How to Be a Scarecrow for Halloween

So this year for Halloween, you've decided to be a scarecrow, huh? Great idea! It's such a simple costume that can be so varied! Here's an article on how to be a classic scarecrow!

Steps:

1. Find yourself an old, baggy pair of jeans or overalls. Or just a baggy pair of jeans/overalls. If you're comfortable with ruining your jeans/overalls, you can rip holes in them (this comes in handy later!) and sew little patches on them. If you plan on wearing these jeans/overalls after Halloween, just leave them as they are.

2. Get a plaid shirt. Use one of your own, or borrow one from somebody else. If possible, find one with a pocket (again, this comes in handy later).

3. Find a straw hat. If possible, destroy it. Make some holes in it. Farmers wouldn't put a brand-new, gorgeous straw hat on a scarecrow, now would they?

4. Get a bandanna. These can be bought at the Dollar Store for a buck if you can't find one lying around at home.

5. Now for la 'piece de resistance'! You can use real hay, or go to a craft store and buy some fake hay. This is essential for your costume, because otherwise nobody will understand that you're a scarecrow. You'll be projecting more of a farmer image.

6. Get a hot glue gun and glue (fake) hay everywhere! Glue some inside your hat so it's sticking up through the holes. Put a clump in the pocket of your plaid shirt! Glue some onto your pants and stick it through the holes and in the pockets. If you're wearing boots on Halloween, stick clumps of (fake) hay so it sticks out the top of your boots. If you want, glue some of the fake hay to the cuffs of your shirt sleeves. If you don't want to do this, follow the step below for a genius idea!

7. Time to paint the face. Now for the face paint. I'd suggest going for the look of the scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz", since people understand that you're a scarecrow that way. Use black face paint. Start at the bottom of your eyebrow and paint a triangle up about an inch or so. Do the same to the other eyebrow. Finally, cover your nose in black face paint. (If you're having trouble visualizing this, look up pictures of the 'Wizard of Oz scarecrow' on the Internet)

8. Put on your bandanna.

9. Ta-daa! Now you have the perfect scarecrow costume. Go out trick-or-treating or to a Halloween Party and feel confident that you look awesome!


Things You'll Need

Jeans/overalls
A plaid shirt
A straw hat
Hay and/or fake hay
Black facepaint
A bandana