Top Tips to Creating a Scallywag Worthy Pirate Party Ahoy me Hearties! Gather ye Rapscallions for a fun and unforgettable Pirate Themed Birthday Party.
What a fun Rascal birthday theme - This theme is perfect for a Boys Party since there is so much Swashbuckling and Walking the Plank to do, however, Pink Pirate Parties for Girls have become popular recently, as well as mixed kids Pirate Parties.
Set your compass to True North and follow these ideas to a Grrrreat Party: Party Decorations Decorating your Pirate Party will consist of lots of Red & White Stripes, Jolly Roger Flags, Back Fabric, Hessian & Fish Nets.
You could get some sand and create a Centerpiece or Treasure Area.
Using a Treasure Chest as a Prop along with sand, shells, messages in bottles and plenty of jewels and treasure of course.
Pirates love to be able to climb and keep everything ship shape.
A Lookout where your little pirates can use their telescopes and have their sword play would be ideal.
Don't forget the themed napkins and plates in black and red, or better yet, pirate stripes.
A big black 'Sail' over the food table complete with a Jolly Roger would alert any other ships nearby that the Pirates abound! You could label old bottles as 'Pirates Ale' and have bottles marked with an old Poison sign.
Party Food Naturally, Pirates love Seafood.
So Fish Fingers, Calamari, and Shrimp would be a great choice.
Pirates also love to be messy, so chicken wings, kebabs or ribs could be great fun.
The Pirate Candy Buffet could be kept within the colour theme of Black & Red using licorice, jelly beans, bullets, aniseed rings, mini mud cakes, jaffas and of course, chocolate gold coins.
Don't forget refreshments! Pirates spend much of their time (or perhaps too much time) drinking, therefore some Sarsparilla or Cola 'Ale' would be a great idea for your thirsty rapscallions.
Party Games What would a Pirate be without Treasure? Perhaps you could provide Treasure Maps and allow the Pirates to go on their very own hunt.
If you want to get creative, you could Paint a big picture of a Pirate and have a fun round of 'Pin the Parrot on the Pirate'.
The blindfolded Pirate that gets closestto placing the Parrot on the Pirates shoulder wins a Prize.
Pirates always need beards and tattoos.
Why not have a competition for painting the best beards and tattoos onto eachother - or better yet, make the little Pirates do it left handed! Pirate Charades could be a fun option.
All the words that have to be acted out have to be Pirate themed of course.
A classic game to play could be a Pirate themed Duck, Duck, Goose - like Rascal, Rascal, Pirate! All the children sit in a circle, with one child making their way around each person naming them Rascal, Rascal as they go.
When they name someone a Pirate, the 'Pirate' must get up and try to catch the first child before they make it back to their seat.
The next child then get their turn.
YourPirate Partycan be as elaborate or creative as you want it to be, the only limit, of course is your Imagination!