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Even though it's in the name, scarecrow costumes don’t need to be scary! Unless, of course, you want them to be. Bring your idea of a Halloween scarecrow to life with our selection! Your little one is sure to make a charming strawman in a toddler scarecrow costume. And with scarecrow accessories ranging from terrifying scarecrow masks to easy-to-use straw kits, you can create a spooktacular character of your own.
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For as long as humans have cultivated food crops, they have battled birds. The very earliest farmers devised ways of keeping birds from eating their crops, and the scarecrow was born. The first known scarecrows date to almost 5000 years ago. Many civilizations have used scarecrows or "bird-scarers."  They include the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and Japanese. Native Americans used them before the time of Columbus.  

Most scarecrows have been quite similar over time and across cultures. They almost always resembled a human figure, dressed in old clothing of the time and stuffed with straw or hay. They have had many different names, in many different languages. Some English variations are hodmedod, murmet, hay-man, tattie bogal (or bogle), mommet, or mawkin. In Scots Gaelic they were bodach-rocais, meaning "old man of the rooks". In Wales, a scarecrow was a bwbach. Other names have included flay-crow, mawpin, mog, shay, guy, shuft, rook-scarer, kelson, and bebegig. A quick online search will give you names in other languages. Espantapájaros in Spanish. Kakashi in Japanese. Madáríjeszto in Hungarian.

So, you can be a scarecrow from almost any era or locale. Create your own costume mashup. Start with a historic or ethnic costume, add our straw accessory, and you're set. Then look up the scarecrow name in the appropriate language.

Scarecrows have figured in books, music, movies and comics. The oldest surviving book in Japan, from the year 712 AD, describes a scarecrow. And, of course, everyone is familiar with the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, who went with Dorothy down the Yellow Brick Road. There are several different comic-book villains called Scarecrow. The best known is in the Batman Dark Knight movie trilogy. You can become any of them in one of our licensed costumes! To be the Scarecrow from Oz, learn his signature song "If I Only Had A Brain." If you'd rather join Batman's rogue's gallery as an Arkham Asylum doctor, learn the names of some phobias. And practice speaking in nursery rhymes.

If you're going to dress as a tattie bogal, choose one of our many generic Scarecrow costumes. We have styles and sizes to fit anyone, adult or child, male or female. Then have fun with some of the different scarecrow names. When your friends say, "Oh, you're a scarecrow," you can respond, "no, I'm not. I'm a hodmedod!" (or a mawkin, or a bwbach, or whichever name you like best).

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Scarecrow Costume Ideas

There are a ton of iconic Halloween costumes that make us all excited every season. Obviously, you’ve got the vampires and the werewolves. They’re standard fare. Of course, there are the classic storybook characters, too. But… what’s that over there? That silent figure, standing over the whole family of costume options. It’s kinda eerie. But it is also cute and funny, too. Is it… staring at us, though!?

Welcome to the joy of the Scarecrow Costume! From the creepy appearance of the psychotic Batman villain to the cheerful smile of a friendly character from the Wizard of Oz, we have a huge collection of every selection! Pick out a snuggly Baby Scarecrow Costume for your tyke’s first Halloween or pair a Sexy Scarecrow Costume with the Crow to create a mystical twist that everyone will love!

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Perhaps you want something a bit more trendy. Recognizable! Maybe even a character straight out of a horror movie. Well, Jeepers Creepers, we’ve got what you’re looking for! Recreate Gotham’s Scarecrow with a spooky mask or pick out a Killer Scarecrow that may have escaped its way right out of the silver screen. If a Scary Scarecrow Costume isn’t your thing, though, go the other way with the classic Wizard of Oz Scarecrow costume!

Perhaps you want something a bit more trendy. Recognizable! Maybe even a character straight out of a horror movie. Well, Jeepers Creepers, we’ve got what you’re looking for! Recreate Gotham’s Scarecrow with a spooky mask or pick out a Killer Scarecrow that may have escaped its way right out of the silver screen. If a Scary Scarecrow Costume isn’t your thing, though, go the other way with the classic Wizard of Oz Scarecrow costume!

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