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DIY Scarecrow Craft Ideas
Try making scarecrows with your kids for a fun and easy autumn craft project! All you need are basic materials like straw, cloth, and other household items.
Once you have your materials, let your kids get creative and design their unique scarecrow. To help get them started, here are a few simple ideas:
- Use an old shirt and pants for the scarecrow’s body. Stuff them with straw or fabric scraps to give them shape. -Attach straw or fabric strips to an old hat for the scarecrow’s hair.
- Add a face to your scarecrow using buttons, felt, or other craft materials.
- Finally, dress up your scarecrow with a scarf, jacket, or any other fun accessories.
- Making scarecrows is a great way to spend an afternoon with your kids. Not only will they have a blast, but they’ll also end up with a cute decoration for your yard or home.
Simple Scarecrow Craft Ideas For Kids
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Cute Foam Scarecrow Craft With Ribbon & Glue For Kids
Image Source/Tutorial: Kids Craft Room
Making a scarecrow is fun and here you can use different types of creativity to make a scarecrow. So gather your supplies to make a scarecrow using craft foam paper. You need craft foam paper, a glue gun, scissors, a black Sharpie, a plaid ribbon, artificial flowers, and raffia. Start by taking foam paper and using scissors to cut different parts of the scarecrow including its head, hat, eyes, nose, and cheeks. Then, place its head and stick raffia on the back portion of the hat, stick the brown paper hat, and stick red paper on the hat. Then, stick the plaid ribbon on the back, fold its edges, and cover its neck in the front. Use a Sharpie to make it smile and finally, stick an artificial flower on the scarecrow’s hat. With that, your scarecrow is complete, you can hang it on your window by making a hole and placing a thread. Kids can also work with their parents in this craft and learn about how they can use different materials in craft activities.
Easy Scarecrow Popsicle Stick Craft Idea Using Popsicle Sticks
Image Source/Tutorial: A Cultivated Nest
You can create a simple but good-looking scarecrow using a popsicle stick. Gather your sticks to make this scarecrow. You need popsicle sticks, a hot glue gun, a glue stick, googly eyes, brown and yellow scrap paper, a black Sharpie, brown crinkle paper, and candy corn. Begin with making the body by joining the sticks, first, make the base with three popsicle sticks, and then use a glue stick to paste the sticks on it. After that, paste crinkle paper to make the scarecrow’s hair, and then cut brown and yellow scrap paper to make its hat, using glue we will stick it a little above the hair. Finally, completes its facial features by sticking googly eyes, candy corn for its nose, and a Sharpie to make its smile. Your craft is now complete, this activity uses low-cost supplies and it is time friendly one too. Through this, Parents can teach about craft activities to their kids and how they can cut and paste craft objects.
Lovely Footprint Scarecrow Art & Craft For Toddlers
A good footprint can also work in creating a good-looking scarecrow and kids can make it by stamping their foot, start by coloring your foot with heels and toes with cream color and the rest of the foot with green color. Then take a cardstock paper, stamp your foot on it, and then leave it to dry. After it has dried, make additional details with Crayola markers, using a red marker to make its hand, then use yellow to make its feet, hands, and hair. Use brown color to make its hat, broomstick, and the stick he’ll be standing on. Finally, black marker for its facial features and the shirt’s button. Now your craft is complete, this is a simple craft that kids can do with their parents and learn they can color using markers and give them shapes.
Fun To Make Toilet Paper Roll Scarecrow Craft Idea Using Googly Eyes & Glue
Image Source/Tutorial: Red Ted Art
Scarecrows can be made using different craft materials and you can even use a toilet paper roll to make your scarecrow. Take a toilet paper roll and then stick a blue paper below the roll. For the scarecrow’s hair use raffia or fake straw paper and glue it to its head, to make its hat use brown paper, make a fold, and stick it on its head, you can also make a flower on its head by making small flower petals with yellow paper and its center with a button. After that, complete its face by sticking googly eyes and colored paper for its cheeks and nose for its smile use a black Sharpie. Finally, for its patchy shirt, cut and paste a small piece of paper and around it mark lines using a black sharpie. With that your craft is complete and now you can place it in your home or your garden. Kids can do it with their parents as it is a very simple and brilliant activity and through they will learn a lot about craft activities.
