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Candy Corn Craft: Paper Plate Sculpture

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Hands down, my favorite Halloween treat is candy corn and the girls tend to agree with me on this point.

So, to pay homage to our favorite treat, Miss Preschool and I made this fun candy corn craft, a paper plate sculpture.

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This craft is so much fun to make (and paint), plus it makes a cute Halloween decoration.

So, let’s grab some fun craft supplies and make our candy corn snack.

This fun candy corn craft is a fun and non-spooky decorations that kids can make. So, grab some supplies to make this awesome paper plate sculpture.

Supplies Needed:

Paper plate
Scissors
Clear tape
Orange paint
Yellow paint
Glitter

This fun candy corn craft is a fun and non-spooky decorations that kids can make. So, grab some supplies to make this awesome paper plate sculpture.

How to make your paper plate candy corn craft

Before we began, I cut a pie-shaped wedge from the paper plate.I made sure the point of my pie shape was in the center of my plate.

This fun candy corn craft is a fun and non-spooky decorations that kids can make. So, grab some supplies to make this awesome paper plate sculpture.

I curled the paper plate until it resembled a cone.I used tape to secure the cone.

Try not to use tape on the outside of the cone, since you will be painting it. (If you need tape on the outside, wait until the paint on your candy corn is dry.)

This fun candy corn craft is a fun and non-spooky decorations that kids can make. So, grab some supplies to make this awesome paper plate sculpture.

To help our candy cane sparkle, I added glitter to the paint. Add as much or as little as you want.

I used a toothpick to mix it together.The glitter will add texture and sparkle to the candy corn sculpture. Plus, once it’s mixed into the paint it won’t scatter all over your house!

This fun candy corn craft is a fun and non-spooky decorations that kids can make. So, grab some supplies to make this awesome paper plate sculpture.

Miss Preschool got to work painting her candy corn.

It was fun to paint something in 3-D form instead of laying flat on the table.She twisted and turned it; painted it; and got plenty of paint all over our table cloth. (But that’s the point of our paint-splattered table cloth!)

This fun candy corn craft is a fun and non-spooky decorations that kids can make. So, grab some supplies to make this awesome paper plate sculpture.

This candy corn craft was a fun and easy project to do. I’d love to have a whole pile of them! Do you like candy corn?

This fun candy corn craft is a fun and non-spooky decorations that kids can make. So, grab some supplies to make this awesome paper plate sculpture.

You may also like one of these fun Halloween crafts:

Candy Corn Wreath

Spider Web Wreath Halloween Craft

Cardboard Tube Spiders for Halloween

Candy Corn Discovery Bottle at Preschool Inspirations

Mini Apple Print Notebook

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I love notebooks. Do you?

I’ve got them in all shapes and sizes and use them for everything. There’s nothing like a fresh notebook to inspire!

While any notebook is fun, a special homemade notebook is even more fun. So, we’re going to grab an apple, make some apple prints, and turn them into this cute Mini Apple Print Notebook.

Make a fun little book from apple prints to encourage writing with kids. These Mini Apple Print Notebooks are so easy to make!

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What do you think? I think we all need a small pile of these fun mini notebooks.

Let’s get started!

Supplies Needed:

Apple
Red Paint
White cardstock
Scissors
Pencil
Notebook paper
Stapler

Make a fun little book from apple prints to encourage writing with kids. These Mini Apple Print Notebooks are so easy to make!

How to make a Mini Apple Print Notebook

To make these notebooks, you need to start with your apple print.

Cut an apple in half vertically, and dry the inside off a bit with a paper towel. Brush red paint thickly on the cut half of the apple and press it down on your cardstock.

Add some more paint to your apple and make a second apple print next to your first one. Leave a small space between the two prints. See the above photo for an example.

Make a fun little book from apple prints to encourage writing with kids. These Mini Apple Print Notebooks are so easy to make!

Once your paint is dry, cut out the cover of your notebook. Cut around both of the apple prints in a simple apple shape. Leave the two prints connected in the middle.

Fold your cover in half. If you want to trim the edges up a little at this point, you can.

Unfold your cover and place it down on your small pile of notebook paper. I used five sheets of notebook paper, so that when folded, my mini notebook had ten pages. Trace around the entire cover.

Cut your notebook paper along the traced lines.

Make a fun little book from apple prints to encourage writing with kids. These Mini Apple Print Notebooks are so easy to make!

Stack your notebook paper with the cover on top and fold all along the middle. Stack it neatly and staple it all together in the middle along the crease (see picture above).

Once your mini apple print notebook is put together, you can trim the edges of your inside pages so that everything is neat.

Now it’s time to write!

Fun things to write in your notebook

You can write about almost anything, but here are some fun apple topics you can write about in your apple print notebook.

Write about a trip to an apple orchard.

Record your favorite apple recipe (or two).

