We have been researching pirates recently and were inspired to create our own flags and ship. Our ship is named the Queen Anne's Revenge after Blackbeard's infamous vessel. The ship and paddles were made out of a large cardboard box and duct tape. The flags and swords were made out of Fun Foam sheets.

Calico Dane, Blackbrock and Pirate Queen Maddy sailing the Seven Seas.

Dane with a true Sea Dog, Cuzco.

Notes, clues and a treasure map were discovered in our house. The pirate booty, included pirate books, pencils, skull and crossbones band-aids, noisemakers, hats, swords, squirting rings, spotting scopes, dubloons and the prized Devil Ducky.

The most famous pirate flag is the Jolly Roger or skull and crossbones. One theory is that the name come from the French term joli rouge meaning pretty red This is possible as several pirates, such as Henry Avery and Christopher Moody, flew red flags meaning no mercy.

Pirate Flags of G-Pod

Maddy chose to fly the dreaded red flag meaning no mercy. Anne Bonny, Mary Reade, Grace O'Malley and Ching Shih were some of the famous female pirates. Ching Shih terrorized the China Sea in the early 19th century. A brilliant female pirate, she commanded 1800 ships and about 80,000 pirates. Maddy decided to design her own flag. Every pirate queen needs a crown!

Brock's pirate name, Blackbrock, was inspired from Edward Teach, the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Brock decided to fly the historical flag of Blackbeard on our ship Queen Anne's Revenge, also originally Blackbeard's ship. Blackbeard's flag feutured a devil-horned skeleton holding a hourglass in one hand and a spear/arrow in the other poking at a bleeding heart.

Dane's pirate name, Calico Dane, was inspired from a real pirate named Calico Jack Rackham who flew a flag with a skull and crossed sabers. Dane designed his own flag with a heart on top of crossbones.