Program Information
Celebrate the seafaring life through knotting and pirate talk! This program has several activity ideas. Run a quiz-style game on sailor/pirate vocabulary, modified for age-appropriateness. Make temporary tattoos and set up a sailor’s “tattoo parlor.” Teach a few basic seafaring knots and let participants practice them before running a contest to see who can tie them the fastest. Children can also use basic knots to create one-of-a kind friendship bracelets or reef knot necklaces. Choose whichever games and crafts would best suit your library and audience, or run them all as stations.
This program works well outdoors, and the knot-tying component would be easy to include in take-and-make bags.
Suggested runtime: 45–90 min.
Available Resources
Nautical Knots
Sailor Vocabulary
Sailor/Pirate Tattoos
Oysterman and Stevedore Knot Steps
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- Create Date August 4, 2021
- Last Updated August 6, 2021