Kids will have fun making a paper plate pie craft and filling it with apples, and topping it with a lattice crust using real apples and paper strips. Print the directions.
Making apple pie with the kids never got easier with this fun craft activity. All you need is some paper plates, paint, paper, apples, and a creative child. Each pie will turn out deliciously cute!
The apple pie craft can be completed in one sitting and doesn’t take long to complete.
We cut apples in half to use them as stamps with our paint. The kids thought this was extra fun. If you don’t have apples on hand, children can use a paintbrush instead to paint the inside of their paper plate.

Each pie has brown strips of paper on the top. Depending on how much time you have you can let children cut out their own strips or have them pre-cut. I love how the edges of the paper plate add to the look of this craft because the ridges look like pie crust.
You can extend this craft with more Apple Themed Activities:
- Apple Tree Math Mats
- Play with some Apple Pie Playdough no cook, or
- Learn with an Apple Color and Label Science page
While you are here, check out all our Paper Plate Crafts for more ideas!
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Apple Pie Paper Plate Craft

SUPPLIES:
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- White Paper Plates
- Red
or Green
paint
- Brown
paint (if you don’t have brown paint you can mix red and green to make brown)
- Paint brush
- Paint trays (I like to use large recycled lids. My favorite are peanut butter jar lids. If you don’t have those you can also use a paper plate)
- Brown Craft Paper
cut into strips (at least 4 strips per pie)
- Glue
- Scissors
DIRECTIONS:
You can watch our short craft tutorial video or continue to the directions below. You can also print the directions at the end of this post to make craft time easy!
Cut apples in half and let children dip them in the paint and stamp them in the center of their paper plate.
Paint the edges of the paper plate brown to make the crust.

Cut out strips of brown paper. You will need at least 4 per pie.

Have children glue the brown strips of paper onto their pie to make a lattice crust.

Now it looks like it is time for some pie!
PRINT THE DIRECTIONS:
Apple Pie Paper Plate Kids Craft
Materials
- White Paper Plates
- Red or Green paint
- Brown paint (if you don't have brown paint you can mix red and green to make brown)
- Paint brush
- Paint trays (I like to use large recycled lids. My favorite are peanut butter jar lids. If you don't have those you can also use a paper plate)
- Brown Craft Paper cut into strips (at least 4 strips per pie)
- Glue
- Scissors
Instructions
- Cut apples in half and let children dip them in the paint and stamp them in the center of their paper plate.
- Paint the edges of the paper plate brown to make the crust.
- Cut out strips of brown paper. You will need at least 4 per pie.
- Have children glue the brown strips of paper onto their pie to make a lattice crust.
Notes
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