Here is my two year old’s wearable pirate ship costume. The costume is really light weight because it is made entirely of foam and a small amount of cardboard. The foam was painted with two layers of brown, the first a light brown, and then a dark brown. I used a stiff paint brush to try and make it look like wood grain and then a black marker to make the planks. The ship is harnessed over his shoulders. The steering wheel is also carved out of foam and then placed on a PVC stalk so that it can rotate. Yes, it can actually spin.
The ship’s name, seen on the back, but not in the pictures, is “The Crying Dutchman”, a take on the famous pirate ship, the The Flying Dutchman. We added a little mustache and goatee to complete the pirate ensemble. Happy Halloween.
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What did you use to make the black mast? And what did you use to write on it?
What did you use to make the black mast? And what did you use to write on it?