I found this fabulous craft idea on Pinterest from Lakeshore Learning that I just had to try.  It seemed simple enough for our ability level so early in the school year.

My wonderfully crafty co-worker adapted it to her tastes and I liked her version so I went with that. 

We used a tree trunk template that was photocopied onto brown construction paper.  You can grab it {here}.

You will need:

• brown pipe cleaners or yarn

• brown, orange, yellow, red, pink, and green tissue paper

• cotton balls

• foam pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns

• tree trunks

• liquid glue

• ledger sized paper (11x17)

• 12x18 construction paper for mounting

Books about Apples and Apple Trees

My Sample

Hard at work

Some finished products