Recycled Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn Craft
Straight out of the recycle bin, this bubble wrap harvest corn craft is fun to complete in about 30 minutes with limited supplies and help from the kiddos.
Materials:
- Recycled Bubble Wrap
- Recycled Brown Paper Bag
- Acrylic Craft Paints – Yellow, Gold, Orange, Brown, Burgundy, Maroon
- Yellow Colored Paper – Dollar Store
- Natural Jute Twine – Dollar Store
- Adhesive Runner
- Stapler
- Paintbrush
- Pencil or Marker
- Ruler
- Scissors
- BUBBLE WRAP HARVEST CORN PATTERNS–> BUBBLE WRAP HARVEST CORN PATTERN
Instructions:
STEP ONE
Gather all supplies. Download and print the Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn pattern sheet onto plain paper. Place the pattern sheet under the bubble wrap. Basecoat the bubble wrap with a bright yellow acrylic craft paint. Add the other colors of acrylic craft paint in random patches all over the bubble wrap. Set aside to dry.
STEP TWO
Cut out corn shape from pattern sheet and trace onto yellow cardstock three times. Cut out the three corn shapes with scissors. Once dry, flip painted bubble wrap over and trace corn pattern three times, and then cut out with scissors.
STEP THREE
Attach the three painted bubble wrap corn shapes to the three yellow cardstock corn shapes with an adhesive runner. Layer the three pieces of harvest corn in a group and secure at the top with staples from an office stapler. You can use liquid craft glue for this step, but you will have to wait for it to dry. A glue stick will not work on the plastic bubble wrap.
STEP FOUR
Cut the bottom and any handles from the brown paper bag with scissors. Tear the brown paper bag pieces into strips approximately 3” wide. Rip a few longer sections and a few shorter sections to become the corn husks. Dry fit them on your work surface to make sure you have enough.
STEP FIVE
Attach the long sections of brown paper bag corn husks to the back of the harvest corn using an adhesive runner. Accent the front of the harvest corn with the short sections of brown paper bag corn husks.
STEP SIX
Measure and cut three lengths of natural jute twine 24” long. Tie around the brown paper bag corn husks and finish with a bow. Trim ends of bow with scissors, if necessary.
Create this Recycled Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn craft to work on shapes, cutting, color and counting with the kiddos. Make learning FUN!
