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(Johnny Appleseed Crafts)

Johnny Appleseed's birthday is on Sept 26th and he died on March 11th.

About Johnny Appleseed

An Apple for the Parent

This is a great poem to send home to the parents in the first weeks of school!
apple pie recipe

Basic Apple Pie Recipe

"Bushel of Fun" Bulletin Board Project

(I set it for October, but you could do it in another month)

music

Johnny Appleseed Song

includes lyrics, tune and sheet music  

lacing craft

Lacing Project

Age 2+

school writing paper

Printable Apple Themed Writing Paper

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Apple Activity Pages:

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Aa is for Apple Poster/Coloring Page

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Apple Coloring Pages  (6 to choose from)

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Connect the Dots

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Tracer Page - Aa is for Apple

CRAFTS:

apple pencil holder

Apple Pencil Holder
Paper Mache

Age 5+

back to school crafts

Apple Pin or Magnet
Styrofoam or Cardboard

Age 5+

Apple Terra Cotta Pot Goody Container

Age 5+

This is a great gift for teachers but 
it's also a good "Welcome to School" 
gift for an older sibling to give to a 
younger child!

Awesome Apple

Awesome Apple Paper Craft

Age 2+

Fingerprint Apple Tree

Age 2+

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Four Food Groups Paper Mobile

(you could just use the first template for an "apples only" version)

Age 2+

Johnny Appleseed Craft

Johnny Appleseed Coloring Pages

Any Age

Johnny Appleseed TP Roll Craft

Age 3+

Other Apple Ideas (suggestions from the discussion group):

Apple stamps are great. If you cut an apple in half horizontally instead of vertically, it makes a nice stamp with a star shape in the center.  Use different sizes of apples (crab apples are really cute) and stamp on paper, fabric or picture frames.  We used this idea for the Aa simple alphabet template

Apple fridge magnet made from a frozen juice can lid. The kids painted the lids red with acrylic paint
and then used tacky glue to attach felt (or fun foam) leaves and stem. They glued on wiggly eyes and drew on a nose and mouth with black marker. Then they put a magnet on the back for the fridge. 

For a cute snack you can make apple mouths. Unfortunately it uses peanut butter, but you could substitute marshmallow whip instead. Slice two fairly thin wedges of apple. Smear one side of each wedge with peanut butter. Line marshmallows along one of the wedges (embedded in the peanut butter). Put the other apple wedge on top to make a sandwich. If you look at it face on, the skin of the apple looks like lips and the marshmallows look like teeth. 


Apple Sayings/References:

bullet “A” is for Apple.
bullet American as apple pie.
bullet An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
bullet Comparing apples and oranges. 
bullet Don’t upset the apple cart.
bullet One rotten apple spoils the whole bunch.
bullet Rotten to the core.
bulletThe apple of my eye.
bulletThe apple never falls far from the tree.
bullet The “big Apple”