Summer is the perfect time to spend some quality time crafting! And if you’re searching for a more boyish craft, this paper plate pirate craft is perfect.

We make lots of paper plate crafts around here, so when we started a pirate theme, we knew we needed to add this easy pirate craft to the list.

It’s a fun way to combine both arts and crafts since kids get to paint their pirate’s skin color.

Like usual, we’ve added a free pirate template for you to download so it’s easy to recreate this craft at home (or at school) with your kids.

Read our simple directions or watch our quick video tutorial to see this craft in action.

Pirate Craft For Kids

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Supplies

• White paper plate
• Skin colored paint
• Colored cardstock (in black, red/pink, hair color)
• White cardstock
• Markers (black and pink)
• Glue stick
• Tape
• Scissors
• Pirate template (download form located at the end of this post, just above the comments)

Related: Handprint Pirate Craft

Directions

Download the paper plate pirate template, print and cut out the pieces.

Begin by painting the paper plate in your choice of skin-colored shades. Let it dry completely. If you’re short on time, you can use a hairdryer to speed up the process.

Once the paper plate is completely dry, glue the eyes to each side of the plate, like in the pictures. You’ll want to glue it down a few inches from the top so you have room to put on the hair and pirate hat.

We used a black marker to outline the eyes because we think it gives it a more finished look, but you can skip this if you don’t want to trace it.

Use a pale pink marker to draw on a small, oval-shaped nose just below the eyes.

Place the mouth piece just below the nose and glue down. You can see from the pictures we did one pirate mouth red and one pirate mouth black. We’re not sure which one we like better! Choose whichever you prefer.

Next, glue the pink tongue to the bottom of the mouth.

Take the pirate boy’s hair and glue it just above his eyes. Make sure if you’re using a glue stick you have enough glue on it to securely glue it to the paper plate. If you use the normal amount you would for a flat surface, it won’t stick on the plate very well.

Position the skull and crossbones in the middle of the pirate hat and glue in place. Next, take the completed pirate hat and tape to the top of the pirate boy’s hair.

We looped a piece of tape on itself (basically creating double-sided tape) and placed it in the middle, bottom of the hat so it stayed in place. Then, we flipped the paper plate over and added one piece of tape to each side of the hat to secure it.

Now you have a fun pirate boy!

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