Easy Corn Cob Crafts
The use of easy corn cob crafts goes back hundreds of years, as early Americans as well as Native Americans utilized the resources at hand to make amazing decorative items from what are otherwise generally items that are discarded. Corn cob crafts are especially popular at Thanksgiving time among children that let their imaginations run wild completing easy corn cob craft projects that fit the spirit of the holiday. From the perspective of actually creating crafts from corn cobs, perhaps the most important aspect is to have a large amount of them on hand and to ensure that they are thoroughly dried to avoid issues with rot and mold. This can be most easily accomplished by placing the cleaned corn cobs into an oven for about 30 minutes, followed by placing them in a location that offers good ventilation for a few days before use.
One of the most easy corn cob crafts is to make a very simple bird feeder out of two corn cobs that are used together. You'll need about 8 feet of strong string, 7 nails that are about 2 1/2 inches in length and a hammer to complete this easy project. The first step is to drive a nail into each end of each corn cob to serve as a means to hang your bird feeder from a tree. After this, drive three nails that are equally spaced through the side of one corn cob and into the other to hold them together. The idea is that one corn cob with be smeared with peanut butter and bird seed while the corn cob that is attached next to it will serve the purpose of a platform on which birds can stand while eating. The last step is to take your string and tie it to the end nails on one end and drape the string over a tree branch, finishing by connecting the string to the other end.
Another easy corn cob craft is to utilize dried corn cobs as paint brushes to create other fun crafts. In essence, corn cobs can be used as paint rollers by placing a nail in each end that is attached to a coat hanger handle. These can then be rolled in paint or food dye and used by children to create festive and unique pictures with a fun and diverse design, and best of all when finished the corn cobs are simply thrown away with no need for cleaning.
