Total Time Needed: 1 Hour
Looking for some swashbuckling fun this Halloween? Let your child pillage the back of your closet for this creative pirate costume.
Materials
- old black pants
- gold or white blouse
- red scarf
- gold costume jewelry
- bandana
- eye patch
- pirate's hook
- black face paint
Instructions
- Find a pair of old black pants and fringe the edges with scissors.
- Tuck in a big gold or white blouse. Tie a red scarf around the pirate's waist and a bandanna around his head.
- Clip on some gold costume jewelry, then add an eye patch and a pirate's hook (all inexpensive party store finds).
- Dab on black face paint for a beard and missing-tooth makeup.
- If you've got a stuffed bird in your toy box, use craft wire to attach it to your pirate's shirtsleeve. Now he's ready to collect his Halloween booty.