Do an apple taste test and record the results in your mini notebook.

Make a list of your favorite apple foods.

What would you write about?

Make a fun little book from apple prints to encourage writing with kids. These Mini Apple Print Notebooks are so easy to make!

If you enjoyed this Mini Apple Print Notebook, the above photo is perfect for sharing on Facebook, or you can save the photo below on Pinterest.

Make a fun little book from apple prints to encourage writing with kids. These Mini Apple Print Notebooks are so easy to make!

You may also like one of these fun apple crafts:

A is for Apple Print Wreath 

Apple and Pumpkin Mini Books (with writing prompts)

Black and White Apple Prints

Yarn Apple Craft for Kids at Hands On As We Grow

A is for Apple Print Wreath Kids Craft

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September is Apple Month.

Well, not officially (even though it should be), but apples are definitely everywhere this month. And, I love it!

I love crafting and decorating with apples and so do my kids. So, we had a little fun with apple prints to make this Apple Print Wreath.

This fun Apple Print Wreath is a fun apple craft for kids to make this fall. It's a great craft for preschool and older kids and a fun fall decoration.

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This simple fall kids craft is fun for kids from preschool through elementary school.

It’s easy to make and uses only a few easy-to-find supplies.

This fun Apple Print Wreath is a fun apple craft for kids to make this fall. It's a great craft for preschool and older kids and a fun fall decoration.

Supplies Needed:

Paper plate

Sharp scissors (for the grown-ups)

Green craft paint

Small piece of sponge (use the cheap kind you find at the dollar store)

Red craft paint

Apple

Paint brush

White card stock

Glue

Prep your paper plate

Before beginning this craft, a grown-up needs to cut the middle out of the paper plate. Save the middle for a future craft.

This fun Apple Print Wreath is a fun apple craft for kids to make this fall. It's a great craft for preschool and older kids and a fun fall decoration.

How to make your Apple Print Wreath

First, you’ll need to paint your paper plate green.

We used a small piece of sponge to dab green paint on our plate. You can certainly just paint your paper plate with a paint brush, but I thought the sponge gave this wreath a fun texture.

Once you’ve painted your paper plate wreath, set it aside to dry.

This fun Apple Print Wreath is a fun apple craft for kids to make this fall. It's a great craft for preschool and older kids and a fun fall decoration.

Now it’s time for the apple prints. A grown-up will want to slice an apple in half. Cut it vertically from top to bottom in order to get the fun apple shape.

Dry off your apple a bit with a paper towel and paint red paint on your apple slice. Paint quickly and put it on thick because the apple will soak up the paint.

Make two apple prints on your card stock. You’ll need to add more paint between each print. Press down firmly for several seconds and then lift up. Let your apple prints dry.

This fun Apple Print Wreath is a fun apple craft for kids to make this fall. It's a great craft for preschool and older kids and a fun fall decoration.

Once everything is dry, cut out your two apple prints.

Arrange them on your paper plate wreath and glue them down. Once your glue is dry, it’s time to hang up your wreath and enjoy your apple decoration.

This fun Apple Print Wreath is a fun apple craft for kids to make this fall. It's a great craft for preschool and older kids and a fun fall decoration.

If you enjoyed this A is for Apple Print Wreath, the above photo is perfect for sharing on Facebook or you can save the picture below on Pinterest.

This fun Apple Print Wreath is a fun apple craft for kids to make this fall. It's a great craft for preschool and older kids and a fun fall decoration.

You may also enjoy one of these fun apple activities:

Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books

Black and White Apple Prints: A Lesson in Contrast

Storybook Snack Time: Baked Apples

Apple Pinch Pots at Red Ted Art

Stuffed Paper Apples at Buggy and Buddy

Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books

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Sometimes, all it takes to get a kid interested in writing is a special book to hold their thoughts.

My daughter spends a lot of her time at school writing in spiral notebooks or composition books. So, I thought I’d spark her interest at home with some special fall-themed mini books for creative writing.

These Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books are little, so they’re not too intimidating. Plus, they’re filled with lined paper to make writing easier.

Make these simple DIY Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books to encourage writing. If you're stuck for ideas, try one of the seasonal writing prompts in the post.

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Supplies Needed

Red and orange card stock (1 sheet for each mini book)

*Note: You can also use construction paper. It just won’t be as durable as the card stock.

Lined notebook paper

Cardboard for templates

Scissors

Stapler

Make these simple DIY Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books to encourage writing. If you're stuck for ideas, try one of the seasonal writing prompts in the post.

How to make your pumpkin and apple mini books

Before beginning, create a pumpkin and an apple template from your cardboard.

Make it small enough that you can cut two apples (or pumpkins) on each sheet of paper. If you use a template, it will be easy to make sure all of your pages are the same shape and size.

If you are unsure of your drawing abilities, search for simple clip art or coloring pages. You should be able to find something online to serve as your template.

