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Don’t spend money on Halloween costumes.  This Scarecrow Hat is an easy and inexpensive way to dress the kids for Halloween Trick or Treating. Add an old shirt with some straw stuffed in the sleeves and you’ve got a costume.

You might enjoy reading these books about scarecrows:

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant

The Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken Brown

Trivia

Scarecrows have been around longer than you might think – the first scarecrows known to history were made about 3,000 years ago! They were first made by the Egyptians to protect their wheat fields, especially along the Nile River. Source: The Fact Site – 30 Spectacular Facts About Scarecrows

Supplies

• Brown Paper Bag
• Straw or Rattan
• Glue
• Scissors
• Scraps of material & trim
• Masking Tape
• Ball (size of your head)

Instructions

1. Split bag open and place centered over ball . Press paper with hands around top half of ball to shape. Hold in place while second person wraps large pieces of tape around to make hat band.
2. Remove from ball.
3. Using picture as reference decorate for your own personal scarecrow hat