This adorable apple craft uses a paper plate to make a project suitable for a nutrition, back to school, Johnny Appleseed, or letter A theme or just for fun.

Materials:

• paper plate,
• red and green paint
• paintbrush
• black paint or black marker
• scissors,
• glue
• Optional:  You can substitute real apple seeds for the painted ones.

Instructions:

• Cut leaf shapes off of opposite sides of the plate.
• Paint the leaf shapes green and set aside to dry.
• Paint the edges (top and bottom) of the plate red.
• Paint or draw seed shapes onto the center of the plate.
  OR
• Glue real apple seeds into the center of the plate.
• Let all the pieces dry.
• Glue the leaf shapes to the top of the plate to make your apple!