No one would be a pirate without a treasure map! And my pirate is no different! We decided that the saura table would be a great way to tie in the pirate theme to the room, plus it would be a great project to do together.
Throw pillows, corkboard and a blanket with a pirate map on them were probably the most time consuming to prepare but the most fun for both of us/ With my son, using his “treasure board” plan, we drew a map on paper. craft paper Pillow size. He wanted to take his ship on his way, adding a stone skull and some palm trees.
In addition to drawing a pirate ship, several maps were his design and for that reason, he is extremely proud of his part of the room. From there I took the model and transferred it into various objects using carbon paper.
I then drew each piece using permanent sharpie markers in various thicknesses and colors. Since SHARPIES now come in so many colors, the sky’s the limit as to how you can get creative with this project. You can certainly use fabric, but they are much more expensive than SHARPIES so I made do with what I had available.
My carpet square was bought at my local HY VEE as a sample carpet for about $1.50, on cork board at HOBBY LOBY for under $5.00, pillow in PARMA $5.00 For under $15 there are three completed projects and great additions to the pirates with great effort or skill.
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When all else fails, a pirate must spend some of the “booty”!
The theme pirates purchased were:
Parrot at Oriental Trading … from $5.00
Pirate flags used ceiling ….Oriental trading about $8.00
Confused pirate themed skeletons … WALGREENS at 2 for $5.00
Pirates themed bandana fabric pillow….$4.00 per yard & spend at WAL MART $1.99.
Lego Pirates copy $5.00 (sale)
Captain Jack Sparrow figure $6.00 (on sale at PARMA)
A sign with a skull & crossbones…Oriental Trading $6.00
Pirates sword and cutlass’… dollar amount –$1.00 each
Uneven eyes & earrings…. dollar store – $1.00 per pair
Small Styrofoam heads…2 for $3.00 at WALGREENS
Wicker trash can … clearance item at KOHL’s for $2.00
Black Quilt for Bed Sheet… PARMA Clearance $10.00
Below are links to the following merchants along with some other sites that have proven to be inspiring designs or have items that I am considering purchasing in the future. If anyone happens to know others, please post links in the comments and I’ll add them to this list as well.
Oriental Trading main page
Eastern trade links with pirated content (over 200 of them!)
Dead Men Tell No Tales.com …
They have tons of cool pirate stuff from cheap eyepatches (lots of parts included) http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc
….To the super pirate tree house (you had to believe this!) I wanted to buy this one, but hubby He said he would like to have the builders permit to put it up! DORN!
And what pirate’s cabin would be complete without books.
Even though most other sites pale in comparison to “Dead Men Tell No Tales,” CenturyNovelty.com might have some cheap memorabilia to buy for your closet, or at least give you some inspiration.
And speaking of inspiration… first-school.com has some great coloring pages you can use for your room patterns or simply print and create a personal coloring book for your pirate kiddo!
If you need some ideas for a pirate board, check out this one on familyfun.com
My son liked this one so much that he adapted much of it to his own treasure map.
And if you don’t want to buy a pirate flag, here’s a command from family fun.com to make your own.
Here is a link that has some printable pirate characters as well as some other simpler crafts to do with your child.
Bones Pirates photos on kidsturncentral.com
you are a little older in nature, so check them with your child before using them… we want the room to be fun not scary!
Here is one COOL 6 foot long cutout of Jack Sparrow…
I don’t know about my son, but I didn’t want to have one myself. 😀 Seriously though, scroll down a bit on the bottom of the page to find lots of links to other hacking topics.
HGTV did info on the “bed hack” here
…although we don’t use it, the design seems simple enough and it certainly has a “air” pirate’s cabin.
If money is no object, TARGET.com offers a “pirated room in a box for the nominal price of only $29.99
And if you want curtains or something similar for your room, wards.com has a neat design too at a pretty decent price.
Do you want a pirate themed chandelier for your kids room?…check this one out…but be warned, you need to give a lot of “loot” for it!
…you know, given enough time, craft clay and a few black lamps I could probably come up with a passable model of this…it would be a definite challenge.
Want a fun bed for your bedroom?
again I bet some “crafty” person that is hands on with the power of the tools could create a great version of these books!
Here is a cool hanging that I will still consider buying for my son…
plus here is a page listing ALL the pirate themed items the site has for sale…the pirate “scourge of the sea” board is too cool for words…or so my son says!
Thisbedding is too small for my “cute” son, but it can work just as well for a pirate as your ball if you need it, just don’t forget the plastic, olivekids.com pirates run away grabbing loot and running!
Well… here’s a start for you in decorating the perfect pirate room... I hope you have helped those out there who have requested pirate rooms but didn’t know where to start. But what do you know? I haven’t done it yet! I have oodles more ideas and post more links and ideas as they materialize. Keep your Matey eyes peeled and your cutlass sharpened… It’s time to hit the deep seas! Him?!?
