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Pirates Party Theme
The pirate party theme is a fun theme that hurls kids into a fantasy world of pirate ships and buried treasure. The theme can be fun for both boys and girls, but will probably appeal more to boys. The great thing about this theme is that it's easy to find reasonably priced pirate themed bits and pieces for the party at department stores, dollar stores, and online.
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Colour Theme

Have a black and gold colour theme.
Buy matching black plastic party supplies and gold plastic party supplies and alternate them to complement the theme perfectly.
Alternatively, use pirate themed disposable plates and cups, or to save a few dollars, print and glue a picture of a pirate onto white cardboard plates and cups.

Set the theme of the party with our pirate invitation templates. You can choose from many designs including a pirate ship, pirate face, pirate flag, pirate hat, and treasure map.

Download, cut out and display some printed pirate themed clipart pictures. Place them around the party area to add to the atmosphere. You could also print and laminate clipart pictures to use them as place mats.
Download our printable pirate themed placecards to match the party invitations.
Use a wooden table setting so it feels like you're on a wooden boat.
Have black and gold balloons and streamers around the room/venue.

Scatter gold plastic coins around the place, on the table and over chairs.
Use a gold table cloth.
Decorate the room with pirate flags, glowing light up skulls, and pirates & treasure chests cut-out buddies.

Have a craft table where the kids can make pirate masks, pirate hats and eye patches. Download our free printable pirate hat and free printable pirate eye patches. Provide colouring pencils, textas, glitter and stickers and let the kids decorate them.
Provide a box full of pirate themed dress ups and allow the kids to put on a show.
Have an adult dress up as a pirate and tell a high sea tale.
Get the kids to put on a finger puppet show using pirate themed finger puppets.

Play 'Pin the eye patch on the Pirate', 'Pin the 'X' on the Treasure Map' or 'Pin the Parrot on the Pirate's Shoulder'. These games are all really simple to make - just print a large picture of a pirate or treasure map, and an eye patch, 'X' or parrot and play the game in the same way you would play 'Pin the tail on the donkey'. Whoever pins it closest to the correct part of the picture wins.
Have a treasure hunt, with clues, and box or chest full of 'treasure' goodies at the end.
Have a pirate themed 'pass the parcel' where the layers contain pirate stickers, eye patches, temporary pirate tattoos, pirate stamps, and gold chocolate coins as prizes.
Play 'Peg leg race' - just like a three legged race.
Play the Pirate Ship Bean Bag Toss Game.
Buy or make a pirate pinata.
Play 'Cannon ball stomp' - fill the party room with black balloons and let the pirates stomp on them until they burst. Make it even more fun by adding 'treasure slips' to some of the balloons so the pirate with the most slips gets a prize.

Make mini hotdogs and stick pirate flags in them (which are so easy to make - just print little mini pirate flag pictures and glue them onto toothpicks).
Make individual 'blood' red jellies with a gold chocolate coin in the top (similar to a 'Frog in the Pond' jelly).
Have fish nuggets, or fish and chips - to match the pirate sea theme.
Make red 'blood' non alcoholic punch by adding red food coloring to the drink.
Make sandwiches and cut them into pirate shapes using a pirate cookie cutter set.
Have a 'Parrot food' tray of fresh nuts and raisins and dried fruit.
Have gold chocolate coins scattered on the table as treats.

Make a rectangular slab cake and draw a scull using black edible icing or use chocolate buttons to outline the shape of a skull. Alternatively, buy an edible pirate picture and place it on top of the cake. You could even top it off with some pirate themed cake candles.
Make pirate cupcakes. These are a simpler alternative to a full size cake, and if you don't want to make your own cupcake toppers you can buy lots of themed bits and pieces such as pirate-themed baking cups and cupcake picks.
Make a pirate ship cake. This can be made easy with using a pirate ship cake kit. Alternatively search for 'pirate ship cake' on the internet to get lots of ideas for some simple bake at home cakes.

Buy some pirate themed party bags or paper treasure chest boxes and fill with any candy you want.
Alternatively, glue small printed pirate images onto brown paper bags and use them as party bags.
Buy pre-made pirate party favour kits that are candy-free.
Use pirate eye patches and pirate bandanas as favors - the kids can wear them at the party and then take them home.