like you want it! Then simply pour some red pom poms on top. For added effect leave red pom poms on the counter underneath the tree as well. It will also give the students easy access to the “apples” or “cherries”. That’s it! Making the apple/cherry tree is easy! Here are some great ways that you can incorporate this craft into an extended activity in your classroom or at home.

Dr. Seuss Inspired Activities

Pair the following activities with the book Dr. Seuss’ Ten Apples Up on Top!:

1. Apples on Students Heads Picture Display (like this photo on pinterest)
2. Apples on Students Heads Behavior Management – As you see students applying good behavior allow them to choose an “apple” and place it in a jar. When the jar is filled offer some type of reward (movie day, cookies, etc.)
3. See how many apples you can actually stack on top of each other.

Johnny Appleseed Inspired Activities

1.  Apples in a Jar Behavior Management
2. Student and Apples Writing Prompt – Have students describe their favorite apple, make a story about meeting Johnny Appleseed, “dissect” an apple and describe what’s inside, etc.
3. Plant apple seeds and watch them grow!

President’s Day “Cherry Tree” Activities

1. Cherry Tree Behavior Management (adopt from Johnny Appleseed’s Behavior Management in a Jar)

MORE Apple Related Writing & Fine Motor Skills resources

FREE Apple Themed Letter Template Printable

FREE “Dear Johnny Appleseed” Letter Template Printable

 FREE Apple Lace Printable 

No Sew Felt Apple Pie Activity

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree Activities

You can also create this tree (minus the red pom poms) and use small letters to pair with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!

1. Have one student per day choose a letter. Have the students see if they can form words each week with the letters chosen from the tree.

Felt Apple Pie Printable Johnny Appleseed Day No Sew Felt Money Pretend Play No Sew Felt Pie - Nursery Rhyme Craft

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3 Comments

  1. Wow, you packed so many awesome resources into a single post! Thank you 🙂

  2. Sherryl Wilson says:

    Thanks for a craft that the little ones can do… my little ones get frustrated at some of the crafts I grab for them. They loved this one.

  3. That craft looks like a lot of fun!! I’m off to pin it right now and hopefully do it soon with my nieces!!

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