Apple Stamped Flower Craft For Kids To Make This Spring

Now that the “big news” of our upcoming PCS has finally sunk in, it’s time for me to start getting creative with the craft supplies I have on hand and need to use up before we ship out. Would it come to a surprise to you that I have WAY to much stuff and probably not enough time?

One of things I can’t take with us on the move is craft paint. I know the reasoning behind it but it honestly sucks, especially when you have a HUGE selection of beautiful colors that you just can’t part with yet.

So on that note – expect to see several random kid crafts in the next coming weeks, that use tons of paint and other random supplies that I can’t exactly take with us {the perfect excuse to get crafty though – right?}

But first, let’s focus on this beautiful and simple spring themed kid craft – shall we? I call it Apple Stamped Flowers and it’s a great way to get good use out of an apple that is about to go bad {in fact, ours was starting to sink in on one side already so it was no big loss to use it in this particular craft}

With just a little paint and some creative imagination – you too can pull this simple and inexpensive activity together for your child in no time! So what are you waiting for? Grab those craft supplies and get to work on making some one-of-a-kind flowers!

Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your beautiful paper and apple stamped flower creations with us on our Facebook page to admire from afar! #gluedtomycrafts

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Apple Stamped Flower Craft Supplies:

* Small/Medium sized Apple
* Knife {ADULT SUPERVISION PLEASE!}
* Small Paper Plate
* Your Choice of Color Craft Paint {I used red}
* White Cardstock Paper
* Basic Craft Scissors
* Your Choice of Color Cardstock Paper
* Large Yellow Cupcake Liner {one per flower craft}
* Glue Stick
* Green and Black Sharpie Markers

The Simple Directions:

* First things – the apple prints! Grab your apple, the knife, your choice of color in craft paint, small paper plate and your single sheet of white cardstock paper.
* With ADULT SUPERVISION, cut the apple in half. Straight down the center. Save one half for today’s craft and the other for a quick snack. Your apple half will be your stamp now.
* Squirt some craft paint on the paper plate.
* Rub the apple in the paint, until it’s completely covered.
* Now stamp it on the paper to make a flower petal. Repeat rubbing the apple in the paint and stamping it on the paper, until you have about 6-8 prints. Make sure you leave room between each one so you can cut them out later.
* When done with the stamping, set aside the paper with the stamped prints, to allow it to dry completely.
* Discard the apple half with the craft paint.
* Next up – grab your sheet of colored cardstock, the yellow cupcake liner and the glue stick.
* Have children flatten out and glue down their yellow cupcake liner to the center of the cardstock.
* Now grab the stamped prints from earlier and your scissors.
* Cut out each “stamped” design from the paper.
* Go ahead and glue those around the yellow cupcake liner to create a flower design.
* To finish off the Apple Stamped Flower, draw a stem with your green Sharpie marker coming from the yellow cupcake liner and add other embellishments to really give the flower life {maybe a nice smile like we did!}
* Now display your beautiful apple print flower piece for ALL to see!

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