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Cardboard Tube Scarecrow

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Cardboard Tube ScarecrowThis cute scarecrow is one of my favorites. I made this several years ago out of a paper towel cardboard tube, some felt and a mini straw hat. It’s a fun fall craft for kids and is easy to make. No patterns needed!

I used hot glue, however you could easily use instant grab glue or just wait a little longer and use white craft glue.

Looking for a fun scarecrow craft for the kids? Try this paper bag scarecrow!

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Cardboard Tube Scarecrow

Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

  • cardboard tube from paper towel or wrapping paper
  • straw doll hat
  • felt: tan peach or cream, light blue, orange, and brown
  • bandana
  • 3 buttons
  • 2 pink sequins
  • 2 small wiggle eyes
  • 2 ″ piece of skinny black chenille
  • 1 ″ foam flower
  • 1/2 ″ brown pom pom
  • scissors
  • white craft glue or hot glue gun

Instructions

  • Cut a 4″ wide strip from the peach or cream colored felt. You will need enough to wrap once around the cardboard tube. Start at the top of the tube and glue all the way around, this will be the face.
  • Cut a 4″ wide strip from the brown colored felt. You will need enough to wrap once around the cardboard tube. Start at the bottom of the tube and glue all the way around, this will be the pants.
  • Cut a 6″ wide strip from the light blue colored felt. You will need enough to wrap once around the cardboard tube. This will overlap both the brown and cream felt and will be the scarecrow’s shirt. Glue in place.
  • Cut out a 5″ x 3″ rectangle from the tan felt. Fringe ends to crate the straw hair. Glue around the top of the cardboard tube, leaving an opening at the front for the facial features.
  • Cut out a strip of brown felt, enough to wrap around the hat to create the band. Glue in place. Glue yellow foam flower to the band and glue brown pom pom to the center of the flower.
  • Glue the hat to the top of the cardboard tube.
  • Cut out a 6″ x 6″ square from a bandana, save the remainder for another project. Fold bandana in half and wrap around the tube, tie in the back, glue in place. Be sure to overlap enough of the cream felt so that the face isn’t too long.
  • Glue three buttons down the front of the shirt below the bandana.
  • Cut a triangle nose from the orange felt and glue to the center of the cream felt face.
  • Glue on 2 wiggle eyes and 2 sequins as cheeks.
  • Bend a smiling mouth from the piece of black chenille, trim to fit and glue in place.
  • Let dry completely.
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  2. Flair Girl says

    This scarecrow is so cute-and I adore that he's upcycled! Thank you for joining us this week for our Patches of Pink link-up! I'm happily your newest follower and hope you might be mine as well! flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com Creative blessings, Brynn

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