Set up an art activity with apple paint stamps for your early learners. Kids will love the shapes and colors made with the stamps, especially the surprise inside the apple.
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Art activities like painting with apple paint stamps provide open ended play! Kids can make choices with available materials – different paint colors, different sizes and shapes of apple slices, different papers and brushes.
Naturally, you don’t want to waste food in a kids activity. For apple stamping, you can use shriveled or brown apples that will not be eaten, or apples that may be washed, trimmed, and peeled after the activity and made into applesauce.
This painting with pumpkin stamps activity and this painting with pepper tops activity are more examples of how to use parts of the food that may not edible or will be discarded.
An apple paint stamps art activity is fun to add to a harvest theme, or a back-to-school theme, in your preschool or kindergarten.
Painting with apple paint stamps
You will need:
- Small apple
- Paint, red and/or green
- Paintbrush
- Plain paper
Cut the apple through the middle.
- The apple must be halved by cutting through the middle as shown, in order for the ‘star’ to appear.
Look for the star inside the apple.
Remove the seeds.
- Save the seeds for a STEAM activity: Exploring Seeds in Foods.
Cover the apple with paint using a paint brush.
- Alternatively, pour some paint into a tray and dip the apple in the paint. The stem on the apple will serve as a handle for holding the apple as you apply paint, or for dipping the apple stamp into the paint tray.
Press the apple firmly onto plain paper. Stamping works best on a solid, flat surface like a table top.
A stem on the apple comes in handy for holding, painting, dipping, and stamping. Otherwise, expect the activity to be a little messy. Fingers holding the apple stamp will get into the paint! But this can be a rewarding part of the experience!
After stamping, count the ‘stars’ on the paper!
Draw an outline of a tree. Stamp apples into the tree top.
Paint or color the tree trunk.
- Color the trunk with crayons or markers.
- Paint the tree trunk with sponge paint stamps.
You can download and print this simple tree drawing that I made.
Art activity with apple paint stamps
Painting with apple stamps is a simple way for kids to engage in an art activity. This apple-themed activity can easily be added to your list of fall art ideas.
You can also use the free apple tree printable in other art activities, as a coloring page and more!
