Pirate Activities

The other weekend whilst digging our new pond … very exciting! … we found pirate treasure …

Long ago … maybe about the time of the Romans 😉 … the pirates sailed up the hidden river at the end of our road … and hid the treasure in the old marsh which is now our garden …

And it has stayed hidden all this time until we found it … wow! Cue, pirate fun galore with some inspiration from these fabulous ideas …

Pirate Activities Galore

Just in case you can’t find any pirate treasure buried in your garden, you could paint some stones like these at MemeTales …

… or make your own shiney gems ….

… and you could hide some in these fabulous treasure stones from Oh Amanda  …

Every pirate needs a treasure box like this one from Nurture Store to keep their treasure in …

Pirate maps don’t need to be complicated … ripped up brown paper bags like these from B Nute …

… or some scrumpled paper stained with tea will do the trick …

…. but if mummy was organised like Life with Moore Babies she could create a treasure hunt map complete with movement instructions …

You can make a pirate hook out of duct taped plastic cup and a hook made from scrunched foil like this one from All For the Boys ….

You could make an incredibly fancy pirate boat … Red Ted Art has instructions for a lovely toy sized one …

… but I love the sails on these simple cardboard boxes from Kirsten Can …

… and as Inner Child Fun shows you just can’t beat the laundry basket …

… or if you want something tiny, how cool are these little boats made from walnut shells?

Every self respecting pirate needs a good sword! You could make wooden ones like these on Kids Activities Blog …

… or if you wanted something less likely to do damage make up rolled up paper ones like these from Filth Wizardry …

A pirate eye patch can be made out of any old bit of black felt … packs of multi-coloured felt should be given out to all mums the moment they’re kids are born! … but if you did want to do something a little bit fancier Graces Favours has a tutorial …

All empty kitchen rolls in our house become instant “ahoys” … aka telescopes … but if you did want to make a glossy shiney one you could cover the roll in duct tape like this one from Handmade Charlotte …

… and you could even pop a distant pirate ship at the end like The Gold Jellybean …

If your crocheting skills are up to it you could make this fabulous parrot from Ildiko …

Or if they’re not … mine aren’t! … you could make these from JBMumOfOne …

… if your pirate needs some war paint check out this fabulous face painting tutorial … A Peek Into My Paradise

And if your kids are pirate crazy but you’re short on time check out this kit from Kiwi Crate which has a whole load of pirate making crafts including hats, maps, treasure chest, flags, eye patches & parrots … all ready to go …

So there you are, loads of pirate fun … but don’t assume pirates are just play!

Sorting Sprinkles has a fab series of posts working learning activities into pirate fun …   …

And if you’re looking for fab pirate books check out some of our favourites …
Captain Pugwash
Pirates in Underpants
Peter Pan
Treasure Island
The Pirates Next Door