Crafts are an amazing activity to bring the family together and express creativity. Hands-on crafts also promote the development of muscles in the hands and fingers, improving fine motor skills which are essential in early formative years. Moreover, crafting encourages critical visual-processing skills such as pattern recognition, detecting of spatial rotation and sequences. Lastly, problem-solving skills are developed as a child often has to determine the steps needed to bring the desired craft-project to life. Holiday crafts are especially fun since they bring the sense of excitement while children enjoy using themed materials. Today, we are making a friendly Harvest Inspired Popsicles Scarecrow.
Materials and Supplies
Below is the list of materials and supplies you will need to make this Scarecorw Craftsticks craft:
- Recycled popsicle sticks
- Orange paint (we are using this one)
- Googly eyes
- Pom-poms
- Red pipe-cleaner for the mouth
- Hay
- A glue gun
Instructions
First, secure the popsicles by gluing two horizontal popsicle sticks to the back.
Then fllip the craft over, and glue one stick on the angle to define a hat & paint it orange.
After that, using a glue gun, secure the eyes, nose, and mouth.
Next, ysing a black Sharpie, draw stitches.
Adrian suggested gluing one stick to the back to make the scarecrow stand up like a picture frame.
Our friendly scarecrow is ready! Happy Fall, everyone, and Happy Harvest!
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