Recycled Scarecrow Craft and Printable

It just wouldn’t be fall without a few scarecrows! This Recycled Scarecrow Craft and Printable is the perfect fall-themed activity, and we’re excited to share the free printable template so you can recreate him at home.

Be creative with it—use any scrap fabric you have lying around to customize the scarecrow’s shirt. You can even make several scarecrows, each with coordinating or different shirts, to add variety to your fall decor!

 

Recycled Scarecrow Craft and Printable

 

Did you see that Starbucks released their Pumpkin Spice and other fall-themed drinks? I’m so jealous of all my friends posting their delicious drinks on social media today. Unfortunately, we’re a couple of hours away from the nearest Starbucks, so I’ll have to wait until our local coffee shops start adding their fall drinks to the menu.

 

In the meantime, we’ve already begun to bring out our fall decor. With school starting soon, I know we’ll be super busy trying to juggle hybrid schedules for three different schools. So, I’m trying to make things a little easier by getting our fall decor up earlier this year.

 

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This adorable Scarecrow craft is versatile—it makes a great fridge magnet, bookmark, or plant stick. Of course, he’s also perfect for creative play!

 

 

Recreate this fun Scarecrow craft using the following supplies:

 

1. Popsicle sticks
2. Scrap fabrics
3. Burlap fabric
4. Cardstock paper
5. Buttons
6. Yarn
7. Black sharpie
8. Scissors
9. Craft glue
10. Pencil
11. FREE Printable Template found at the end of this post

 

Instructions:

Step 1

 

Grab any fabric scrap you want to use as the scarecrow’s shirt. We chose a 6 inch x 4 inch blue and white buffalo plaid check print.

 

 

Step 2

Start by folding the long side of your fabric in half.

 

 

Step 3

Using fabric scissors, cut the folded fabric to resemble a shirt, with sleeves on both open sides and a round cut-out from the closed end to create the “neck” of the shirt.

 

 

Step 4

Using your scrap jean fabric (or any other fabric style you choose), cut out two strips. Then, create a pair of jeans by cutting a rectangular shape and making a slit along the middle, lengthwise, as shown in the photo.

 

 

Step 5

Turn the “jeans” over and fold the 2 sides of the slit in, applying fabric glue or stitching it to secure the fold.

 

 

Step 6

Next, grab the burlap fabric and cut a piece to make the scarecrow’s hat.

 

 

Step 7

Fold your burlap fabric into a cone shape and use fabric glue to secure it.

 

 

Step 8

Using your cardstock paper, cut out a round shape. Cut out the eyes and nose from the printable template below and attach them to your circle. Then, using a black sharpie, draw on the scarecrow’s mouth. Attach small strips of yarn to the top of the head to create hair.

 

 

Step 9

Grab your two popsicle sticks—a long one and a short one (you can also cut down a large one to make it smaller). Glue the short one on top of the long one to form a cross shape, as shown above.

 

 

Step 10

Grab your scarecrow’s shirt and insert the neck of the shirt through the shorter end of the long popsicle stick.

 

 

Step 11

Adjust the shirt on your scarecrow and then place and glue the jeans into position, overlapping the shirt slightly at the bottom.

 

 

Step 12

Glue the two fabric strips over the shoulders on both sides, as shown above. Then, glue two small buttons on the overlapped parts of your jeans and strips.

 

 

Step 13

Finally, add the cardstock head and the burlap hat to your scarecrow to complete him.

 

 

And just like that, your scarecrow is done! Click the button below to grab the free printable template.

 

 

Of course, don’t forget to check out the rest of our FREE Fall Printables and FREE Kids crafts while you’re here! 

Happy Fall, Y’all!