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August 21, 2013 By Chelsey 39 Comments

Personalized Felt Counting Set with Ten Apples Up On Top!

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I love creating math activities for kids, especially when I’m able to combine them with literature. We were inspired by one of our favorite counting books, Ten Apples Up On Top!, to make a fun counting set from felt.

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Counting felt set for the story Ten Apples Up On Top~ Buggy and Buddy

 

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If you’re not familiar with this story, Ten Apples Up on Top! is a Dr. Seuss rhyming book about animals who eventually end up balancing 10 apples on their heads. As a response to the story, I created a felt set based on the book for the kids to use on our own felt board. (Visit this link to see how to make your own felt board~ Homemade Felt Board.)

The felt set includes a photo of both kids, as well as 10 felt apples. Theo is currently practicing how to count to 3. He loves putting his mini-Theo onto the felt board and adding 3 apples on top of his own head! We practice counting each apple as he places it on the board.

 

Counting Felt Set~ Buggy and Buddy

 

Lucy is already very comfortable counting, so she’s been using the board to compare numbers. For example, she might place 4 apples on her head and 3 on Theo’s head. Then we talk about things like: Who has more apples? How many more apples does Lucy have? How many apples do Lucy and Theo have altogether? It’s such a great way for her to practice comparing numbers, adding, and subtracting!

How to Make the Felt Set

The felt set was very simple to make. You need some red, green, and brown felt (for the apples), some glue, and a photo of your child printed out on regular printer paper.

Counting Felt Set for 10 Apples Up On Top~ Buggy and Buddy

 

I took a picture of the kids with their hands on their heads, and then printed it out on some regular copy paper. (Hopefully your printer prints better than ours~ not the best quality, but the kids didn’t seem to mind!) Then, I cut both kids out, put glue on the back of the cut out paper, and glued them to some felt. (This spray glue works great on adhering the photos to the felt without any wrinkles!) Once the photos dried, I cut them out of the felt resulting in some felt-backed photos!

 

Counting Felt Set for 10 Apples Up On Top~ Buggy and Buddy

 

Next, I made the apples. I cut 10 apple shapes from the red felt. Then I glued on a brown stem and little green leaf onto each apple. Once they had dried we were ready to play!

This is such a fun set to have at home, and it would also make a great center for a classroom!

Be sure to check out all our activities for kids inspired by children’s books!

 

 

Filed Under: Apples, Children's Books & Activities, Discover & Explore, Math, Preschool Tagged With: apples, counting, felt, felt board, math for kids

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  1. Stephanie @ Twodaloo says

    August 21, 2013 at 6:35 am

    All I can say is…ADORABLLLLLE!!!

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  2. Mary Catherine says

    August 21, 2013 at 10:49 am

    I cannot even tell you how awesome this is! I’ve already pinned it to my Apples board to use with my preschoolers next month! Thanks for hosting, too. 🙂

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    • Mary Catherine says

      August 30, 2013 at 5:30 pm

      Thanks for linking up with Share It Saturday last week! I’m featuring you tomorrow. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jodie @ Growing Book by Book says

    August 21, 2013 at 3:38 pm

    Such a cute activity. I love the idea of using the kids and then putting the apples on top of their heads!

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  4. Laura M. says

    August 22, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    This made me smile, soo sweet and fun! I love that you added their pictures! Very cute!

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  5. Laura says

    August 24, 2013 at 12:46 am

    So cute! I love the personal touch! I bet kids were super motivated to work with their pictures. We are only counting with the nursery rhymes so far.

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  6. Amie says

    August 27, 2013 at 6:38 am

    This is a fantastic activity you have created to go with the book, I love it! Thanks for linking up to The Weekly Kid’s Co-Op. I am featuring this post on my Kid’s Co-Op post this week at Triple T Mum!

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  7. Debbie @ http://kidsbibledebjackson.blogspot.com/ says

    August 27, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    This is a great idea! Pinned it! Thanks for sharing at TGIF!

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  8. Allison says

    August 30, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    I so love this! It’s just too adorable. I’ll be featuring it on The Sunday Showcase this weekend. Thanks for linking up!

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  9. Anna@The Measured Mom says

    August 30, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    What a creative idea – with so many possibilities for math learning. Thanks so much for linking up at the After School Linky!

    Reply

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