Since ancient times, the eternal problem of people working on the land has been birds destroying crops. The field is huge, you can’t really run across it, chasing away the hungry crows. After some time, people came up with a universal way to scare away unwanted guests from their site: they took a stick and made the likeness of a person, which began to scare the birds.
But straw man - not an ideal option, because birds quickly notice the lack of movement, which means the stuffed animal is not real. Today, the creation of a scarecrow is not used to scare away birds, but rather to decorate a plot of land. Make a stuffed animal with your own hands - the simplest thing, but then it will become beautiful.
But the idea of a garden scarecrow can be used not only in the field, but also when sewing a children’s costume, for example, for a matinee. This will not only save money, but will also provide a wonderful chance to spend fun time with your child.
Necessary materials
To make a costume you will need old and worn things.The worse their condition, the better for the image, so do not rush to throw away things that have not been needed for a long time.
An old shirt that can be additionally cut or stained, jeans, preferably large, some kind of hat, straw, acrylic paints and a good mood are ideal, without it nothing will work!
Advice! Involve your child in making the costume and be sure to praise him, then you will kill two birds with one stone: you will make the costume and improve your relationship with your child.
What does the Scarecrow costume consist of?
There is nothing complicated about the “ingredients” of the costume. The main desire. On the head of the stuffed animal there is usually a straw hat, damaged by the beaks of birds. Then a huge checkered shirt, maybe a jacket, with straw sticking out of the sleeves.
On his feet are long pants and unsightly boots.
Important! Don't be afraid to look funny or awkward in this costume, that's what it's made for.
The basis
First, you need to ruin a large plaid shirt even more, make it careless and untidy: cut it, stain it with paint, you can sew on patches and multi-colored pockets. To make the costume look even more believable, you can take a small pillow and tuck it under your shirt. And the child will like this idea.
You can wear a raincoat or jacket on top of the shirt; even burlap will do. A good addition would be bright scarves sticking out of pockets sloppily.
Head
You will have to struggle a little with the hat, because not every house has a large straw hat. But that’s not a problem either.
You can take a regular summer Panama hat or something similar and cover it thickly with straw, but it still looks casual and funny.
Advice! To make everything look natural, it is better to tuck the child’s hair under a hat.
Body
Everything is clear with the upper body. We put large pants on the child’s legs, which must be gathered into an “accordion” at the bottom; you can tie them with a clothesline, additionally securing the pillow.
You can also cut holes in your jeans or sew patches on them using bright threads. If the child is not very small, then you can entrust this to him, then it will definitely look believable. For shoes, any boots will do, because they can also be covered with straw for a natural look.
You can complete the look with bright blush on all the cheeks, spots of acrylic paint on the body and patches even on the face.
Children love holidays very much, and especially preparing for them, because they are vivid emotions of anticipation of something wonderful.
Advice! When making a costume, you need to take into account the wishes of the baby, age and gender.
Don't make the costume too scary, or even ugly. The scarecrow costume is ideal because it is very easy to make and is suitable, in principle, for any age.
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