Pirate Birthday Party Ideas for Kids
Children always loved Pirates and Buccaneers and enjoyed playing such games with their friends, whether at school or at home. And kids always enjoyed a good pirate themed birthday party. When their birthday occurs on Talk Like a Pirate Day, the pleasure can just increase; whether is it a pirate birthday party for kids or an adult pirate party.
So, here we are going to cover the organization of a pirate birthday party for kids as well as a pirate party for adults. I'm going to share a few cupcake recipes with you so that you can provide the dessert to the kids party and also provide a few ideas for a buffet to provide your guests at the adult pirate party that you can host right after your kid's birthday. After all, Talk Like a Pirate Day is a day for everyone and there's no reason to put an end to a fantastic entertaining day.
Pirate Party Invitation Cards
The first thing to do when you host a birthday party or even any other kind of party is to make a list with the persons you invite.
If you plan a pirate birthday party for kids as well as an adult pirate party later in the evening, I'd suggest to make two lists: one with the kids you're expecting to see at the kids birthday party and one with your friends who don't have any kids; whenever you have some. The reason behind this is that you won't send a kids birthday party invite to for an adult party to grownups who do not have children.
So in order to ease the invitation process, you're going to an invite for the kids along with a PS asking their parents as to whether they'll attend the adult party (or party for everyone); which you will host in the beginning of the evening. Give the date, time, address whenever you invite some persons who never came to your house and ask your guests to dress in a pirate costume for more fun.
Next will be your invites for adults without children: send them another type of pirate themed invitation card.
Remember to add an RSVP to all invitations so that you know the number of guests who will attend both parties; this will allow to ease the organization process.
Now that your invitation cards are sent, you can plan your parties separately.
Photo: Pink Skull Invitations (8) Includes 8 invitations with envelopes.
Pirate Birthday Party for Children
Depending on how old are the kids who will attend your pirate party, and if they're in an age when they still need an afternoon nap or not, you're going to plan the party between 1 PM and 4 PM.
The youngest the kids, the shortest will be the party as they're getting quickly tired.
In any case, you're going to decorate the home for this party.
If you're on a budget, a Pirate birthday party set along with pirate party favors an a birthday pirate themed pinata will work wonders. However, if you have enough funds, you're going to decorate the rooms where you hold the party as well; this helps set the ambiance and you can keep them as they are for the party later in the evening.
Nowadays, retailer merchants do things very well, so you can get a Pirate birthday party set related to the genre of your kid: there are party sets for girls and party sets for boys.
Photo: Pirates Invitations (8)
Pirate Party Set for Boys
Do you celebrate your son's birthday today? Get him a dark pirate themed party set.
What's included in this pirate party set?
The set is for 8 persons and includes pirate themed invitation cards, dinner plates, napkins, pirate themed paper cups, a cutlery set, 16 napkins, pirate themed activity placemat, pirate centerpiece, colored tablecover.
In addition, you get 1 pirate mylar balloon, 3 x 6 colored balloons (black, red and yellow) 3 crepe paper rolls (assorted colors), 3 curling ribbon rolls, confetti and candles for birthdaycake or cupcakes.
Photo: Pirates Deluxe Party Pack
Pirate Party Set for Girls
Does your daughter enjoy growing today and is she already a fashionista?
In the event you're planning to host a pirate party for your daughter, I suggest to get a girly pink pirate party set.
Pink Skull party pack includes:
8 pirate skull party invitation cards, 8 dinner plates, 8 pink skull themed paper cups, 16 napkins, pink cutlery set, 8 activity placemats, 1 pirate centerpiece, 1 pink tablecover, centerpiece, mylar balloon, 18 balloons (3 colors), crepe paper rolls (3 colors), curling ribbon (3 colors), confetti and cake candles. ($45.32 if purchased separately.)
Photo: Pink Skull Deluxe Party Pack
Pirate Birthday Party Favors
Party favors are a must nowadays and you can find cute pirate party favors for boys and girls. Those are boxes that you give your guests at the end of the party; which serve as "souvenir" that kids can keep and play with at home after the party.
Pirate Party Favors for Boys:
Boys will enjoy getting such a treasure chest!
At the end of the party, get each attendee a pirate favor box filled with pirate themed sticker sheets, pirate wristband, the ever popular eye patch, a chilling glow-in-the-dark skull ring, tattoos and golden coins.
Note: whenever gold coins are unavailable, they're replaced with a pirate telescope; which will bring as much fun as coins to the kids!
Photo: Pirates Party Favor Box
Pirate Party Favors for Girls:
Pirate party favor box for fashionista girls!
To stay in the party decorations and party set tone, get the girls who attended the pirate birthday party these lovely pink pirate themed party favor boxes.
In the form of a purse, these party favor boxes include a fake cell phone lip gloss, body crystals, a (fake) pearl necklace, a pen, bracelets and tatoos.
Photo: Pink Skull Favor Purse Kit
Plan a Pirate Treasure Hunt
A great way to take pleasure from a pirate birthday party is to plan some pirate treasure hunt.
Planning such a game is quite easy: if you run a search on the Internet, you're going to find sites which provide treasure maps that you can print out or you can even get one from an online store; which you can personalize afterwards.
Spread a few clues throughout the house, and locate them on the treasure map with crosses as you don't want the kids to know the answer before they started to guess what the clues would be.
For example, you can place as many pirate tattoos as there are kids in the living room, once they discovered the tattoos, they should try to find the second clue, some pirate hats, for example, then the third one and so on until they get to the treasure chest.
What could the treasure be? What about a pirate pinata you would have placed in the garage?
The first kid arrived is the one who will have the advantage to beat the pinata and all candies and gifts will be divided between all kids.
Photo: 17 x 7-1/2 x 17 Pirate Ship Pinata; fillers are sold separately from the pinata.
Hold a Pirate Costume Contest
Another great way to bring the fun to your pirate birthday party for kids would be to hold a pirate costume contest.
Each guest should vote for their favourite pirate costume - not theirs, of course - and, since you're a sweet heart, all contestants would win a prize in the end.
The kind of prize all kids will certainly enjoy is a bubble gumball machine that they will bring back home and cherish forever!
Photo: Pirate Bubble Gumball Machine Revive the pleasure of using coins to get those gumballs, just turn the crank and get the balls. Gumballs aren't included in the machine (6 oz.) and should be bought separately. Turn the crank and gumballs roll out.
More Pirate Birthday Party Activity Ideas
When it comes to finding activities to do on a pirate birthday parties for kids, the possibilities are almost endless.
Check the weather before hosting such a party and if its quite sunny and hot, fill the backyard pool with water or get an pirate inflatable activity park and let the little ones enjoy the pleasure of water games.
Once again, if weather allows outdoor activities, get a pirate themed sandbox from which the kids will take a lot of pleasure!
Another option would be to learn the kids how to talk like a pirate. They certainly will take joy in learning a new kind of vocabulary! This activity is one to which adults may take part, though.
Whatever your birthday party activities, with a pirate theme, you make sure to have a strong theme and one of the most entertaining birthday parties ever.
 Blast Zone Pirate Bay Inflatable Water Park |
 Pirate Sandboat |
 Pirate Scene Kit |
1 - 4 players - aged 8 and above |
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