Sweet Boy turns seven today. It is not unusual for him to be dressed like this while watching Peter Pan. He loves the pirates. Argh Matey Join Me For A Pirate Party
Argh Matey Join Me For A Pirate Party
We had a lunch of boiled pirate fingers (hot dogs) out on the patio. The table was laden with jewels, shells and pirate paraphernalia.
The Games
The first game was “place yer treasure on the chest”. Each child had a lightweight gold piece with their initial on it. They were blindfolded and had to try and place the piece on the treasure chest.
Cannonball toss~ each child had a partner. The water balloons felt good when they busted as it was 100 degrees.
The highlight was the “treasure hunt”. There was six clues total. This was “message in a bottle” found floating in the “forbidden cove” (pool). Don’t you just love Mr. Decor’s fashion savvy? His t-shirt reads: “Dead Man’s Chest”.
The booty. I would have painted the (styrofoam) chest gold, but Sweet boy’s favorite color is red. There are upholstery tacks attached to it.
Inside were eye patches, spy glasses, beads, chocolate gold coins and other treasures.
The Hilarious Cake
The cake was an attempt at a pirate ship complete with cookie cannons.
I cut out a round piece of scrapbooking paper with a water print to set on top of the cake plate.
Here’s a laugh. Early in the morning, Sweet Boy decided he wanted a ship that “had been in battle” and began hacking away at it. After I remembered it was HIS birthday, I quit yelling. 🙂 It did look kind of cool once the “cannons” were lit.
This is the part of the post that will show up later in the form of an email forward about pets who hate their owners.
I found the cape at Savers and Auntie sent sweet Rudi the dreadlock hat. Before you call PETA, I did take off the outfit right after the pictures were taken.
Thank you for joining in on the swashbuckling fun!
Laura
That was the most clever child’s birthday party!! You should write a book on party ideas. Awesome.
I thought the party looked like so much fun and great planning…but then, I came to the dog! What a hoot! That is so cute. He almost looks like he is saying…can you really believe this? Sooo cute!!
Laura,Cute birthday party. My son just had a pirate birthday but it wasn’t as creative as yours. In fact, we couldn’t find a pirate cake so we went with a Halloween cake. Your pirate cake is totally adorable. So is the cute dog. Is it considered “bad” to dress up your dog? Cuz I’m in serious trouble if it is.
Hi Laura!!!Beautiful and funny celebration! Very pretty the pirate cake and the adorable dog. Pretty week
All the party decor is very inventive and just great for a young boy!
What a great party, and you didn’t miss a beat with all the details! That’s one lucky kiddo!!Thanks for stopping by and entering my contest! Come back soon-
Ahoy, Oh what fun! I just love parties. Please tell your precious little boy Charli and I said Happy Birthday! I can see you are a very creative party planner :>) Are you going to enter your little dog in the Dogs on Thursday Halloween Contest? I think you have a winner there LOL I hope you have a lovely day. Carol
Yo HoYo HoTo that Party i wish i could go!{a little pirate humor!} ha ha!very cute pictures!!!! i love your skirt!!!!! you are SO creative!!!!!!
Looks like he had a great time. How fun….Mimi
This party looked like everyone had a bunch of fun. Great theme.Ciao
OMG I love Rudy’s Johnny Depp impersonation! So cute…..
Fun! Great job with the birthday party! So creative! So original! Love it!
How fun! Great job mom!
You ARE so clever!!! I loved the treasure chest and the cake! ~Liz~
That is so cool!! I love that he chose something other than spiderman or some other superhero. 🙂
Happy Birthday Ian!!! That was adorable. You are the birthday party diva! I love it!!*hugs*
Ok you deserve the greatest mom award for that party! I bet they’ll be talking about that till they’re in college!
I loved seeing these pictures!!! The cake looks fantastic, but I had to laugh over Ian’s decorating ideas for it! So cute! Rudi looks “pleased” with his new duds..ha! I think he just might bite ol’ Auntie Tara and NeNe the next time he sees us!
THIS IS SO COOL!You can definitely tell a party that was put on by an interior designer! Very thoughtful and well designed details
Looks like you went all out! I LOVE that cake!! Fun for the whole family.Jenhttp://www.ListPlanIt.com
Looks like a great party! My granddaughter just had her 9th birthday and she chose a pirate theme.Such a cute puppy dog!~Donna
What a great party! Very creative! My son turned 7 just 3 days before yours did. I, also, posted about his party. What would we do without our kids???♥Jen
How CUTE! What a fun Mom you are. Sheila
FANTASTIC PARTY!!!! The treasure chest was so very clever! I love the bit about the hacked up cake, too funny! You looked a little too pretty to be a pirate, cute outfit, did your daughter make it? Mr Decor was a grand sport too. Your parties look so much fun!
Thanks for all of the fun ideas! Unless he changes his mind by then, we are planning on a pirate party for my son, next year. I was just wondering what I could use for a large scale treasure chest. I would have never thought of the cooler. Great idea!
