How Do You Make A Pirate Treasure Map?
An authentic looking pirate treasure map is easy to make. You can make one for a neighborhood treasure hunt or for cache-hunting. Your kids will enjoy making it and will have loads of fun hunting for buried treasure. Here’s how to make one. The first step is to find a couple of pirate-related images on the computer by doing a search using Google images. I searched using the terms skull and crossbones, compass, and pirate ship. When Google does your search for you, click ‘images’ above the search box and you will just get pictures. Choose ones that are graphic so they show up well on your map. Save them on the computer. The next step is to open a blank powerpoint slide, and insert the images you saved. Doing this on powerpoint allows you to move the pictures around and resize them as you go. Have an idea what you want the treasure map to look like and put the pictures where you want them on the final pirate treasure map. Save the slide and print it out. Let it dry for an hour so the ink
