As part of the Kid Craft Challenge #2, sponsored by The Resourceful Mama, I planned a scarecrow project for my five year old and seven year old grandsons using some craft sticks and leftover ribbon (from a Halloween project).
This is how one of the finished projects looked:
Materials Needed:
6 craft sticks
Glue (I used wood glue and glue sticks)
Leftover ribbon (fabric would work too)
Circle from construction paper
Crayons or markers
Wiggly eyes
Yellow yarn
Steps:
Take the glue and six craft sticks and make the outline of a scarecrow. (I made the outline with one of the craft sticks lower than the legs in case we wanted to stick the scarecrow into the ground.) Glue the craft sticks into place and allow to dry for about 30 minutes.
Make the scarecrow’s face out of the circles of construction paper. One grandson chose to follow the sample I made and used the yarn, wiggly eyes, ribbon, and red crayon to make the face, while the older grandson preferred to draw most of the scarecrow’s (multiple) faces.
Glue the face to the top of the scarecrow outline. Finish the scarecrow by gluing ribbon (or fabric) to the craft stick outline to make clothing for the body, arms, and legs.
Finished Scarecrows
Here are my two grandsons’ finished projects. (As you can see, one of the grandsons put heads on all the legs and arms. He told me he was making a “zombie” scarecrow.) I’m thinking both scarecrows would look cute stuck in ceramic pots with fall foliage.
I hope to contribute other crafts to the Kid Craft Challenge in the coming months.
Mimi and the Grands 
I am so glad you joined me for another kid craft challenge! The zombie scarecrow sounds like something one of my boys would say. I am bad about collecting ribbon. I have so much! I might have to pull it out and make these with the kids. I look forward to your feather project!
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