Free Printable Apple Basket Craft

This free printable apple basket craft is a fun way for little kids to practice their fine motor skills! It can be used for Teacher Appreciation Day, a fall theme, an apple theme, or as a letter A craft. I hope you enjoy!

Apples are such a fun fall theme! Whether or not you're planning an apple picking trip, this theme is perfect for fall and for teaching the letter a. Be sure to visit this post for the ultimate roundup of free apple themed printables.

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This free printable apple basket cut and paste craft is a no-prep way for children to practice fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and gluing skills. It's easy to customize to suit your particular materials and lesson focus.

a completed cut and color apple basket craft for kids with five apples

Here are a few ideas for ways to use this printable cut and paste craft:

As a fun activity to go along with a book like An Apple's Life
As part of a lesson plan about the fall, pollinators, or apple picking
As an art project
To add a hands-on component to your apple unit
As a letter of the week craft
As a make and take at your apple orchard

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Materials needed for an easy apple basket craft

To make this craft, you will need:

Your free printable (look for the row of purple arrows pointing at the download button)
Printer access and paper or card stock
Scissors
Glue stick
Preschool pencil or something else to write and trace with
Colored pencils, markers, or crayons

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First, print a sheet for each child who will be making the craft.

Have your children or students color the basket and apple pieces before cutting them out. We're loving the Ohuhu acrylic paint markers for projects like this. They don't feather or leak through! I realize it sounds too good to be true, so I made a quick video clip to show you:

Fussy cutting the apples can be difficult, even for adults. My daughter and I both left some white around the stem and leaf area to make our lives easier.

cut out pieces of a. cute apple basket craft for kids shown alongside a glue stick

I used a glue stick, but my daughter preferred to use tape. I started by flipping over my basket and gluing four apples in place.

gluing apples to the back of a cut and paste apple basket craft

Next I glued three apples into a second row on top of the first row. My daughter arranged hers a little differently so the apples went four - two - one in a pyramid.

the back of a cut and paste basket and apples with a handle piece to glue in place

Finally, I glued the basket handle in place.

the back of a completed child's cut and paste apple basket craft

That's it! Your apple basket craft is finished!

two completed cuts and paste apple basket crafts for children

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However you decide to use your DIY apple basket craft, I hope you and your little learners enjoy! Make sure to check out the posts below for more screen-free activities for little learners: