Pirate Party – Kids’ Birthday Party Theme

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A pirate birthday party is one of the most popular birthday party themes around. I don’t know many little boys who haven’t wanted to or dressed up as a pirate for Halloween. I know my two have already and they still love their costumes!

There is SO much you can do with a pirate birthday party and it can be a lot of fun. So hold on to yer’ hats mateys, we’re going to help you throw the most awesome pirate party around! Today we’ll start with the invitations and decorations.

Invitations

• You can buy your pirate invitations at the store. There are a lot of great ones to choose from like the Pirate Party Postcard Invitations. My favorite pirate party birthday invitation is the Pirate Party Invitation In A Bottle. Imagine how excited your kids’ friends will be when they receive one of these! You can also buy invitations that are pirate party pack.
• An option as far as making the invitations yourself is to make a map to your home on brown paper. Put a big red X on your house or party place and include the time, date and rsvp information. Burn the edges of the paper to make it look authentic. You can either deliver it this way or roll it up, tie it with a ribbon and make your own invitation in a bottle.

Decorations

• One thing that every pirate party must have is a Treasure Chest. You can either buy an inexpensive one, go all out or even make one yourself.
• Hang fishing nets all over the house or yard. Include some sea life in the nets and maybe even a skeleton or two.
• How about letting the kids set sail like a real pirate and at the same time have the most awesome decoration ever? If that sounds fun to you, then you may want to include this Happy Birthday Pirate Ship. Here’s a picture of it below. How great would it be to take each child’s picture in front of this ship and send it to them later in a thank you card? They would LOVE that!

• A scary Caged Peg Leg Piratemight set the pirate scene also. Beware: it might not be best for little ones who get scared easily. he’s kind of creepy!
• Some other decoration ideas are a personalized pirate banner, pirate mylar balloons, and pirate flags.

Alright, you have some invitation and decoration ideas. Stay tuned for more pirate birthday party ideas.