Ruthless adventurers, brave and free, pirates have always been and remain favorite heroes of children's games and fairy tales. But why shouldn’t adults also plunge into the world of dashing sea robbers by organizing a party in a pirate style? In this article we will tell you what you need for a successful holiday, and also talk about what to wear to a pirate party.

Pirate themed party

For a party in a pirate style, in addition to costumes, characteristic surroundings will be useful - flags with the image of a skull and crossbones, treasure chests or at least boxes filled with jewelry, piastres, fishing nets and rum. You can buy all this, or you can make it yourself.

For entertainment, offer your guests a treasure hunt quest. Pre-draw an “old map”, write hint notes, each of which will indicate the path to the next one, think over intermediate prizes and tasks for each round. Also prepare a place for playing dice and cards. Men can have an arm wrestling competition.

Pirate Party - Costumes

Any outfit suitable for ship work is suitable for a pirate party. The captain of the ship must wear trousers, a vest and a white shirt; sailors can wear clothes of any color and style - from shirts and camisoles to. Male sailors can even be bare-chested.

Girls can wear either trousers or a skirt. It is better to take skirts that are short or long in the back and open the legs in the front. You can emphasize your waist with a corset.

If you want to choose a dress for a pirate party, pay attention to models with slits or skirts that reveal legs. This the outfit will suit for the image of a pirate's girlfriend who is waiting for her lover on land. The costume for such an image should be bold, even defiant, because such girls, like pirates, did not recognize the laws of society and lived for their own pleasure.

Sailor girls are often used at a pirate party men's clothing: vests, camisoles.

When creating the image of a pirate, do not forget about makeup - your skin should be tanned and your hair should look disheveled. Large earrings (only in one ear) are also welcome. It is better to line your eyes with a black kajal pencil or eyeliner. Experienced sea wolves can wear a bandage over one eye - plain black or with a pattern.

The most popular outfit for a pirate party would be colored bandanas and cocked hats.

Of course, to complete the image, you will need weapons - sabers, swords, daggers or pistols, because a real pirate robber never parted with weapons.

Today it has become very fashionable to organize children's parties in a certain theme. A fairytale kingdom, Disney characters and even the elusive sea pirates - all this can be a great idea for a children's themed party.

In order for a child to fully enjoy such an event, he should choose a suitable costume. This is where parents grab their heads. For example, you invited your child to a pirate party, and how to dress your child for a pirate party?!

There is no need to panic; original costumes for children are easy to prepare. First, we go to a carnival paraphernalia store, or at least to a supermarket with a similar department. Immediately ask your child who he wants to be, because not everyone in the pirate world looks the same. Because of how a child wants to look, it’s worth considering how to dress him for a pirate party.

Classics of the genre

For an ordinary pirate you will definitely need:

• Black or blue banana. They usually depict crossed swords and a skull.
• Vest or any other clothing in marine theme. To add authenticity to the image, you can even slightly wrinkle, stain and even tear the clothes a little. Yes, this is exactly how real pirates walk.
• Toy weapons. In this case, it will serve as an accessory. These can be pistols, sabers or knives.
• All kinds of chains, belts and rings. For a pirate, the more, the more honorable. The main thing is not to forget that all this should not be too heavy.

For the captain of a pirate crew, you'll need a little more. In addition to all of the above, these should be:

• cane,
• big hat,
• one eye patch,
• toy smoking pipe (a kind of paraphernalia of pirate power).

It doesn’t matter what gender your child is, among pirates both boys and girls wear the same clothes, children's role-playing games erase all distinctions.

Creative costumes

You can move away from the classic outfit and show some creativity. A pirate party for children does not mean the presence of only pirates. Characters from cartoons with pirate themes will also fit perfectly into it. Perhaps your child will want to wear a cheerful green dress of the fairy Tinkerbell from Peter Pan, who was captured by pirates, or maybe he himself eternal child Peter Pan.

Always be open to your child; if he is not comfortable in a suit, then the party will not bring him joy.

Originality in the details

It’s not difficult to dress a child for a pirate party; it’s more difficult to make sure that he doesn’t become someone else’s copy. Little things and details will help with this, because they distinguish images from each other. Everything is in your hands - give your child a harmless temporary tattoo with henna, paint his face with pirate makeup, in a word, show your imagination. Then your child will be able to fully enjoy the pirate party.

Who hasn’t dreamed of sailing the ocean while piloting a ship as a child? Who hasn’t been fascinated by the feeling of freedom, and who hasn’t been captivated by the adventurous spirit of pirate voyages in search of treasure? And it’s not surprising, because the pirate costume embodies nobility, the daring rags add masculinity and seductiveness to the image. To embody your favorite image in New Year's holiday We suggest making New Year's pirate costumes with your own hands. To do this, instructions are included with a description of how to create a New Year's pirate costume for a boy, photos and tips on how to properly create the image.

