How can i make a scarecrow costume

This is my son LeeVi dressed up in a Scarecrow costume. He is a little guy and it was hard to find him a costume that fit. So I figured why not put some old clothes to use.

I had a red hat lying around the house, gray corduroy pants and a plaid orange and white shirt. I went to the craft store and I bought a Paper scarecrow that had a little bit of straw on it. Then I went and I picked up two acorns off of the ground. Next I took the paper scarecrow apart and got the straw off of it. Then I took scissors and I cut the fabric into different sized squares.

Next I cut the leaves off the bush and separated them. After that, I took safety pins the little sized ones and I pinned on the squares to the hat shirt and pants. I stuck the straw where I wanted behind the squares and I safety pinned it on as well. Next I safety pinned on the leaves over the straw. Then I took a hot glue gun and I glued on the acorns on top of the hat. It probably took about two hours to make this costume. This scarecrow costume won a Halloween party costume contest at my sisters work place.

So I guess the costume was free! I went to the thrift store and got an old pair of jeans that were faded and worn. In order to make sure they would be baggy enough, I got the jeans 3 sizes too big. I cut the bottoms off and frayed the ends of the jeans to fit his height. In addition, I also got two flannel shirts. I cut one up and sewed some patches on the jeans. I used straw for the stuffing and I sewed it into the patches so it looked like it was coming out of the pants.

Then, I glued straw into the pockets and cuffs of the shirt. I bought the shirt in a larger size also so I could roll up the sleeves to glue in the straw straw is itchy!

I used some old rope for the belt and a pair of argyle socks and black shoes. We painted his face yellow which he really enjoyed! My son got to help with all the glue and straw, which made him feel like he had made it all by himself! Altogether this costume cost me about 10 dollars. It was a lot cheaper than anything they had in the stores and looked a lot better too!

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My husband has a scarecrow costume from a previous year, and he plans to wear it again this year. Reid is so passionate about Halloween that we decided we would all be scarecrows. This scarecrow costume was made last minute. He first wore it to preschool, and Momma here was so thankful to see it survived the day AND the costume parade! He then donned it again a couple days later for the real trick-or-treating fun on Halloween, then once more a few days later for a little blog photoshoot.

The hat design is just fantastic! I had a go using material I've had in the draws for years so didn't cost me a thing! I am thrilled with the results! It may not be a patch on yours but it'll do for my son's Dingle dangle scarecrow costume for school.