Pirate learning theme is enormously popular in the lead up to Summer and my paper pirates craft is one great idea!

Learn how to make pirates from paper and use them for a pretty wall decoration or attach them to the end of a popsicle stick and turn them into puppets for story telling!

How to Make Paper Pirates

Easy Pirate Craft with Paper

My little girl is currently doing a pirate themed week in school! She loves finding out all about them and how they live their life on a ship in the sea! One of her school projects involved making some paper pirates!

Previously I had made a paper pirate hat with her and her Brother as well as a toilet roll pirate ship but this time around we wanted to make the actual pirates themselves!

This time we wanted to make our own cool looking pirates with construction paper and markers!

How to Make Paper Pirates Step by Step

Like most of my easy construction paper crafts for kids this one does not require many materials and can be made very quickly using my free printable template and craft directions.

Materials Needed

Colored cardstock paper or thick craft papers
Pencil – to trace the template
A pair of scissors
Craft glue
Sharpies

Paper Pirate Printable Template

Pirate Puppet Template

Step by Step Paper Pirate Instructions

Little kids as young as 4 and 5 can do this with an adult’s help!

Step 1:

Select thick craft papers or cardstock paper for this craft. Select a cardstock paper for the skin tone (to trace the body base) and then select colored cardstock papers of your choice for the rest of the patterns (pirate hat, bandana, boots etc.).

Trace the template patterns on the selected craft papers and cut them out nicely. You should have the following:-

Step 2:

Glue the bone cut-outs criss-cross wise and use a black sharpie to draw the details

of the skull cut-out.

Step 3:

Attach the skull cut-out on the pirate hat cut-out and attach the criss-cross bones

below the skull, on the hat.

Step 4:

Attach the shirt cut-out on the bottom part of the pirate base.

Step 5:

Attach the trouser cut-out on the bottom part of the attached shirt cut-out.

Step 6:

Attach the bandana cut-out on the top part of the base (round open end of the head

part).

Step 7:

Attach the shoe/boot cut-outs along the bottom side of the pirate base.

Step 8:

Attach the pirate hat pattern on the top side of the bandana.

Step 9:

Attach the eye on one side and the eye-patch on the other side of the head part (of

the base).

Step 10:

Use sharpies to add striped patterns on the shirt.

Step 11:

Use black sharpie to draw the nose and mouth of the paper pirate puppet.

If you want some more pirate themed fun then you should check out my pirate coloring pages which are great for all ages!

Printable Paper Pirate Instructions

Print these and keep these to use over and over again.

How to Make Paper Pirates

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Pirate learning theme is enormously popular in the lead up to Summer and my paper pirates craft is one great idea! Learn how to make pirates from paper and use them for a pretty wall decoration or attach them to the end of a popsicle stick and turn them into puppets for story telling!

Materials

• Colored cardstock paper or thick craft papers
• Pencil – to trace the template
• A pair of scissors
• Craft glue
• Sharpies

Instructions

Step 1:

Trace the template patterns on the selected craft papers and cut them out nicely.

Step 2:

Glue the bone cut-outs criss-cross wise and use a black sharpie to draw the details of the skull cut-out.

Step 3:

Attach the skull cut-out on the pirate hat cut-out and attach the criss-cross bones below the skull, on the hat.

Step 4:

Attach the shirt cut-out on the bottom part of the pirate base.

Step 5:

Attach the trouser cut-out on the bottom part of the attached shirt cut-out.

Step 6:

Attach the bandana cut-out on the top part of the base (round open end of the head part).

Step 7:

Attach the shoe/boot cut-outs along the bottom side of the pirate base.

Step 8:

Attach the pirate hat pattern on the top side of the bandana.

Step 9:

Attach the eye on one side and the eye-patch on the other side of the head part (of the base).

Step 10:

Use sharpies to add striped patterns on the shirt.

Step 11:

Use black sharpie to draw the nose and mouth of the paper pirate puppet.

If you want some more pirate themed fun then you should check out my pirate coloring pages

Will you make these Paper Pirates?

Crafty Critters

Hi there, I’m Laura an avid kids crafter with two little ones of my own to keep entertained! I have been doing kids crafts since 2018! Here at Easy Crafts for Kids you can find seasonal crafts for all age groups, as well as drawing tutorials, coloring pages and some other fun printables!