Apple Bookmark Craft with Printable Template

This very easy apple bookmark craft is perfect for back to school, a homemade gift for a teacher or as part of an apple learning unit for fall. With a few simple supplies and our free printable apple template, kids can make a functioning apple bookmark at home or in the classroom.

Apple Bookmark Craft finished and shown on a book - Kids Activities Blog
Let’s make an apple bookmark craft!

Easy Apple Bookmark Craft

Looking for a great back to school craft or even a fun fall craft? This apple bookmark is easy to make.

Related: More crafts and activities for the letter A

There are so many great uses for this apple craft. This fall bookmark craft is a ton of fun to make and pretty easy as well. We recommend adult supervision for this apple craft.

How to Make an Apple Bookmark

Supplies Needed To Make An Apple Bookmark Craft

Download & Print Apple Template for Bookmark Craft

Directions To Make An Apple Bookmark

Cut red and green felt to match your paper template.
Cute out the template and cut the felt to match.

Step 1

Print out the apple pattern and cut it out. You will need 2 sets of everything cut from felt (stem, leaf, apple).

Add leftover felt to the clips with hot glue.
Add leftover felt to the clips with hot glue.

Step 2

From the leftover felt scraps, cut two strips to fit inside the hair clip.

Step 3

Squeeze the end of the hair clip to open it and hot glue the felt strips to the inside of the prongs. This will keep the clip from getting stuck together when you glue the apples on.

Add the green felt apple to the clip with hot glue.
Add the green felt apple to the clip with hot glue.

Step 4

Glue the hair clip to one of the apples, right in the center.

Then add the step using brown felt on the green apple.
The green apple is complete! Add a stem and leaf if you want.

Step 5

Glue the second apple on top, covering the visible hair clip.

Apple Bookmark Craft that is read and green and clipped on a book.
Look how cute! You’ll never lose your page again.

Finished Apple Bookmark Craft for Kids

You can use these bookmarks at school for saving your page, or for holding several printable worksheets together after you’ve printed them out.

They make great friendship gifts too!

Apple Bookmark Craft for Back to School

Apple Bookmark Craft

These colorful apple bookmarks are perfect to not only work on learning the letter A for smaller kids, but a fun fall or back to school craft for older kids.

Materials

  • Metal hair clips
  • Felt: red and/or light green, brown and dark  green
  • Apple pattern
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun (ask a grown up for help!)

Tools

Instructions

  1. Print out the apple pattern and cut it out. You will need 2 sets of everything cut from felt (stem, leaf, apple).
  2. From the leftover felt scraps, cut two strips to fit inside the hair clip.
  3. Squeeze the end of the hair clip to open it and hot glue the felt strips to the inside of the prongs. This will keep the clip from getting stuck together when you glue the apples on.
  4. Glue the hair clip to one of the apples, right in the center.
  5. Glue the second apple on top, covering the visible hair clip.

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