Ahoy, gnomies! Our mischievous gnome has traded his pointy hat for a swashbuckling pirate hat with this pirate gnome craft!

He’s all set to sail the seven seas in search of adventure with a pirate hat perched on his head, an eye patch covering one eye, and a treasure chest. 

Once their pirate is complete, don’t let the fun end there! Take a look in our treasure chest of gnome crafts for kids to discover all the fun creations waiting to be brought to life.

Gnome Pirate Craft Idea

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Our easy to follow template will help kids transform a cute gnome into a little buccaneer. Only a handful of supplies are needed, so it’s a quick activity to pull together for something fun to do this summer.

This fun activity offers several developmental benefits as children cut, glue, and assemble their little pirate gnomes. They’ll enhance their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and creativity all while making a masterpiece.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• Markers
• Ruler
• Pirate gnome template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)

Directions

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

First, guide your child to glue the eye patch to the bottom of the left eyebrow.

Next, encourage your child to draw a straight line on the top of the eye patch to create the strap.

Now, glue the beard below to the back and bottom of the face.

Position the nose at the bottom of the eye and eye patch, then glue it between them.

Glue the red scarf to the top portion of the head.

Place the black hat on top of the red scarf and glue it in place.

Next, glue the pirate logo to the center of the black hat.

Attach the blue pants to the bottom portion of the body and glue it in place.

Create the shirt by gluing the two white lines on the black paper.

Now, glue the head to the top portion of the shirt.

Glue the shoes on the lower portion of the pants

Place the treasure chest in the center of the body and glue it in place.

Finally, help your child glue the hands on both sides of the treasure chest.

Be sure to check out our summer crafts for kids while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!

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Summer Themed Ideas For Children

If you’re on the lookout for a treasure trove of fun and sunny activities for your little buccaneers, you’re in the right place. We have lots of DIY projects and educational activities that are perfect for keeping kids entertained all summer long.

Make your kiddos’ summer a splash with brilliant books and hands-on activities that will have your children sailing smoothly through a season of creativity and discovery. Read on below and let the summer fun begin!

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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Kids Crafts For Summer

Crab Name Craft – Bring the beach home with this claw-some crab activity! It’s a fun way for kids to learn to spell their names while creating a cute beach scene. Use our editable template so your little ones can create a crab and arrange seashells to spell out their own names.

Paper Plate Cactus Craft – Kids will love painting their own desert masterpiece with this fun project. They’ll turn a simple paper plate into a beautiful succulent, complete with a colorful flower on top.

Ice Cream Craft For Kids – When it’s time to cool off this summer, make these colorful ice cream pops! This project only needs a few supplies that you most likely already have at home. This sweet activity is perfect for sparking creativity and adding a scoop of fun to your summer days.

Shark Name Craft – Make a splash with this shark activity! Kids can create a shark and spell out their names with the fishy letters. It’s a fintastic way to combine learning and creativity. Watch your little ones swim in a sea of fun with this jawsome activity!

Summer Activity Sheets

Ahoy, parents and teachers! Our pirate worksheets for kids are filled with fun and educational activities. These worksheets offer a wide range of topics from handwriting practice and pattern recognition to graphing, counting, and learning beginning sounds.

They’re great to use with preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten children. Download these printables for a no-prep way to keep kids engaged and learning all summer long—or any time of the year!

Scoop up some fun with these four ice cream color by numbers pages, a classic summer activity for kids! They’re lots of fun and even help kids develop important skills. By coloring in each numbered space, kids practice color recognition, number recognition, and improve their hand-eye coordination.

Kids will love these easy pirate color by numbers!

The next time your child is looking for something cool to do on a hot summer day, give them these fun pages!

Swim into reading fun with our free printable color in mermaid bookmarks! Your little bookworms and budding readers will love to use these bookmarks to add a splash of creativity to storytime. Print them out and watch as kids use their imaginations to color in enchanting mermaids.

It’s a fin-tastic way to encourage reading and spark imagination especially since every good book deserves a magical bookmark!

These summer alphabet set worksheets are designed to make learning the alphabet a breeze and super fun for preschoolers. These worksheets offer a variety of activities from coloring and tracing to drawing and more.

Each page focuses on a different letter and features fun pictures that reinforce the letter sounds. Grab the crayons and markers, and watch as they practice hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and letter recognition. It’s a playful way to learn and create this summer!

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Gnome Pirate Craft Template