Let’s welcome back, Kyle, as our guest on the Make, Take & Teach blog!
This week’s theme at our preschool was Pirates with Dads. As a room mom, I was nominated to set up a Photo Booth and take pictures of the Dads and little pirates together. We love pirates at our house and have a few costume items that fit 3-5yr olds. I didn’t want to go out an spend a ton of money on a simple prop that would be used for such a short stint.
I decided to put a simple spin on the old newspaper hat. I bought large black paper from the dollar store, a few colors of curling ribbon, and drew my own skull and crossbones graphics.
They were so fun & simple to do!
Click here to Print a PDF including the girl & boy skull and crossbones
Supply List:
- 18” x 24” paper
(depending on the size of hat you want. mine were large to fit adult or children heads)
These are made from poster board weight paper from the dollar store. - Curling Ribbon
Captain Hook = black & silver
Girl Pirate = gold & cream - Scissors
- Exacto
- Glue Stick
- Packing Tape
Make It:
1.Trim the paper to 18” x 24”
2. Fold the paper vertically in 1/2, then turn so that the fold is at the top
3. Fold it again and make a light 1” crease to find center.
4. Bring the top corners in to meet each other in the middle.
5. Fold the bottom up & crease, flip the hat over and repeat
6. Use a glue stick to adhere the flaps up. This way, when you paste the graphic on, it will sit tight to the hat.
7. Cut the graphic following the outline. Use the glue stick and adhere the graphic to the center of the smooth side of the hat.
8. Now, cut 36” lengths of curling ribbons.
Cut a minimum of 8 strips of each color.
9. Use packing tape and line up the ribbon. Then, stick the tape on the inside of the hat. Two spots on the front, and two spots on the back of the hat work well.
10. Wear proudly & proclaim “Arrrrrrr” wherever you go!
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