Conquer the Seas with these Pirate Birthday Party Ideas!

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Set sail on exciting high seas with these pirate party ideas.

You won't miss the boat when you put these plans into action!

I also recommend this kids pirate birthday party kit.

Invitations

Gather your skeleton crew with these pirate birthday party ideas for invitations.

• Cut out five gold coins from yellow construction paper for each invitation. Have your child draw a design on one side. On the other side, write one message per coin: "Set sail at (name)'s birthday!", "(date)", "(time)", "(location)", and "(age) lashes if you're late!" Guest will have to put the coins in order to get the message.
• Use black cardstock for a base, and then cut out the familiar skull and crossbones from a coloring page. Glue the skull onto the flag. On the other side, use a silver marker to write the invitation. "Danger! Miss this pirate birthday party for (name) and you'll lose your booty! Pillaging to take place at (location) on (date) at (time). It's sure to be a rowdy good time!"
• The captain is sure to get his crew on board when he sends the message in a Pirate kids costume! Be creative with wording, or use this suggestion: "A' vast, me hardies! Me thinks you'd better be joinin' me for birthday plunderin' and pillagin' on the docks at (location). The treasure comes out at (time) on (date). Be late and yer be sorry!"

Pirate Party Ideas for Decorations

Drop a trail of gold coins up the sidewalk to the house, with a sign that reads "ARRRR! The pillagin' has begun!" Use sidewalk chalk to draw skull and crossbones art on the drive.

Inside, hang ghastly black and blood red balloons for a festive atmosphere that only a pirate could love. Black streamers across the ceiling and doorways finish the picture.

My kids always ask me to do these pirate birthday party ideas for them. Make sure all of the roughnecks know who the captain of the ship is when you display a Pirate personalized birthday banner. He won't need a hook to make them remember his name with this impressive piece in the room!

Use a large sheet of butcher's paper or brown bulletin board paper to create a big treasure map for one wall. Include a treasure chest (or two!), a ship, and small islands with a dotted line to mark the path. Add a clever touch by mapping out the party room on this large display.

This is probably the most entertaining of all pirate birthday party ideas! Use cardboard boxes to create two dueling ships on opposite sides of the room. Use the natural brown of the boxes as the background color and draw detail in with a heavy black marker. Hoist a pirate flag (made from poster board) over each ship.

When the ships have been decorated to the satisfaction of each team, let the battle begin! Warring pirates can toss pirate-themed Eyes bounce balls at one another until one team surrenders. (If you are able to do this activity outside, water balloon cannons make a great substitute for bouncy balls!) Before embarking on this adventure, be sure that food, drinks, and fragile items are well out of harm's way.

Set the table with the Pirates party supplies. It has a place setting for each of eight sea bandits, and you can purchase additional supplies for more guests. Additionally, it has a table cloth, pirate centerpiece, activity placemats, balloons, napkins, plus more of what you need to make sure every detail is dastardly perfect.

Kids Pirate Party Costumes

Your pirate birthday party ideas are not complete without a bevy of bad men, so dress them for the part! Load down the looters with a selection of Pirate accessories. No respectable – or otherwise – pirate would be caught without his hook arm, eye patch, sword, or pirate hat. One look at this crew and you'll beat a hasty retreat!

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Food

Let the pirates have a taste of this swill when thirst strikes.

• Storm at Sea – blue punch topped served over crushed ice and topped with whipped cream will mimic a frothy ocean.
• Dead Man's Grog – Green flavored drink teeming with gummy worms will turn all but the mightiest of pirate tummies.
• Shiver Me Timbers – Mix vanilla ice cream with fruit punch for frosty, fierce pirate fare.

The appetites are sure to be ravenous, so serve up some of these pirate birthday party ideas to keep fierce hunger pangs out to sea.

• Serve up a hearty meal of fish sticks (or chicken tenders for the land lubbers)!
• Fries are the perfect companion to fish or chicken strips, so have plenty of them on hand. Don't forget the ketchup!
• Burgers take on a bit of "gold coin" appeal when topped with golden slices of cheese! Serve with all the fixings.
• You'll have to remind them not to play with their food when you serve sword-swinging corn dogs!
• Bring the glittering treasure from the chest to the table with a jewel-filled tray of fruits and cheeses. Ruby red strawberries, emerald green kiwi, and crisp apple pearls are the perfect compliment to gold coin cheeses.
• Simple Goldfish crackers are straight from the seas!

Even the scariest men on the seas need dessert! Try one of these pirate birthay party ideas when it's time to let them eat cake.

It's a fool's mistake to stop at the Gold Mine gum on the top of these tasty cupcakes! Ice cupcakes in black before topping with these pieces of fool's candy.

• Here is one of my favoriest pirate birthday party ideas. Bake a two layer square or rectangular cake, and decorate the sides to look like a treasure chest. One easy way to make a wood grain is to lightly swirl brown icing with a touch of white, black, or yellow, taking care not to blend the streaks out. Once you've created the treasure chest, add the treasure. Mound golden cookies, jewel-toned gummies, or any other treats of your choice on top for a colorful booty that is good enough to eat.
• If you're artistic, ice a sheet or layer cake in black and draw the skull and crossbones symbol on top for a wickedly dangerous dessert that only the hardiest pirates would dare take on.

Party Favors

Send them back to port with Pirates favor box. Each box comes with a 9" toy telescope, eye patch, jelly lollipop, glow in the dark skull ring, a sticker sheet, and ten gold coins.

Thank You Notes

Capture a lot of full action shots of the crew in full pirate gear. Catch them on the high seas, waging war, or wrestling with their food. Include photos and a few spare gold coins with thank you notes as thanks for joining you on this swash-buckling sea-faring adventure.

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