For 7000 years, corn has been an important agricultural crop, for food, fuel and fiber. Early people of Central America, Native Americans and early European settlers were thrifty and found ways to make use of everything available to them. Corn and corn by-products were often used to make a variety of items. Try out this activity using corn husks. Add scraps of fabric, string, or other woven materials to personalize and then share a photo of your friend below.
Try making a corn husk friend. Use the silk for the hair.
From: The Corn Cook Book,1907.