DIY pirate costume: using a T-shirt

Creating a pirate outfit from scratch is not at all difficult. Even if you don't have sewing skills, creating a pirate look won't be difficult. To make a pirate costume with your own hands, namely the top of the outfit, we will need:

T-shirt (preferably white and large size);

scissors;

fabric paint.

The T-shirt should be a couple of sizes larger, because it gives the look of a stern hooligan, which is typical for the image of a pirate. Since pirates spend most of their lives on the ocean, it is not difficult to guess what shabby look their clothes should have. Therefore, our T-shirt should be cut so that it looks worn and disheveled:

cut off sleeves carelessly;

cut out the border;

cut off the collar.

The next step will be painting. Draw uneven stripes across the T-shirt using fabric paint (the messier the stripes, the better). Wait for the paint to dry. The pirate T-shirt is ready.

New Year's pirate costume for a boy using a shirt

For those who prefer shirts to T-shirts, you can also create a pirate costume for a boy. Again, it is advisable to find a white shirt, large in size, with wide, loose sleeves. Since pirates did not wear stiff collars, we need to get rid of them by cutting and sewing the ruffled collar. If you are not skilled with a needle, you can simply glue the collar with fabric glue. Also try, without cutting off the collar (if it is not particularly stiff), just tuck it into the inside of the shirt. You can decorate your shirt using jewelry:

buttons on sleeves and chest;

a gold chain on the neck or in the collar area;

folds (given the pirate lifestyle, folds are present in almost every area of ​​the shirt).

DIY New Year's pirate costume for a boy - pants

Since the pirate at one time did not sport bright colorful pants, much less jeans, it is advisable for created image pick up dark trousers. You can decorate them with fabric paint by painting vertical stripes, giving them a pirate look. The color of the stripes should not contrast with the other colors of the suit.

DIY pirate costume: making a hat

New Year's costume the pirate, of course, will remain incomplete without a hat in the image. We need:

Measure your head along the forehead and back of the head.

On two sheets of thick paper, draw the outlines of the hat (the layouts should be identical on both parts).

Cut along the contour.

Apply glue to the edges (except for the bottom, which will be located on the head) of each cut out part.

After the glue has dried, paint the hat black and draw a white skull.

Cut a strip of cardboard in length in accordance with the size of the head (step 1).

Glue the ends of the strip together to make a ring.

Insert the ring into the hat to give it shape and make it easier to wear the headdress.

For a complete look, the pirate costume can be complemented with accessories: a scarf around the neck, painted stubble, a bandana on the belt, an eye patch, a saber.

Children really love holidays, where they can wear some interesting and fun costume, play with friends and dream about other exciting and interesting world. The most important thing in children's costume- become a vivid childhood memory for life. For similar themed parties and adults put on bright suits. Regardless of the reason for the meeting, you need to choose an attractive, funny and beautiful appearance for yourself and your child. One of the most popular characters is the pirate. Let's figure out how to create a pirate costume with your own hands.

However, first you need to choose an example of a sea robber on whom you will rely when creating your image. Below are a few pictures to get you started.

Pirate attributes

Most often, the following elements are used in the image of a pirate:

• cocked hat or bandana;
• black eye patch;
• a white shirt in the old style with cuffs and a frill, always unironed, torn if desired;
• vest;
• striped pants or a skirt, but not straight and preferably torn;
• a sash belt, or several ordinary leather belts;
• boots, definitely high ones.

In the image of a pirate, the following will look impressive: a hook on the hand, muskets in the belt, a spyglass, daggers, a parrot sitting on the shoulder, an abundance of rings on the fingers.

Do not avoid excess, pirates love pretentiousness, so if you want to use all the details in the costume, then use them all. And so for the appearance of a pirate, just a few of the elements will be enough.

Sew a shirt

If suddenly you don’t have an old shirt with lace somewhere in the attic, then sew it yourself.

To work, you need to prepare an ordinary old shirt that will fit you, and a piece of fabric of a different color.

Fold the fabric in half, unfold the shirt on top, and trace it. The shirt must be made quite wide under the arms, with voluminous sleeves. If you want, you can make it longer. While creating the pattern, make the necessary adjustments and only then cut. Be sure to add a few centimeters to the pattern pieces to process the seams and hem the edges, preferably more to be on the safe side in case you made a mistake in the cut.

Cut the neck so that the head fits comfortably into the resulting hole, and process as illustrated below. Now all that remains is to create the sleeve cuffs. Overcast the cut of the fabric and sew the elastic with a zigzag at a slight distance from the edge, while it needs to be stretched a little.

