Caramel Apple Craft for Kids – Easy Paper Plate Fall Activity
Fall is the perfect time for apples, cozy activities, and cute crafts, and this caramel apple craft combines all three! With a simple paper plate and a few basic craft supplies, kids can create their own adorable caramel apple without the sticky mess of the real thing. 🍎 This easy fall craft is inexpensive, colorful, and perfect for an afternoon at home, a classroom activity, or a fall-themed playdate.
I especially love crafts that are fun while giving little hands a chance to practice important skills. This paper plate caramel apple craft gets kids cutting, gluing, counting, and creating, helping them work on fine motor skills while having fun. You can pick up many of the supplies at the Dollar Store, making this an affordable activity for families, teachers, daycare providers, and homeschoolers.
Best of all, this easy caramel apple craft for kids can be completed in about 30 minutes! Kids can personalize their caramel apples with different colors and pretend toppings to make each one unique. Add colorful sprinkles, nuts, candies, or whatever your little artists can dream up. When they’re finished, display the caramel apples on the refrigerator, classroom bulletin board, or alongside your other favorite fall crafts.
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Materials:
- Paper Plate – Dollar Store
- Wiggle Eyes (40mm) – Dollar Store
- Cardstock – Tan, Ivory
- Craft Paint – Tan, Red, Pink
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Dollar Store
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Permanent Marker, Black
- Sponge Dabber, Round
- Ribbon or Twine
- PATTERNS
Instructions:
- Gather all supplies. Basecoat the outside of the first paper plate with red acrylic craft paint. Basecoat the outside of the second paper plate with tan acrylic craft paint. Let it dry, and apply a second coat, if necessary.
- Download and print the caramel apple patterns, then cut them out with scissors. Trace the apple pattern onto the red paper plate with a pencil.
- Trace the caramel pattern onto the tan paper plate with a pencil.
- Cut out the apple and caramel patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project. Set aside the scraps of red painted paper plate to use later.
- Trace the caramel base once onto tan cardstock, and trace the popsicle stick once onto ivory cardstock with a pencil. You could also use colored craft foam, construction paper, or craft felt for this project.
- Cut out the caramel apple patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
- Attach the caramel paper plate to the apple paper plate with a glue gun and glue sticks. TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
- Glue the tan caramel base to the bottom of the back of the caramel apple paper plate.
- Attach the popsicle stick to the back top center of the paper plate caramel apple with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue the small section of red paper plate cut from the top of the apple behind the popsicle stick.
- Attach two wiggle eyes to the paper plate caramel apple with a glue gun and glue sticks.
- Create cheeks by dipping a round sponge dabber in pink acrylic craft paint and stamping on either side of the caramel apple face. Let paint dry.
- Draw a mouth from cheek to cheek on the paper plate caramel apple with a permanent black marker.
- To finish, tie ribbon or twine in a bow and attach to the popsicle stick with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Print the Tutorial:
Paper Plate Caramel Apple Craft
Make a cute paper plate caramel apple craft for kids in about 30 minutes! This easy fall activity is perfect for practicing cutting and fine motor skills.
Materials
- Paper Plate – Dollar Store
- Wiggle Eyes (40mm) – Dollar Store
- Cardstock – Tan, Ivory
- Craft Paint – Tan, Red, Pink
Tools
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Dollar Store
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Permanent Marker, Black
- Sponge Dabber, Round
- Ribbon or Twine
Instructions
STEP ONE
Gather all supplies. Basecoat the outside of the first paper plate with red acrylic craft paint. Basecoat the outside of the second paper plate with tan acrylic craft paint. Let dry, and apply a second coat, if necessary.
STEP TWO
Download and print the caramel apple patterns, then cut out with scissors. Trace the apple pattern onto the red paper plate with a pencil.
STEP THREE
Trace the caramel pattern onto the tan paper plate with a pencil.
STEP FOUR
Cut out the apple and caramel patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project. Set aside the scraps of red painted paper plate to use later.
STEP FIVE
Trace the caramel base once onto tan cardstock, and trace the popsicle stick once onto ivory cardstock with a pencil. You could also use colored craft foam, construction paper, or craft felt for this project.
STEP SIX
Cut out the caramel apple patterns with scissors, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean, finished project.
STEP SEVEN
Attach the caramel paper plate to the apple paper plate with a glue gun and glue sticks. TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
STEP EIGHT
Glue the tan caramel base to the bottom of the back of the caramel apple paper plate.
STEP NINE
Attach the popsicle stick to the back top center of the paper plate caramel apple with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue the small section of red paper plate cut from the top of the apple behind the popsicle stick.
STEP TEN
Attach two wiggle eyes to the paper plate caramel apple with a glue gun and glue sticks.
STEP ELEVEN
Create cheeks by dipping a round sponge dabber in pink acrylic craft paint and stamping on either side of the caramel apple face. Let paint dry.
STEP TWELVE
Draw a mouth from cheek to cheek on the paper plate caramel apple with a permanent black marker.
STEP THIRTEEN
To finish, tie ribbon or twine in a bow and attach to the popsicle stick with a glue gun and glue sticks.
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