Pirate Plunder!
6-8's
and 9-12's
1. Craft: Build-your-own Beard
Supplies:
-Beard outline on black
paper
-Scissors
-Glue
-Thin strips of black
paper
-Pencils
-String
-Stapler
Directions:
Give each child a black
piece of paper that contains the outline of a beard, and have them cut the
outline out. They can then take several thin strips of black paper and wrap
them around the pencil to make them curl. Glue the curly pieces of paper to the
outline to make a pirate beard. Next, take a piece of string long enough to tie
around the child’s head and staple the string to the backside of the beard. Tie
on the beard for a fearsome pirate face.
2. Game: Plunder the Pirate
Supplies:
-Cut out pictures of
coins
-Chair
-Newspaper
-Blindfold
Directions:
Before
hand, use the newspaper to make a stick by rolling it up and then pulling the
center out. You want this stick to have a fairly long reach and not to be hard
enough to hurt anyone if struck. Have the children sit in a circle around a
chair, and place the picture of treasure under the chair. Choose one child to
play pirate, give them the paper stick and sit them on the chair blindfolded.
The other children can then try to noiselessly steal the treasure from under
the pirate’s chair while the pirate tries to catch them with the stick. If a
child gets tagged with the stick, he or she becomes the next pirate. If all of
the treasure is stolen, the children can call out “Pirate, you’ve been
plundered!” and another child can take a turn.
3. Game: Treasure Toss
Supplies:
-Tin Foil
-Fake jewels
-Some kind of standing
stick
Directions:
Shape the tin foil into
large bracelets, and glue the jewels onto them. Make a mark on the floor for
the children to stand behind. They can then take turns trying to toss the
bracelets onto the stick.
4. Activity: Treasure Hunt
Materials:
•
Brown paper
•
Crayons, markers
•
Scissors
•
Lighter or tea bag to make paper look old
Instructions:
1.
Have multiple pieces of the treasure map hidden around the program room or
children’s department.
2.
Each piece of the map leads you to the next and on the back of each piece is
part of a map. This map must be put together once all the pieces are found and
will ultimately guide the children to their buried treasure! (You can make (or
buy) a treasure box and fill it with prizes).
3.
Children need to work together to find clues.
5. Craft: Cannon
Courtesy of Busy
Bee Crafts at www.busybeecrafts.com
Materials:
-White glue
-Popsicle sticks (about
12 per child)
-Clothes pins (about 12
per child)
-Rubber bands
-Plastic spoons
-Marshmallows (for
cannon balls)
Instructions:
Detailed
instructions with pictures can be found here:
http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Easy-Catapult.html
For this craft,
the glue needs to be dried completely before using the catapult.
6. Activity: Picture Perfect Pirate
Materials:
-Pirate garb
-Pirate background
-Camera
Directions:
The kids can take turns
putting on pirate garb, and posing for pictures in front of the pirate background.
