Arrrgggggg! September 19th be International Talk Like A Pirate Day! In celebration of this glorious day, we have a fun recyclable craft for you and your kids. Let them be the conqueror of the high seas by making a pirate hat out of newspaper!
Who says dinosaurs can't be pirates?!
Here is what you will need:
- 3 sheets of newspaper
- Black Tempera paint
- White sheet of paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Take the 3 sheets of newspaper and lay it in front of you horizontally with the opening towards you and the crease away from you.
- Make a triangle fold towards the center of the newspaper with both corners. You do not want the two folds to meet in the middle. Keep them about an inch and a half away from each other.
- From the bottom, take the first 3 layers of the newspaper and fold the layers up.
- Do the same for the other side.
- Use the Tempera paint to paint the triangular part of the hat black.
- On the white piece of paper draw a skull and cross bones. Draw a light bulb shaped figure for the skull. Be sure to include eyes and teeth. Draw your two bones.
- Cut out the shapes on the white paper.
- Glue them onto the hat.
- Now measure the hat on your child’s head and pinch the extra newspaper.
- Lastly, staple the two sides to make sure the hat doesn’t slip off and tada you have a completed pirate hat!
Making the folds to the center
Folding first 3 layers at bottom upwards on each side
Drawing skull and bones. Get creative!
Who said dinosaurs couldn't be pirates.....
Now your little sea dog is ready for Talk Like a Pirate Day! If you want to turn this day into a family activity, click here to learn how to create a pirate scavenger hunt!
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