THE PIRATE CHALLENGE

COMPLETE AT LEAST SIX OF THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES THIS MONTH

✅ WATCH A FILM OR READ A BOOK ABOUT PIRATES AND REVIEW IT

❌ MAKE A PIRATE COSTUME

❌ PLAY A PIRATE-INSPIRED GAME

❌ CREATE A TREASURE MAP OR HUNT FOR AT LEAST TWO OTHER PEOPLE TO FOLLOW

❌ MAKE YOUR OWN PIRATE FLAG

❌ CELEBRATE TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY IN YOUR OWN WAY

❌ MAKE A RUM-BASED COCKTAIL (OR ITS MOCKTAIL COUNTERPART)

❌ MAKE A MODEL OF A PIRATE SHIP

❌ CRAFT A 3D PARROT

❌ MAKE A SKULL & CROSSBONES IN THE CRAFT OF YOUR CHOICE

❌ RESEARCH MODERN PIRATES AND THEIR IMPACT. PLOT RISK AREAS ON A MAP.

❌ MAKE A WOODEN TREASURE CHEST, AND FILL IT WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL TREASURE

❌ LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE BY THE STARS

✅ LEARN TO TIE 3 KNOTS WHICH ARE NEW TO YOU

✅ MAKE A GLOSSARY OF PIRATE SLANG

❌ DRAW A DIAGRAM OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF A BOAT

❌ MAKE A WANTED POSTER FOR YOUR PIRATE ALTER-EGO

✅ MAKE A PIRATE MEAL, MINDFUL OF SCURVY

✅ LEARN ABOUT THREE HISTORICAL PIRATES

❌ CLIMB A ROPE OR A NET

❌ HOST A PIRATE PARTY

✅ COMPARE PIRATE MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES WITH REALITY

❌ EXPLORE THE ROLE OF PIRATE RADIO IN ACTIVISM

❌ LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND

❌ MAKE SOME PIRATE-INSPIRED JEWELLERY

✅ LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF PROSTHETICS

❌ TRY MODERN 'BURIED TREASURE' HUNTING USING A METAL DETECTOR

❌ TRY A WATER SPORT WHICH IS NEW TO YOU