This tissue paper apple craft uses bleeding tissue paper to create beautiful apple art that has a fun watercolor effect! It is an easy fall craft for preschool kids and would be a great activity for a classroom!
Paint with bleeding tissue paper on the cut out apple template for a fun and unique way to paint and blend colors. The free apple template comes in two sizes and kids will love experimenting with colors as they create their own apple art!
Quick Look: Tissue Paper Apple Craft
- 🧪 Activity Time: 15-30 minutes
- ⏳ Total Time: 30 minutes
- 🎨 Supplies Needed: Bleeding tissue paper, apple template, scissors, paint brush, cardstock
- 👀 What Kids Will See: Colors blending and bleeding together
- 🎯 Ages: Toddlers & preschoolers through elementary aged kids
- 👌 Difficulty: Easy
- 💡 Why This Works: The tissue paper bleeds out onto the cardstock to create a watercolor effect on the apple - kids love to blend the colors and create their own unique apple art!
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I love the fall season and especially fall crafts and treats like these yummy caramel apple pops.
When apple season rolls around we always try to use some fallen apples in our neighborhoods unofficial apple orchard to do some apple stamping and apple picking.
This fun apple craft is an easy way to add to the fall fun and would make a great addition to an apple theme unit in school. You could use it as a letter of the week craft or as a starting point for learning about the life cycle of an apple.
It is a great project for preschool aged children and my 3 year old loved creating her multi colored apples. It was also my first time using bleeding tissue paper and it was such a fun way to create art and blend colors. This is one of our more simple craft projects and I know you will enjoy it!
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Materials
- Bleeding tissue paper - I tried using normal tissue paper at first, but it did not work at all. You really do need bleeding tissue paper.
- Cardstock - You will need a thick cardstock or watercolor paper since we will be adding water to it, normal printer paper will tear.
- Free Apple Template - The link for the template is below
- Paint Brush
- Water
Tissue Paper Apple Craft Instructions
Step 1: Print the apple template on white cardstock paper
Step 2: Use your water and paintbrush to get the apple damp and begin adding your tissue paper squares. I let my daughter rip our tissue paper and it was a great way to work on fine motor skills and added another fun element to the craft.
Step 3: Once your apple is covered with tissue paper use your paintbrush to make sure all the pieces are damp and stuck on the paper.
Leave it to sit for 10-15 minutes.
Step 4: You can remove your tissue paper and discover the fun patterns and colors that appeared.
Cut your apples out once your paper is fully dry and hang up!
Your Free Printable Apple Template
You just need to complete the information in the box above and the large and small apple template for this craft will be sent to your inbox immediately. There will be a link within the email so you can download the PDF and print as you would like. This printable template is for classroom and personal use.
I hope you enjoyed this fun and easy apple craft for fall!
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If you made this tissue paper apple craft or any other activity on our blog please let us know how it went in the 📝 comments below. Thanks for visiting!
Thank you so much for the fun crafts. My grandson loves them!!!
Thank you so much for your comment Lisa! I'm so happy your grandson has been enjoying them 🙂