Pirate Party Ideas for Kids

Parties especially birthday parties are a special occasion for children and they look forward to them eagerly. Children love all the fuss associated with a party and are excited to have one at home. Pirate party is a unique and adventurous idea which is sure to entertain and excite your child and his friends. Below are a few, easy to follow ideas.

Invitations
Invitations should be designed in such a way that they heighten the curiosity of the children and they look forward to attending the party. Put a treasure map on the invitations. Inside, you can write the invite using pirate lingo. The invitation should read something like "Avast ye.....this old salt is inviting ye for some grub and rum on his ship. So matey...be there and aye, be on time." Make a cut out of the face of a dacoit and write the invite inside the eye patch. You may also make small flags with card stock paper and write the invitation on them.

Decorations
The room should be decorated in such a way that it gives the look of a pirate hide out. Use a particular color scheme with two contrasting bright colors such as red and blue and plan everything, right from the balloons to the tablecloth to the steamers in these two colors. Decorate the room with flags, fish nets, seashell, skulls and crossbones. If you can get your hands on any pirate movie posters such as Pirates of the Caribbean, paste them on the walls. Keep inflatable sea creatures like sharks, starfish or crocodile in the room. Make an artificial bridge with wooden planks, on which the kids can move back and forth. Paint old cardboard boxes brown and put artificial jewelry made of paper and plastic in it, representing the loot of the pirates. Place these treasure boxes all around the room. Make sure that the party decorations are unique as they help in setting the mood for the party.

Clothing and Accessories
The pirate style of dressing is very unique and distinct. The same features should reflect in your choice of clothing for the party. For pirate clothing, use colors such as black, red, yellow, blue and white, which are the typical pirate colors. Buy loose T-shirts in any of these colors for the kids and a contrasting sash to put around the waist. Pirate clothing is incomplete without accessories such as a hat or a bandanna to tie around the head, a sword and an eye patch. The clothing should highlight flamboyance, so make golden earrings for the kids. Making beards and heavy eyebrows on their faces using an eyeliner or an eyebrow pencil can be one of the most amusing ideas.

Food
The food should be such that it reminds kids of ships and oceans. Include lots of sea food items in the menu such as fish 'n chips and crab dips. A double or triple story cake in the shape of a ship is one of the pirate birthday party ideas most liked by children. If you want to bake the cake yourself, make it in two colors i.e. blue representing sea and brown representing sand. Decorate it with flags or skulls. As far as drinks are concerned you can serve beetroot juice in mugs. It is foamy so the kids will definitely enjoy drinking it. Remember to paste small cut outs of the skulls on the mugs or glasses.

Games
The games should be such that the children can enjoy themselves completely. Letting the children create their own name tags is one of the most innovative pirate birthday party ideas for kids. Assign high-sounding names such as Captain Jack Dancer, Captain Hook, Captain Clegg and Captain Richard Worley to the children and provide them with a square-cut out of a card-stock paper, markers, colored pens and glitter paint. Later on when the children are eating food, place these tags on their tables and they will surely feel very proud of themselves. Another activity which you can have the kids indulge in is a treasure hunt, by leaving clues at various places in the house. Divide the kids into various teams and let them hunt for the treasure. If possible, make a baby pool part of this treasure hunt. Children love playing in water so it can turn out be one of the most exciting party ideas for children.

A bit of hard work from your end, and your child will have memories to cherish forever. So go ahead and start the preparations today. After all, we must live for today...plan for tomorrow...but should not forget to party tonight.