Have you been making any fun crafts for Thanksgiving? My son has been learning about harvesting and seems to have an interest in it so I thought it might be fun to make corn crafts. We talked about how corn is a crop that “is for the harvest” as he likes to say. I told him that farmers gather the corn in fall for us to eat and how it is a popular food for Thanksgiving.
We also talked about Indian corn and how they make pretty fall decorations. My son ended up making an Indian corn door decoration and his little sister made cute corn on the cob characters.
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Corn Painting Crafts
Supplies Needed:
- Melissa & Doug clay play set
- construction paper
- scissors
- glue
- paint
- paper plate
- brown paper lunch bag
- googly eyes
- black marker
- ribbon – optional
Place paint on a paper plate. Little Sister used yellow only while Big Brother used yellow, brown, and red.
Take out the rolling pin with the square pattern. Roll it over the paint and then over the construction paper. Repeat these steps until the paper is filled. Let dry.
Corn on the Cob Characters
I cut corn on the cob shapes from the painted yellow paper and husks from green construction paper. Little Sister added googly eyes. Big Brother drew the nose, mouth, legs, and wrote corn on it. He was so excited because he knew how to spell it by himself!
Indian Corn Door Decoration
Cut 3 corn on the cob shapes from the multi-colored painted paper. Glue them together at the top, slightly overlapping each other. Cut a brown paper lunch bag into strips. Crumple and scrunch the strips, then open them back up. Glue them to the top of the corn. We also added a ribbon to ours but it is not necessary.
*This post originally appeared on the Gummy Lump Toys blog.
More fun way to decorate for Thanksgiving:
These corn on the cob characters and Indian corn door decoration are a great activity for toddlers through elementary aged!
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