This party is great! I bet the kids had such a great time and how cool that you did all this. Is that a little dressed up weenie dog?? I have yet to find anything that fits my Oscar very well (also a weenie dog…that little barrel chest is so hard to fit) but when I do!! Oh the pictures! 😀Thanks for dropping by! I finally got my pretty pumpkin up: http://seashellsandsilver.blogspot.com/2008/10/prettying-up-my-pumpkin.htmlHappy Fall!
What a great cake….and darling dog too!!!
First time I visited, butI will be back from time to time. Cute party. My kids used to dress up our dog, too. It’s a wonder she didn’t take a nip out of the backside when she saw them coming.
your party turned out SO cute! And that cake is way better than the way mine turned out. 🙂AND……at least you had the luxury of a warm day. Winter birthdays in the NW get robbed.Love the Walk the Plank.
What an awesome Cake….but I have to say…love the dog in dreds!
Great post! Pirate themed parties are great. Your party llooks like it was loads of fun for everyone. And your dog…….so very cute!
Very cool. Love that you said “it shivered me timbers”!!
Pirate parties are so much fun. I like to send the kids on a treasure hunt to find stuff to put in their goodie bags while I get the cake and ice cream ready to go.
That cake looked totally awesome. Did you make it?
I love the photograph of your Dachshund. They are such wonderful dogs and tolerable of many things.
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Patty
Happy belated birthday to your boy! Looks like he had a great party =)
This is outstanding! You are so talented.
Who doesn't love pirates?!
You've put me to shame!…
Note to self… Must try harder!!
I LOVE the doggie pics – he doesn't look happy with you does he?!
Happy SITS day.
B x
What a great birthday party – inexpensive, yet totally awesome. What a lucky boy. Now, the dog was less lucky… Enjoy your SITS day!
PARTY WAS TOTALLY CUTE!!!
So cute…my fave is the dog!
I am going to show this post to my sister, my two nephews are going to love it for their next party.
The cake was very creative. I liked it. I can’t bake for the life of me.
Another inspiring fun idea.
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What a super cool birthday!!! You really went all out!
awesome theme! wow!
LOVE IT! I have twin 2 year olds and will have to mark this as a must do b-day theme! Thanks!
You sure did an outstanding job on that one. How will you outdo yourself next Sept? I bet you're planning now in July, lol. I see I'm going to learn alot from you….WOOHOO!
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SO CUTE! I did a pirate party for my boys' 4th (they are 16 year old twins) Such sweet memories. Your cake is MAGNIFICENT! It sure kicks my cakes' booty!
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That dachshund in pirate gear made my morning!!! Hilarious! 🙂 What a cute party…it's obvious you worked really hard, and it turned out great. My brother used to love dressing up as a pirate, prince, etc. when watching movies. I always thought it was cute. 🙂
What a great looking party! Lots of fun!
Happy SITS day!!!
Great ideas…. In a few years hopefully when I have a little boy I'll be remembering this!
Wow – that is every little boy's dream party! I bet it was a ton of fun!
Wow what a great party, such crative ideas!! love it, love the cake. It turned out perfect!
great ideas. i am so impressed by the cake (before & after battle), it looks like it was a great time!
He's a lucky little pirate for having such a creative mom!
very, very cute. I love all your ideas!
Oh my goodness, my dog would kill me for that! Yours looks adorable, and not too mad about it. And that cake! Wow, I'm impressed!!
You are a way cool mom! How fun!
LOVE the styrofoam chest idea – I'll remember that one to use later – thanks!
What a great party! I loved the cake and the dogs costume!
What an amazing birthday party!
Awesome cake and super cute dog!
Looks like an awesome party. I hope my son wants one of these when he gets older.
Loved the dog costume.
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What a great party! You have a ton of great ideas. Maybe my son will want a Pirate Birthday Party next year.
Ooooh, I should get you to do a guest post on my blog…you have fabulous ideas!
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Awesome party! And I actually like the wrecked cake. It gives it more character.
This looks Fantastic!!! I am very very impressed with your cake and treasure chest! What a memorable day 🙂
I love all the pirate games! Did you make that cake? It's so good!
I loved the hacked up pirate ship with the candles! It looked very authentic. Your post made me smile all the way through- it looks like everyone had a good time!
This looks like a great party!!!
Those are some great party ideas. I love the cake.
Oh my gosh!! This is a great idea. How fun!
So creative – you must be the most popular mom on the block 🙂
Looks like a party a boy will remember all is life!
Wow, what a fantastic job! Looks like even the adults had fun with it.
Happy SITS Day!!
Looks like a fun party. Your creativity shows in every aspect you posted here. Continue to use the awesome talent that God blessed you with to bless others. Have a great day!
Yay! Birthday twins! My lil gal turned 6 on 9/30/08…and she too had a pirate party! Although not nearly as cute as the one you created for Ian! What fun! Ahem, I mean… Arghhhh Matey!
