Pirate Arrrrrrrt Project

I don't know if you all watch "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" on Disney Jr. , but my little guy LOVES IT!  I mean, he loves it intensely.  He has always been into pirate play, but this cute show has brought it to the point of obsession.
We recently took a trip to IKEA (the closest one is FIVE hours away- sad) anyway, we came home with plenty 'o boxes.  My husband mentioned how the pieces might make a cool fort or ship, and the seed was planted...
While this project was not so educational, it was FUN!  We woke up and got together our supplies...
drop cloth, paint, boxes, brushes, packing tape, double sided foam tape and our best pirate attitude :)

Then we began painting... we would have to do a coat of paint, and then go do something else (like get out of those pajamas and get some real clothes on) and come back later to add different colors or work on different parts of the boat.  Notice in the collage below ... He said he needed to look at his map to get the directions on what to do first :)

It became a family affair when daddy got home from work... he had ideas on how to secure the mast, which I couldn't figure out.  He helped and we all had fun working together.

This is when massive amounts of packing tape came in handy... way to tacky it up!

The fun began and you began playing... 

you played until it was dark out and we had to bring the ship inside where we were sure there was dry land.  

Your best naughty pirate face...

Arrrgh... mateys, thanks for joining us on our first cardboard box voyage...

See you soon!