Sticky Apple Tree for Toddlers

Little Sister is at such a fun age right now (18 months) and is learning more and more every day. Like all of my kids, she loves anything interactive that she can repeat over and over again. I have done several activities with contact paper with the boys and even a heart craft with her, but this was the first interactive sticky paper activity.

 

The activity is so simple and can be easily incorporated into a unit on apples or something to do after reading the book Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins.

 

Here’s what you’ll need:

Contact Paper
Green Tissue Paper
Red Pom-Poms (I didn’t have enough, so I just dipped some cotton balls in red paint and let them dry)
Brown Textured Paper (I used some packing material from a package I ordered)
Painter’s tape

 

 

 

1. Tape a piece of contact paper (sticky side out) to a wall or window. Cut your green tissue paper into a tree shape and then cut small holes inside of it. Place the tissue paper tree onto the sticky contact paper. Add your trunk as well.

 

 

2. Give your child some pom-poms and encourage her to place them on the holes in the tree.

 

 

 

This offers great fine motor and hand-eye coordination practice for your toddler!

 

The tree {almost} complete…I think she snuck off with one of the “apples”. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literature Link:

Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

This book is my favorite apple-themed book (Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss is a close second). It is a great counting book with a fun rhyme!

 

 

Check out more fun apple-inspired activities here.