Handprint Pirate Craft For Kids [Free Template]

Set sail on an imaginative adventure this summer by having kids create this pirate handprint craft! They can turn their own handprint into a swashbuckling buccaneer, complete with a bandana, eye patch, and a big pirate beard.

Kids will love bringing their pirate to life, especially when they see their handprint transformed into a salty character. Hoist the sails, then explore even more fun handprint crafts for kids that keep little hands busy and creative.

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Pirate Handprint Craft

This playful pirate project invites kids to use their imaginations while also developing important skills. They’ll strengthen their fine motor control and sharpen their scissor skills. It’s a great activity for summer camps or for a bit of creative fun at home.

Every pirate deserves a look all their own, and kids can decide just how bold their buccaneer should be. Will the beard be fiery red or jet black?

What color will they choose for their bandana? Let them lead the design and show off their style. This project is sure to bring some high seas excitement to your day.

Use our free printable template to add the finishing touches like a hat and eye patch to the handprint pirate! It’s a fun way to spend a summer afternoon making a keepsake that’s both creative and cute!

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Paint
• Paintbrush
• Marker
• Ruler
• Pirate Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this pirate to life!

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Start by tracing your child’s hand on skin-toned cardstock. This will be the base of your pirate! Cut it out once traced. Next, use brown paint to color just the fingers and the top half of the palm. This will be the pirate’s beard.

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Now, position the handprint with the fingers pointed down. Grab the eye and glue it to the upper part of the handprint on one side.

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Next, glue the eye patch right across from the opposite eye.

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Using a ruler and a black marker, draw the strap of the eye patch across the pirate’s face.

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Time to give your pirate some personality! Use a pink marker to draw on the nose.

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Use a black marker to draw a smile on the pirate’s face, just below the eye and eye patch. This adds a friendly expression and completes the pirate’s face.

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Glue the bandana piece just above the eyes. This gives your pirate a bold and classic pirate look.

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Apply glue to the back of the black pirate hat and carefully place it on top of the bandana, lining it up with the curve of the head. Make sure the red bandana peeks out from underneath; it adds that perfect pop of pirate style!

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Now it’s time for the finishing touch: the pirate’s skull emblem! Glue the skull to the center of the hat, right above the bandana. This little piece is what gives your pirate its official badge of swashbuckling style.

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Don’t you just love how this handprint pirate turned out? It’s cute, easy, and perfect for preschool or kindergarten craft time. Be sure to check out some of our other fun pirate crafts for kids while you’re here. They make the perfect companion to this crafty adventure!

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Summer Books For Kids

How To Catch A Mermaid is the summer version of the classic “How To Catch” series! It’s perfect for mermaid fans and summer lovers alike!

Gorilla Loves Vanilla is all about, you guessed it – ice cream! This silly book will have kids laughing and asking for you to read it again and again.

Goodnight Pirate is a fun bedtime book to read to kids all summer long! They’ll love the illustrations, story, and rhyming words.

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Fun Summer Crafts To Do At Home

Mermaid Popsicle Stick Craft – Make a splash with this magical mermaid when kids turn ordinary popsicle sticks into a friend that lives under the sea. Your little artists will use paint, colorful paper, scissors, glue, and our free template to make their enchanting underwater masterpiece.

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Seagull Paper Plate Craft – Kids can transform a simple paper plate into a beachy bird with the help of our free template. After some cutting and gluing fun, they’ll flap into a world created by their imagination to make their seagull take flight!

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Pirate Parrot Craft – Ahoy, matey! Set sail on a creative adventure by having kids make their own pirate parrot! This colorful little guy is dressed up like a pirate with an eye patch and pirate hat! Just grab our free template and a few supplies so your kids’ pirate parrot can take flight!

Summer Gnome Craft – Kids will love dressing up their gnomes in bright swimwear and getting them ready for fun in the sun. Don’t forget to add a beach ball for the ultimate summer vibes! Just download the free template and grab a few supplies to let the fun in the sun begin!

Summer Activity Printables

Set sail on a swashbuckling adventure with these pirate tracing worksheets! Kids will love following the dotted lines to treasure maps, pirate flags, and practicing forming the letter Pp all while building fine motor skills and pencil control.

It’s a fun way to sneak in some learning while pretending to be a pirate in search of gold. These playful pages will keep little hands busy and imaginations sailing either at home or in the classroom. Grab the free printables then yo-ho-ho and off we go!

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These fabulous flamingo worksheets will help kids practice the letter Ff, snip and glue with flair, and discover fun facts about these fancy pink birds.

Grab these pages to bring a splash of sunshine and learning to any day. Kids will follow the letter Ff out of the maze, cut and paste labels on a flamingo, and perfect writing the letter f and their new vocabulary word, flamingo. It’s a bright and cheerful way to build skills and explore flamingos this summer!

Summer Cutting Activity Pages

Scoop up some summer fun with these ice cream matching game printables! Kids will love playing this game to find tasty matching pairs while working on visual memory, taking turns, and concentration. Just print, cut, and play!

The goal is to collect the most ice creams by remembering where the matching cards are hiding. Whether it’s a rainy day or a sunny afternoon, this sweet game is a boredom buster that doubles as a brain booster.

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Use this Summer 5 Senses book for kids to explore all the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures that make summer so exciting. There’s space to draw or write their own experiences, and it’s a playful way to boost observation and early writing skills. Just print and grab some crayons to get started!

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Free Pirate Handprint Craft Template

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