Make a Paper Plate Scarecrow
Fall is here! You can make a friendly scarecrow for your room.
This fun craft uses simple items you have at school or home.
Things You Need:
- 1 white paper plate
- Brown and orange paper
- Yellow yarn
- A black marker
- A glue stick
- Child scissors
Steps to Follow:
Step 1: Cut the hat. Use your scissors to cut a hat shape out of the brown paper.
Make sure the hat is wide enough to fit on top of your plate.
Step 2: Add the hair. Cut six short pieces of yellow yarn.
Glue three pieces of yarn to each side of the plate rim for straw hair.
Step 3: Glue the hat. Put glue along the top edge of your plate.
Press the brown paper hat down firmly over the yarn.
Step 4: Make the nose. Cut a small triangle out of the orange paper.
Glue the orange triangle in the middle of the plate to make the nose.
Step 5: Draw the face. Use your black marker to draw two round eyes above the nose.
Draw a wide, curved smile below the nose with short stitch marks across the line.
Step 6: Let it dry. Let the glue dry for ten minutes.
Now your happy scarecrow is ready to hang on the wall!
- scarecrow:
- A figure made of clothes and straw set up in fields to scare away birds.
- craft:
- A fun activity that involves making things with your hands.
- yarn:
- Thick thread or string used for knitting or art projects.
- rim:
- The outer edge or border of something round, like a plate.
- firmly:
- In a strong, steady way.
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“Make a Paper Plate Scarecrow” is a how-to / procedural reading passage about paper plate scarecrow craft, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minute to read (214 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.