It started last year when he chose this costume for Halloween: (don't you love the plunging deep v?)
We decided his first "friends" party would follow suit - a pirate theme it was. You can see the invites here.
We used two brown tablecloths hung on a string for the backdrop with a pirate flag
and pirate balloons
from Amazon. We used a red and white stripe tablecloth that we already had with black fabric over it, with some fish net
over the top.
I made a simple burlap banner to drape from the backdrop.
We dressed them in pirate bandanas
and eye patches
and made pirate swords out of balloons.
They colored wooden pirate masks (from Michaels) and we taught them how to "walk the plank".
The favorite activity of the party: The cannon ball launch.
Steve would fling cheese balls (you know the nasty puffed cheese treats that try to imitate a Cheeto Puff?) using a plastic spoon and the kids tried catching them in buckets...or their mouths.
We sent them home with "loot"; complete with a treasure map (Hobby Lobby), chocolate gold coins, "cannonballs", and pirate balloons. (We sent the white paper sacks through the printer)
It was a good day to be a pirate.
Cute party Kara!!! Love the little pirate with a dirty face at the end of your post. :)
ReplyDeletePirates for life! ;)
ReplyDeleteKara, I snuck over here after I saw a post on FB. Couldn't stop reading the blog! You are so, so very talented. :)
ReplyDeleteLove all of it! Where's the cake? ;) And I love that Hunter still has the tag on his bandana (see the pic of him coloring his pirate mask). You rock!
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