Apple STAR Story for Preschoolers

I usually don’t do 2 posts in a row, but I wanted to get this out to you before the weekend and before the possible installment of my brand new site {{CONFETTI}}!  Things might get a little quiet around here for a few days, so STAY TUNED!!! 🙂

Several years ago I shared the story of The Little Red House With No Windows and No Doors and a Star Inside.

It is the most magical, whimsical, spell-binding story…

For older kids.

When I first started teaching 2’s, I read THIS version of the story to my students and let me tell you something – they were OVER IT after about 1 minute.  The language is so flowery and the story is too long for their little attention spans.

This year I finally set about writing my own version that is perfect for preschool-aged kids!

All you need are a few props – I used a Little People farmer boy, pig, cow, horse, and kitty.  But this story is flexible, so you can change the characters to be whatever you wish!  You could even use puppets or printed pictures – the point is to make it fit your own needs/resources.

You will also need an apple, of course, and a knife for cutting.

These photos were taken in the order that I told the story.

Here is the story!

Once upon a time there was a little boy (hold up the little boy prop). He was looking for something to do one beautiful fall day, so his mom told him to go find a little red house with no windows and no door and a star inside.

This sounded very interesting to the little boy.  He had never seen a little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside, so he set out!

He was walking down the road when suddenly he saw Mr. Pig (hold up a small pig prop). The little boy asked, “Mr. Pig, Mr. Pig, do you know where I can find a little red house with no windows or doors and a star inside?”

Mr. Pig said, “Oink! Never heard of it!” and trotted off.

So the boy kept walking. Next he saw Miss Cow eating some grass by the side of the road (hold up a cow). The little boy asked, “Miss Cow, Miss Cow, do you know where I can find a little red house with no windows or doors and a star inside?”

Miss Cow said, “Moooo! Never heard of it!” and went back to eating her grass.

So the boy kept walking. Next he saw Mr. Horse galloping down the road (hold up a horse prop). The little boy asked, “Mr. Horse, Mr. Horse, do you know where I can find a little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside?”

Mr. Horse said, “Neeeeigh-ver heard of it!” and galloped off.

The little boy was starting to feel sad. Where on earth was he going to find this mysterious little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside?

Just when the little boy was about to give up and head home, he saw Miss Kitty sitting way up high in a beautiful apple tree (hold up a kitty prop).

The little boy cried out, “Miss Kitty, Miss Kitty! Do you know where I can find a little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside?”

Well, Miss Kitty peered down at the little boy out of that big beautiful tree and said, “WHY YES, YES I DO.”

Then suddenly Miss Kitty threw a large red apple down from the tree (pull out a big, red apple).

The little boy reached out and caught the shiny red apple.

He looked at it and scrunched up his nose, “Miss Kitty, are you saying that this apple is a little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside?”

Miss Kitty replied, “Why yes, yes it is.”

The little boy said, “Let’s see… This apple is red. And it has no windows. And it doesn’t have any doors. But does it have a star inside?”

(At this point in the story you will carefully use the knife to cut the apple in half HORIZONTALLY – please take caution by making sure no curious little fingers are close to your knife!!! And…)

TADA – a star!

If you need a printable version of this story you can download it HERE.

My students LOVED this version!  I have already shared it with them about 4 different times (repetition is great for this age!) and each time they are still surprised by the star inside the apple – it’s so cute.

I hope you are able to use this fun little story with your own family and/or in your classroom!

My favorite part is telling the kids how wonderful it was of God to put that star inside the apple as a way to point us to Him!

Happy Apple Star Story-ing! 🙂