Now you just need to hem the bottom of the shirt and sew side seams, and the pirate shirt is ready. And to make it perfect, you can make lacing on the collar or sew a lace frill.

There is a simpler option for children. Take a white T-shirt and sew it on lace jabot. However, with this option you need to wear a vest or camisole.

If a pirate costume is created in limited time or it is not possible to sew a shirt, then you can replace it with a vest.

Stylish vest

The vest is very easy to create using the pattern described above. Take a comfortable t-shirt and fold it in half to make a pattern. Then you need to outline it, but without sleeves. The end result should be two front pieces and one back piece. Don't forget to step back a little from the pattern to finish the seams and edges. Then feel free to cut out all the details.

We sew all the parts together and trim along the edges. The vest can be made wide open, without buttons, since sewing on buttons is not good for a pirate. And if it was created for a cute pirate girl, then beautiful decor will be sewn over the patch.

Striped pants

In the ideal pirate look, you should use striped pants, but if you don’t want to, then suitable option There will also be plain skinny jeans.

The sewing technology for this piece of the pirate's wardrobe is exactly the same. We take comfortable pants, preferably not made of knitwear. Then we fold them in half, pant leg to pant leg, to create a pattern. We fold the fabric twice. If using striped fabric, it will need to be folded in the direction of the stripes.

There's just a little bit left to do. We hem the trouser legs and insert an elastic band into the waistband. If you want, you can use the elastic at the bottom, it’s very convenient, especially if the costume is for a child.

We complement the image with a skirt

A technique for creating a skirt for a pirate girl. You need to take fabric; black or striped colors will look best. First you need to sew a regular straight-cut skirt. You can then create an uneven hem by cutting out different triangles along the edge. This skirt will look good with a corset and a sash.

If you don’t want to wear a skirt, then you can stop at tight trousers or wide pants.

Eye patch

One of the main details that distinguishes a pirate is the black bandage on one eye. It best explains the image, and is very easy to make at home.

To make a bandage, you need to take a thick fabric, such as felt. We make an eyecup from the selected fabric, attach an elastic band or a fabric strip with an elastic insert to it. A patch will look good on the eyecup; for little ones you can make a cute one, with some favorite animal, for example, and for adults and older children you can make a patch with bones crossed under the skull.

This bandage can also be easily made from paper. To do this, you just need to cut out a circle of the required diameter from thick black cardboard, thread it with a thin elastic band and, if desired, decorate it with a pirate symbol with bones.

Sea Robber's Tricorne

To make a cocked hat you need felt. We make 1 piece with a slot (slot size = ½ head circumference), sew the edges with a buttonhole stitch and threads of a different color. If you don't have a patch on your pirate eyepatch, you can make one on your hat.

The “ears” of the cocked hat must be glued or sewn.

If you don’t have felt, don’t despair, it can also be made from paper.

To do this, take thick cardboard. We cut out the part in the shape of a hat and a strip of cardboard so that it fits on the head.

Now both parts need to be painted in the pirate’s favorite color - black, if there is no cardboard of the desired color in stock. And also, if desired, we decorate the hat with crossed bones under the skull.

The hat will look more impressive if you glue a fringe of paper to it.

There is also a simpler and faster option to make a hat like a mask. To do this, you also need to cut out the part in the shape of a hat, if you need to paint it. And after that, glue it with glue or tape so that you can hold the hat and take funny photos at the party in a pirate hat, just by placing it on your head.

If the pirate hat is not to your liking, then it can be completely replaced with a bandana. Below are options on how to tie it like a pirate.

Unusual accessories

If the main part of the costume is ready, then it’s time to think about accessories. You can make a dagger out of thick cardboard, take a stuffed parrot, decorate black fabric and make a pirate flag out of it, because these are the details that will show that your character is a real pirate.

To create a pipe that is so necessary for a pirate to go to sea, you need to take several cardboard rolls, for example, from under toilet paper. It is necessary to make a pipe blank from them.

After that, we wrap each roll in a piece of artificial leather or paint it black.

And then we connect the rolls together, creating a pipe, as shown in the photo below.

There is a faster and easier option. To do this, we twist a sheet of cardboard into a pipe and secure it on both sides with electrical tape. The telescope is ready.

Do you want to seem like a formidable pirate? A hook instead of a hand will make the blood of those around you freeze with fear. And it's very easy to make. Take a disposable cardboard cup and make a hole in the bottom. We make a hook from food foil and insert it into this hole. Fix with glue. And now all that remains is to decorate the glass.

To complete your look, when all the accessories and clothes are ready, remember that tousled hair and eyeliner are a must for a pirate look. A couple of scars will only decorate the sea robber.

Video on the topic of the article

And finally, a few videos on how to create a great pirate look.