Kids Pirate Activity and Craft

This fun pirate activity is great for parents and children to work on together.

If you’re looking for a rainy-day (or week) activity for kids, look no further!

My two boys loved making the pirate treasure chests below, and we had a treasure hunt at the end of the week—more on that below.

To make the chest, you will need a medium-sized cardboard box and some craft supplies. Since my kids were young here (6 and 11), I did most of the cutting and used clear packing tape to hold it all together.

My youngest wanted to paint his treasure chest, so I layered lots of newspaper on the floor and gave him Non-Toxic Tempera paints. Then I let him go to town painting his treasure chest inside and out.

The next day, we printed out some SpongeBob images and Pirate Beware art for them to decorate their treasure chests. They did a great job cutting out the art that they wanted to use, and my oldest helped his young brother 🙂

At the end of the week, we had a treasure hunt. The kids dressed up like pirates, and I gave them maps with clues. I used a paper grocery bag for the maps, which had a clue that led to one cardboard skeleton bone.

Once they had the entire skeleton together, they received their last clue, which led them to their treasure chests filled with beaded necklaces, dollar-store toys, and candy.

This was such a fun craft, and it got us through what seemed like a week of rainy days! If you’re looking for more activities and crafts for kids, check out more ideas below…

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