I found this image of a pirate ship in a vintage children’s play structure book…and this is the inspiration for the whole project:
Sadly the book just showed this with no plans or instructions. I started researching the internet, and only finding a few options. A couple weeks ago I finally settled on a simplified idea. A friend of ours did up a drawing for me of what I explained to him I was trying to do.
So we’ve been busy designing, shopping, cutting, thinking, painting, and constructing. Basically all our free time has been thinking about this party and planning.
I did a mock up with index cards to get a feel for what we were looking to accomplish.
I did the drawing and my husband and dad did the cutting.
I did the supervising and the revising LOL:
I also primed all the pieces, and the kiddo helped too:
One of my favorite parts is the seahorse, the hubs cut this out using a jig saw it notches into the front panel:
That’s where we’re at right now. I’ve cut the steering wheel and anchor out of plywood using my rotozip (see mom I finally used that birthday present from 12 years ago LOL!) I’ve got a few more things to prime and the painting is almost done! We’re looking to get it installed early next week. I’ll post more pictures soon.
So I promise to post more about this pirate party as it unfolds. Catch you later!
