How to Make Pirate Party Favors For Children

Help your child have a fun, pirate-themed party.

Theme birthday parties are always a hit with children and one childhood favorite for boys is pirates. If you and your child are planning to have a pirate-themed birthday party, you can have fun creating pirate party favors together. Luckily, pirate party supplies are easy to find for both boys and girls and you can put together some great goody bags filled with all sorts of treats that will fit any budget.

Things You'll Need

• Paper lunch bags or plastic cups
• Assorted candies
• Crayons and coloring pages for younger kids
• Pirate stickers, tattoos, small pirate toys

Instructions

1. Make up the guest list and decide how many pirate party favors you will need. Be sure to make a few extra just in case.

2. Have your child decorate each bag with pirate stickers. You can help him personalize the bags with each child's name.

3. Divide chocolate coins between all the bags. Add other treats such as gummy sharks and fish.

4. Add some fun pirate-themed temporary tattoos and stickers for boys and candy necklaces or candy bracelets for a girl's pirate treasure.

5. Add a few pirate toys that can be purchased in bulk, if your budget allows.

6. Look for free printable pirate coloring pages online, if the party is for a preschooler. Print a few pages for each child, roll in the shape of a cylinder, tie a ribbon around and include a small pack of crayons for each child.

Tips & Warnings

• If your budget allows, you can skip the pirate party favors and do a pirate pinata instead. Just fill the pinata with candy and small pirate-themed toys. Give each child a reusable pirate-themed cup that they can fill with candy and take home. You should be able to find these with the other pirate party supplies.

• Don't give out the party favors until just before each child leaves because chances are they have already filled up on cake and ice cream.

• Always give age-appropriate items as party favors. Small toys are choking hazards for young children. Skip hard candies as these can be a choking hazard for all kids.

• Keep allergies in mind when planning the party. Parents will most likely tell you if their child has a serious food allergy but it never hurts to double check.