Handprint Indian Corn Craft
A sentimental handprint craft that little kids can make for Thanksgiving.
Yield: 1 Indian Corn Craft
Cost: $5
Equipment
- 1 Pair of scissors
- 1 tacky glue like Beacon 3-in-1 craft glue optional
Materials
- 1 piece 1 (9x12) foam sheet green
- pen or pencil to trace with
- cardstock, construction paper, or yellow foam sheet yellow
- several tissue paper cut into small 1-inch squares all colors
- 1 Glue stick or school glue
Instructions
- Cut out a shape from the yellow paper that resembles a corn cob - Mine is 9 inches long, with the bottom about 4 inches wide and the top a little over 2 inches.
- Let the kids decorate their corn cob with colorful tissue paper squares by gluing them all over the front of the corn.
- Trace and cut out your child's handprints
- Place handprints on the back of the corn with the pinky fingers on the outer edges and thumbs on the back
- Fold the handprints so they curve around the corn
- glue to secure
- *you may have to hold the handprints for a few seconds while the glue tries to dry, or place something heavy onto them to hold them in place