Paper Scarecrow Decoration

This scarecrow is just to friendly looking to scare away the crows. Instead, let him decorate your window in the autumn months. It is easy to assemble and kids will have fun making it. You may of course choose other colors for his clothing. Make both sides identical and it will look good hanging in your window from both the inside and the outside.

For this project you will need:

- dark green, dark blue, red, beige and black cardstock
- brown colored corrugated cardboard
- black pen
- scissors
- stick glue or craft glue
- two gold brads
- string
- hole puncher

Craft Patterns: Scarecrow Body Pattern Scarecrow Parts Pattern

Instructions:

1. Print and trace the patterns out and transfer them to the appropriate colored paper or cardboard.
2. Cut the pieces out.
3. Glue the pants onto the body part, the shirt over the pants, then the head. Glue the hair onto the head and the hat over the hair.
4. Cut out triangle eyes and nose and glue onto face.
5. Draw a mouth with black pen.
6. Cut out small squares of paper and glue onto body to look like fabric scraps if desired. Using the black marker, making stitching lines onto the scrap pieces to look like the pieces got stitched on.
7. Make a bow out of the raffia and use craft glue to glue it on under the head if desired.
8. Repeat these steps for the back side as well.
9. Punch two small holes in the shirt and insert the brads to look like buttons.
10. Punch a small hole in his hat and attach a piece of string through for hanging.

More Autumn Craft Themes: Fall Paper Crafts Fall Crafts for Kids Fall Textile Crafts Fall General Crafts Fall Wood Crafts Autumn Season Cards Halloween Crafts Thanksgiving Crafts Leaf Crafts Pumpkins and Jack o’ Lanterns Fall Craft Patterns and Templates     A Selection of Autumn Paper Crafts 3-D Autumn Leaves Decoration Scarecrow Decoration Apple Basket and Apples Paper Pumpkin Suncatcher Tom the Thanksgiving Turkey Autumn Leaves Garland Fall and Halloween Inchies on Canvas Decopatch Paper Maché Mushrooms Decopatch Paper Maché Pumpkin Paper Lantern with Paper Napkin Hedgehog Motifs Paper Pumpkin Window or Wall Decoration

Copyright: Please read this Copyright Information about using the images of this website.