First we pulled the jewel-like kernels of corn off the cob. The boys named all the different colors they could see in all the tiny pieces.
It seemed to take a few days before we could resume the project as it was a long process to get the kernels soft enough to pierce with a needle. I went through most of them with an unthreaded needle first, to make a hole, and then let the boys poke through the pre-made hole with a threaded needle. We used burgundy embroidery floss.
Aidan's Necklace
Ciaran's necklace
I was pretty surprised at how long they stayed interested in this. I expected them to thread two or three kernels at one sitting, but they actually did quite a lot! I think they were pretty happy with the results. :) They thought it was pretty wild that they were sewing corn.
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