Poppins Book Nook- Pirates

The theme for July for Poppins Book Nook was pirates!  What a fun theme!

We read “How I Became a Pirate” by Melinda Long.  It was such a fun book and the illustrations were great!

 At the beginning of the book, the little boy, Jeremy is building a sand castle at the beach when he sees a pirate ship.  So, we thought it would be fun to build our own sand castle.

Hailey’s finished sand castle.

Next, Hailey and Hunter painted some rocks gold… well Hunter insisted that his rocks also be green, but for the most part the rocks were gold 🙂

Our finished gold.

Hailey painted an old baby wipes container to make it look like a treasure chest.

After the paint dried, Hailey and Hunter added some gems to the treasure chest.

This is our finished treasure chest…

… filled with gold and jewels.

Then, Hailey drew a map of our back yard.

This is the completed map of our back yard… Rich burned the edges of a paper bag to give it an old look.

Then, while we waited inside, Rich went out back and hid our treasure chest.

According to the map Hailey drew, which Rich added an X to, she needed to take just a few steps from the fire pit to find the treasure.

But, when she dug to see what she would find- she found another clue…

…and then another clue…

…and several more clues!

Finally, she found the treasure chest!

We had so much fun with this activity!!

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Poppins Book Nook Pirate Plunder Giveaway! Every month the Poppins Book Nook group will be offering readers a chance to win a brand new storybook or product that ties in with our theme for the month. This month we are partnering with Jennifer Altman an Usborne consultant to bring one lucky entrant a chance to win a copy of either the Pirate’s Handbook (recommended for 8 years old and up) or Pirate Stories for Little Children (recommended for ages under 8 years old)books. One of these books is sure to add to your pirate fun! The winner will be randomly picked by Rafflecopter and will be notified by Enchanted Homeschooling Mom via email and posted here. Entrants must be 18 years or older and reside within the United States. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook,Twitter, Pinterest or any other entity unless otherwise specified. Prizes will be issued by Jennifer Altman who is an Usborne consultant. By entering this giveaway you are also acknowledging that you have read and agree to all of the Rafflecopter terms & conditions as well as Enchanted Homeschooling Mom’s disclosures found here {http://enchantedhomeschoolingmom.org/disclosures/}.  Just enter the Rafflecopter below to win:
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