I encourage the students to try and cover the entire inside space and to overlap pieces of tissue paper. Once the materials are arranged on each child’s desk, the fun can begin! Children simply add one piece of tissue paper at a time to fill in the center of the apple. Finally, place a small basket of the tissue paper squares within reach of each child. Add an apple frame, stem, and leaf onto each piece of contact paper as well. To set up, peel one sheet of contact paper per child and place it sticky side up on each child’s desk.

Typically, this is while the class is out of the room at a special or during indoor playtime. I always do the set-up for this project while my students are away from their desks. Red, yellow and green tissue paper cut into approximately 1-2″ squares You will need to cut the following materials:Ģ sheets of clear contact paper per child (approximately 13×9″ each)ġ construction paper apple frame per child (1 used red)ġ green construction paper leaf per childġ black construction paper stem per child It involves a lot of cutting, so this is a great project to enlist the help of some classroom volunteers.

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This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I’m happy to show you a quick tutorial and share a free apple template so you can easily create the same decorations in your classroom (or home!) During our apple study, my kindergarten students made the cutest apple window decorations with clear contact paper, tissue paper squares and a little construction paper. I make many of these “stained glass” decorations throughout the year and I love how festive they make my classroom feel! These decorations are also very quick to create and they are mess-free since no glue is involved in the project.

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