Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie With Craft
For as long as I can remember, my family has had a ‘pie party’ every autumn. A large group gathers to prepare and assemble a massive amount of apple pies, assembly line style. (Seriously, we crank out around 30 pies in a day. That’s a lot of pie!) A little Christmas music, lots of chatter, and some yummy smelling (& tasting) ingredients make for a busy, fun day. The big day is coming up in less than a week, so we’ve been busy reading our books about apples and pies- although to be perfectly honest, I really prefer pumpkin pie to apple, myself.
Amelia Bedelia’s FIRST APPLE PIE
#thebigone and I decided this was the perfect opportunity to re-read Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie. The book was written by Herman Parish, and illustrated by Lynne Avril. For those of you who are around my age, this is not exactly the Amelia Bedelia you remember from your childhood! This is a younger Amelia, in more of a picture book form. She still experiences the same humorous mishaps & misunderstandings that made those stories so fun to read. The illustrations are full of life, with vibrant colors & energy.
craft your own paper apple pie
Inspired by Amelia, and her baking adventure, we decided to make our own apple pie. #thebigone is very excited to bring it to our pie party this weekend- he’s certain his Nana is going to love it as a decoration! With a few supplies and the printable I created, you and your kids can easily throw together an apple pie or two this week as well!
Supplies:
- Apple slice printable. (Scroll down!)
- Something to color your slices with. (Crayons, markers, colored pencils, paint all work well).
- Scissors.
- A pie tin.
- We used a ‘real’ tin that we found at a thrift shop. An extra paper plate or disposable aluminum pie tin would be great also.
- Glue or Mod Podge, with paintbrush.
- Fine brown glitter or brown confetti.
- Totally optional if you’re not a fan of glitter. Shaking ‘cinnamon & spices’ all over his pie was definitely #thebigone’s favorite part though!
How To:
Using the printable I created, #thebigone and I talked a bit about apples, and what colors we usually find them in. We decided that even though we normally peel our apples to make pie, we would leave the peels on for this pie, so that it would be more colorful. (If there’s one thing he and I definitely agree on, it’s that we love color!). He settled on a yellow for the flesh of the apple, but said maybe he could also use cream, or light brown, since cooked pies are pretty brown-ish on the inside. There’s certainly some flexibility there when you’re creating.
After his apples were totally colored, #thebigone used scissors to carefully cut them out. I provided dotted lines on the drawings for those who prefer them, but my kid is pretty into cutting along the solid black lines whenever possible.
Once our apple slices were all cut out and ready to go, we used a sponge brush to spread some Mod Podge all over the bottom of the pie tin. Then #thebigone arranged his apple slices in the tin, strategically overlapping some because ‘that’s just how pies are mom, you throw lots of slices in there.’ He sponged a little bit more ModPodge onto the top of the apple slices as well.
The finishing touch was a generous sprinkling of ‘cinnamon and spices’, with a bit of a shake afterwards to spread the glitter more evenly. #thebigone was super proud of his finished product, and couldn’t wait to show it off to his stepdad when it was done. I’m sure it’s going to be a hit at this weekend’s pie party as well.
Does your family have any baking traditions that are important to you at holiday time? I’d love to hear about them in the comments!
Have you made this craft at home? I’d be thrilled to see your work- email me or tag me on social media to share them with me!
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