Our momstown theme for the month of November is Pirates and Princesses. With that in mind we decided to have some pirate fun at our momstown Milton Recycled Treasures group, making pirate garb out of recycled things around the house.
Our little buccaneers created pirate hats from newspaper, and eye patches from scraps from our craft scraps bin. For some moms and dads, folding the hat was just like riding a bicycle - they hadn't done it in a while, but it came back to them like it was yesterday! For others, it was complicated origami!
Once the hats were folded, the kids got painting! We used foam brushes, and everyone chose their own colour to paint with. It is always fun to see the little ones painting and having fun creating.
We used glue or tape to add on a skull and cross bones - no pirate hat is complete without the "jolly roger".
While our hats dried, we started on our patches. The patches had been cut from used pieces of craft foam, and extra string that was in our craft bin. We used stickers to decorate the patches for a simple but colourful craft that the kids had fun making.
It was fun to see the kids model their creations! These were two really simple crafts, but what we have seen many times at Recycled Treasures is that crafts don't need to be complicated in order to spark the imagination or creativity of kids. The beauty of a simple craft is that it can be done quickly, with minimal parental involvement - the more that a child can do for themselves, the better. The best crafts are the wonky, imperfect, funny creations made by little hands. Our model pirate in the first photo above proves that point perfectly!
Great job, little crafters!
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