Pirate Birthday Party Crafts

Keep party guests busy with pirate birthday party crafts.

Instructions for Pirate Crafts:

Pirate Hat
A perfect pirate party accessory.
Bandana
Decorate a pirate bandana.
Treasure Chest
Perfect for collecting their loot.
Coin Sack
A great accessory for a treasure hunt.
Balloon Sword
For a parent to make for the kids.

This page has ideas for pirate crafts that kids can make and keep. Crafts are a great way to start a party and the finished craft can even be used during the party as a game or costume accessory.

1. Pirate Hat

Here are the steps to make some fun pirate hats. The kids can easily do the folding and decorating to make a party accessory and keepsake.

1. Get a large piece of blank newsprint paper, if possible. If not, just use regular newspaper. About half a page is good for a child size pirate hat. Fold that piece of paper in half lengthwise. Pirate Hat instruction step 1

Pirate Hat instruction step 2 2. Fold the two corners that are along the folded edge in towards the middle, making a point at the top.

3. There should still be an exposed strip of paper at the bottom. Fold the front portion of the strip upwards. Flip the hat over and fold the other side of the strip up. Pirate Hat instruction step 3

Pirate Hat instruction step 4 4. One side of the hat should appear as shown on the left. The other side won't have the vertical line down from the point of the hat.

5. The hat opens up along the folds you just made. Now, cut out some stencils or get some pirate stickers the kids can use to decorate their hat. The final result could look like the image to the right. Pirate Hat instruction step 5

2. Pirate Bandana

This craft is mainly just the kids decorating a bandana in pirate style.

3. Treasure Chest

This is a very versatile craft. You can have the kids actually build their own boxes and decorate them, or for a shorter craft you can supply the boxes and just have the kids decorate them. These wonderful treasure chests can then be used as their loot bags, or as a main item within a larger loot bag.

How to Make a Craft Stick Treasure Box

This craft will take some time to do, so you'll have to allocate at least 1/2 hour for this craft.

What You'll Need

Thick craft foam (1/2 inch thick)- preferably brown (or substitute cork)
Craft Sticks - preferably brown
Craft glue
Stick on gems
Small elsatic (optional)
Gold or bronze colored ribbon

Decorating a Treasure Box

Since it takes a while for kids to build their own boxes, you may prefer just having them decorate boxes that you supply.

Small hinged box
Brown paint
Stick on jewels
Gold or bronze colored ribbon
Skull and Crossbones (Jolly Roger) stencil or stickers

Treasure Box Craft Kit

If you don't have time to go out looking for all the craft supplies, then a quick and inexpensive option would be to buy a kit. Here is a kit and some other accessories you may want to look into buying for the pirate party:

Treasure Chest Craft

(12-Pack) Treasure Chest Craft activity for up to 12 children includes glue, brushes, paint and decorative accessories to put on your finished treasure chests. Great for pirate birthday parties.

4. Coin Sack

The coin sack is a great craft for the kids because the sacks can be used as their loot bags. The sack can also be an accessory for a pirate costume. It's simple to make and the kids can make it and decorate it themsleves. Here's what you need:

Brown or beige felt
Hole punch
Pattern
String
Pirate Stencils

Preparation before the party:

Print out the coin sack pattern and cut along the outline.
Use the hole punch to punch out the holes where the circles are
Cut out copies of the sack from the felt for each child at the party
Punch the holes out for each of the felt cut-outs.
Cut lengths of string about 2.5 ft for each coin sack
Place two of the coin sack cut-outs on top of each other and tie them together with a string in one of the corners. Use a firm knot. Repeat for the remaining sacks.
Leave the rest of the string free for the kids to weave through the holes to make their sack.
Cut additional lengths of string 15" long. These strings will be used as the ties for the tops of the sacks.
Prepare some pirate stencils and markers for the kids to decorate their coin sacks. If you print out the stencils, then print on cover stock and use an exacto knife to cut the stencils out.

Making the Coin Sack

It's a lot of preparation, but the kids will love the outcome. Here's what to do:

Give each of the party guests a started coin sack, a second string for the tie, and stencils, markers, or other decorations for the coin sacks.
Have the kids loop the attached string through the holes from back to front (or front to back as long as they are consistent). Continue looping the string around the bottom of the sack and up until it reaches the other corner. Knot the string tightly at that corner and cut off extra string.
When the sack is sewn together, have thme weave the second string through the holes at the top of the sack. Make sure they aren't sewing it shut. The string should be going around the outside perimeter of the sack and the ends of the string will be knotted together. This string should be able to gather the top of the sack shut.
Now the kids can use their imagination to decorate their pirate coin sacks.

5. Balloon Sword

This isn't really a craft to kids to make. It's for an adult at the party to make for the kids. Here's what you need:

Long thin balloons
Balloon pump (you can't blow up those balloons by mouth)
Sword instructions
Pirate Hat instructions

Balloon Sword Instructions

Step 1.

Blow up a long thin balloon so that there is a portion at the tip that is not blown up. This is needed for when you twist the balloon into sections. Balloon Sword, Step 1.

Step 2.

Twist the balloon so that there is a section at the tied end of the balloon big enough for a handle, six small sections and one long section for the sword. Start the twisting at the handle end so that the air will be forced into the unblown up section of the balloon. It is also easier to do the handle and three small sections, twist them together, then the other three small sections and twist together again. Balloon Sword, Step 2.

Step 3.

The final balloon sword should look something this this: Balloon Sword, Step 3.

For more pirate birthday party theme ideas, follow these links:

Pirate Party Invitations
Pirate Party Crafts
Pirate Games
Pirate Costume Ideas
Pirate Party Snacks
Pirate Cake
Pirate Party Loot Bags

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