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January 31, 2020 By Brandy 18 Comments

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Felt Apple and Worm Preschool Activity

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Felt apple and worm preschool peek-a-boo activity. An easy sewing project, but can also be glued instead of sewn.

Kaylee was missing her big brothers while they were at school so we came up with a fun little craft. A felt apple and worm with a peek a boo slot for the worm to slide in and out! She thought it was hilarious and it was so easy!
felt apple and worm
Felt Apple And Worm Peek-A-Boo Preschool Activity
The book that we used is no longer available online to print, but here is what it said inside. You could easily print this out onto a paper and have the kids draw their own apples.

My Apple Book

I like to eat red apples.

I like to eat green apples.

I like to eat yellow apples.
I like to eat sweet apples.
I like to eat sour apples.
But I don’t like to eat THIS apple!
paper apple book for kids next to felt apple
Every time they say, “But I don’t like to eat THIS apple” they can pop the little worm through the hole and the giggling will commence.

How To Make a Felt Apple and Worm

Felt is the easiest fabric to work with because it sticks to itself, minimal pins required. It also doesn’t fray so you don’t need to hem it either. If you are learning about apples with your kids, this apple and worm is a great little project to make together.

No Sew Version

If you don’t feel like sewing this apple and worm, no problem! You can use hot glue or fabric glue for the entire thing. I just always go to my sewing machine for fabric projects. It’s habit!
felt apple and worm with printable apple book

Felt Apple and Worm Preschool Activity

Felt apple and worm preschool peek-a-boo activity. An easy sewing project and activity poem to learn all about apples in preschool.
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Print Pin Rate
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Active Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Yield: 1 apple
Cost: $.50

Equipment

  • sewing machine
  • scissors or pinking shears
  • hot glue gun and glue

Materials

  • felt scraps
  • craft eyes
  • thread

Instructions

Apple

  • Cut out (with pinking shears) two apple shapes from red felt, along with a stem and a leaf.
  • Lay the leaf and stem on top of the two layers and sew all the way around.
  • Cut out a hole in the center of the apple (through both layers) for the little worm to pop through.

Worm

  • Cut out two rectangles out of felt. Draw a worm shape on the top piece, then sew over your drawing.
  • Trim closely around the seam line. Stuff with batting, then sew up the bottom. Hot glue on craft eyes and a little mouth if desired.
    felt apple and worm for preschool
  • On the back side of the apple, hot glue a strip of felt to make a flap. The worm slides under the flap.
    felt apple with flap
Kaylee was excited to share her book and little worm toy with Aaron when he came home from school. She told him the story and he thought it was hilarious when the little worm popped through the apple as she said, “But I don’t like to eat THIS apple!”
Here are more preschool apple printables that coordinate with this apple and worm preschool activity!

3 More Felt Activities For Kids

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  1. Jenny says

    August 30, 2011 at 3:10 am

    That is adorable and what a fun way to reinforce what she learned! Would you consider linking up with my linky party, Creative Me Monday? It’s open all week long. Here’s the link:

    http://www.thesoutherninstitute.com/2011/08/creative-me-monday_28.html

    Love your blog!

    Reply
  2. PDCScarbroughpage says

    August 30, 2011 at 3:23 am

    Can you tell me the website that you bought the curriculum from? I am looking for one. Thanks!

    Reply
  3. Lorie says

    August 30, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    So cute! Thanks for sharing this idea!

    Reply
  4. FionaR says

    August 30, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    This is adorable! I am also looking for a good all-in-one preschool curriculum – can you share the name of yours or where you got it? Thanks! – [email protected]

    Reply
  5. Linda says

    August 30, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    Hi Bandy,

    I am the felting editor for Craft Gossip and did a post on you cute apple, stop by and leave a comment :
    http://felting.craftgossip.com/2011/08/30/felt-tutorial-i-like-apples/

    Linda

    Reply
  6. Malea says

    August 31, 2011 at 2:23 am

    SOOOO CUTE! I’m sending this idea to my kindergarten teacher mom! She’ll love it! Found you using the “next blog” button on Blogger. Glad I found you! 🙂

    Reply
  7. raising4princesses says

    September 1, 2011 at 4:40 am

    adorable. Thanks for the inspiration. My 3 year old will love this. I’m repining! I started a link party at my blog and I’d love for you to link this up. I also have an awesome digital scrapbooking giveaway going on. If you’re interested it’s http://caribbeanmissionarywife.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  8. Daneilia @ Anchors Away says

    September 2, 2011 at 2:58 am

    Fun! My little one and I are always doing Felt Projects and L would love this cause she loves apples.

    Reply
  9. Evie says

    September 2, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    Wow…you are a busy, busy momma! This is absolutely adorable!

    evie @ brown paper packages

    Reply
  10. Amanda says

    September 2, 2011 at 9:54 pm

    Oh i hope you’ll submit this to http://funfamilycrafts.com it’s totally adorable!

    Reply
  11. Hollie - TheSevenYearCottage.com says

    September 3, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    So cute!

    Reply
  12. [email protected] Daisy says

    September 8, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    Brandy!

    This is beyond darling! I pinned this and featured it on the blog today:

    http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2011/09/wednesdays-wowzers-yes-its-really-thursday.html

    Reply
  13. Amy @ Positively Splendid says

    September 10, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    Absolutely darling, Brandy! I loved this project so much, I shared it in my Saturday Seven lineup this week! http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2011/09/saturday-seven-no-22.html

    Reply
  14. Susie says

    September 13, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    Cute!! I like the idea of a pocket. Is the flap necessary?

    Reply
  15. Karen @ It's the Suburbs or Bust- Yo! says

    September 14, 2011 at 5:00 am

    great idea- I’m pinning it!

    Reply
  16. Betsy says

    September 21, 2011 at 3:39 am

    Thanks for posting, now following your blog 🙂

    Reply
  17. Carrie says

    October 17, 2011 at 3:01 am

    So adorable as well! Thank you for sharing this and linking to it in your Halloween pouches.

    Reply
  18. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    September 15, 2012 at 1:09 am

    Just found you from homeschool creations apple round up of ideas. This is so cute and I can’t wait to make it with my daughters. Thanks for sharing, we just finished A is for Alligator and it will be such fun to do A is for Apple!

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