About This Project

A 20–45 minutes craft for ages 3–10, using supplies you likely already have — Scissors, White Glue, and Craft Sticks.

GlueStick supports kids from setup to cleanup. After they choose a project, we guide them through gathering the supplies, making it, and cleaning up when they're done. We'll even help them share it safely with trusted family and friends.

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    Find Supplies

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    Make Popsicle Stick Scarecrow Craft

    Your creative buddy says:
    "Are you as excited to make this as I am?"

    Step 1: Make the base

    May need grown-up help
    Line up 3 popsicle sticks side by side. Ask an adult to cut a 4th popsicle stick into small pieces. Glue the small pieces across the back of the 3 sticks to hold them together. You can also glue the sticks onto cardboard if you don’t want to cut them.

    Step 2: Add straw hair

    Cut yellow paper into thin strips. Glue the strips to the top of your popsicle stick base so they stick out like straw hair. Angle them outward to make it look fun.

    Step 3: Create the hat

    Paint or color the top of the popsicle sticks brown to look like a hat. Cut another piece of popsicle stick (or brown paper) and glue it across the hat to make the brim.

    Step 4: Dress your scarecrow

    Use paint or markers to draw clothes on the popsicle sticks. You can draw a shirt or overalls. Decorate your scarecrow's face. You can make it look happy, silly, scary, or anything you want. Have fun!

    Step 5: Display your scarecrow

    There are lots of ways you can display or play with your scarecrow! * Make it a puppet – Glue a craft stick to the back so kids can use their scarecrow in pretend play. * Make it a flower pot decoration – Glue a craft stick to the back so kids can put it in a flower pot or garden. * Turn it into a magnet – Add a small magnet strip to the back for a cute fall fridge decoration. * Classroom display – Create a whole “scarecrow patch” by having all your friends display them together. Storytime connection – Use the scarecrows during storytime with fall or farm-themed books.
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    Clean up

    Put things away so your space is tidy for next time.

    Tidy up our space

    Put away our supplies

    Check off each supply when it is put away — and any clean-up tips underneath are done too. You might find a fun surprise!

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      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close glue lids.
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    • A cartoon of Markers
      Where they belong:
      • — Don't forget! Close all marker caps tightly.
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