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DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Scarecrow Paper Craft

Have I mentioned how much I love drawing paper crafts.  It's so much fun!

This little scarecrow is simple to make and comes in two sizes.  The largest one is easier to cut out but makes a big scarecrow (you'll have to clear room on your fridge to hang him).

Materials:

bulletpaper
bulletprinter
  
bulletsomething to color with (B&W version)
            
bulletscissors
bulletglue

Instructions:

bulletPrint out the template of choice (you can mix and match the B&W and color versions if you want less coloring).  You need all 4 templates to make a large scarecrow.
  
bulletColor the template pieces (if using the B&W version) -- feel free to use different materials for coloring to add creativity/personality to the project (paint, markers, pencils and crayons are all fun choices)
  
bulletCut out the template pieces (young children may need help with this step)
  
bulletGlue the scarecrow together:
bulletGlue the neck ruffle to the body, right where the dotted line on the body stops.
bulletGlue the head onto the body right above the neck ruffle
bulletGlue the hat onto the back of the head
bulletGlue the hair onto the head, overlapping the hat a little
bulletGlue the arms onto either side of the body
bulletGlue the hands/mittens onto the ends of the arms
bulletGlue the legs underneath of the body so the feet are sticking out
bulletGlue the patches onto the body
bulletGlue the buttons onto the body
bulletGlue the sunflower and the crow on to decorate (I put the sunflower on the hat and the crow on one arm, but you can get creative if you like)
   

 

Printing the Template:

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen.
    
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).
 

 

SMALL scarecrow template     color   or    B&W

 

BIG scarecrow template #1     color   or    B&W

BIG scarecrow template #2     color   or    B&W

BIG scarecrow template #3     color   or    B&W

BIG scarecrow template #4     color   or    B&W

 

 

Printable version of these instructions

 

Tip:  Kaitlyn's teacher cut some of the pieces out of scraps of wallpaper and let the children color the arms, neck and face on their own. 

That way the kids got a nicely decorated scarecrow that could be done in the time allotted for the project and the teacher didn't have to use a color printer!