Fall is the perfect season for kids to create an Easy Harvest Craft. This adorable fall harvest craft creates an ear of corn and works great for preschool and Kindergarten age kids, helps develop fine-motor skills and is perfect for school, home, or daycare.

Harvest crafts- Text: Simple Harvest Craft for Kids - Kids Activities Blog - finished fall harvest craft shown on white background that looks like an ear of corn with popcorn corncob and green leaves
This corn cob craft is the perfect fall harvest craft!

Easy Harvest Craft for Kids

This cute little ear of corn is the perfect fall ornament to hang on the refrigerator. Plus, it would be a great time to talk about the harvest in the fall and how the farmers make sure we all have food!

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Regardless if you turn it into an autumn lesson for preschoolers and Kindergartners, this ear of corn fall craft is still super cute and easy to make!

Ear of Corn Harvest Craft

Harvest crafts- Supplies needed to make Easy Harvest Craft for Kids  - yellow craft foam, green craft foam, corn kernels ribbon
Here is everything you need to make a ear of corn craft!

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Supplies Needed To Make Ear of Corn Craft

How To Make This Easy Harvest Craft For Preschoolers

Step 1

After gathering supplies, draw 2 leaves on the green foam with a pen.

Step 2

Next, use the pen to draw a long corn cob shape on the yellow foam.

Harvest crafts- Step 3 - Easy Harvest Craft for Kids - adding corn kernels to the yellow paper covered with glue that creates the corn cob
Let’s make the corn cob portion of our harvest craft.

Step 3

Invite children to cut out the foam pieces – the two corn leaves and the corn cob. Next, show them how to spread glue onto the yellow foam and cover it with corn kernels.

Step 4

Attach the green foam leaves to the corn on the cob with Glue Dots or tacky craft glue.

Harvest crafts- Step 5 - Easy Harvest Craft for Kids - cutting ribbon to hang your finished corn cob craft
Let’s use ribbon to create a hanger for our corn cob.

Step 5

Cut off a strip of ribbon, then attach it to the back of the corn.

Step 6

Allow the craft to dry completely before hanging.

Harvest crafts- Finished Easy Harvest Craft for Kids - corncob with green leaves and ribbon hanger on white background surrounded by corn kernels
Our finished harvest craft is so cute!

Fun Harvest Craft Variations

If you have a younger child, perhaps you don’t want to use popcorn kernels. However, you can use other things that are a bit bigger. You can use items like:

  • Popcorn
  • Candy Corn
  • Yellow Pom Poms

Make this harvest craft your own. You know what your child’s ability is.

Finished Corn Cob Craft for Harvest

I love how this craft turns out even with younger kids. It is a great craft to send home from school for parents, grandparents and caregivers to see.

Our Experience With This Harvest Craft

This harvest craft is perfect for the fall season. During the fall season is the harvest season, and so it is a fun craft that becomes an educational lesson. We were able to take time to teach our kids where our food comes from and how important our farmers are.

This is one of the more creative ways that kind of shows them that. Plus, I like that it was great fine motor skills for my kids. It’s a good way to learn and have fun.

Easy Harvest Craft

Easy Harvest Craft for Kids

Fall is the perfect season for kids to create an Easy Harvest Craft. This craft helps develop fine-motor skills and is perfect for school or home!

Materials

  • Yellow and green craft foam
  • Corn
  • Ribbon
  • Glue Dots
  • Pen
  • Glue

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    After gathering supplies, draw 2 leaves on the green foam.

    Next draw a long corn shape on the yellow foam.

    Invite children to cut out the foam pieces. Next, show them how to spread glue onto the yellow foam and cover it with corn kernels.

    Attach the green foam leaves to the corn on the cob with Glue Dots or tacky craft glue.

    Cut off a strip of ribbon, then attach it to the back of the corn.

    Allow the craft to dry completely before hanging.

Here Are Some Questions and Answers You Can Talk To Your Kids About While Doing This Harvest Craft

How Do You Explain Harvest To Kids?

A great way is to talk to them about the definition, when plants are grown, when plants are collected. You can also take them to a local farm to pick out produce that has been gathered by farmers.

What Is The Harvest?

The harvest is a certain time of year where farmers cut and collect their crops (fruits and vegetables).

When Is Corn Planted?

Typically, corn is planted in the middle of March through early June. Different places have different grow zones because of their climates.

When Is Corn Harvested?

Corn is typically harvested in the fall. It is mostly harvested in October, but can be harvested through November.

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Did you try this easy harvest craft? How did your corn cob craft turn out? Let us know in the comments below!



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