TV Show, Song & Movie Scarecrow Ideas

How about building a scarecrow display featuring your favourite TV show characters?

John Kerry sent in this photo of an excellent 'Bob the Builder' scarecrow display that was in the Village Competition at Bratton Clovelly in Devon, UK. John says Bob speaks for himself - well he would if he could!

Here is a very cleverly made scarecrow display showing Homer and Marge Simpson from the TV show, The Simpsons. It was built by Jean & John Simpson of Farlam Parish in UK. Photograph courtesy of Hugh Beesely.

Song Scarecrow Ideas

Frosty the Crowman and Santa Crows
Teachers Mary Gregory, Beckie Peterson and Andrea Gregory and the preschoolers of Mary Gregory's Schoolhouse Family Day Care Centre at Valencia in California, USA made this wonderful scarecrow display in 2012 based on the popular old Christmas song, 'Frosty the Snowman'. What a funny and colourful tribute to the Christmas season!
(See more great displays by the Gregory Family Care Centre: The Cat in the Hat, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Childcare Teacher with Children and 'Ring Around the Crowsie')

The scarecrow ideas for the following three Scarecrows in Motion displays all came from well loved old songs. In each case a sound track of the music was played as part of an animated scarecrow show. Click on the links to see more photographs and details.

The Bicycle Built for Two scarecrow display was based on the old music hall song, Daisy Bell.

The Strawy Matilda scarecrow display was based on the famous Australian song, Waltzing Matilda.

The Old MacStrawy Had a Farm scarecrow display was based on the popular children's song, Old MacDonald Had a Farm.

This funny and colorful scarecrow display was called Shop-Crow-Holic, based on the book and movie. It was made by Jennifer Azzolini and her family for their local Scarecrow Festival.

This excellent scarecrow idea was based on the movie, The Wizard of Oz. It featured a scarecrow lion, scarecrow tinman, and scarecrows of Dorothy, Toto and The Scarecrow, all walking along a Yellow Brick Road.

(Kurrajong Scarecrow Festival)

These cute and colorful scarecrows were based on the movie, 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'. The scene includes Linus and Sally waiting for the Great Pumpkin, and Charlie Brown, Pig Pen and Lucy in their Trick or Treating costumes. In this display the Great Pumpkin actually arrives! (See more displays by the Gregory Family Care Centre: Frosty the Crowman, The Cat in the Hat, Childcare Teacher with Children and Ring Around the Rosie.)

These wonderful scarecrows were made by teachers, Beckie Warloe, Breanne Crane and Mary Gregory, and the children of Mary's Schoolhouse AKA Gregory Family Child Care at Lombardi's Ranch in Santa Clarita Valley, California.

Other Movie Scarecrow Ideas

Numerous other movies offer characters and scenes that offer ideal scarecrow display ideas. For example (to name just a few):

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  
• ET the Extra-terrestrial
  
• Harry Potter series
  
• Jaws
  
• Mary Poppins ('Scary Poppins?')
  
• Shrek
  
• Star Wars