I know that I mentioned in my last post that Jace and Zoey get to do all kinds of adorable crafts now that they go to school. A couple of weeks ago they had a sign up sheet for people who would volunteer to make a scarecrow for the fall festival that we have to go to later today.
Is it too late for fall DIYs? I think not! Fall isn’t over, and this guy took like 30 minutes to make. Well, not including drying time. I also spent $0. Yes, made it with all stuff that we already had. Well, the school supplied the sticks.
Here’s what we used:
1. Sticks (one has a pointy end and one is like a paint stirring stick)
2. Cereal Box and paper to wrap it in
3. Clothes to dress your scarecrow
4. Markers/crayons/glue/ribbon whatever you choose to use
Bam. thats it.
We literally used scrap paper to wrap this cereal box up.
Then the kids and I drew a face.
I used a fall colored ribbon that I had in my craft box to tie the sticks into a cross and glued the box to the sticks. Then, I used one of my old work shirts to dress it. Yes, I know my scarecrow is wearing a publix shirt. But sometimes when items go off to preschool they don’t make it back. SO I wasn’t about to send him off in one of my plaid shirts that I actually wear and like. haha! Plus, the shirt was missing a button and I couldn’t wear it to work anymore. (Seriously Publix, get your button sewing skills together!)
Then I stole this hat back from Zoey and made a little stand with an old flower pot.
I think it’s kind of adorable considering what it is, a cereal box and sticks! The kids were pretty proud of their creation, which makes me like this simple project even more!
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See you at the fall festival! 😉
