Dress Like A Pirate

Posted by Christine Alcott Jul 6, 2006

Stores are full of expensive pirate costumes from the latest Pirate movie. You do not need to spend your doubloons on them. Instead, make your own pirate togs.

• Give your child an old long sleeved, button down work shirt - the longer, the better. They can tie it around their waist. Girls can wear a very long skirt.
• Tie an old scrap of fabric around the head. Or, make a do-rag!
• Make an eye-patch out of black construction paper, fabric, or felt. Tie around the head with string or elastic.
• Make an earring out of cardboard, cover with aluminum foil, and loop over top of the ear.
• Make a hook - Draw and cut a nice sized hook out of sturdy cardboard. Be sure to leave a narrow strip at the opposite end from the hook. Get a styrofoam cup big enough to fit your hand in. (I tried a plastic cup, but they were too hard to cut). Cut a slit in the bottom of the cup. Place the narrow strip of the hook through the slit in the cup. Cover the hook with aluminum foil. Now you have a great looking hook for a hand. Make sure to use safety and caution with the hook! It is not sharp, but we still want to be safe!

Now you can look swash-buckling and adventurous! Be sure to check out our Pirate Lesson Plans!