Here's a party I did for my son a few years ago and it was a huge hit. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of it. We didn't have a digital camera back then and they are probably in a box in storage. When we move, oh the treasures we'll pull out (after unpacking and recovery of course). I will probably be scrapbooking for the rest of my life to catch up.
Pirates are always fun. This particular party I added another element of learning. My son was probably about 9 and I thought it would be nice to include him in the process. So we sat down and I gave him a budget and a calculator. I explained that I would provide invitations and a cake and that with "his" money he would need to feed his guests and provide goodie bags.
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Pirate Party:
- Treasure Map invite (we love outdoor parties, let kids play games on the equipment with some structure, but not a lot.)
- Come in piratey garb (torn tshirt, vest, ripped shirt, layers, dirty is OK ~ cool!!!)
- Goodie Bag (We gave ours at beginning so they could be dressed appropriately throughout the party):
- swords (of course)
- eye patch
- bandannas (various colors, include some for girls)
- craft to make your own pirate hat
- big jewel rings (for both girls and boys)
- make their pirate hat from the goodie bag
- treasure hunt in sand for gold (spray paint rocks gold or buy gold money from party store)
- scavenger hunt (something from my childhood), we broke into teams and went for a list of things. I added some good deeds to the list just for my own fun. (take out someone's trash, stuff like that)
- just let the kids play, they naturally play piratey games with the swords etc.
- we grilled hot dogs and had lots of other snacks for the kids to eat. I didn't theme this part out too much, we tried to keep on budget since this was my son's first party to plan and buy for. I do tend to keep sugar off the snack list though so the kids don't get too out of control.
- make a pirate ship cake or of these pirate cakes or go way simple with cupcakes and pre cut sails for each kid to decorate themselves.
pirate ship cake, I made white sails and put a skull & cross bones on them.
I made the pirate ship cake and I was actually a little disappointed initially. Then I put the sails on and WOW! It just came to life! I had quite an event getting the cake to the park though! As I walked out the front door, our front mat had been moved, as I stepped out the front door, my foot missed part of the mat and I did this total slapstick dance of "don't drop the cake" as I wiggled and wobbled down the walkway. Yes, I did fall. I fell hands out, elbows down, praying, as the cake bounced forward. It didn't smash, but it did sink. My son was so wonderful about it I could have kissed him to death that day. I smothered more frosting on trying to fix it as best I could. When he saw it, he just said, "Cool, a sunken pirate ship cake, Mom." Sometimes, you just love them more!
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