Pirate Party Centerpieces Tutorial – Free Printable

These Pirate Party centerpieces are easy to make and the perfect addition to your pirate party!  A few simple elements and the free printable make it possible to make several of these quickly and easily.

For our party we placed them on tables on the “Land Lubber’s Dry Dock”  to add to the festiveness for those who weren’t participating in the water games.

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For this project you will need:

Fleece Fun’s free printable (download below)

Scissors

Glass bowls from the dollar store

sand

pirate compass

sea shells

pirate coins

1/4 inch natural rope (can be found at any home improvement store)

Hot Glue Gun and Glue sticks

Paper Straws and/or Bamboo Skewers

Pirate Party Centerpieces Tutorial

Step 1 – Wrap the bowl.

Please read through all the directions before beginning this craft.

Use hot glue gun to finish the end of the rope so it won’t fray.  

Taking clean glass bowl, add a line of hot glue to it and then place on rope.

 Continue to add glue and then wrap rope, around the bowl 3 times.

 Cut of end of rope.

Step 2 – Add fun items

Add sand until it fills the bowl 2/3 of the way up.

 Then add coins, shell a pirate compass, etc. for interest.

Step 3 – Add Flags

Print up the free printable.

Cut out the flags and fold in half.

Glue skewer  in the crease and fold flag and glue into place.

Put into pirate centerpiece – You’re finished!

Download the Printable Below:

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Other Pirate Party Ideas:

• Captain Hooks Ring Toss Game
• 7 Pirate Party Games for a Hot Day
• Land Lubbers Dry Dock Sign
• How to build a Pirate Ship out of PVC Pipe
• Pirate Party Invitation Printable
• Pirate Hat, map and flags free printable Pack