Really Easy Apple Craft Ideas
An apple is one of the most versatile fruits to use for crafts. And apples are available all year round. These apple projects are fun and easy ways to incorporate apples into your activities, and are really good for senior activity ideas. Take a look and see how you can modify them or give extra assistance for elderly activities for those who may be experiencing various elderly issues that may cause some limitations. You can use these apple craft ideas as special projects for getting ready for parties, to use in conjunction with centerpieces, or to make as gifts to give away. Keepsake ideas are always possible, by incorporating special items that can be passed on. Keep this in the back of your mind as you read about these activities.
Apple Candle Holder
You need: Large red apple Knife, and a spoon for scooping Lemon or lemon juice Tea light or votive candle Ribbon or raffia Upside down candle holder (or other stand) Plate or shallow dish Candies or nuts As for any of the apple craft ideas, choose a large apple that stands nice and upright (I like red the best for these). You will be inserting either a tea light candle or a votive candle. On top of the apple, trace a circle around the largest part of the candle. Squirt lemon juice on your knife and spoon, to help the apple avoid becoming brown as you cut it. Apples can brown quickly, so I get the lemon juice on them right away. Cut a hole just a little bigger than the size you traced, and as deep as you’d like. This will allow the candle to easily sit inside the hole. Immediately squirt lemon juice on the cut apple area. Drop the candle into the hole. You can use a variety of objects for the stand, even float one or two in a bowl of water. I got an inexpensive glass candle holder to serve as a pedestal and turned it upside down. They also look nice nested on the top of a wine glass. If you are making this apple craft as a gift, think of a keepsake candle holder, wine glass, etc. that you can use, to pass it on. I set the apple in the indentation of the bottom side of the candle holder. Next, tie on a raffia bow or use ribbon. The pedestal with apple is then centered on a small glass plate. Spread out a good quantity of candy on the plate, surrounding the pedestal with candle. I used small gumdrops. Nuts work well too. Carefully light the candle and voila, you have a really nice centerpiece or gift. (Besides for apple craft ideas, a version of this can also be done with a small pumpkin, squash or gourd). Granny Apple Doll
The apple doll has traditionally been one of the favorite folk apple craft ideas, for over a hundred years. It's very easy to make, but is done over a time frame. It is best to do this project either in fall when it is not humid out, or else in a very dry room in your home. If you try to dry the apples near humidity, they could mold. This cute apple doll is lots of fun to decorate, and we have many ideas for you. A great project for all ages. Learn how to make it by clicking the link:
Granny Apple Doll.
These apple wreaths are easy apple craft ideas and fun to make simply because of the delicious aroma -- like baking apple pie. In fact, you use many of the same ingredients and spices. These apple wreaths very popular senior activity ideas too -- make them simple or fancy, so perfect for all ability levels. These wreaths can be used for many seasons and occasions. Just decide on yours, and then the color scheme you want for ribbon and any other decorations. Since apples are in stores all year round, you can modify these ideas for any season or holiday. Just click on the following link to learn how to make them. Then let your imagination fly --
Aromatic Apple Wreaths.Apple Lady Centerpiece
This Apple Lady Centerpiece is a fun way to also display candies. The name of the game with apple craft ideas, as with any crafts or centerpieces, is to use what you have around your home. This also gives endless possibilities. Unless you don’t mind spending money on particular items and materials that you especially want to use. This centerpiece has a fall or winter theme, but as with other apple craft ideas, can easily be modified to work with summer or the Fourth of July, by just changing out accessories and colors. And everything is edible when you’re done! (Except ribbon, eyes, doilies and toothpicks, of course). What you need: Place a wreath or candle ring of your choice upon your plate. Set in the upside down dish or candle holder with tea light inside. Fill the rest of the ring with candies. Put a small doily on top of the dish. To assemble the apple lady: I used a skewer to run through all 3 apples, attaching them together. There will be about a half-inch sticking out of the top of the head, to use for attaching the hair and hat. You can also use toothpicks. Attach a circlet of doily around a middle apple, gluing it together in the back. Add toothpick arms and candy hands. Using squirt frosting, “glue” on the buttons, nose, and google eyes. A toothpick works well to smear the frosting “glue” onto the various pieces. Draw on a smiley mouth and eyebrows; you can also draw on a nose instead of using candy. Attach ribbon hair onto skewer at top of head. Then the hat, then the gumdrop. The candy on top of the gumdrop hat is attached with frosting. Other variations – you could put on a doily or lace apron, or a bow around the neck. Look around your home and see what interesting items you have to decorate these apple craft ideas with. Apple (or Pear) Gramps
Again, this another one of the easy apple craft ideas, and it can also be made with a pear, as I did in this project. Use what you have at home. In this case, I used many of the items listed above in the previous projects, with the same process of "gluing" pieces on with tube frosting. The hat is an ice cream cone with candy on top. For the arms, I took florist wire, made a dip in the middle so it could sit in the glass, and then put on candy hands. The pear goes on top of the glass (filled with candy) to keep the wire in place. The hair and mustache is just chocolate frosting in a tub. It is set in the base of a terra cotta pot, which is filled with moss and then candy. Under the base are two artificial fall leaves, which almost look like feet. Besides our apple craft ideas, check out these other activities: 
Painted Apple Centerpiece
-- This apple centerpiece includes a very unique hand-painted apple that’s easy to make! And the flameless candle adds sparkle. Although we decorated it for Valentine's Day, you can use the idea for any occasion by simply changing the candies and any other surrounding decor. Very versatile!Apple and Strawberry Fruit Kabob -- This towering strawberry and apple fruit kabob is both a craft and a food project! Strawberries are a versatile fruit to use for any occasion, so you can decorate this kabob for lots of holidays and parties. Gourd Craft Ideas - Gifts, Ghouls & Grannies -- Gourd craft ideas are fun all year round and make great fall craft projects. These whimsical characters are really easy and fast to make. Great for all ages, both elderly and kids! Mini Mouse Crafts - Amusing & Easy -- Mouse crafts and mice themes are always popular. And we even have crafts with candy, as well as fun chocolate crafts. These are simple senior activity ideas, as well as elderly activities for those who may have some limitations. Creative and Simple Fruit Salad Characters -- Simple fruit salad is fun to make for all ages, and ours includes unique whimsical ideas, like our apple ladybug salad. Fun for parties, get-togethers, and anything to do with kids! Plus we have yummy recipes for Carrot Slaw and delicious fruit salad dressings! Dipping Chocolate -- Dipping chocolate makes a fun and yummy project you can eat! Apples are perfect for this one as well. For all ages. Great senior activity ideas included. Perfect for elderly activities too. Return from Easy Apple Craft Ideas
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