Corn Cob Painting

What you need:

• paper plates (for paint) 
• ears of corn (some stripped of kernels, some with kernels) 
• tempera paint 
• paper (large sheets if available)

What to do:

1. Eat some corn a day or so before!
2. Cover a table with newspaper, and place paper on top. 
3. Dip corn cobs in paint, roller-style, and roll along the paper in any direction. 
4. Use different colors for different effects. 
5. Compare prints made by cobs with and without kernels. 

Learning benefits:

• creative expression 
• experimentation