Apple Fingerprint Art

Want the kids to create an apple print artwork, but don’t have apples on hand? Here’s an idea! Let the kids create mini apples through this Apple Fingerprint Art activity! It’s one of the easiest art activities for kids by Kidz Activities. Grab lots of scratch paper because the kids will want to keep dipping their fingers into paint and pressing them onto paper (repeatedly!). Or you can do what we did. After so much paper and lots of apple fingerprint practice, the kids decided to decorate blank white cards with their newly found talent of making red and green apples using their fingers.

Apple Fingerprint Art

What you need to make Apple Fingerprint Art:

• Red paint
• Green paint
• A cotton swab (Q-tip)
• Black pen
• Paper (or blank white cards)
• And lastly, tiny little fingers!  🙂

How to make this Apple Fingerprint Art:

1. Let the kids dip their pointer finger into the red paint. Tell them to press their finger flat and at a slight angle to the right. Lift. Then on almost the same spot, let them press their finger flat and at a slight angle to the left. This makes the body of one red apple.
2. Dip a cotton swab in the green paint. And lightly dot the top of the apple, creating the leaf attached to the apple.
3. Then using a black or brown pen, draw a tiny little stem from the leaf.

And that’s it! Check out this step-by-step Apple Fingerprint Art creation done by a 5-year old…

After making one apple, repeat the process to make more apples. Create green apples as well by using green paint. Put red and green apples randomly on one white card. Or even make an apple wreath on white card. These will make great Christmas cards, like the ones in the photo below….

This Apple Fingerprint Art activity is part of a series of Kindergarten themed activities. Each month, 10+ awesome blogs will collaborate and create art, math, science, gross motor, fine motor, reading, music or writing activities on one particular theme. This month, we are doing an Apple themed unit study, so check out the varied list of Apple themed activities below:

Art – Apple Fingerprint Art by Kidz Activities

Field Trip – Apple Picking Field Trip Activities by Rainy Day Mum

Fine Motor – Fine Motor Color Matching Apple Sensory Bin by The Resourceful Mama

Free printables – Fun Fall Apple Tree Reading Log by Books and Giggles

Math- Apple Fractions and Tasty Snack by Local Busy Bees

Music- Apple Song for ESL Students

Phonics – Apple Alphabet Match by Adventures of Adam

Science- Kindergarten STEM Apple Activity {with Free Printable} by Something 2 Offer

Writing – Apple name printable by P is for Preschooler

Also check out this Apple Counting Craft by Kidz Activities! It comes with a free printable and is perfect for 3-5 year olds.

And  if you haven’t yet, visit the Crafts for Preschool page of Kidz Activities to get more crafty inspiration of things to do with kids. These crafts are perfect for kids between the ages 3-5 years old. Many of those crafts will be great for Kindergarten too (5-7 year olds).

Kidz Activities is a site filled with kids crafts, art activities, play based learning ideas, kid friendly recipes, birthday party ideas and parenting tips. We love sharing ideas that can help parents enjoy their kids through fun, simple, inexpensive yet creative activities.

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