These clothespin pirate dolls are super cute and easy to make! You can make them with minimal crafting supplies, and better yet, these clothespins pirate dolls craft is perfect for kids of all ages. Whether you have younger kids or older kids, they will love making this craft. Perfect for at home or the classroom.
How To Make DIY Clothespin Pirate Dolls
We are a little obsessed with pirates, so my son was really excited to make some clothespin pirate dolls! Now, we just need some treasure — and maybe a parrot — to go with them.
Either way, these are so fun to make. Explore colors, practice fine motor skills, and promote pretend play with this fun clothespin pirates craft.
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Supplies Need To Make This Clothespin Pirate Doll Craft
Here’s what you need to make clothespin pirate dolls:
Instructions To Make Clothespin Pirate Dolls
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Step 1
Start by gluing the googly eyes onto the face of the clothespin.
Step 2
Cut the black felt into the shape of a pirate hat. Then cut the white felt to look like a skull. You can draw eyes onto the skull with the black marker.
Step 3
Glue the skull onto the hat and then the hat onto the clothespin.
Step 4
Draw clothes onto the clothespin using the markers. We added cutoff pants, vests, mustaches, and shirts. I even cut an eyepatch from the black felt and glued it onto one of our dolls. My son thought that was awesome, and wanted an eyepatch of his own.
Tips: Don’t want to use sharpie markers? Sharpies can be messy if you have younger kids. So, using acrylic paint pens may also be useful.
Variations Of This Clothespin Pirate Doll Craft
I also tried using paints. They worked great and can be a fun variation for older kids. Acrylic paints work best on these wood clothespins.
Supplies Recommended To Make Clothespin Pirate Dolls
All you would need is:
- paintbrush
- white paint
- brown paint
- red paint
You could even dress them up differently! Give them red pants! Black pants! You could even give them blue pants.
Easy, right? The best part is that your imagination is your only limit.
Materials
- Wooden clothespins
- Black and white felt
- Red marker
- Black marker
- White marker
- Hot glue gun and glue
Instructions
Start by gluing the googly eyes onto the face of the clothespin.
Cut the black felt into the shape of a pirate hat. Then cut the white felt to look like a skull. You can draw eyes onto the skull with the black marker.
Glue the skull onto the hat and then the hat onto the clothespin.
Draw clothes onto the clothespin using the markers. We added cutoff pants, vests, mustaches, and shirts. I even cut an eyepatch from the black felt and glued it onto one of our dolls. My son thought that was awesome, and wanted an eyepatch of his own.
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