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DIY Under $5 {How I Became a Pirate}

June 21, 2011 By Michelle Barneck 8 Comments

With a house full of boys we are all about the pirates these days! My 3 year old and his little cousin LOVE the show Jake and the Neverland Pirates so we decided to do a pirate training camp. I got a lot of my inspiration directly from the book “How I Became a Pirate”.

We started off by making “sand” castles out of rice krispy treats. I sprayed the table and their hands with non-stick spray, gave them a big glob and let them go to town.

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I gave them each an eye patch and a pirate hat to start a treasure hunt. I totally love how they look like Jake (spiky brown hair and a sword) and Cubby (blonde with a map) from Jake and the Neverland Pirates.

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And what kind of treasure hunt would it be without a map?

I just drew a rough sketch of our backyard on cream colored cardstock, crumpled it up and burned the edges. I tied it closed with some net from a bag of oranges. There is a little path with X’s for different pirate tasks.

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Their first task was to sail their ship.

-aka- inside out cardboard box taped to a point at one side.

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They sailed to their next two tasks: walking the plank and the peg leg race.

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Last, they searched for the big red X, strategically placed in a tree, where they found two little treasure chests full of “gold.” Made by covering plastic baby food containers in brown card stock and filling with Reese’s Pieces.

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They also each got a gold piece (penny) to add to their treasure chest (tissue box covered in brown cardstock) for each task they completed along the way.


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At the end we counted up their gold and they got to trade it for paint stick swords (pictured above) and spy glasses made from yellow and gray card stock.

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I’m fairly certain my son thought it was the best day ever as he played with it all day, long after his cousin had to go home.

Purchased:
Reese’s Pieces $1
Rice Krispies and Marshmallows $3
Everything else on hand
Total cost: $4

I am posting the linky party separately this week so the post won’t be miles long, but be sure to link up your $5 or less project!

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Comments

  1. Jennifer @ 5457 Whispering Hills says

    June 21, 2011 at 9:21 pm

    So cute! Wish I had boy’s to do this with… my 12 year old step daughter I’m sure wouldn’t enjoy it as much!

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  2. RMC says

    June 21, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    Adorable!

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  3. Anonymous says

    June 21, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    My son loved that book…great memories!
    Ellen at ellenscreativepassage.blogspot.com

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  4. Just Jaime says

    June 22, 2011 at 7:23 am

    How fun! I got this book for my nephew several years ago. I’ll have to show my sister these ideas!

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  5. Meggan Hayes says

    June 22, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    If you want a great pirate book you should try this one http://brandondorman.blogspot.com/2011/04/avast-me-maties-today-be-da-day.html!

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  6. Crafting For Chiari says

    June 22, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    this is one of our favorite books!! thanks for the inspiration!

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  7. Amy at Ameroonie Designs says

    June 22, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    I adore this Michelle! What a lot of fun for your little man and his buddy! 🙂 And cheap too, my kind of fun!
    xoxo,
    Amy

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  8. jenclair says

    June 24, 2011 at 7:00 am

    I love the way you brought the book into their lives in “reality.” Such fun!

    Reply

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