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October 3, 2012 | 26 Comments

Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft

Toddlers are exploring their world with all their senses and doing activities that incorporate different textures is a great way to explore while creating. When I asked my daughter what she wanted to make she very confidently said a scarecrow. We’ve been zooming past them at the store and I told her we’d make one , obviously she remembered. I didn’t just want to make a cut and paste scarecrow so I gathered materials with various textures and a plain old paper plate and this is what we made.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need a paper plate, crayons,  glue, scissors, yarn, buttons, some textured paper , felt and  yellow construction paper. I had popsicle sticks for hair but as you will see they didn’t work out.
  2. Let your child explore  all the materials. Ask them how they feel and introduce new words to them by labeling the items as they are exploring. 
  3. While your child colors the scarecrow with crayons cut out a nose from the textured paper, hair from the construction paper , yarn for the mouth,  a felt hat and strip for the hat.
  4. Hand them the glue start with the eyes.
  5. Pop them on.
  6. Add the nose and the mouth.
  7. If your child is up for the challenge hand them smaller pieces of yarn to make a stitched mouth. I decided to test the waters and see if my daughter could do this. She has been doing a lot of self directed fine motor tasks so I thought why not try. She did so well and was very proud of herself.
  8. Add the hair. We started with popscicle sticks but they were too heavy so we switched to paper hair.
  9. Add the felt hat.
  10. Let dry.

 

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Fall Crafts, Paper Plate Art, Preschool Crafts, Scarecrow | 26 Comments

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  1. Maro says

    October 3, 2012 at 4:03 am

    This is so pretty! And it is perfect to combine with my harvest bulletin board that I have been making! Beautiful!

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    • admin says

      October 3, 2012 at 7:39 am

      My daughter’s is prominently displayed as part of our fall decor 🙂

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  2. Kristina says

    October 3, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Adorable and simple! Love it!

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  3. Honey says

    October 3, 2012 at 9:38 am

    Love this…I’m a 61 year old grandma (Honey) and I keep 5 of my 15 grands. I’m always looking for easy seasonal crafts that won’t break the bank! thanks

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