7 Pirate Themed Party Ideas
Dress up
Dressing up like a pirate is the most basic way to give your party a pirate theme. The great thing about dressing like pirates is that it is so simple to do. All you need is an eye patch and a sword. But if you want a full-on pirate look, you may want to throw in other accessories such as fake beards, fake pirate tattoos, skull rings and pirate hats. You should be able to find pirate accessories in bulk at your local costume store, or visit this page to see a few children’s pirate costume recommendations. Handing out fun pirate accessories to the kids attending your party is a surefire way to ensure that everyone has fun while looking like a true pirate.
Pirate food
Another way to incorporate great pirate themed party ideas is to use pirate-esque snacks. When it comes to presenting pirate-esque food at a pirate themed party, just make a variety of normal snacks but shape them into pirate themed shapes. For example, you can slice cucumbers and carrots into shapes of swords & daggers. You can also make fish snacks consisting of fish fingers with cream cheese as dipping sauce. You can also offer sprouts to simulate seaweed. Of course, the most popular pirate food item is chocolate coins. These are basically gold coins made of chocolate. They are sure to be a hit at your pirate themed party.
Invitations
The best way to let other people know that you plan on throwing a pirate themed party is by presenting your invitation with various pirate elements thrown in. For example, you could use invitations that contain well designed pirate images and logos (crossbones & skull). You want guests to expect a pirate theme when they arrive at your party.
Decorations
When your guests arrive, it would be great for them to be able to see right away that there is a distinct pirate theme going on. You can show this by spreading pirate type decorations throughout the house. Hang lots of skull & crossbones banners and flags, also hang a bunch of mini treasure maps on the wall, decorate the venue with various pirate hats, pirate ship props made out of cardboard boxes, and so on - anything else you can think of. Decorating your house with the relevant decorations is a great way to ensure a memorable pirate themed party.
Walk the plank
If you have a spacious backyard, get a long piece of wood and use it as a plank. This is perfect if you have something that they can walk over, like a small pool. Place a plank over the pool. Make them walk the plank and see if they can make it across or not. This is a rather popular pirate party game.
Organize a treasure hunting game
One of the best pirate themed party ideas is to go on a treasure hunt. This is a great activity that a group of kids or even adults can enjoy at the party. Develop a map that each group can follow and they should work together to locate the hidden treasure at the very end. Make sure you get a treasure chest and put some goodies in there to give the activity that authentic treasure hunting feel.
X marks the spot
Pirate food
Another way to incorporate great pirate themed party ideas is to use pirate-esque snacks. When it comes to presenting pirate-esque food at a pirate themed party, just make a variety of normal snacks but shape them into pirate themed shapes. For example, you can slice cucumbers and carrots into shapes of swords & daggers. You can also make fish snacks consisting of fish fingers with cream cheese as dipping sauce. You can also offer sprouts to simulate seaweed. Of course, the most popular pirate food item is chocolate coins. These are basically gold coins made of chocolate. They are sure to be a hit at your pirate themed party.
Invitations
The best way to let other people know that you plan on throwing a pirate themed party is by presenting your invitation with various pirate elements thrown in. For example, you could use invitations that contain well designed pirate images and logos (crossbones & skull). You want guests to expect a pirate theme when they arrive at your party.
Decorations
When your guests arrive, it would be great for them to be able to see right away that there is a distinct pirate theme going on. You can show this by spreading pirate type decorations throughout the house. Hang lots of skull & crossbones banners and flags, also hang a bunch of mini treasure maps on the wall, decorate the venue with various pirate hats, pirate ship props made out of cardboard boxes, and so on - anything else you can think of. Decorating your house with the relevant decorations is a great way to ensure a memorable pirate themed party.
Walk the plank
If you have a spacious backyard, get a long piece of wood and use it as a plank. This is perfect if you have something that they can walk over, like a small pool. Place a plank over the pool. Make them walk the plank and see if they can make it across or not. This is a rather popular pirate party game.
Organize a treasure hunting game
One of the best pirate themed party ideas is to go on a treasure hunt. This is a great activity that a group of kids or even adults can enjoy at the party. Develop a map that each group can follow and they should work together to locate the hidden treasure at the very end. Make sure you get a treasure chest and put some goodies in there to give the activity that authentic treasure hunting feel.
X marks the spot
X marks the spot is a knockoff of the classic the tail on the donkey game and is another one of my favorite pirate themed party ideas of all time. The difference is that you will replace the donkey and tail with a map with multiple Xs on it. Put a picture of something under each X. The person who finds the correct X first, wins the game.