Dancing Corn experiment (great for Harvest/Autumn)

With the cooler months here and some more fun to be had with corn, the children and I did a Dancing corn experiment! It was SOOOO successful, we all loved it! SO much so that we demonstrated it at the Children's Home school show and tell Morning tea here in Poatina!
All the directions and what to do are from the link.... give it a go it's a real WINNER!!!

 Everyone took it in turns to stir or add ingredients.

 

 Is it dancing yet???

 Now to add the vinegar.....

 Can you see the excitement in Sophia's face now that 

something unexpected has began to happen!!

 Now look at the joy! LOVE THIS!! We have clapping!

 

 

 We all watched it for ages, little corn kernels dancing around in the jar!

Gotta have more fun science days like this.... ROLL on the new term!
Smiles The Torrents'

Corn crafts for kids - Husk Doll

 

With Autumn well and truly here we have been busy with some seasonal crafts together with the Poatina Homeschooling group.
The very sweet Mabel and her lovely Mummy (Mrs Heather Copper from RockSalt Arts) 
talked us through making a Corn Husk doll! It was really quite tricky for some but with much determination, and a few melt downs we all ended up with a doll. During the "corn" talk we found out HEAPS of fun facts about corn!
Did you know
*each corn silk (that's the hairy bits on the top of the corn) is connected to each kernel! If it isn't pollinated then it wont grow the yummy corn to eat!
* You can drink corn silk tea!
* The male part of the flower is at the top of the corn stalk and the female is the corn silks!
*  Corn will always have an even number of rows on each cob
*  Corn is a cereal crop that is part of the grass family

 

  

 

 

 Every bodies wonderful Corn Doll creations!

 

 

 Looking forward to our next activity together!! Yay for Homeschooling group!
Smiles The Torrents'