Pirate Party!

carnation · #1 02-22-2007, 07:36 AM

We're having a pirate birthday party for our 6-year-old son. We've had 2 in the past and they were so much fun! We had a treasure hunt, special treasure chest cake, and various games. Does anybody have any great ideas for the party?

FSUZeta · #2 02-22-2007, 10:23 AM

my son had a pirate birthday party one year. he got the playmobile pirate ship as a present and i used it as a centerpiece.we got some brown aquarium gravel and used that to simulate sandgravel, placed some of the little pirates on the gravel and had an aqua blue paper tablecloth to simulate water. when the party is over, take off the centerpiece, fold up the corners of the tablecloth and dispose of the tablecloth and the gravel in one fail swoop.

you could invite the attendees to come dressed as pirates. you could award vaious prizes for the costumes-you have to be a bit creative, so that each child gets an award.

favors could be eye patches, gold doubloon chocolate or bubble gum, and a couple of little plastic pirates(like the plastic army men) or little plastic sailboats. you could put a twist on the pin the tail on the donkey game and they could pin the sail on the pirate ship. get a plank of wood, set it on the ground, blindfold the kids and let them walk the plank-a parent or older sibling may have to assist.

you could use the sailboat favors during the party. fill a kiddie swimming pool or a washtub with water and let the partygoers have a sailing contest. they can blow on the sails if the need to.

i always limited the party to about 1 1/2 hours so that i didn't run out of activities. we always had the birthday child greet the guest at the door, receive his/her gift, say thank you and tell the guest that birthday child would be opening the gift after the party. that way none of the guests got their feelings hurt when their gift was not opened first.

the birthday child was assisted in writing thank you notes in which he/she mentioned the specific gift and how much the honoree was enjoying it. gee, you just made me miss those days!! have fun.

#3 02-22-2007, 10:53 AM

We did a pirate party this yr as my 7 yr old LOVES priates. Cannot get him off "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride at the park when we go once a month.

I had a pirate cake made, pirate outfit for him, party decorations and a huge treasure chest i rented from a party supply store that i filled with 99cent only store toys and what nots for the party goers as well as "pirate of the caribbean" party bag stuff for them as well.....and of course a jump house and pizza!

carnation · #4 02-22-2007, 09:08 PM

Ooo! Good ideas! We had a couple of pirate parties in the nineties for the older girls and were watching the videos to get our son excited. It was funny to see all the future sophisticated sorority women in their pirate garb...the future Phi Mu in a fake beard, the future AKA getting stuck in the pirate tunnel, the future Tri-Sigma scared to tears (whoops!) when we scarily read the clues for the treasure hunt.

macallan25 · #5 02-22-2007, 09:12 PM

*waiting for someone to post that pirate parties are discriminatory/racist/not PC/prejudice....or any combination*

Texas Beta · #6 02-23-2007, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by carnation

We're having a pirate birthday party for our 6-year-old son. We've had 2 in the past and they were so much fun! We had a treasure hunt, special treasure chest cake, and various games. Does anybody have any great ideas for the party?

Be creative and come up with something else. A third of your child’s birthdays have been pirate related! Power Rangers, hell ya.

If you do go with the pirate party, give all a bottle of rum. Best six year old party ever.

carnation · #7 02-23-2007, 07:29 AM

Au contraire, Texas Beta. If you read what I said, this child has never had a pirate party--he's 6 and our last one was in the nineties. Not to mention that we have 13 children up to age 24 and we've thrown over a hundred birthday parties, only 2 having a pirate theme!

Texas Beta · #8 02-23-2007, 10:56 AM

oops.

Texas Beta · #9 02-23-2007, 11:13 AM

College has really warped my mind. I find it impossible to think of a party that would be fun for a six year old. When I think of pirates, all I can think of is girls dressed slutty and guys in half assed pirate costumes. Is the kid obsessed with any tv crap that's on? If all else, just get one of those huge air filled bouncing castle things. No matter what the theme, with one of those babies, no one will care if it sucks.

Tom Earp · #10 02-23-2007, 06:37 PM

Carnation, ARRG Me Heartys!

Fake Mustachhious (SIC),. and do you want Treasures dug up in Your Yard? Kind of like an Eater Egg Hunt with shovels?

Do Mexican with Piniata in the Tree or close line!

Well, just a thought!

PiKA2001 · #11 02-23-2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

*waiting for someone to post that pirate parties are discriminatory/racist/not PC/prejudice....or any combination*

Actually yes, I do find pirates offensive.

UGAalum94 · #12 02-23-2007, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Actually yes, I do find pirates offensive.

Did they touch your booty?

UGAalum94 · #13 02-23-2007, 10:34 PM

Carnation,

Do you know anybody in a place where they celebrate Mardi Gras in a big way with a parade?

Some of the best pirate themed stuff was at Mardi Gras parades, and if you do know people, you might be able to ask them for float decorations, props or costumes to loan you.

(I don't mean anything about parades where people flash floats for beads: some small towns do family friendly stuff.)

PiKA2001 · #14 02-23-2007, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

Did they touch your booty?

ha ha..butt-pirates

KunjaPrincess · #15 02-23-2007, 11:34 PM

Send a message in a bottle as the invitation.
Pin the beak on the parrott
Chocolate coins for party favors
Have a pirate treasure map scavenger hunt?