How to Throw an Adult Pirate Party

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A pirate-themed Halloween party is a lot of fun. Your friends will talk about it for years if you do it right. Here are some steps to help you throw an awesome pirate Halloween party that is great fun for both adults and kids.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Pirate crew

Having a pirate-themed Halloween party allows you to be very creative on costumes, food, decorations and games. If you can get your neighbors and friends involved in the planning, everyone will come up with great ideas for food and games.
Step 2

An aged party invitation

The first step to a rollicking pirate party is making sure everyone dresses up. People need some time to come up with creative costumes, so you have to give them the idea early. You can start sending out costume tips via email and facebook several weeks ahead of time so they know you are serious. When you send the invite, tell them they must come in costume. I made it easier by attaching a gold pirate earring and plastic eyepatch to each invitation to get them started. I also made the invitation look like a pirate's treasure map to reinforce that this would be a serious pirate party! If you want more detail on making a cool invitation like this, see my related eHow article on making a pirate treasure map which can be used to make the invitation (link below).
Step 3

Skull salsa

Your decorations can still be basic Halloween stuff, just add a little pirate twist to it. Skeletons and scary jack-o-lanterns fit in easily with the skull and crossbones theme. Fly a pirate flag out in front of your house. Rats, as in rats on a ship. All that. You can also serve food with a skull and bones theme, mixed in with some spooky Halloween treats. See my related article below, How To Make and Display Halloween Foods for descriptions and pictures of some Halloween foods that will impress your guests.
Step 4

The next step is pirate music. You want to involve all the senses in the party atmosphere. That means you need some pirate music playing in the background. That's a little tougher to come up with. Luckily, I have already picked out a playlist that you can download from Itunes to load on a CD. The songs I used are:
1. Blow The Man Down - Seadogs
2. My Son John - John C. Reilly
3. Nelson's Blood - Seadogs
4. Bulljine - Seadogs
5. Blood Red Roses - Liam Clancy
6. The Rakes of Kildare - Toucan Pirates
7. What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor - Seadogs
8. Captain Kidd - Great Big Sea
9. Scolding Wife - Great Big Sea
10. Jack a Tar - Toucan Pirates
I put this on a loop playing in the room with the food. Tunes 3, 4 and 5 make a great singalong for later when the party picks up. Just print out some lyrics from online. Everyone will get into this.
Step 5

Walking the plank at the point of a sword

The next step is that you need some pirate activities to do. I had the singalong as mentioned above. We also made up a trivia contest using pirate trivia that was also found online. We voted on best male and female pirate costume and named these two the King and Queen of the pirates. The losers of the trivia contest were forced to walk the plank. I made a plank with an 8 foot 2x4, and nailed a 1 foot piece in the middle. The plank was then laid on the grass outside with the 1-foot piece on the bottom. This makes it rock back and forth as unfortunate pirates walk across the top. I recommend having the plank on a soft surface like grass in case anyone falls off. They will.
Step 6

This was a memorable party, and everyone had a great time. Give it a try, you will have a blast!

How to Throw an Adult Pirate Party

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