Just when you thought you had seen enough pirates on one blog...
I already mentioned that Dylan had decided on a pirate theme. He wanted everyone to come dressed up. And so it was that we had 7 little pirates running around our lounge, one cold, grey, wintery afternoon in February.
Dylan insisted on being the captain!
He also insisted on pirate cupcakes. I tried to get off easy and asked if I could just ice them and cover them in sweets. He said: "sure, as long as they look like pirates!" They were a hit and a great way to start of the party.
We played lots of games, all adapted to the pirate theme, with a gang full of noisy, enthousiastic pirates.
Bingo!
The highlight of the party was the Treasure Hunt.
We started inside and hunted for clues all around the house. The clues eventually led us outside to the playground. There they had to catch Captain Black Moustache because he had the treasure map in his pocket!
Then read the map and figure out where exactly X was.
Then dig... Yay, treasure!
Enough for everyone.
Checking out the spoils.
We didn't spend much time outside after we had found the treasure. It was just too cold!
Back inside for playing
and to make their own treasure maps.
Group photo of a lovely bunch of pirates!
let sleeping pirates lie
otherwise they come after you!
