Paper Bag Scarecrow Puppet Activity

Fall has arrived. With it comes rainy afternoons. Here's a fun and simple project to make with your kids sometime this season and ideas to encourage speech and language development in the process.

-Provide directions using words like first, after, next, then, last to complete the activity

-Brainstorm a list of materials you'll need to make the puppet (be creative- use those mis-matched buttons lying around or glitter or make a collage from magazine clippings)

-Discuss what scarecrows do and why

-Talk about places you might find scarecrows

-Describe the features of the scarecrow (perhaps it has patches on its shirt or is filled with scratchy straw)

-Show you child how to put their hand inside and lift the flap to make the scarecrow talk

-Practice articulation 'homework' words with the scarecrow

Put on a puppet show and enjoy!

-Elizabeth