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Published 09.17.2009 | Permanent Link | Comments (2)
Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day
By Ellen Luckett Baker
Shiver me timbers! There's actually a day called Talk Like a Pirate Day. Arrrr! Indeed, you can read more about it here. Celebrate with the kids on Saturday, September 19 with these quick crafts made from supplies likely to be found around the house. Make a hat, spy scope and an eye patch. We enjoyed making these and I really can't stop talking like a pirate. Arrrr! This pirate gear would also work well for a quick Halloween costume and the hats could be a simple craft for a pirate-themed birthday party if you just paint the bags beforehand. And the hats will fit adults too! Listen up mateys, here's how to make the booty.
How to Make the Pirate Hat
Supplies:
-brown paper bag
-scissors
-black & white paint
-paintbrush
-stapler
Follow these simple instructions and you'll be sailing the seven seas in no time:
I spy some landlubbers!
How to Make the Eye Patch
Supplies
-thin cardboard (cereal or cracker box)
-scissors
-black electrical tape
-elastic or string
Simply cut an eye patch shape from the cardboard and wrap it with the electrical tape, being careful not to stretch as you wrap or it will curve your eye patch. Poke a hole in either end and thread elastic or string through the holes, adjust to fit, and tie off the ends.
How to Make the Spy Scope
Supplies:
-2 or 3 cardboard tubes of various sizes (found on paper towels, toilet paper, aluminum foil, etc.)
-electrical tape in black and red
-glue
Wrap the electrical tape around the longer tube in a striped design. Stop at the point where you'll add your smaller end piece and leave that part cardboard (so the glue will adhere). Then wrap your smaller piece with the black electrical tape. Attach the smaller piece to the end with the glue and allow it to dry. Go spy some scallywags!
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About this column
This is a year-round Holiday column. Kids love Holidays. As parents we have come to appreciate how Holidays seem to help structure our lives. Plus, any excuse to have fun sounds good to us!
We'll admit it, now that we're parents, we secretly look for Holidays to celebrate and between National, Secular, Unofficial and Bizarre Holidays, we think there are enough days out there to keep us inspired every week.
This column will be a place where you can get inspiration for how to enjoy time with your kids. Crafting projects and ideas will be posted on Thursdays by our brilliant contributors (see below). Other fun ideas will be posted here throughout the week as the inspiration hits us!
About our Craft Contributors
Ellen Luckett Baker is the author of the long thread, a blog about handmade goods. She has always enjoyed making things, but the flexibility of staying at home with her two daughters along with the creative inspiration they provide has led her to craft on a daily basis. Combining her love of graphic design and sewing, she has created an Etsy shop selling machine embroidery designs and sewing patterns.
Ellen lives in Atlanta with her husband and two young daughters. She holds a B.A. in Art History and a Master's of Public Administration with a focus in Non-Profit Management.
Cindy Hopper was fortunate to be raised in a family who appreciated the arts. This background led to a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education. With a keen eye for design and color, Cindy has continued her love of art and is now passing her creative skills on to her three children. Cindy's family and friends are the beneficiaries of her passion for fun and meaningful creative projects. Cindy's personal blog, Skip to My Lou, has taken her love of a project to new levels. Postings keep the family busy -– from testing new recipes for holiday treats to designing and building floats for a neighborhood parade to making fabric rolls to hold crayons to creating themed parties. Cindy seems to have an unending supply of ideas for gifts, parties and rainy days.
Marie LeBaron is a 30 something stay at home mom in Utah. Before life as a mother, she graduated with a teaching degree in Early Childhood & Elementary Education, after which she taught four years of Kindergarten. After her first child was born, she decided to read books and sing silly songs at home. She misses the classroom, but she now gets to bring the fun and learning into her home and ours. You’ll see her kids a lot in these projects as they are her guinea pigs and for whom she's creative. You can follow more of her projects at her personal blog Make and Takes.
Brenda Ponnay is a stealthy secret agent who juggles parenthood to her adorable daughter by day and freelance graphic design by night. Whether it's painting, baking, drawing, making castles out of card board boxes or just doing the laundry with flair, Brenda Ponnay has finally discovered (at the ripe old age of thirty-six) that what really makes her happy is being creative every single day.
Brenda lives in Southern California with her husband, daughter, three cats and thirty-seven pet birds. You can read about all her crazy adventures on her personal blog: Secret Agent Josephine.
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Comments (2):
Colleen said:
Love it! My preschooler doesn't quite get pirates yet, but we'll certainly be celebrating next year!
Posted on September 17, 2009 19:38
Deven said:
Prefect! I can't wait!
Posted on September 17, 2009 22:23