1. Cut a 4-in piece from the toe of the white sock. Cut the rest of the sock into pieces and use them to stuff the cut toe end. This will be the head of the scarecrow. Use a piece of yarn to tie the stuffed head closed around one end of the longer stick.
2. Cut a 12-in rectangle from the wide end of a tie. Fold the piece in half and cut a small slit in the center of the fold for a neck hole. Put the bottom end of the stick down into the neck hole, then slide the tie up under the head of the scarecrow to make the body.
3. Cut a 10-in strip from the thin end of a tie for arms. If you keep the point, cut the other end into a point, too. Slide the short stick through the tie arms to support them. Glue the arms between the top front and back of the body so that they stick out on each side of the scarecrow.
4. Cut a 12-in piece from the thin end of another tie. Trim off the point. Fold the piece in the center to make a V shape. Glue the point of the V between the front and back of the bottom of the body so that the two ends of the tie piece hang down to form legs for the scarecrow.
5. Cut bits of yellow yarn for straw. Glue the yarn pieces sticking out from the bottom of the head and the ends of the arms and legs.
6. Glue the two buttons on the head for eyes. Cut a triangle nose from felt and glue it on. Glue the yellow cupcake wrapper on the head for a straw hat.
7. Cut patches from the assorted felt and fabric pieces and glue them on the scarecrow.

In a container, place various fall items (leaves, pine cones, twigs, buttons, Indian corn, fabric, any miscellaneous materials) you may have for the children to use to make their fall friend. You can use toothpicks or glue to place materials onto pumpkin. The children can also use markers to make faces if they prefer.

Color craft sticks as desired. Assemble two crafts sticks on each side with glue and let dry. Glue leaves or fall cut-outs to the craft sticks to make border. Add picture and glue cardboard. Apply string and hang-up!

Wash corncobs and allow them to dry for several days. Make paint pads by placing folded paper towels in shallow containers and pouring on yellow tempera paint. Have the children first roll the corncobs on the paint pads. Then let them roll the cobs across their papers to make prints.

Variation: Use a serrated knife to cut the corncobs in half. Let the children dip the cutoff ends into the paint and press them onto their papers to make yellow corncob flowers.

1. Hold three of the pipe cleaners together and bend them in half. Twist 3 in. of the folded end of the pipe cleaners together to form a tree base. Spread the ends of the pipe cleaners to form the branches of the tree.
2. Cut the remaining pipe cleaner into 3 in pieces. Wrap the pieces around each branch to make smaller branches.
3. Slide buttons on the different branches to make leaves.
4. Slip the back of the safety pin between the twisted pipe cleaners to form a clasp.
5. Now you can wear your pin or give it as a gift!

Place child’s arm on sheet of brown construction paper (fingers should be spread apart). Trace arm to near elbow and hand and cut out. Glue cutout to a sheet of yellow construction paper and let the children use colored BINGO markers to make leaves for their hand tree. (Red markers would make orange leaves, etc.) These can be used to decorate a bulletin board, or just displayed as art.

Cut a leaf shape on brown paper (paper bags). Let the children sponge paint the leave with fall colors. These look beautiful on a tree on the wall.

1. Cut 4 in. off the top of the grocery bag.
2. Cut a semicircle opening from one side of the bag.
3. Fold the two sides of the bag together. Fold 1 in. of the edge over and staple along the edge to hold your fold in place.
4. Pop the bag open to form a cave for your teddy bear. Glue some fiberfill on top of the cave to create snow. Do the same at the opening of the cave.
5. Make a sign for your bear cave telling everyone that he is sleeping for the winter. You can decorate the inside of the cave with some leaves, if you wish.

Cut a 41/2″ circle out of white paper. Have children glue circle on construction paper. Ahead of time collect a variety of leaves. Let children glue leaves on circle for hair. Use markers or crayons to add the facial features. You can also make a leaf collage.

Glue colorful and different fabrics to both sides of several pieces of heavy paper. Cut leaves from this. Tie a string on each leaf. Suspend the leaves from a small branch. Hang where the leaves will catch the breeze and flutter.