pirate party!

i seriously can't believe this kid is 6!!  we had the best time at his pirate party.  i tried to talk him into a different theme- since he had a pirate party when he turned 2.....clearly he didn't remember that one. one of jack's favorite shows is disney's jake and the neverland pirates.  we decided on a few shades of blue and red for his party colors.  typically i would think black, red and gold.....but that's what i did the first time- and i wanted this one to be different.  here is a look at his party. 

 

this was the beginning of the food table. the blow up treasure chest was full of water and juice boxes.  notice the bunting above the table?  jack and i sewed that- in addition to several others around the party.  he likes to push the pedal.

you know you've got a friend when she shows up with a carved watermelon pirate ship for your kid's birthday party. thanks n.

i ordered the invitations from a great etsy shop, pixles4parties.  she was FANTASTIC!!  she has adorable invitations- jack's was 4.99 AND it came with lots of free printables- like the one here.  she was also willing to change the colors for no extra charge! i usually make my own invitations, but i don't have any jake and the neverland pirates images.  these were super cute, and less expensive to buy then make!

here is one of the centerpieces we used.

cubby is a character from disney's jake and the neverland pirates.

the kids used the glue as paint, and decorated the cardboard cut outs with colored sand.  there were also pirate coloring sheets and stickers to decorate as well.

during craft time i was SO glad we were outside!  (can you imagine this mess inside?)

lots of swimming went on during the party:

we played pin the patch on the pirate- a game i grabbed in target.

then, the highlight of the pirate party......our TREASURE HUNT!!!

i made sashes for all of the kids like Jake.  each one of my little pirates also put a patch on- it was adorable!  notice jack in the front...he got a sword since it was his birthday.  he was leading his crew! 

we had check points on the way where the kids found little treasures.

at the last check point each pirate got a shovel......

and after some hard work.....they found the buried treasure!!! 

and what does a pirate crew need after all of that hard work?  cake of course!

look at my favorite two tiny scallywags:

the girl wore her eye patch like a bow all day!

and when the party came to an end, jack passed out the favor buckets to his guests and thanked them for coming.

so there it is, jack is six.  he has always been my favorite treasure.