Frugal Kid Crafts: Edible Pirate Ship + Pirate Hook

by Mackenzie on September 25, 2012

edible-pirate-shipEach week Sharon at Mom on Dealz brings you a craft that is fun, educational, and frugal. Here is a fun and tasty project that the kids will sure love! If you’ve missed any previous crafts, check out Momondealz’s Kids Frugal Fun page.

Edible Pirate Ship

Materials:
Ice cream bowls
Ice cream or sherbert
2 Toothpicks and 1 Straw
Marshmellows

Directions:
1. Fill the bowl with ice cream or sherbert.
2. Put one marshmellow on each toothpick.
3. Cut the straw so that it is longer than the toothpicks. Put 2 marshmellows on the straw.
4. Insert the toothpicks and straws into the ice cream or sherbert and you have pirate ship sails!

DIY-Pirate-hookDIY Pirate Hook:

Materials:
Tin foil
Butter container, solo cup, any object that can go over your child’s hand (we used old Easter egg dying cups)
Sharp knife

Directions:
1. The adult should cut a hole in the container for the hook to go in.
2. Roll up the tin foil into a long roll.
3. Insert the tin foil into the hole in the container and then shape the top of it into a hook.





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Mackenzie is the mother of two beautiful little girls and the wife to a wonderful man who is a Navy Reservist living in New Hampshire. She enjoys bargain hunting, photography, and of course COFFEE! Above all, she enjoys family life and soaking up every moment. She shares her tips on parenting, saving money, green-living and more on her blog The Centsible Family.

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Karl B (The Frugal Berry) September 27, 2012 at 3:24 am

Fun stuff! Great for homeschoolers!

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