I know what you mean but some people aren’t very creative. I have trouble thinking outside the box myself but you gave some good ideas.
Glad I helped! These little projects really sparked creativity in our kids. By the time our oldest was 7 or 8, she was essentially doing them on her own with my guidance. We used to have so much fun going around looking for cheap stuff to make our scarecrows and come up with new ideas every year.
The nice thing is there’s no “right” answer. Whatever you come up with will be great and look super. Have you ever seen a bad looking scarecrow? The more outlandish, the better. Plus the trick or treaters loved them.
I’d like to post photos of some of our creations, but I just won’t post pictures of my kids on the ‘net.