After planting up our Vegetable Garden the children became concerned about the birds and bugs that may attempt to make a meal out of our seedlings. It was decided that a Scarecrow was what was needed!
So armed with a couple of wooden sticks, stuffing and a hessian bag, we fashioned a body. As we worked his name became apparent. Laura gave his hessian tummy a big cuddle and said, “I love you Mr Chubby!” and that was it. Mr Chubby became his name.
The children said that he must have a ‘cross face’ to scare away the birds.
So together they sewed on button eyes and a nose, with an angry mouth and eyebrows.
“He doesn’t scare us,” said Anabel, “because we are humans”.
“Now he looks like a real gardener,” said Laura, “because he has gardening gloves.”
Most days we see Mr Chubby receiving cuddles from the children. He is a much-loved scarecrow. 🙂
Oh he is so cute & I love the pink hair – yay for no gender stereo-typing. Loved the pics of them all sewing away. Thanks for the link up
Thank you Kierna, he is adorable. He is often mistaken for another child in the playground on first glance!
No problem regarding the link up, I am about to go and visit for a read. 🙂
I still see him as Edward Petalhands.
Staff and I really love that name Greg, but we felt the humour would be lost on the children! Ha! 🙂
So cute! HR Pufinstuf lives on!!!
Ha ha! He sure does Ayn! 🙂
Oh my goodness, Mr. Chubby’s grimace is kind of scary. 😉 I hope he does his duty at keeping away the critters.
Thank you for sharing at The Outdoor Play Party, and I hope you come back again tomorrow to share another idea!