| Creating a party for the little pirates in your life is both | | | | (substitute the name of your birthday child).Drape |
| easy and fun. | | | | fishnet or netting, nautical objects, treasure chests, |
| Use the ideas below as a springboard for your | | | | swords, etc. around the room.Pirate Party Activities |
| imagination.Most supplies can be made at home or | | | | and Games |
| purchased nearby inexpensively.If you don't have the | | | | This one is called Pirate Plunder. |
| time or inclination to do it all yourself, there are | | | | Supplies: Gold coins (gold wrapped chocolate coins will |
| wonderful resources online which will provide you with | | | | serve nicely), black felt tipped markers, and paper.Split |
| complete party packages.So feel free to pirate (I could | | | | the guests into two teams. Give each team a handful |
| not resist) as many suggestions as you want and | | | | of gold coins and assign one room per team. Each |
| modify them as you wish.Invitations | | | | team will go into their room and hide their coins.Once |
| Nothing gets one's attention like a message in a | | | | the coins are hidden, the kids return to a table to draw |
| bottle.Create yours with empty 6.5 oz Perrier or similar | | | | a treasure map to the coins. When both teams are |
| sized bottles, some beige or tan paper and black felt | | | | finished, they exchange maps and race to see who |
| tipped marker.Soak the bottles overnight to loosen their | | | | can find the coins first.A Variation |
| label. Peel the label off and you're ready to go.Take a | | | | This activity is designed to take place at the end of |
| blank sheet of paper and create a treasure map on | | | | the party.Make a small personalized treasure chest (or |
| one side. On the other, write in the invitation detail. | | | | goody bag) for each guest and hide the treasure. Give |
| Photocopy onto tan or beige paper.Distress or tear the | | | | each guest a corresponding treasure map. Let them |
| edges. Fold in half lengthwise, roll it up and place it in | | | | search for their treasure.Peg Leg Race |
| the bottle.Take a piece of paper, write the name of | | | | 'Peg Leg' race is a three legged race.The kids may |
| the guest, or draw a skull and crossbones. Glue onto | | | | want to watch a pirate movie. Rent a DVD. "Pirates of |
| the outside of the bottle.Take the finished product and | | | | the Caribbean,' "Treasure Island," "Captain Kidd," are |
| leave it on the doorsteps of your guest.Pirate | | | | some that come to mind. Or commandeer the mini-van |
| Costumes | | | | to take the crew to the local movie theatre to see the |
| A bandanna and an eyepatch for each child. | | | | latest Pirates of the Caribbean flick.Pirate Grub |
| Eyepatches can be made with a piece of black | | | | Skewered hot dogs, meat balls. "Treasure chests" full |
| construction paper or cloth and elastic.Decor | | | | of snacks. Tankards of "pirate punch."Have fun and |
| Black and gold balloons. Signs that read... "Entering the | | | | use your imagination. And have a great day on the |
| Bermuda Triangle," "Captain Billy's Hideaway" | | | | high seas. |