Ahrrrg Matey
Ethan’s birthday party was so fun this year! It was a pirate theme. He decided on that theme because he wanted the whole Lego pirate set. Last year he wanted the whole Aqua-raiders set. This year a completely different set. "Set" being the keyword here. It has to be the whole thing. I think he gets that from me---all or nothing. Oh yeah!
I cut strips of fabric to tie around their heads and made eye patches. The invitations had a treasure map and pirate talk i.e. ahrrrg matey, swashbuckling good time etc.
And I made the cutest cake yet--a ship complete with sails and cannons (thanks to Ethan's latest purchase).
I'm a bit of a theme cake junkie. Behold...
Of course Brian helped with all of this. Sorry, hon, didn't mean to make you a side note. He's the game leader. I plan the party and make him be the life of it. We played Swab the Deck, hot sea turtle and sink the ship.
Sink the ship was my favorite. Brian made aluminum foil cannon balls and we split the party in two groups and used sheets held up as their ships. They each had a cannon ball to throw to the other ship and they had to use their sheet to keep the other teams cannon balls out. The team with the most cannon balls on their ship was sunk.
Team 1
Team 2
Ready, Aim, Fire!
Man over board!
Somehow Brian got taken down too. hehe
Then they danced to Relient K's "The Pirate's Who Don't Do Anything."
Swab the Deck was like Simon Says (Captain Says). So we yelled things like swab the deck (scrub the floor), port side (run to the left side of the ship) and man overboard (grab a partner).
Here comes the Captain.
Man overboard.
Present Time!
I had to show this gift cause it was so cute! Lucy was so excited for Ethan to open it. In the card it said "I couldn't decide what to get you. So I thought maybe you could use some shirts."
Eight dollar bills folded into shirts. Cute right?!
Fire hazard.
I wish for the complete Lego Pirate set.
I wish for the complete Lego Pirate set.
I cut strips of fabric to tie around their heads and made eye patches. The invitations had a treasure map and pirate talk i.e. ahrrrg matey, swashbuckling good time etc.
And I made the cutest cake yet--a ship complete with sails and cannons (thanks to Ethan's latest purchase).
I'm a bit of a theme cake junkie. Behold...
Of course Brian helped with all of this. Sorry, hon, didn't mean to make you a side note. He's the game leader. I plan the party and make him be the life of it. We played Swab the Deck, hot sea turtle and sink the ship.
Sink the ship was my favorite. Brian made aluminum foil cannon balls and we split the party in two groups and used sheets held up as their ships. They each had a cannon ball to throw to the other ship and they had to use their sheet to keep the other teams cannon balls out. The team with the most cannon balls on their ship was sunk.
Team 1
Team 2
Ready, Aim, Fire!
Man over board!
Somehow Brian got taken down too. hehe
Then they danced to Relient K's "The Pirate's Who Don't Do Anything."
Swab the Deck was like Simon Says (Captain Says). So we yelled things like swab the deck (scrub the floor), port side (run to the left side of the ship) and man overboard (grab a partner).
Here comes the Captain.
Man overboard.
Present Time!
I had to show this gift cause it was so cute! Lucy was so excited for Ethan to open it. In the card it said "I couldn't decide what to get you. So I thought maybe you could use some shirts."
Eight dollar bills folded into shirts. Cute right?!
Fire hazard.
I wish for the complete Lego Pirate set.I wish for the complete Lego Pirate set.
Super fun times, probably one of my favorite birthday parties.
7 comments:
SO CUTE!!! I love the games- we did a pirate party that I'll have to tell you about someday. But it looks like the kids were having a blast!
You are the master party planner. Everything looks so fun and fabulous.
There you go being totally creative, awesome, and fun! I sure do love the cake and games. Just like those pirates who don't do anything, I have also never thrown my mashed potatoes up against the wall.
Remind me to have you plan all my kids' parties. 1 in March, 1 in April, 1 in Sept and 1 in Oct. Thanks so much.
March and April I can do. September and October I'm booked. =)
Maybe I should go into party planning. Is it lucrative? I wonder...
I've never licked a spark plug.
Now that is way too cute! I have seen all the work you put into birthdays it is amazing between your sisters and you. You are creating awesome memories!
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