Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn

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Straight out of the recycle bin, this Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn Recycled Kids Craft is fun to complete in about 30 minutes with limited supplies and help from the kiddos. The Thanksgiving season is the perfect time to craft with the kiddos.

Thinking of those people in our lives that we are grateful for and then making them a special craft is the ideal way to show our THANKS this GIVING season!

Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn Kids Craft

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DIY Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn

• Recycled Bubble Wrap
• Recycled Brown Paper Bag
• DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints – Mustard Yellow, Antique Gold, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin Spice, Light Cinnamon, Heritage Brick, Plum, Burgundy
• Yellow Colored Paper – Dollar Tree
• Natural Jute Twine – Dollar Tree
• Stapler and Staples – Dollar Tree
• Xtreme Permanent Adhesive Runner – Tombow
• MONO Twin Permanent Black Marker – Tombow
• Basecoat Paintbrush Set – DecoArt
• Ruler
• Scissors – I love my Fiskars!
• HARVEST CORN PATTERN download below ⇓

Make Harvest Corn with Bubble Wrap:

STEP ONE

Gather all supplies to begin the Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn Recycled Kids Craft. I love creating things out of the recycle bin because it has FREE craft materials! Measure and cut a section of bubble wrap that is approximately 8.5″ by 11″. Download and print the HARVEST CORN PATTERNS from the bottom of this post ⇓ onto plain paper, and cut them out with scissors.

STEP TWO

Place the pattern sheet under the bubble wrap. Basecoat the bubble wrap with Mustard Yellow acrylic paint. Add the other colors, Antique Gold, Burnt Orange, Pumpkin Spice, Light Cinnamon, Heritage Brick, Plum, and Burgundy, of acrylic craft paint in random patches all over the bubble wrap using a paintbrush. Set aside to dry. This is the FUN part because there is no right or wrong way to paint the corn!

STEP THREE

Cut out the corn shape from the pattern sheet and trace it onto yellow cardstock three times. Cut out the three corn shapes with scissors.

Once dry, flip painted bubble wrap over and trace the corn pattern three times, and then cut out with scissors. I love the MONO Twin Permanent Marker from Tombow because it has a large bullet tip and a small fine tip.

STEP FOUR

Attach the three painted bubble wrap corn shapes to the three yellow cardstock corn shapes with the Xtreme Permanent Adhesive Runner, which is five times stronger than traditional adhesive runners.

Layer the three pieces of multi-colored harvest corn in a group and secure them 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 FIVE

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.

Crumple the pieces of the brown paper bag, then smooth them back out. Dry fit them on your work surface to make sure you have enough.

STEP SIX

Attach the long sections of brown paper bag corn husks to the back of the harvest corn using Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive Runner.

Accent the front of the bundle of harvest corn with the shorter sections of brown paper bag corn husks. Overlap the husks so that the edge of the bubble wrap is completely covered.

STEP SEVEN

Measure and cut three lengths of natural jute twine 24” long. Tie around the brown paper bag corn husks and finish with a bow.

Accent with a brown and white gingham ribbon bow, then trim the ends of the bow with scissors, if necessary. Cutting ribbon ends at an angle or in a fishtail pattern will prevent fraying.

Download the Harvest Corn Patterns HERE

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Harvest Corn Kids Craft

Create this Recycled Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn craft to work on shapes, cutting, coloring, and counting with the kiddos. Make learning FUN! This is a fun and funky craft to make for the kid's teachers, your neighbors, or even your co-workers. It's the perfect piece of Thanksgiving home decor to grace your front door or gate this season.

The bubble wrap with the smaller bubbles works best for this size project, but you can use the wrap with the larger bubbles, just make a bigger bundle of harvest corn.

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Too busy to make this Recycled Kid's Craft Bubble Wrap Harvest Corn right now? Pin it for later!  I'd love for you to pin this project to your favorite craft board on Pinterest and then it’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready.

I'd love to hear what you think about this project, or if you want to know more about recycled crafts. If you've made your own Thanksgiving projects, I would love to see your creations! Share them on Instagram, and Facebook, or leave a comment/photo on the project pin on Pinterest! #CreativelyBeth

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