Scarecrow Paper Plate Lacing Activity

This Scarecrow Paper Plate Lacing Activity is such a great way to teach your little ones how to maneuver their little fingers and learn some fine motor skills. Make learning fun and exciting with easy paper plate crafts and even some exploding science experiments.

From start to finish this craft could take as little as 10 minutes, but if your kids are like mine they want NO help from Mom so it could take longer. Either way, allow time for their creativity to flow and then be sure to hang your Scarecrow up to show it off!

Benefits of Cutting and Lacing Skills for Kids

We know that fine motor skills are vital for developing children, but did you know that scissor skills and lacing both have a slew of benefits for toddlers and preschoolers? Practicing these skills at home gives kids an advantage when they enter the classroom setting. Allowing little kids to use scissors seems scary, but, with an appropriate pair and supervision, allowing kids to develop cutting skills is a great idea.

Scissor and cutting skills are fantastic ways to improve hand strength, promote independent movement of the fingers, and improve eye hand coordination skills. This Scarecrow Paper Plate Lacing Activity has plenty of opportunity for kids to cut, lace and create their own fall friend.

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Lacing is also incredibly important for little hands! Not only does it help kids develop  fine motor skills. Also children will get the beginnings of how to tie shoes and put their visual perception skills to use. Lacing up their scarecrow will be so much fun for little hands that they will never know they are getting so many educational benefits out of the act!

Combining these two crucial skills for children into one color and festive craft is a recipe for a great time had by all. Parents will love that this is a low mess activity and kids will love that it is totally hands on. 

This Scarecrow Paper Plate Lacing Activity is perfect for an afternoon activity with your toddlers and preschoolers. They will love creating their own work of art to display. This is a perfect way to welcome fall with eager little crafters! 

Scarecrow Paper Plate Lacing Activity

What You Need

Construction Paper, pink, orange/brown, green and yellow
Paper plate
Scissors
Hole punch
White School Glue
Glue Stick
Crayons, yellow and brown
Googly eyes, big
Yarn, dark brown

How to make a Scarecrow Paper Plate Lacing Activity

Color the plate yellow.

Next, make a hat & a triangle nose with the orange construction paper. Attach these to the yellow plate with some googly eyes to create a face. Glue some pieces of yarn under the hat to give the scarecrow some hair.

Let’s embellish the hat with a sunflower. Start off by cutting out a square and folding it in half twice. Then draw a similar scallop pattern with the crayon and cut it out.

Unfold to reveal the flower.

Next, punch holes along the edge of the flower. Weave the brown yarn through the holes, creating the ‘seeds’ of the sunflower.

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Tie the loose ends to the back and glue to the hat. Cut and glue two leaves from the green paper to finish off the flower.

Next cut the paper plate as shown: notching in at both sides and creating a half circle/smile in the center.

Use the brown crayon to mark symmetrical dots along the top and bottom mouthpieces. Hole punch at each dot mark.

Weave the yarn through the holes to create the scarecrow’s smile. Tie the loose ends with neighboring stitches on the backside.

To finish the face, cut two pink circles & glue them to the top part of the plate only to allow the bottom to move freely.

Scarecrow Paper Plate Lacing Activity

Course: Kids Craft

Cuisine: Craft

This Scarecrow Paper Plate Lacing Activity is such a great way to teach your little ones how to maneuver their little fingers and learn fine motor skills.

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What You Need

• Construction Paper pink, orange/brown, green and yellow
• Paper plate
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• White School Glue
• Glue Stick
• Crayons yellow and brown
• Googly eyes big
• Yarn dark brown

Directions

1. Color the plate yellow.
2. Next, make a hat & a triangle nose with the orange construction paper.
3. Attach these to the yellow plate with some googly eyes to create a face.
4. Glue some pieces of yarn under the hat to give the scarecrow some hair.
5. Let's embellish the hat with a sunflower. Start off by cutting out a square and folding it in half twice. Then draw a similar scallop pattern with the crayon and cut it out. Unfold to reveal the flower.
6. Next, punch holes along the edge of the flower. Weave the brown yarn through the holes, creating the 'seeds' of the sunflower. Tie the loose ends to the back and glue to the hat. Cut and glue two leaves from the green paper to finish off the flower.
7. Next cut the paper plate as shown: notching in at both sides and creating a half circle/smile in the center.
8. Use the brown crayon to mark symmetrical dots along the top and bottom mouthpieces. Hole punch at each dot mark.
9. Weave the yarn through the holes to create the scarecrow's smile. Tie the loose ends with neighboring stitches on the backside.
10. To finish the face, cut two pink circles & glue them to the top part of the plate only to allow the bottom to move freely.

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