yes, we’re still obsessed with pirates here. couldn’t you tell by wyatt’s new hat? well, we found this book at the library:

we wanted to do all of the projects, but started out with these:

a treasure map, of course! wyatt decided on the elements he wanted and where they should go. then we colored together. using an brown paper shopping bag, we crinkled it a lot, tore the edges, and i did a little burning around the edges. wyatt wanted to roll it up and secure it with a tie, so we found a piece of bias tape from my stash and closed it up.

we also did this watercolor resist project with crayons and salt. you use this method to make the ocean and then add in a pirate ship, man overboard, and ocean life. we didn’t get that far, but wyatt really enjoyed seeing the paint pull away from the areas which were marked out in wax crayon.

we made this little drawstring pouch for pirate treasure and put some pennies inside. we also made this eye patch which has been worn A LOT around here.

what’s next on our list? wyatt wants to make the treasure chest, which is a major project. i’d like to finish the watercolor paintings. we’ll see…