How to Make Super Easy Kid Pirate Boot Covers

INSIDE: How to make DIY kid pirate boot covers for Halloween or dress-up time. Easy tutorial using felt fabric and gold coins.

Do you have a pirate lad or lassie at home? A little guy or gal running around yelling “arr” and “shiver me timbers” and talking about gold doubloons?

Why not make them a pair of super cute, super easy and super fast pirate boot covers using a piece of felt!

Cover their existing rain boots and add some gold coins and send them on their way to battle the seas and hunt for treasure. Yo-ho-ho and away they go, like this…

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Let’s Batten Down The Hatches:
– Standard sheets of felt (I used two 8.5×11″ pieces)
– Sewing machine
– Black thread + sewing straight pins
– 4 x Gold Coins
– Fabric glue (this is some of my favorite glue)

How to Make Slip-On Kids Pirate Boot Covers

I used my son’s existing rubber rain boots. You could easily do this over running shoes.

Avast! Step #1: Wrap a piece of felt around the boot with the ends meeting at the back of the boot.

Wrap tightly and hold in place with some sewing pins.

Aye-Aye! Step #2: Slip the pinned cover up and over the boot. Blimey! You have lots of choices at this point…

You can sew the felt together (as I did) or use my all-time fave, fabric glue. Once secured, slip the felt cover back over the boot and fold down the excess felt to resemble a cuff.

Glue on Gold Doubloons for Easy Fast Kids Pirate Boots

Arr! Step #3: Lots of options here, me landlubbers, to dress-up the pirate boots. I chose to use fabric glue to add gold doubloons to the outsides of the boots.

Other ideas include adding ribbon and a buckle, or adhering iron-on pirate patches available at any craft store.

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Kim~madeinaday on September 16, 2016 at 9:37 am

These are too cute and so clever using rain boots. Featuring you on the #P3Party today! Thanks for pinning!
Kim

Pamela Smith on September 18, 2016 at 8:50 pm

So cute! My daughter loves pirate stuff, but since she is 19, I don’t think she would wear these!!! Mybe for Halloween though! Thanks for the cute idea!

Julie on September 26, 2016 at 8:51 am

Brilliant idea, so simple and effective. Pinning because I just never now when I am going to need pirate boots!

Rhonda on September 13, 2017 at 7:55 pm

These are so cute. Great idea for a Halloween costume. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.

Leslie on September 14, 2017 at 9:21 pm

So fun! I’ve seen boot covers for superhero costumes, but I love this pirate take on them. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!

Teresa on September 15, 2017 at 1:41 am

Great idea, I’ll be saving this for Halloween. Thank you for joining The Really Crafty Link Party this week!

Kate Hollingsworth on September 18, 2017 at 11:47 pm

Oh Victoria why couldn’t I have this idea when I was searching for book week costumes?? These pirate boots are AWESOME! My kids will love them (and I’ll be featuring your pirate boots at this week’s party). xx

Amber Harrop on October 8, 2017 at 11:58 am

Victoria your pirate boots are fantastic and wonderful for Halloween

Kim~madeinaday on October 10, 2017 at 8:49 am

These are adorable! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim

Shirley Wood on October 15, 2017 at 5:15 pm

Love these and so easy to make! These will be Featured at the new Merry Monday party starting tonight. Pinned.

April J Harris on October 24, 2017 at 9:18 am

Pinning! What a great idea as part of a pirate costume! I love how easy the cute boot covers are to make too. Thank you so much for sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Have a lovely week!

Marissa | Squirrels of a Feather on October 3, 2018 at 6:22 am

So clever Victoria! These are so quick and easy, perfect for a little last-minute pirate costume! Pinning to my Halloween board – love it!

The Freshman Cook on October 31, 2018 at 7:57 pm

These are so clever and cute! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate it!

How to Make Super Easy Kid Pirate Boot Covers