Celebrate the Harvest Season with crafts using seeds and corn husks!

I gathered these wonderful fall-themed activities from programs at the Garfield Park Conservatory.

Seed Quilts

All you need is cardboard, tacky glue, and seeds from your pantry for this one!

Begin with squares of cardboard.

I cut my cardboard squares approximately 5 x 5 inches. Cut as many squares as you would like to make in your "quilt." If you are doing this for a class project, you should cut one for every student.

Squeeze the glue, then place the seeds in a desired design.

Finished "Seed Quilt."

The last step would be to glue your finished seed quilt squares on a larger piece of cardboard, so your "quilt" can stand together.

Corn Husk Crowns

Begin by tearing corn husks into tiny strips. All ages love doing this. For a picture of corn husks and the strips, see my corn husk dolls pictures below.

Tie an elastic cord around an empty picture frame. You can use a piece of  cardboard instead. The frame/cardboard should at least be a foot wide.

Children can tie the corn husks using a simple knot all the way around the cord.

All ages love wearing the crowns!

Corn Husk Dolls

This is a good craft for the older child. It does take some patience. The pictures have been flipped upside down due to a formatting error in the computer, my apologies.

Begin with 4 corn husks.

Tear one corn husk into strips.

Take two corn husks and bunch together.
Secure with a corn husk strip (double knot).

Flip the corn husk over the end and secure
below the "tail," forming a head.

Separate the "flaps" and insert the final corn husk.

Tie off the "waist." You should cut the arms down to a
desired size and cut off any extra ends of the strands.

Tie off the "wrists."

Tie off the "ankles," if pants are desired. This step
can be skipped if a "skirt" is desired instead.