This apple tree craft is perfect for preschoolers. And while these apple tree crafts are geared to preschoolers, kids of all ages will enjoy them like toddlers and kindergarteners. This budget-friendly apple tree craft is not only simple to make, but a lot of fun! Make this apple tree craft at home or in the classroom.

Apple tree craft- apple trees made out of construction paper, tissue paper, and popsicle sticks
This apple tree craft is perfect for preschoolers.

Preschool Apple Tree Craft

This fun apple tree craft is perfect for preschoolers and is made out of construction paper, tissue paper, and craft sticks.

Let’s gather our craft supplies and make an apple tree craft for fall!

This is a great fine motor skills activity for fall with the kids using a pencil and scissors, and then tearing tissue paper and scrunching it into a ball. Talk to them about the different colors of apples too.

How to make a paper apple tree

I made a similar craft to this with the students recently, only I used pre-cut green circles for the tree. In hindsight though I wish I’d let them draw their own circle on the paper and then cut it out. So this is what we are going to do here, then we’ll scrunch the tissue paper ‘apples’ and glue them onto the tree.

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Apple tree craft- construction paper, popsicle sticks, and tissue paper to make an apple tree craft
Gather green construction paper, tissue paper, and craft sticks to make an apple tree.

Supplies needed to make our apple tree craft

Instructions for making our paper apple trees

step 1 -Apple tree craft- -of making an apple tree craft is to cut circles out of green construction paper
Draw circles on the green construction paper and then cut them out.

Step 1

Have the kids freehand circles onto the construction paper with a pencil. The best part of this craft is that the circle doesn’t need to be perfect, and every circle will be a little bit different, just like an apple tree.

Using the scissors have them cut out their circle.

Step 2- Apple tree craft-  for making an apple tree is to tear pieces of tissue paper in the colors of apples.
Using fingers, tear pieces of tissue paper in the color of apples.

Step 2

Tear pieces of tissue paper in the colors of apples. These don’t have to be perfect, but try to keep them under about 2 inches in size.

Step 3- Apple tree craft- Attach scrunched tissue paper balls onto the construction paper tree
Scrunch the torn tissue paper into small balls and glue them onto the paper tree.

Step 3

Take each piece of torn tissue paper and scrunch it into a ball. Glue the tissue paper ball onto the construction paper tree using the glue stick.

Step 4- Apple tree craft- Glue popsicle stick 'trunks' to the back of your construction paper tree.
Glue a popsicle stick ‘trunk’ onto your apple tree.

Step 4

Using your glue stick, attach a popsicle stick trunk onto the back of your construction paper apple tree.

Our finished paper apple tree
Apple tree craft- Finished apple trees made out of construction paper tissue paper and popsicle sticks
Red, green, and yellow tissue paper apple trees.

What other tissue paper ‘apple’ colors can you use on your tree?

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Apple Tree Craft

apple trees made out of construction paper, tissue paper, and popsicle sticks

Our construction paper and tissue paper apple tree craft is perfect for preschoolers.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Difficulty easy
Estimated Cost $1

Materials

  • Green construction paper
  • Tissue paper - in assorted 'apple' colors
  • Popsicle sticks

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Glue stick

Instructions

  1. Draw a circle on the green construction paper, it doesn't need to be perfect.
  2. Cut out the circle.
  3. Tear small pieces of tissue paper in the color of apples.
  4. Scrunch the tissue paper into balls and glue it onto the circle.
  5. Attach a popsicle stick 'trunk' onto your tree.

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Have you made our construction paper apple tree? What color tissue paper apples did the kids put on theirs?



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