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Background:
Background:
Corn, or maize, is a starchy vegetable or grain domesticated from a type of grass called teosinte in Mexico thousands of years ago. As native people migrated to present-day North America, they brought corn along with them. When European colonists found the New World, they noticed that corn was a major part of the natives’ diets.
The natives taught the Americans how to grow corn, which would later become one of the most significant crops during the 1600-1700s. The natives also taught the Americans how to practically use every part of the corn plant – especially the stalks, which many people discarded.
Materials:
Materials:
Bowl of hot water
Corn husks
Twine or Raffia String
Scissors
Towels or paper towels
Instructions:
Instructions:
Layer 4 corn husks on top of each other
Tie a raffia string an inch from the top. Make sure this is tight!
Take 2 husks on each side & flip inside out. Now the knot is on the inside
To make the head, take the raffia string and tie it an inch from the top, this is now the doll’s neck. The top of the head should be rounded.
For the arms, take a new husk and fold it in half lengthwise, and roll up. Make sure you roll with the grain of the husk, not against it. Tie the ends with raffia strings.
Place the “arms” between 2 of the husks inside the husk “body” and slide them up as far as they’ll go. Slide up towards the “neck” of the doll.
Take another raffia string and tie off the waist. This will hold the arms in place.
You can also add a braid by taking 3 strands of raffia string and braiding them together. Once you tie both ends off, drape the braid over the doll's head and take another raffia string to tie it to the doll’s neck.
To make pants, cut a slit in the middle of the husks at the bottom. Take each “pant leg” and tie it off. You now have pants!
You can also add a braid by taking 3 strands of raffia string and braiding them together. Once you tie both ends off, drape the braid over the doll's head and take another raffia string to tie it to the doll’s neck.
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