Bubble Wrap Indian Corn Door Decoration Dress up your door with a seasonal arrangement of Indian corn made out of painted bubble wrap, paint, and a raffia bow. You will need: • Bubble wrap with 1/4" bubbles (about 7" X 10" sheet) • Flattened cereal box • Raffia • Glue stick, scissors, hole punch • Tape (masking or Scotch) • Black pen • Acrylic craft paint (yellow ochre and other assorted colors of Indian corn—orange, brown, rust, etc.) • Paintbrush and painting supplies • Indian corn pattern Print a picture of the door decoration to show your crafters. Post a copy on your bulletin board to create interest in the activity. Directions: 1. Cut out a corn pattern. Use a black pen to trace around the pattern three times on the inside of a flattened cereal box. Position the corn shapes side by side. 2. With the bubbles facing up, glue the bubble wrap on top of the traced shapes as shown on the right. ActivityConnection.com - Crafter's Cove (Bubble Wrap Indian Corn Door Decoration) - October 2013
Crafts-BubbleWrapCornBubble Wrap Indian Corn Door Decoration Dress
up your door with a seasonal arrangement of Indian corn made out of
painted bubble wrap, paint, and a raffia bow.
You will need:
• Bubble wrap with 1/4" bubbles (about 7" X 10" sheet)
• Flattened cereal box
• Tape (masking or Scotch)
• Black pen
• Acrylic craft paint (yellow ochre and other assorted colors of
Indian corn—orange, brown, rust, etc.)
• Paintbrush and painting supplies
• Indian corn pattern
Print a picture of the door decoration to show your crafters. Post
a copy on your bulletin board to create interest in the
activity.
Directions:
1. Cut out a corn pattern. Use a black pen to trace around the
pattern three times on the inside of a flattened cereal box.
Position the corn shapes side by side.
2. With the bubbles facing up, glue the bubble wrap on top of the
traced shapes as shown on the right.
ActivityConnection.com - Crafter's Cove (Bubble Wrap Indian Corn
Door Decoration) - October 2013
3. Cut out the three ears of corn and paint the bubble wrap with
yellow ochre paint.
4. Using a generous amount of paint on a brush, dab assorted colors
of paint (orange, yellow, brown, rust) randomly on the bubbles to
make a colorful cob of Indian corn. Leave some of the yellow ochre
bubbles.
5. Allow the paint to dry for about an hour.
6. Punch a hole in the top center of each ear of corn. Position the
hole about 1/2" from the edge.
ActivityConnection.com - Crafter's Cove (Bubble Wrap Indian Corn
Door Decoration) - October 2013
7. Thread about three long strands of raffia through each hole and
tie a knot as shown in the picture on the right.
8. Arrange the corn with the center ear slightly lower than the
side ears. Gather all the strands and tie a knot just above the
three ears.
9. Angle the side ears outward and tack them in position using a
piece of rolled tape sandwiched between the ear on top and the
center ear.
10. Tie the loose raffia into a bow and hang your Indian corn on
your door.
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Door Decoration) - October 2013
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