Beautiful Scarecrow Candle Holder Tutorial Using Wine Glass For Kids
Image Source/Tutorial: Premeditated left Overs
By looking at this, your reaction would be highly different as this scarecrow is made of a wine glass and is now working as a candle holder. Begin this by turning the wine glass upside down and then painting the tan color with a foam paintbrush, color the whole glass with tan color, and then leave it to dry. After it has dried, use more paint to make its face, like white for the eyes, orange for the nose, and pink for the cheeks. Then, use black color for eyelids, to cover its nose and make it smile. For its hair, cut hemp twine into small strips and glue them on its sides. Finally, for its hat, stick tan felt paper near the stem of the glass. Your wine craft is now complete. You can place this glass on your dining table and place a candle on its top, this craft uses great creativity and kids can also learn this by taking part in this and learning how they can color wine glass and glue other materials.
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Simple & Easy Scarecrow Lacing Activity Using Construction Paper & Glue Sticks
Image Source/Tutorial: My Home-Based Life
For our kids, making scarecrows on paper plates should be an easy one as it takes simple supplies to make this scarecrow and it will also not take much of your time. First, take the paper plate and cut its lower half portion. Now take construction paper and start cutting its hat, cheeks, and nose with different colored paper. Then place holes on the upper side of the plate using a hole punch and make holes in the cutout portion too, join them using brown yarn thus making it smile. Now color the whole plate with yellow crayons. Then take yarn and paste it above to make its hair, stick the cutout materials of construction paper, and stick the googly eyes. Finally, make its flower by cutting yellow paper and making holes in it, then tie yarn through it, then make small leaves with green paper, stick them with flower, and then paste them on the hat. Your craft is now complete, you can place it in your room or you can place it on a cardboard piece and place it on the wall.
Handmade Paper Bag Scarecrow Paper Craft Idea For Preschoolers
Make your unique scarecrow using a brown lunch paper bag and construction paper. Start with printing out the template of our hat and then trace it on the brown construction paper, cut it out, stick small strips on it with brown paper, and draw lines on it with a black marker. For the main face, we took a lunch paper bag, stuck googly eyes on it, and cut construction paper to make its nose and cheeks, then pasted them. Then take brown paper to make a strip and paste it on the head where you will paste strips of yellow paper as its hair. Then stuff the paper bag with crumbled newspapers and tie the paper with ribbon. You can make a flower with craft foam paper and stick it on the hat. Finally, make its smile and eyebrows with a black marker, and then stick a paint stirrer on its back, your craft will be complete. Kids can do this craft and learn more about how they use construction paper and lunch paper bags for craft activities.
Pretty Dingle Dangle Scarecrow Puppet Art & Craft Using Yarn For Kids
Image Source/Tutorial: Kids Craft Room
Kids can unleash their creativity by making a double-sided scarecrow with a spoon and yarn, this activity is amazing so follow the steps to create your spoon scarecrow. Start with taking a wooden spoon and colored pens to draw facial features on both sides, on one side you can draw a wake-up smiley scarecrow, and on the other side draw a sleeping scarecrow. After that, take yellow wool. Make its loop and then tie a thread between it. Glue the hair and make sure it looks good on both sides. Paste more yellow wool to make its body, hands, and legs. Above its hair, cut green and red felt paper to make its hat, then stick it, if you want to place a flower, then use pink and yellow felt paper. Finally, it is covered with square fabric and glue on both sides of its body. With this final step, your craft will be complete, small kids can play with them and place them near when they are going to sleep, this is a great craft and older kids can make this and learn more about craft activities.
