Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is reopening our children's obsession with pirates. Take a couple of ideas from the new movie to totally customize your own party
Summer blockbuster movies are great inspiration for children’s birthday party themes. This summer is the year to host a pirate themed party, now that Captain Jack Sparrow, Davy Jones and Elizabeth Swan are at The World’s End in the latest movie in this fantastic series. There are a multitude of ideas to help you in the implementation of a pirate themed birthday party. Refer back to these previous Suite101 articles for a starting place in your party plans::
However, now that Hollywood has given us a new twist, it’s a good time to incorporate some additional aspects into your party.
Davy Jones Candle Craft:
Using a large sand box or several buckets filled with sand, let the guests create their own mélange of sea creatures and wax. Let the guests dig a small well in the sand and line it with their choice of shells, starfish, and coral bits. (these items can be found at your local craft store or collect them at the beach). Have an adult pour in melted paraffin and set in a wick that’s been weight with a heavy pebble. The top of the wick can be tied around a pencil or a stick that spans the width of the sand well. Let the candle set and harden following the instructions that came with the paraffin. Once the candle is set, the guests can gently dig out the wax and remove their candle, which should resemble one of the sea-life encrusted shipmates aboard the Flying Dutchman.
Port-o-Call Tattoos:
Treat your guests like the real pirates of yore and give them tattoos as mementos of their pirate adventure. Henna Tattoos.com has a black jagua product that’s botanically based and looks like a traditional ink tattoo. The goods news about this product is that unlike a true tattoo, it’s painted on the skin and lasts only about 4 weeks. These attributes make this type of tattoo perfect for your Pirate Adventure. Employ an adult or a creative teen to apply the tattoos. The product comes in a handy squeeze tubes, enabling you to create a unique design by hand, or even more simply, quickly stencil on a pre-cut themed design.
Pieces of Eight Concentration:
This fun game is a new twist on an old favorite. Prior to the party, gather 8 pairs of small, interesting objects. Old coins, beads, baubles and trinkets are appropriate for this game, as long as there are two identical objects of each kind. Create a gameboard by adhering small Dixie cups in a grid pattern that’s 4 cups wide by 4 cups high. Randomly distribute the 16 pieces into the 16 cups and cover each small cup with a slightly larger, inverted cup. To play the game, let the guests take turns uncovering different pairs of cups, looking for a perfect match.
