Pirates are always a popular theme with kids, and for good reason. They get to be the daring hero in a quest for treasure and adventure.
They can also dress up as their favorite pirate character, fly the Jolly Roger, and even speak in pirate talk. Who wouldn’t want that?
Today we have 13 easy pirate crafts for kids to share with you, as well as free printable pirate colouring pages and activities.
I remember going to some great pirate themed parties as a child, and they have stood the test of time since my boys love pirates just as much. If you are planning a pirate party, we have plenty of great and simple ideas here for you in this blog post.
With Talk Like a Pirate Day on the 19th September, we’ve got you covered with these easy crafts.
With a bit of creativity and some glue, you can create these fun little pirate crafts that are just perfect for your young buccaneers!
I’ve gathered together a selection of swashbuckling pirate crafts, from hats to telescopes to parrots and eye patches – there’s a craft or pirate activity for every little pirate to enjoy making.
There is no better way to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day than with some pirate crafts for kids.
What better way to get your kids in the spirit of the day than by letting them make their own treasure map, pirate hat, and sword?
This year, instead of just reading a book about pirates, give your child the opportunity to go on an adventure with these hands on pirate crafts. So much fun!
Click on each of the links for the full instructions, supplies and tutorial for that particular pirate craft for kids.
Pirate Crafts for Kids
Easy pirate crafts for kids, perfect for preschoolers, toddlers, and school age kids to enjoy for pirate parties, a pirate theme or Talk Like A Pirate Day.
Make your own pirate treasure map with home made coffee paint in this fun and easy pirate craft that kids of all ages will love.
You could use this map to design your own pirate land and write a pirate story! Great for creativity.
Make a pirate boat using cardboard and paint with this fun idea from Red Ted Art.
Afterwards, the children can have lots of fun playing with their pirate toys and figures to enhance imaginary play and story telling skills.
Pretend to be pirates with this playful pirate telescope craft.
This post from One Time Through will show you how to make it.
Use paint and handprints to make this easy pirate handprint craft for kids.
This idea from Craftty morning is so cute! Who said pirates have to be scary? This one is adorable!
Handprint crafts are a perfect idea for toddlers or preschoolers.
Make your own pirate hat and Dress up as a pirate with fun DIY from Paris Bourke.
Pirate dress up is so much fun. Kids can role play and practise talking like a pirate while wearing their very own home made pirate costume.
Toilet Roll crafts are a classic, and this pirate and parrot toilet roll craft from Pink Stripey Socks are soo cute!
Grab some cardboard tubes and get busy crafting these with the kids.
These recycled wax crayon gems are so cool!
This idea from No Time for Flashcards is perfect for pirate treasure hunts and then can be re-used to colour and draw.
Would you believe, this amazing golden pirate treasure chest is made using an old plastic strawberry container?!
This is a great way to upcycle and create a craft that is fun to make and fun to play with.l
Children’s imagination can go wild making their own pirate treasure map.
Skull rocks, the stinky swamp and the look out point are some of the great suggestions on this activity from Imagination Tree.
What else can you add?
Find out how to make your own pirate compass that really works, with this guide from Witty Hoots
These detailed cardboard ships are inspired by Narnia, with the full tutorial over on Ikat Bag
Enjoy some pirate science fun with these fantastistic exploding fizzing sparkling pirate treasure chests!
Experimenting with different materials to make your pirate ship waterproof.
This pirate activity from Science Sparks includes lots of hands on learning
This felt pirate craft is lots of fun for story telling and creativity
With all of these swash buckling crafts, your little ones will be busy all day! Whether you are planning a pirate birthday party, doing a pirate topic at nursery or school, or just searching for some activities and crafts to tie in to your child’s current interest
We hope you enjoyed all of these pirate ideas for early years.
Pirate Printables
Finding fun activities for kids to do can be difficult. The pirate printables that we have gathered in this post are designed to be educational and fun for children, so print out these pirate activities to keep your little pirates busy, and learning!
The range of printables includes pirate colouring, cutting, letters, pirate play dough activities and lots more – all with a pirates theme.
Click on each link to download each set of pirate printables. There are more options within each link, the pictures below are just a sample
Fun Educational Pirate Printables for Kids
Fun pirate coloring pages, pirate worksheets and printable pirate activities for kids
Download and print our collection of pirate coloring pages for the kids.
Kids of all ages will enjoy coloring these awesome pirate pictures!
What will your pirate ship look like?
Have fun and make your own pirate ship from playdough. Playdough mats are brilliant for toddlers and preschoolers to help develop creativity.
Print out some fun and interesting pirate facts for kids, to entertain your little pirate fan as he or she eats lunch.
This is a great way to learn with one or two new fascincating facts every day.
Learn to write neatly with these free printable handwriting sheets, with a pirate theme, from Crystal and Co
More pirate coloring pages for your little bucaneers to enjoy.
Get your favorite color crayons and markers ready to decorate all of these pirate pictures.
Find the letter P for pirate in this letter recognition pirate worksheet from 3 Boys and a Dog
Have fun finding pirate words in this pirate themed word search work sheet
Which pirate picture is the same or different? Can you spot the difference with these pirate pictures?
This type of activity is great for visual discrimination skills for younger learners, and are also a lot of fun!
Working with scissors is an important way to build up fine motor skills.
Try this pirate themed cutting practice to help your little one with their hand development
This is the only one in the list which is not free, this pirate themed literacy printable set is availabkle to buy from Pre-K Pages
You might also like these pirate cake ideas which will definitely help if you are putting together a pirate themed party for your child.
Whether you are looking for a show stopping pirate birthday cake or for simpler ideas for pirate cupcakes, we’ve got you covered with these suggestions in our pirate cakes blog post (click the coloured link to see all of the amazing pirate cake ideas)
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What a great collection! Both my boys want to be pirates for Halloween so your list comes in handy 🙂
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