Funny Printable Scarecrow Craft Idea Puppet For Kindergarten
Image Source/Tutorial: Red Ted Art
Kids love to play with puppets and a scarecrow puppet is a good idea with which kids can play and enjoy, gather your construction paper to make a puppet scarecrow. Start with cutting out construction paper for different parts of the body, after cutting them start coloring them with crayons, for its hands and feet stick small strips of paper and color them yellow. For the next step, you can either glue its parts together or you can make holes in it using a hole punch and then join them with brads and split pins. For the final step, you can either stick a baker’s twine at its back or you can paste a dowel at its back. With that, your craft is ready, small kids will enjoy playing with that, and they can also learn how they use crayons for coloring.
 Cute Popsicle Sticks With Magnet Scarecrow Craft For Kids At Home
Image Source/Tutorial: Today’s Creative Ideas
Popsicle sticks are a great source for making the scarecrow as it has a simple process for our kids but sometimes it requires parent’s assistance in some steps of the craft. So, grab your supplies for this. Begin with taking small cardstock paper and then take popsicle sticks, glue the sticks together using the glue, and then place a stick diagonally to mark its hat. To make its hair, use raffia and paste it on the sides. Use craft paint to paint its hat orange and leave it to dry. After it has dried, you can either use a black marker or black and orange paint to make its face. Finally, place a small magnet on its back and now you can stick it on the refrigerator. This activity uses simple cost supplies and takes only a short amount of time, so your kids will enjoy making this and learn many things about craft activities.
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Handprint Scarecrow Art &Craftt Idea For Kids
Image Source/Tutorial: Arts Crackers
Kids love handprint activities as they can use their hands to make something creative. For this activity, we will create a scarecrow with a handprint using washable Crayola colors. Begin by taking a green construction paper and placing your paper upside down, now color your child’s palm, thumb, and pinkie finger with red, your ring finger, and point finger with blue color, middle finger with black coStampstamp their hand on the paper and cover the lower portion with a paper towel, before leaving to dry use a paintbrush and red paint to give it a shirt look, and then leave it to dry. After it has dried, use red and black paint to make the shirt complete. Use yellow color to make its hands and feet, and make a scarf on its neck. To make its face, stamp your thumb two times with an orange color, use a paintbrush to join them and make a pumpkin shape, make its hair yellow and face black color. Finally, decorate its surroundings with more pumpkins and stems. You can make other things like grass and other things to decorate it more. Your craft is now complete and kids can place this in their rooms.
Common FAQs Related to DIY Scarecrow Craft Ideas
What can I use for the scarecrow head?
There are a few things you can use for a scarecrow head. One option is to stuff a pillow or old clothes with straw. Another option is to buy a styrofoam head from a craft store. You can also use a real pumpkin or gourd for the head. Whatever you use, make sure to put a hole in the bottom so you can put the head on the scarecrow’s body.
What can I use for the scarecrow nose?
There are many things you can use for a scarecrow nose, such as a carrot, a turnip, or even a potato. Whatever you use, just make sure it’s big enough and visible enough so that it can be seen from a distance.
What should I name my scarecrow?
When it comes to naming your scarecrow, the sky is the limit! You can name your scarecrow after a favorite character from a book or movie, or you can give it a more traditional name like Jack or Jill. Whatever you choose, make sure the name is reflective of the personality you want your scarecrow to have.
What does a scarecrow symbolize?
A scarecrow is a figure traditionally used to scare birds away from crops. However, the scarecrow can also be seen as a symbol of hope. In many stories, the scarecrow is a character that is brought to life and goes on to have adventures. As a result, the scarecrow can be seen as a symbol of hope and possibility.
Are scarecrows scary?
No, scarecrows are not scary. They are usually made to look like humans, but they are not alive. They are usually placed in fields to scare birds away.
What is the coolest bird name?
There are a lot of birds with really cool names. Some of my favorites include the Harpy eagle, the Australorp chicken, and the California condor.
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