It was great to be back in the studio with Alex Worstell this week crafting for International Talk Like a Pirate Day. We came up with three fun, easy kid's crafts using everyday household items and a little imagination. The kids can create a pirate puppet, a parrot puppet, or make their own pirate ship. They will love coming up with their own version of these pirate puppets and have fun while learning.
Check out our post on the Macaroni KID New Iberia Facebook page to see what we created this week:
Let the kid's get creative! They will love to put on a a puppet show for the family once they have completed their craft. This craft will keep them creatively entertained and allow them to come up with their own versions of each using their imagination.
Here's what you'll need to create your own pirate puppet:
- Toilet paper roll and/or paper towel rolls
- Hot glue
- Paint and paintbrushes
- Packing peanuts, straws, and leftover fabric
- Construction or other decorative paper
- Other decorative items such as pom-poms, beans, noodles, stickers, and glitter
First decide on the size of your puppet. We used empty toilet paper rolls for ours and these may work better for smaller hands. I got the idea from the Attachment Mommy blog and we put our own spin on it.
We started off painting our empty toilet paper rolls the desired color. While they dry, you can decide on the other items you would like to add to your puppet to make it stand out. A few ideas:
- Use leftover beads for earrings
- Use the fuzz from a pom-pom or cut up construction paper for hair
- Cut out a sword for your pirate
- Use a leftover fabric to create a headwrap
- Use construction paper for an eye patch or pirate hat
Now that your puppet is dry, you can begin to add the extra items listed above. Hot glue will work best but you can also use scotch tape or Elmer's glue to let the kid's do this one completely on their own.
 Image by Tracie Ysaguire |
Our second craft involved a little more imagination! We used the following items to make our parrot puppet for the show:
- Wine bottle cork
- Crafting feathers
- Googly eyes
- Popsicle sticks
- Construction Paper
Our parrot is small and we decided to make him float on his own boat. For our boat, we glued together five popsicle sticks. Again, you can use hot glue for a faster dry, but Elmer's glue or Mod Podge will work. It will just take a little longer to dry.
Once your popsicle stick boat is dry, you can paint it. After the paint dries, glue a wine cork or packing peanut underneath to help your boat "float". We used two packing peanuts under the boat to hold it up.
Next, start painting your wine cork the desired color for your parrot. Once our parrot was dry, we decided to add googly eyes and feathers to make him stand out.
You can also let the kids add a flag or lookout tower to their boat by simply using a straw and a piece from a egg carton. Or, maybe they want to create a pirate flag! It's totally up to them to decide.
 Image by Mia Barletto |
Our final pirate craft is for the littles in your family. This craft will keep younger brothers and sisters entertained and feel like they are part of the puppet show. Here's what you will need for your pirate ship:
- Paper or styrofoam plate
- Poster board or cardstock paper
- Paint, colors, or markers
- Stickers and cotton balls
- Construction paper and straw
We cut up our poster board into a smaller piece for the show, but you can also let the kids use an entire piece of poster board. They can draw or paint a background of a pirate ship, an ocean, or mountains. Let your poster board dry and begin to paint half of your paper plate. Once that dries, cut your plate in half. Next glue your plate on the poster board.
You can let the kids decide who gets to ride on their boat. We used printables from Bip Bap Bop and just cut them out and glued them on our boat. The kids can also use cotton balls for clouds, make a flag with construction paper and a straw, or even create a plank on their pirate ship using a popsicle stick.
Here is part of show so you can see how our craft went in the studio to get an idea of some of the steps you will need to take.
Once all your crafts are done, don't forget to name your pirates.. and find out what your pirate name would be! We have a fun quiz on the Macaroni KID New Iberia site that will allow your inner pirate to be free! Check out the free Pirate Name Generator is here to help you sail the seven seas in style!
Join us next time on Good Day Acadiana on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, from 7:00 am to 9:00 am for more fun, inexpensive kid's crafts you can make at home.
You can also catch the live stream of News 15 Today online. Or, catch up on our past crafting segments with Alex Worstell on News 15 KADN on their YouTube Channel.
Happy Crafting Acadiana! |
