Pirates Ahoy!

Pirates Ahoy!

Kyler was asking me to buy him a pirate hat and sword (dunno what cartoons he has been watching lah). Was thinking to myself : It shouldn't be too hard to make a DIY pirate hat/sword, right?

DIY Pirate sword

Materials:

1) Recycled paper bags - I recommend using the harder and thicker ones

2) Sticky tape and double sided tape

3) Recycled disposable chopsticks

4) Colour craft paper

5) Scissors

6) Aluminium foil

 Kyler's and Kammi's swords (end product)

 Craft Materials

 Stick the chopsticks onto a piece of recycled paper bag

 Cut out the shape of a sword (2 pieces of the same size and shape)

Stick the 2 pieces together (note that the chopsticks are still stuck between the 2 paper swords.)

Cover the "blade" of the sword with aluminium foil and stick the loose ends with sticky tape

Kyler busy cutting up craft colour paper to decorate the "helm" of his sword

 Put sticky tape on the "helm". Then stick the craft paper on both sides of the "helm" 

Add on any embellishments if desired ( A piece of Jewel will be nice!)

My fierce pirate brandishing his swords!

DIY pirate hat

Materials:

1) Black construction paper

2) White/ grey construction paper

3) Black marker

4) Glue

5) String

6) Recycled paper bag

7) Sticky tape

a) Cut a strip out from a paper bag (about 2 inches thick, the length depends on size of the kid's head) 

to make into a headband. Stick the loose ends with sticky tape to make a complete loop

b) Cut out the shape of a pirate hat from the black craft paper and stick it onto the headband

c) Draw a skull and bones on the white craft paper, cut them out, 

stick them on the black craft paper hat 

(**you can clearly tell I didn't help Kyler when he drew and pasted the skull, haha)

d) Cut an oval shape out of the black craft paper to make into a eye patch

e)  Stick the eye patch onto a piece of string

Time Spent : 30minutes on sword and 20minutes on hat

Fun level: 9/10 (he has been playing with this for the past 3 days, and now thinking of making a parrot to go along with this pirate theme PLUS maybe a black/white outfit!)