Begin by painting a paper plate green for the base of the apple tree. Let the paint dry completely. You could also buy a green paper plate and use that instead of painting a paper plate.

Gather a wooden clothespin and a cotton ball. Clasp the cotton ball in the clothespin to make a stamp. Then, pour red paint in a paint palette or paper plate.

When the green paint on the paper plate is dry, dip the cotton ball stamp in the red paint.

Use the stamp to make “apples” randomly over the paper plate.

Once you’ve stamped all your apples, let that paint dry completely, too.

While the apples are drying, take a paper bag and just wad it up into a ball. You want to wrinkle it.

Finally, flatten the bag again slightly and cut the bag in half lengthwise. Glue one end of the bag to the back of the paper plate for the apple tree trunk.