Welcome fall into your home or into your classroom with this easy to make paper plate scarecrow craft. With its cool hair, this craft is great for kids to practice basic scissor skills while having so much fun.
This truly is a wonderful classroom craft for kids to make (perfect for kindergarten and preschool) as once your students make their own, they will look amazing displayed on your wall. There will be so many fun and unique-looking scarecrows.
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Scarecrow is a great theme if you plan to do some fall crafts with your kids. It just screams all things fall! If you make it just a bit scary looking, it also works great as a Halloween craft.
Just look at this cute guy or gal!
How to Make the Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft
What You Need:
- paper plate
- paints
- construction paper in various colors
- glue
- scissors
- paintbrush
- markers
- white gel marker/chalk marker (optional)
Step by Step Tutorial
You will need one paper plate to make one scarecrow. If you have paper plates with patterns, have kids work on the side that doesn’t have the printed pattern.
Paint the paper plate (beige colors work out really well for a scarecrow). Let the paint dry.
Paint a pair of eyes or cut out circles form black construction paper and glue them onto the paper plates.
Tip: if you are making this with your class you can punch circles with a paper bunch beforehand.
This step is optional but it makes the craft look more lively – draw white circles inside the eyes with chalk marker or white paint.
Add rosy cheeks either by gluing on a pair of pink paper circles or by painting them with paint (a round sponge brush is super handy).
Next, let’s make the mouth. The easiest way to draw the mouth is to use a thick black marker. Draw a curved line from one cheek to the other. Draw lines along the mouth line.
Cut out a triangle nose (yellow, orange, and pink are great choices) and glue it onto the paper plate.
Let kids cut a bunch of paper rectangles for the hair (yellow, brown, orange, red – they all work) and have them glue them onto the paper plate.
Glue a bunch on both sides of the scarecrow’s head.
Make the hat.
Draw an outline on brown paper and cut it out.
Glue the hat to the top of the paper plate, overlapping some of the straw hair.
Have kids cut out a colorful strip of paper and glue it to the hat.
Younger kids can leave it at that, while older kids can add more decorations to the scarecrow’s hat.
Markers are great for adding fine details.
This hat also needs a fancy flower.
Cut it out and glue it on the hat.
This is also a great craft to use up any bits and pieces – like gemstones.
Cut out paper strips in various colors, then glue them under the chin of the scarecrow (on the back of the craft).
Add as many as you want.
All done!
Isn’t this scarecrow craft lovely?
Now just imagine a classroom full of these! So cute.
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