Ideas for Pirate Birthday
It is time to celebrate the birthday of your favorite pirate. Whether the birthday person is a wee little mate or full-grown conqueror of the seas, pirate birthday parties are an interesting way to celebrate someone special. When planning that perfect pirate party, there are a number of options that follow the theme, from informing potential guests to making baby octopus legs with hot dogs, that are sure to entertain. Just do not forget some treasure to keep the pirates busy. Does this Spark an idea?
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Invitations
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Invitations introduce the pirate theme. The very first thing that potential guests see is the invitation so make it one that matches the theme. Many party suppliers offer invitations with the pirate theme, but one can be custom-made for extra appeal. Consider purchasing eye patches and cutting out a piece of paper the size of the eye patch. Write the invitation information on the paper and tape it to the eye patch. This allows for a creative invitation but also provides the first piece of dress attire to wear at the party. As an alternative, use a home computer and print an invitation in the shape of flag with a skull on it.
Games
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Hold a treasure hunt for entertainment. Entertain the children with a treasure hunt. Hiding various small objects around the house -- such as chocolate coins and candy -- allow for an activity as well as providing the loot bag for the children to take home. The children can find the treasure and bring to a central location where it is to be distributed equally among the children. If colored stickers are available, consider placing one on the eye patch the child has and use the same color sticker on the treasure they are to find. This allows extra fun time as not every item found can be used. This method also allows smaller children to find the items in more open spaces and older children to understand not to collect them.
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Food and Drink
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Consider theme-based foods, such as chicken nuggets called "gold nuggets." Fish and chips are something that every pirate can relate to after time at sea so make sure that they are included. Cook some chicken drumsticks or wings in order to serve the guests some parrot legs. For candy treats, place multicolored jelly beans into a small bowl or treasure box to be rubies and pearls. Pirates love their drinks so replace the wrapper around a bottle of root beer with one printed from the computer that displays a skull and warning sign.
Birthday Cake
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Bake a treasure of a cake. Birthday cake ideas for a pirate party are plentiful. Cut and decorate full-size rectangle cakes to look a pirate ship, ocean and beach, or treasure box complete with chocolate gold coins. Consider decorating circular cakes to look like a giant gold coin or cut and decorated it to resemble a skull. For a twist, bake smaller loaf cakes so that everyone gets their own. Cut it in half and then cut a small hole in the bottom section to insert a chocolate gold coin. Decorate the small cake to look a treasure chest and scribe on the cake the child's name.
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