Today's craft is inspired by Indian corn, also known as flint corn or calico corn. It's a twist on the classic Indian corn craft, where kids thread pony beads onto pipe cleaners. In my version, the pony beads are glued to craft sticks. Affiliate links below.
Indian Corn Craft
Materials:
Steps:
Paint three craft sticks brown. (I made five because I wasn't sure if the finished craft would look better with three or five sticks. The answer is three.) When the paint is dry, glue pony beads onto the sticks with the beads on their sides. Vary the colors. For the most realistic corn, avoid creating a pattern. Add beads most of the way down the sticks; the ones in the picture below are not finished.
While the glue is drying, tear three corn husk shapes from brown construction paper. Crumple them up to mimic the texture of dry corn husks, then flatten them out. Fold each in half to create a center line. The picture shows before (left) and after (right).
Glue one corn husk to a piece of cardstock, then glue the three craft sticks in place. Position two more corn husks over them.
I really enjoyed making this craft. I may need to make a sweet corn version.
