Looking for some swashbuckling fun this Halloween? Let your child pillage the back of your closet for this creative pirate costume.

Materials

• old black pants
• gold or white blouse
• red scarf
• gold costume jewelry

• bandana
• eye patch
• pirate's hook
• black face paint

Instructions

1. Find a pair of old black pants and fringe the edges with scissors.

2. Tuck in a big gold or white blouse. Tie a red scarf around the pirate's waist and a bandanna around his head.

3. Clip on some gold costume jewelry, then add an eye patch and a pirate's hook (all inexpensive party store finds).

4. Dab on black face paint for a beard and missing-tooth makeup.

5. If you've got a stuffed bird in your toy box, use craft wire to attach it to your pirate's shirtsleeve. Now he's ready to collect his Halloween booty.

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