Handprint Scarecrow Craft
Celebrate fall with this easy handprint scarecrow craft. Kids will have lots of fun creating these this fall.
If you are looking for fun crafts, using your hands can often be a great way to create some fun and inspiring art. This handprint scarecrow craft is such a fun and easy way to make something look great. Plus, you can continue doing it as your little ones grow and compare the size as their hands get bigger.
I love crafty things that can also be seen as sentimental pieces of art to keep for years to come. Handprints are often a great activity for little ones. Dipping them in paint, making fun pictures, and tracing around them to create fun designs.
Handprint Scarecrow Craft
This handprint scarecrow craft is a great one to consider with your little ones. Drawing around your hand isn’t as easy as you think, so little ones will have lots of fun trying to concentrate while doing this.
You don’t need too many craft bits to recreate this handprint scarecrow craft, and it is one that you can let your children do, aside from a bit of cutting, which some children may need help or supervision while doing.
However, I have also come up with other ideas to help you have fun with this craft. So here is everything you need to know to create a handprint scarecrow at home.
For another fun scarecrow craft, try out this Cardboard Roll Scarecrow Craft.
Why You’ll Love This Craft
Simple and Quick: Easy to set up with minimal supplies, perfect for busy days.
Uses Common Materials: Most supplies are household items like toilet rolls and cardstock.
Encourages Creativity: Kids can personalize their scarecrows with different colors and decorations.
Practice Fine Motor Skills: A fun way to practice fine motor skills like cutting, gluing, and painting.
Screen-Free Fun: A great way to keep kids entertained while reducing screen time.
Perfect for Seasonal Decor: These scarecrows can be used for autumn displays or craft trails.
Budget-Friendly: Inexpensive materials make this an affordable craft for families.
Supplies
First, to make things easy, gather everything you need together and set it out on a flat work surface. A table is ideal for this.
You will need:
Variations
- Why not have some fun with paints? You can stamp your handprint onto some cardstock and then leave them to dry. Then, cut them out to stick onto the scarecrow.
- You can use different sizes of googly eyes to create different faces and expressions for your scarecrows.
- Why not make more than one? You could create a family of scarecrows. Trace your handprints and your children’s so that there are different sizes. You could also use different colored cards to create unique scarecrows.
- Add some colored wool under the hat to reflect the straw. You could also use other materials, such as straw or pipe cleaners.
- If you don’t have any colored cardstock, you could paint white cards in the desired colors. Just give them time to dry before proceeding to the next step.
How to Make the Handprint Scarecrow
This easy handprint craft is a fun way to head into fall, and kids of all ages will love doing it. Here’s what you need to do:
Be sure to check out the full instructions below
Step One: First, gather everything you need. Then, begin by folding a sheet of tan or brown cardstock in half and cutting. This is the face of the scarecrow.
Step Two: Now, print and cut out the hat template ready to be added. Trace the hat on orange cardstock and cut it out.
Step Three: Trace and cut out two handprints from yellow cardstock.
Step Four: Glue the handprints on both sides of the hat. Then, glue the hat to the top of the face piece.
Step Five: Next, use a black marker to draw details on the hat. We made a wavy line for the band of the hat and added a few crosshatch marks randomly.
Step Six: You can then add googly eyes to the face.
Step Seven: Finally, use the black marker to draw a simple triangle nose and mouth for the scarecrow. We added another crosshatch mark along the face to complete our simple, adorable handprint scarecrow.
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Notes and tips
- You may need to supervise younger children when cutting out the templates and around their handprints.
- If you haven’t got any googly eyes, you could draw them on instead.
- Don’t worry if you don’t have access to a printer. You could draw the shapes yourself and cut them out. Your children may need your help with this.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is a great craft for young children. You can make one or a whole bunch of scarecrows. Younger children may need a little help with some of the steps, but if older children are getting involved, then they could always help out little ones with cutting and following the instructions.
Some great suggestions and alternatives are mentioned in this post’s variations section. It is easy to look at what you have in your home.
Check out your recycling and see what you could use. Delivery boxes or envelopes can be super useful.
If you missed the downloadable hat template, find it immediately below. Download the PDF and print it on sturdy cardstock paper to ensure durability.
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Handprint Scarecrow Craft
Supplies
- Hat Template
- Cardstock tan/brown, orange, yellow
- Googly eyes medium
- Black marker
- Glue stick
- Scissors
Instructions
- Begin by folding a sheet of tan or brown cardstock in half and cut. This is the face for the scarecrow.
- Now, print and cut out the hat template. Trace the hat on orange cardstock and cut out.
- Trace and cut out two handprints from yellow cardstock.
- Glue the handprints to both sides of the hat.
- Then, glue the hat to the top of the face piece.
- Next, use a black marker to draw details on the hat. We made a wavy line for the band of the hat and added a few crosshatch marks randomly.
- Add googly eyes.
- Finally, use the black marker to draw a simple triangle nose and mouth for the scarecrow. We also added another crosshatch mark somewhere along the face to complete our simple, adorable handprint scarecrow.