Now that is super cute…what wonderful fun ideas you have! Happy SITS Day!
What a fun party. I love the dachshund the best. I use to have one..
Oh! I love it! My daughter is having a Tinkerbell party for her 5th birthday and I didn't want it to be TOO girly for the boys in attendance. Thanks for the great ideas for the mini-Captain Hooks!
What a lucky little boy.
Happy SITS day.
Holy smokes you are the coolest mom ever! That is the sweetest birthday party I have ever seen, way to go!!
oh my gosh…….how fun!!!!!!!
love the dog costume!!!!!!
What fun! You are extremely creative!
Oh my……that is so adorable….how fun!
The dog is hilarious! Great idea, may have to borrow this for my son's birthday
This looks like so much fun!
Again, super inspiring!! I wish I was a birthday party kinda person. This looks like fun!
Oh! Such a wonderful party! Arrr and I loooove the birthday cake. Delicious!
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Here from SITS. Wow- that's some party.
Great party ideas! Looks like a lot of fun. And, that cake is adorable!
That is so cool that one of his fantasy's had come to past. It looked like y'all had a blast. Wish I were there. lol
Tee hee! The dog costume was the 'icing on the cake' so to speak.
How fun, especially the dog! Great party ideas here.
Dead man's chest. Hah!!! Totally awesome part-ay!
Awesome! I love a great theme party!
I am so impressed! I'm feeling good about myself just to make a cute cake…this is awesome!
How fun! My nephew loves pirates – I'm going to use some of these ideas for his birthday!
wow great party ideas. i think it's cool you guys dressed up too. You son must have had a ton of fun.
Looks like an awesome birthday!
What a great party! Your dachshund looks so cute in his dreads. He has such a long-suffering look on his face!
How unbelievably cute! I have girly girls so the pirate thing is out, but if I had a boy, I would totally use your ideas.
What a thoughtful way to pull off the pirate theme!
loved the cake and the dog! I had a princess and pirate party here at my house once – so much fun!!
Love your ideas! I will definitely be coming back to your blog to get some inspiration!
We did a pirate party for my son's 3rd birthday. Isn't it funny how much boys love pirates? This was a fun party I am sure!
popping over from SITS – what a great party!
Collette xx
He will remember that party for years to come! And so will the dog:)
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Cute ideas – my grandson is turning 1 in August, a little too young for this!
Happy SITS day!
Wow – the cake – you made it? I'm laughing because I “tried” to make a pirate cake for my son last year and honestly, I wouldn't even show you a photo it was that bad! Love the party games- might have to steal some for next year!
Aww, if a doggy could roll it's eyes, that one sure did! *L*
Awww, my son's name is Ian as well. Bless him. Looks like he had an awesome time.
this is fantastic!
Now that looks like a fun party!
I have a 5-year-old nephew who has been gaga over all things pirate since he was about 2! This has given me so many ideas to pass on to my SIL for his next birthday… thanks!
I love this!! Omg! So fun!
This is SO COOL! I wish my mom had come up with ideas like this when I was little. How fun!
Very cool! Great party ideas that I will have to file away for later.
We love piartes
that's great, what a creative way to celebrate a child's birthday…and Savers…one of my favorite stores EVER! Happy SITSta's day!
Move over Martha!
Very creative and lots of fun for everyone.
I almost have that guilty feeling that I'm not putting enough into my kids' birthday parties. I'll try better next time.
Happy SITS day!
I love the use of a cooler for the treasure chest! And I love that your whole family got dressed up!
What fun! Looks great!
Ah, cute! My son's first birthday is coming up and I hope I can make a cake as nice as that!
That cake looks amazing! Very clever!!
Looks like a BLAST!
We started decorating our toddler's room with some really vinyl wall art. Pirates! LOL
CONGRATS on your FB day!
Looks like you all had a blast! And I think his addition to the creativity of the cake was great! It looked cool like that! (although I prob would have had to take a few deep breaths too) 😉
Wonderful! You are really creating memories for your children. SITSta over and out.
fun! Love the cake!
My oldest daughter did the pirate themed party a couple of years ago and we had so much fun with it. Yours looked great too & the pup is oh so cute, tee hee.Jamie 🙂
That cake was awesome! Can you come do my next birthday party?
Great idea ! Hope he enjoyed !
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You are such a creative Mommy! Wow, I feel like my daughter gets cheated.
Great party!
What great ideas for a pirate party! My son is still young, so maybe we can do something like this when he's older! Very cute! 🙂
Cute, cute party!
What an awesome party! I'm loving the look on the dog's face! Thanks for all the inspiration!
oh!!! this is a great party. In my fantasies I'm a child's b-day party planner – all the exciting fun themes. I wanna go to his party. You're one rocking mom!
Oh my gosh! You are so creative!
Wow! I bet all the kids will remember that one…Michaels has some really cute pirate party stuff right now, and it left me wishing I had someone to throw a pirate party for.