Make these simple DIY Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books to encourage writing. If you're stuck for ideas, try one of the seasonal writing prompts in the post.

Trace two apples on your red card stock and two pumpkins on your orange card stock. Cut each one out.

Next, take 3 sheets of notebook paper per mini book. Fold the pieces of paper in half and trace one apple (or one pumpkin) on one side of your folded paper. Now you can cut all 6 pages of your mini book at once. I used this method to save myself some cutting time.

Make these simple DIY Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books to encourage writing. If you're stuck for ideas, try one of the seasonal writing prompts in the post.

Stack all of your cut-out pieces so that you have a piece of card stock on the top, 6 pieces of notebook paper in the middle, and another piece of card stock on the back.

Attach all the pages together with your stapler. I found that one staple on the side of each book did the trick.

These mini books are very simple to make and an older child should be able to do the process from start to finish on their own. I made the books myself because I wanted to surprise my second grader with a fun writing invitation.

Make these simple DIY Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books to encourage writing. If you're stuck for ideas, try one of the seasonal writing prompts in the post.

Create a writing invitation

To set up the writing invitation, I added the pumpkin and apple mini books to a small basket with a pencil holder full of a variety of pencils.

I also added a couple of index cards with some pumpkin- and apple-themed writing prompts to the basket. I love writing prompts because sometimes the most overwhelming thing about writing is choosing the topic. Writing prompts help narrow down the topics and spark your kid’s imagination.

Apple Writing Prompts:

My day at the apple orchard…

My favorite things made from apples are…

I planted an apple seed one day and…

Pumpkin Writing Prompts:

How do you carve a jack-o-lantern?

I grew the biggest pumpkin and I took it to the fair…

My jack-o-lantern came alive tonight…

What stories will your kids come up with? Happy writing!
Make these simple DIY Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books to encourage writing. If you're stuck for ideas, try one of the seasonal writing prompts in the post.

If you enjoyed these Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books, the above photo is perfect for sharing on Facebook. Or, you can share the photo below on Pinterest.

Make these simple DIY Pumpkin and Apple Mini Books to encourage writing. If you're stuck for ideas, try one of the seasonal writing prompts in the post.

You may also like one of these writing projects:

Handprint Poems

I Am a Super Hero! Writing Prompt

Flower Personification ~ For After School Writing Fun

Making Lists – After School Writing Practice

Punctuation Game: Cut & Graph Sentence Strips

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Punctuation can be fun.

Seriously. Don’t laugh.

It can be fun with you make into a game and when you add a hands-on element.

This simple punctuation game with printable cut and graph sentence strips is a great way to add the element of fun.

Practice end punctuation with this simple, printable punctuation game. Cut out the sentence strips and add them to the punctuation graph.

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Supplies Needed:

Printable Cut and Graph Punctuation Strips. (Click here to download and print.)
Printer Paper
Scissors
Glue Stick
Large paper (Just cut off a piece from a roll of paper)

Practice end punctuation with this simple, printable punctuation game. Cut out the sentence strips and add them to the punctuation graph.

Set up your punctuation game

Download and print your sentence strips. They’ll print on two pages of paper.

Cut apart each sentence strip.

Next, set up your graph. Use a piece of large paper to draw three columns. You’ll want one column for periods (.), one column for question marks (?), and one column for exclamation marks (!).

Practice end punctuation with this simple, printable punctuation game. Cut out the sentence strips and add them to the punctuation graph.

It’s time to play

This punctuation game is easy. Each strip has a sentence on it that is missing its end punctuation.

Choose a sentence strip, determine the correct end punctuation, and glue the strip in the correct column.

It couldn’t be easier (or more fun)!

Practice end punctuation with this simple, printable punctuation game. Cut out the sentence strips and add them to the punctuation graph.

Try one of these fun variations

Don’t have any large paper? Take three sheets of printer paper, one for each end punctuation mark. Glue your strip onto the correct sheet of paper.

Or, you can make an impromptu graph anywhere. Make a graph on the floor with painters tape or on a table. You don’t have to glue the strips down, just lay them in the correct column.

Play with a large group of kids. Hand each kid a strip and have them stand in groups for each punctuation mark.

Can you come up with a fun variation?

Practice end punctuation with this simple, printable punctuation game. Cut out the sentence strips and add them to the punctuation graph.

If you enjoyed this fun punctuation game, the above photo is perfect for sharing on Facebook. Or you can save the photo below on Pinterest.

Practice end punctuation with this simple, printable punctuation game. Cut out the sentence strips and add them to the punctuation graph.

You may also enjoy one of these fun reading activities:

Punctuation Stickers: A Fun Punctuation Activity

Stacking Rhyming Words

10 Fun Ways to Practice Spelling Words

Sentence Sticks at Teach-Me-Mommy