Whether to celebrate the fall season or just to pass some time on a gloomy day, come check out scarecrow craft tutorial!
Get those creative juices flowing with this fun and easy paper scrap scarecrow craft! Your kids are sure to love the end result, plus you get to upcycle all of those scraps of paper lying around!
Keep the kids entertained this season with a fun fall craft! Get creative and make a paper scrap scarecrow to add some extra spookiness to your autumn decorations. Tag us in your creations for a chance to be featured on our social media accounts!
Craft Supplies:
- Scarecrow Hat Printable – on our landing page
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- Scissors
- White Cardstock Paper
- Scrapbook Paper Scraps
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- Extra Large Googly Eyes
- Glue Stick or Tape Runner Adhesive
Directions:
- First things first – grab our free scarecrow hat printable, listed above in the supply list.
- Go ahead and find it on your computer, right click and print it out on a single sheet of BROWN cardstock paper.
- Now that you have the printable, go ahead and trim out the hat shape.
- Save the remaining paper for the mouth of the scarecrow. Set aside for now.
- Now you are ready to cut your paper scraps into long, thin strips for the scarecrow’s face. They don’t have to be perfect or all the same length {just like a real straw or hay!}
- Start gluing the paper strips in a random design, in the center of your white cardstock paper. You want them to lay on top of each.
- Add as many pieces of paper as you like to create your scarecrow head shape. You want it to be nice and “fluffy” though.
- When ready, glue on his brown hat on top of the paper scrap design.
- The last step is to cut out his nose/mouth out of the remaining cardstock paper and glue those on as well, with the two wiggle eyes.
- Now add any other embellishments you see fit.
- Then display your scarecrow paper piece proudly for all to admire!
Our Favorite Fall Books:
Here are some recommended books that beautifully complement our craft idea. You can conveniently purchase them through our affiliate links on Amazon.
- Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak
- The Scarecrow: A Fall Book for Kids by Beth Ferry
- It’s Fall! by Renée Kurilla
- Otis and the Scarecrow by Loren Long
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! by Lucille Colandro
- Halloween in the Orchard by Phyllis Alsdurf
- Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn: A Fall Book for Kids by James Dean
RELATED —> Jack-O-Lantern Scarecrow
Don’t forget to check out our Paper Plate Scarecrow tutorial for another one of our favorite crafts to make this time of year!
Happy crafting, my friends!!!
Paper Scrap Scarecrow Craft For Kids
Whether to celebrate the fall season or just to pass some time on a gloomy day, come check out scarecrow craft tutorial!
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