Scarecrows in the Park 2013: Little Bo Peep

Four years ago,

the Knox County Parks and Recreation department

began a Scarecrow Festival.

Our family and another from the 'hood

entered a scarecrow called

"Little Miss Muffet,"

which you can see by clicking HERE.

Well,

we finally got our act together and were able

to get a scarecrow entry

pulled together for this year's festival.

Presenting...

As you can see,

this entry was completed with the help of another family

from our 'hood.

Their family made the scarecrow form

out of PVC pipes and wires,

and we decorated it.

We used...

...Baby Girl as our model,

making it easy to actually the form

with her old clothes.

La La Loopsey dolls served as the inspiration

for the appearance of Miss Peep...

...as well as her sheep.

The kiddos from both families

crafted up the sheep

using the following:

*Fake carvable craft pumpkins from The Dollar Tree

*White spray paint

*Black and white craft foam

*Black and white pipe cleaners

*Black and white buttons

*E6000 glue

To create the sheep,

the pumpkins were first spray painted with

the white paint.

When they were dry...

...the kiddos curled up the pipe cleaners

and poked them into the pumpkins

to create the sheeps' wool.

After gluing on the foam faces

and button eyes...

...the sheep were ready to "hide" from their mistress.

While I set the scarecrow up in the park,

the kiddos enjoyed playing...

It was a lovely, lovely afternoon...

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Speaking of scarecrows...

...look at what our neighbor has designed

for his Halloween yard extravaganza!

I LOVE the look of the creepy scarecrow...

...and he looks even more sinister

under the light of the moon!

Man,

I can't WAIT for Halloween!!!