How to Make a Corn Cob Mosaic
Fall is a fun time for crafts. You can make a bright corn cob to hang up.
This project uses paper or seeds to make a neat pattern. Follow these steps to make your own fall mosaic.
Things You Need:
- One sheet of white paper
- One pencil
- Liquid glue or a glue stick
- Dried corn kernels or small squares of yellow, red, and orange paper
- Green construction paper
- Child-safe scissors
Step 1: Draw the Corn
Take your white paper and your pencil. Draw a big oval in the middle of the page.
Make the oval tall and round. This shape will be your ear of corn.
Step 2: Spread the Glue
Squeeze some glue inside the oval shape. Spread it out so the whole oval is sticky.
Do not use too much glue. A thin layer works best.
Step 3: Make Your Pattern
Pick up your paper squares or dried corn kernels. Press them into the wet glue one by one.
You can make rows of bright colors. Try a row of yellow, then a row of orange.
Fill up the whole oval shape. Now your corn looks full and bumpy.
Step 4: Add the Green Husk
Take your green construction paper. Cut out two long leaf shapes.
- mosaic:
- A picture made by putting together many small pieces of paper, stone, or seeds.
- oval:
- A shape like an egg that is rounded and longer than it is wide.
- kernels:
- The small yellow seeds that grow on an ear of corn.
- pattern:
- A design where colors, shapes, or lines repeat in an orderly way.
- husk:
- The green outer leaves that cover and protect an ear of corn.
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“How to Make a Corn Cob Mosaic” is a how-to / procedural reading passage about Making a Corn Cob Mosaic, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (260 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.