When you think of the fall season, what comes to mind? For us, it’s hay rides, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and scarecrows! And crafts, too, of course! Which is exactly why we made this scarecrow headband craft.

It’s one of many easy scarecrow activities for kids that’s perfect for kids of all ages, from toddlers to preschool, kindergarten, and elementary!

Your little ones will have so much fun making their own scarecrow headband. And it’s a great way to get in the fall spirit and celebrate the season! Download our free template and follow our step-by-step tutorial to get started.

Easy Scarecrow Craft

scarecrow headband craft image collage with the words scaercrow headband in the middle

Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Tape
Scarecrow headband template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Click here to see our favorite kids’ craft supplies.

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this scarecrow to life!

First, guide your child to glue the cheeks just above the smile line.

hands gluing cheeks onto scarecrow headband

Glue the triangle nose in between the two cheeks.

hands gluing nose onto scarecrow headband

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Position the eyes just above the cheeks and on either side of the nose, and glue them in place.

hands gluing eyes onto scarecrow headband

Next, help your child assemble the scarecrow’s hat by gluing three pieces of straw hair together, like in the picture. Glue these hair clumps onto the back and side of the scarecrow’s hat.

hands gluing straw hair to scarecrow hat

Take the completed scarecrow hat and glue it just above his eyes.

Cut a few thinner hair pieces for the top of the hat, then glue them together like in the picture. Glue this to the top and back of the scarecrow’s hat.

hands gluing top hair pieces onto scarecrow headband

Finally, encourage your child to use the tape or staples to secure a headband extender on each side of the headband base.

hands taping headband extenders to paper scarecrow headband craft

Be sure to check out our Fall crafts while you’re here! There are so many fun ideas!

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Fall Preschool Unit

Want an easy way to incorporate this scarecrow craft into a fall preschool unit for your child? We have many simple ideas for making a week long fall themed preschool unit. We’re certain these fall crafts and activities are a fun way to help your preschooler learn at home!

Autumn Themed Kids’ Books

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves: The mischievous old lady swallowed a handful of leaves! Her tummy started to rumble. So she swallowed some more items. Then, even more. But as her stomach grew full, the leaves began to poke out through her mouth… when suddenly – poofffff! – it turned into a scarecrow!

Pete The Cat Falling For Autumn: Pete is not a fan of fall. But he decides to do some detective work and finds out that there are many things about this season he loves, like corn mazes, hayrides, wearing scarves, and apple picking! This story helps kids learn that even though they might not love every season of the year, there are still good parts to each one.

We’re Going On A Leaf Hunt: The seasons are changing, the days are getting shorter, and children everywhere are starting to make plans for their favorite outdoor adventures – and what could be more fun than a Leaf Hunt?!

Cute Fall Crafts For Kids

Acorn Craft For Kids – We firmly believe that crafting is fun and extremely useful in teaching kids necessary skills like cutting, following directions, planning, and fine motor skills! This acorn activity does all of that but cutely and simply. Plus, it’s perfect for fall!

Related: Fall Connect The Dots

Handprint Apple Tree Craft – This handprint apple tree craft is a great way to combine art and learning. It’s perfect for practicing counting, colors, and fine motor skills while creating a fun fall-themed craft! We’ve also included a free template to make this craft even easier to get started.

Collage image of the Fall Crafts For Kids

Easy Pumpkin Craft – Pumpkins are a fall staple, and this easy pumpkin activity is perfect for preschoolers. It’s simple and mess-free, making it a great activity for little ones to do independently or with minimal assistance.

Paper Plate Apple Craft—Our paper plate apple craft is not only fun to make but also serves as a great learning opportunity. Kids can practice their cutting and fine motor skills while creating a cute fall decoration for their room. Make it after apple picking or to celebrate the start of apple season!

Fall Children’s Printables

If your child is already learning sight words, these fall color by sight word printables are perfect. Just download, print, and let your child have a novel way of practicing sight words.

Try this Scarecrow Art Activity

These fall pattern block mats are a great hands-on learning activity that will help children learn shapes and work on fine motor skills and colors.

Collage image of the Kids’ Fall Activities

We love sensory activities for open-ended and imaginative play! This glitter fall sensory bottle is so much fun to shake and watch settle, and it’s also great to use as a calming jar.

This fall graphing printable is a fun way for kids to work on math skills while incorporating fall elements. Download and print this free printable and let your child sort, count, and build graphs with fall-themed pictures and objects.

Paper Bag Corn Craft

Did you make this project with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

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