What better way to celebrate the early fall season than with apples? Spice up family game night or bring some fun into the classroom with apple STEM activities by playing these fun apple-themed apple games for kids! You won’t believe how much fun ordinary apples can be. These apple games can be used for family game night or in the classroom for a bit of extra seasonal fun!
There are so many fun ways you can play with real apples!
These fun apple games for kids are so much fun!
Keep reading to learn a bit more about the benefits of hands on play as well as some fun apple facts that you can teach your students or kiddos while playing these silly apple themed games!
How to Play Apple Games with Kids
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Apple-Themed Teaching Resources
Apples and teaching go hand-in-hand!
Add these fun apple-themed teaching supplies to your classroom (or your house, if you just love apples that much!).
Fun Apple Facts for Kids
Life isn’t just about apple games for kids. There are so many fun things you can learn about apples, too!
Here are some apple fun facts that you might not know.
🍏 There are over 7,500 varieties of apples. That means if you ate a new kind every day, it would take you more than 20 years to try them all!
🍎 Apples originally come from Central Asia, but now they are grown all over the world.
🍏 Ever wonder why apples float in water? It’s because 25% of their volume is air!
🍎 China grows more apples than any other country in the world.
🍏 Apples can be stored for a long time. Some can even stay fresh for over a year if kept in the right conditions!
🍎 The heaviest apple ever recorded weighed 4.2 pounds (1.9 kg) – that’s as heavy as a small chihuahua!
🍏 Apples belong to the rose family, so they’re related to roses, cherries, and even almonds.
🍎 Inside every apple are seeds that contain a substance called amygdalin, which releases cyanide when it’s broken down.
Don’t worry, though; you’d have to eat a huge number of apple seeds for it to be harmful.
Apple-Themed Decorations
Here are some fun apple-themed decorations you can use to decorate your classroom or home when playing apple games or just for some fall flair!
The Lifecycle of an Apple
The life cycle of an apple is fascinating and can even be used as part of your apple games for kids.
Here is how an apple grows from a seed, to a tree, to an apple, and back to a seed!
Seed Stage
You can’t grow an apple tree without an apple seed. Once planted, apple seeds have the potential to grow into new apple trees.
Germination
The process of germination is how seeds turn into seedlings.
After an apple seed is planted and given the right conditions (like water, sunlight, and the right temperature), the seed will sprout.
A small root grows downward while a stem with tiny leaves pushes up toward the sunlight.
Sapling
As the sprouted seed grows, it becomes a young tree or sapling. The sapling needs lots of care: enough sunlight, water, and nutrients from the soil.
Mature Tree
It takes between 3-6 years for a sapling to become a mature tree.
A mature apple tree produces flowers, which, if pollinated, turn into apples. Apple flowers can be white or pink and have a sweet fragrance.
Pollination
For apple trees to produce apples, they usually need pollen from another apple tree.
Bees and other insects visit flowers for nectar and, in the process, transfer pollen from one flower to another.
Fruit Development
Once a flower is pollinated, the petals fall off, and the base of the flower starts to grow into an apple.
Over the summer months, these tiny baby apples grow bigger and bigger.
Harvest
When apples are juicy, colorful, and fully grown, it’s time to pick them.
This is what you probably think of when imagining an apple orchard in the fall: trees heavy with bright, delicious apples.
Seed to Seed
When animals (including humans) eat apples and discard apple seeds, or when apples fall and decompose, those seeds might find their way into the soil.
The whole apple life cycle can then start again, giving birth to a new apple tree.
Apple Life Cycle Worksheet
Grab a free apple life cycle worksheet for kids or students to complete after playing apple games!
Family Game Night Essentials
Planning a game day at school or a family game night? Here are some essentials you’ll want to have to make your game day a success!
Game Night Snack and Game Pack
Apple STEM Activities
At STEAMsational, we love to add education and STEM elements to almost every topic and theme!
That’s why we have so many fun apple STEM activities in addition to our apple games for kids. Here are some of our favorite apple STEM activities:
- Apple STEM Lesson Plan Bundle
- Homemade Salt Crystals- How to Make Salt Crystal Apples
- Apple-Themed Math Printables Pack
- Magic Apple Tree Project
- Balancing Robot Apple Challenge
Apple Books for Kids
Here are some colorful books children will enjoy reading to learn more about apples!
Let’s Go to the Apple Orchard Book
More Fun Things to Do with Apples
In addition to the list of apple games for kids you’ll find below, here are some other fun games you can play with apples.
Here are some apple-inspired games and activities for kids using real apples:
Apple Balance Relay
Each child places an apple on their head and tries to walk from one point to another without letting it fall.
Apple Seed Count
Cut open an apple and have the kids guess how many seeds are inside. Then count them together.
Hot Apple
Players sit in a circle and pass the apple while music plays. When the music stops, the person holding the apple is out.
Apple Race
Each player places an apple in front of them and uses a straw to blow the apple across a finish line. First apple across wins!
Apple-Themed Shirts and Accessories
If you love to celebrate a theme as much as I do, you’ll love these apple-themed shirts and accessories!
Mini Apple Customizable Teacher Shirt
Barbie Style Apple Teacher Shirt
Customizable Apple Teacher Tumbler
Apple Word Cloud Tote for Teachers
Fun Apple Games for Kids
Take a look at the list below for fun apple games for kids to play!
Learning and playing with apples has never been so fun.
And don’t forget to grab our free apple life cycle worksheet to make your apple games for kids a bit more educational.
17 Fun Apple Games for Kids Using Real Apples
As early fall sets in, why not celebrate with apples? Jazz up your family game sessions or sprinkle some fun in the learning environment with kids' games centered on apple STEM activities.
These games are versatile, suitable for both familial bonding and classroom excitement.
Compete to see who can build the tallest tower using pieces of apples.
Learn about the life cycle of an apple tree while racing to see who can complete their tree first!
Educational and fun; race to see who can match the apples fastest!
See who can build the tallest tower from apples! It's harder than you think!
This apple puzzle game is a real brain teaser!
See who can balance apples the longest in this apple balancing game!
Race to see who can complete their pom pom apple the fastest!
Race the clock to see who can pick apples the fastest in this apple picking game!
This version of bobbing for apples is way less gross than the original!
This simple strategy game helps kids learn how to think strategically with apples!
This apple orchard game is collaborative and fun for everyone!
Why not learn math while playing an apple game?
This simple apple tree board can be used for a wide range of apple games!
Race to see who can sort their pile of apples fastest!
Apples to Apples is a fun game that everyone loves!
Take the fun outside and play apple bean bag toss!
Apple bowling is a lot of fun, and much cheaper than going to the bowling alley!
