Here are the Winners of the 17th Annual Scarecrow Stroll!

Nearly 1,200 votes were cast in the 17th Annual Scarecrow Stroll in the categories of 12 and Under, Adults/Families, Schools & Organizations, Cranford Businesses, and Best Overall. Thank you to all of the children, adults, businesses, organizations, and schools who participated in the Scarecrow Stroll – we couldn’t do this without you! The winners will receive Downtown Cranford gift cards, which can be used at over 120 Cranford businesses.

A very big thank you to Union County Savings Bank for sponsoring the prizes! The Business Winner will receive a trophy with their name on it.

Now drumroll please…here are the winners!

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹: The Cheshire Cat – “We’re all mad here”

𝟭𝟮 & 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿
1st: Storybots
2nd: The Young Makers’ Masterpiece 2024
3rd: Bella the Brownie

𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀/𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀
1st: Rahway River Reaper
2nd: Sand Worm
3rd: Bat Nap

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
1st: Deadpool in a dead pool
2nd: Starlight
3rd: Duolingo

𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀
1st: Marie Antoiknitte (YarnStormers)
2nd: Stanley the ‘Sweet n Humble’ Gumball Machine (Sweet & Fancy)
3rd: Trash-O-Lantern (RND)

For this year’s Scarecrow Stroll we introduced new categories, where the winners were chosen by a select group of judges. Here are those winners!

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: Boo Deng
𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁: The Arteaga-Missak Family
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Terrifying Santa
𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀: Snoop Crow
𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: Miguel and Dante
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Girl Scout Troop 40103
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗽 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: It’s Pumpkin Day!
𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Felonious Gru-Crow
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄: Mental Illness Isn’t Scary – Stop the Stigma
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀’ 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Troop Minion

Congratulations to all of this year’s Scarecrow Stroll winners! Thank you so much to our scarecrow creators for their hard work and enthusiasm! You’ve helped make the Scarecrow Stroll one of Downtown Cranford’s biggest and most-anticipated events of the year!