How to Make a Halloween Scarecrow

Get your front porch ready for fall with an easy-to-make Halloween scarecrow. I spotted this cute scarecrow lady at my favorite local coffeeshop, City Market Coffee House. The collection of restaurants, shops and bakeries in the area were having a scarecrow-making contest and this one won second place!

I asked the owner, Nikole Ammer, how she made her scarecrow. It doesn’t take a lot of effort—or supplies—to put together a similar scarecrow for your front porch. Here’s what she did, adapted for you.

Pumpkin face
Choose a pumpkin with a nice long stem for a quirky nose. Use craft paint to create a face around the stem.

Scarecrow style
Grab a shirt, pants, boots, hat and gloves from a local thrift store. (Nikole made this cute scarecrow lady’s pants out of coffee bean bags. She sewed them herself. So clever!)

Body build
Stuff the clothes with straw. You can also cheat a little and use newspaper if you don’t want to buy straw. Safety pin the shirt and pants together for extra support.

That’s it! Sit your scarecrow on your front porch swing or up against a wall. Add a few pumpkins and maybe even some straw bales for an even more festive feel.

Would you make a Halloween scarecrow? Let me know in the comments…

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This is the twelfth post in a 31 days blog series called 31 Days of Reimagining. Start from the beginning.