Apple craft

-Apple Core

Need: paper plate, jagged scissors, red paint, watermelon seeds (or black beans work well too.), glue

Directions: Take a paper plate and cut out both sides with jagged scissors. It will look kind of like an hour glass. Use red tempera paint and paint both ends of the plate. Then get watermelon seeds (dry them) and glue three in a triangle in the center of the paper plate. Wa la, an apple core.

Math -
Apple Counting Book

Need: paper, crayons or markers, apple stickers, stapler

Directions: Draw a basic tree shape & make 11 copies per book. Depending on the ages & skills of the children, you may color the trees or have them color them. The book cover will be a colored tree and the words "My Apple Counting Book". Page one will have a tree and the words "One apple in my apple tree." Have the children place one apple sticker in their apple trees. Page two will have a tree and the words "Two apples in my apple tree." Have the children place two apple stickers in their apple trees, and so on. 3 year olds usually lose interest after 5 pages, so either make the counting book stop at 5, or break the activity in to two parts and work on 6 - 10 another time. Staple at the left edge. OR draw a tree together and help your child write 1 A’ on the tree and then 2 A’s and then 3 A’s and so on…

Nutrition Science Project

Ritz Mock Apple Pie

Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie 36 RITZ Crackers, coarsely broken (about 1 3/4 cups crumbs)
1 3/4 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons lemon juice Grated peel of one lemon
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
1. Roll out half the pastry and line a 9-inch pie plate. Place cracker crumbs in prepared crust; set aside.
2. Heat water, sugar and cream of tartar to a boil in saucepan over high heat; simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and peel; cool.
3. Pour syrup over cracker crumbs. Dot with margarine or butter; sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll out remaining pastry; place over pie. Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top crust to allow steam to escape.
4. Bake at 425 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden. Cool completely.Makes 10 servings

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION per serving413 calories, 3 g protein, 63 g carbohydrate, 17 g total fat, 3 g saturated fat, 339 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber. Preparation Time: 45 mins.Cook Time: 30 mins.Cooling Time: 3 hrs. Total Time: 4 hrs. 15 mins.

OR if you don’t have time to do the pie, teach your child about the workings of a refrigerator. To find out for yourself so you can explain it to your child go to: http://home.howstuffworks.com/refrigerator.htm (CTRL + click to follow link)

In this experiment the crackers will end up tasting and looking like apples. Cool trick.