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
These ideas are delightful! I think my two boys will have to find their inner pirate soon!
Thank you so much for this!!! I’m planning on having a pirate themed birthday part for my 5 yo this summer and this is perfect! I’m pinning this. Found you from Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop! http://blessedbeyondcrazy.com
What a fun, creative idea! The weather has been so dreadful here, this is a perfect fun activity (not the treasure hunt in the garden… although hunting for treasure in the snow would make it interesting!).
Love your blog!
SUPER cute ideas!!
What a fab collection of ideas! We love pirate play in our house- think we need to do some more!
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Arrrrg, omg, so fun!!!! Pinned
So many fun ideas =)
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Great post, popped past via Monday Parenting Pin It Party and posted to my pinterest page @more4mums
Some brilliant ideas! Thanks so much for linking to the #pinitparty. Have pinned and shared 🙂
Thanks for sharing our cute pirate face painting!