Alphabet Fun: "A" is for Apple Tasting, Art Prints, and Easy Apple Pie

Aside from having an Apple Muffin Tin Snack with a cute Cinnamon Applesauce Stencil last week, we also had lots more APPLE fun.

First, we had an Apple Taste Test.  I picked up four kinds of apples from the produce aisle (even though there are many more): Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, and Empire.  We observed the array of colors from yellow to green to red.  And then placed each one on a plate labeled with it's name and a few slices cut for tasting.  

As you can see, Priscilla wasn't interested int he slices.  But Sawyer had a blast trying each one and describing their taste.  He observed that the Granny Smith and Empire were a bit sour while the Gala and Golden Delicious (wich were his favorites) were more sweet.

After our Apple Tasting, we read A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds, and looked at the star (created when you cute the apple in half horizontally) that holds the apple seeds.  Sawyer loved this book, especially learning where the seeds are in (or on) all of his favorite fruit.

.  For our Apple Art Printing, we chose some apple colors (red, yellow, and green) to print with.  

We used foam brushes to paint the apples before pressing them on the poster board to make prints. 

The star pattern didn't come out as well as I had hoped, so I dug out a star sponge and stencil to use, too. 

Finally, when we were done printing, the kids played while I used the leftover apples (NOT the ones we painted with - haha!) to make this EASY Apple Pie.  

 (Psst... I didn't have flour in the house to thicken my apples, so I used a handful of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix.  And of course I used a Pillsbury Pie Crust, too.  So, YES!  It was EASY!!!)

YUMMMMM! 
This week, we're on to the letter "T," and we can't wait to share the FUN!

Happily linking to Tot School, We Play, Show & Tell, and Kids Get Crafty!

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