Welcome, friends, to another edition of the birthday party!!!!
I took pictures and videos of the different things I made for this party to do a "HOW TO" section and answer your questions of how I pull off these parties. As always, everything you see is handmade at home. I'll be sharing this party in a series of posts, because otherwise they are waaaaay to long. In this first post, I'll be sharing the decoration and main table. I've taken the painstaking task of going back on my Pinterest boards and Chrome history to share the different links of the various printables I used for this party. Let's get started.
When I begin planning these parties, even though I have Pinterest boards and the decorations done, I never know how the main table will end up looking. I was NOT looking forward to making a Pirate theme party for my girl; but, it being her 7th birthday, the girl knew what she wanted. She could not be dissuaded. In the end, I really enjoyed making this party and had a lot more fun with the crafts than I first thought. I really like the way this table ended up looking. Let's break it down.
As you can imagine, finding girly printables for this theme was harder, but I was so happy to find that pirate banner with girls! Link below!!!
I wanted a rustic flair to this party and to me that means one thing only: burlap! I really love that Emmalee banner!
Spy glasses
I am grateful my sister is a preschool teacher and was able to give me all those paper towel rolls because we don't use paper towel in our home to be ecological. You can use normal towels that you wash and re-use, but you can't ask that of a pre-k teacher teaching 2 and 3 year olds with 25+ students. These were just painted black, which the girls painted most, and decorated with tinsel paper.
Cardboard Pirate Ship
This cardboard pirate ship was gorgeous. People didn't believe the bottom is egg carton until I showed them the underside. You can find the link in my Pinterest board shared below which will take you to the website with the patterns and follow-up video to make this beauty. It took me about two weeks working it slow and steady. It was quite sturdy for the girls to play with and not render it unusable, though they did do damage to one of the sails which I didn't realize until I saw these pictures.
Eye Patch
These were extremely easy to make, link with printable below. I had the choice to go the easier route and buy plastic patches on the dollar store. I opted for these ones because the girls had a set of the plastic patches from a party they had attended and never used them again. I didn't want the kids sending more plastic to the garbage and these are nice biodegradable paper and wool.
I had so much fun putting my sewing machine to good use with these pirate dolls. I did not make a pattern for these. I eyeballed them. I LOVED that Jack Sparrow compass paper model. Link with printable below. It was so realistic and it even had moving parts with the dial on the center moving like a real compass.
Cupcakes
There were so many adorable cupcake wrappers for this theme available, I could not choose and made two. These cupcakes use tinfoil wrapper inside because the cupcakes were tres leches cupcakes. I had never done that before, but I had made such a delicious tres leches that I wanted to feature tres leches somewhere. The tinfoil wrapper held the cake nicely and the wrappers were extremely easy to cut and assemble. Link below!
Honestly, I had so many pirate ships already that I almost skipped this one. I had made one before for Kaylee's Tinkerbell 2nd birthday. That one was nicer, but people still found this one whimsical. Use a big skewer for the sail as it is very heavy. Always try to offer healthy options at your parties.
Shark fin Jello cups
I could not find blue jello. Last time I did blue jello for Emmalee's Rapunzel birthday I used blue Jolly Rancher juice and unflavored gelatin. I could not find anything like that in Panama so I used White grape juice and blue food coloring. I thought the kids were going to be put off by the flavor, but I guess the whip cream and blue fondant made up for the bitterness of the grape juice. It looked a little greenish, but that mimics ocean water closer.
Treasure map cookies
These where so easy to make. I did not have a cookie cutter. I eyeballed it again. They came up closely sized. Using royal icing is so easy that Emmalee was the one who made the splash effect of the wave using a toothpick. Guest went nuts for these and were very impressed.
Another pirate doll. You can guess who kept this one with the pink shirt!
Anchor bottles
I don't know if I should stop using these for parties. Kids don't use them much. I guess the problem is I don't pre-fill them. I'll fill them next time. These were done with some silver popsicle sticks a friend gave me. The flags were super cute with girl and boy pirates. This was my favorite printable and I'm sad I didn't picture the banner from that printable above the main table. Link below.
Treasure chest chocolate boxes
I saw these on a Pinterest post, but I think it took me to an Etsy shop. What I did was search for a box template and make the birds myself. I wish I had done a pattern to share, but I eyeballed it. There is a treasure chest printable below.
Pirate ship cupcakes
These were the second set of cupcake wrappers I used. I really loved them with the double sail and flag. Link below.
Pirate Ship paper model
Ok! I'm a sucker for paper models now. I am totally in love with making paper models. I've been doing some more for the upcoming birthday. I made two ship, but I wasn't so good on the first one. It was too intricate and the pieces were too small. I shared both of the printables below, but I recommend making this one. It was so beautiful. I did add some wooden skewers inside the paper rolled posts to give it more structural support.
The cake
Someone kick me in the buttocks. Can you believe I forgot the cake in the car and did not display it!!! I can't believe that happened. So this beauty didn't make it on the table until it was time to sing happy birthday. I didn't get good pictures of it, but it was cute. It was my first time doing the spoon smooshing tecnique, but it was really easy. I am glad I've brought my fondant use to a minimum. The girls liked being feature on the cake in Emmalee's doughnut party and asked to be featured in this one as well. They like Emmalee's hair being lighter and Kaylee wearing mainly pink.
Cardboard sword and barrel
Just google: how to make a barrel. Plenty of Youtube tutorials will pop up. You can also find tutorials for the cardboard swords. I eyeballed the first one and used it as a template for the rest. In the "how to" post I'll give more info.
Favor bags.
Easiest design ever. Made a shark fin for the boys bags and a mermaid for the girls.
This was meant to be placed elsewhere, but it rained just before the party and I had to place it in that corner. I made it to be easy to assemble and disassemble because it was sitting in my house for quite some months. The girls used it for putting up plays and as a playhouse. Then I stored it under the bed. The girls helped me paint the waves and wheel.
Got the idea on Pinterest. Had too much fun drawing and feeling like a little kid. Here is an aerial view. I also love my pirate ship and paper boats centerpieces that doubled as serving plates for snacks and candy.
I had some games in the tables for the grownups. There is a link to the printable below. Really enjoyed it. It was hard. I could balance the pirates on the ground, but balancing them on the little ship was hard. I told the adults that whoever did it first got the paper model ship. No one was able! But many tried and had fun.
Next in the series will be the games. Oh, these were SO GOOD! Don't miss out!
All of the links provided include a download link and are completely free. This are awesome resources and the best compilation of freebies I found after HOURS of rummaging the net. Trust me, this is the best out there. It'll save you the time of opening endless Pinterest tags that say free and send you to an etsy link.
- Pirate Balancing Game: https://creativepark.canon/en/contents/CNT-0011034/index.html
- Pirate chest favor box: https://partywithunicorns.com/wp-json/mv-create/v1/creations/11/print
- Pirate Eye Patch: https://www.chicaandjo.com/pirate-party-favors/
- Pirate printables: https://www.fleecefun.com/free-pirate-theme-printables/
- Secret Treasure Hunt Pirate Code: https://blog.partydelights.co.uk/free-printable-pirate-treasure-hunt-clues/
- Cupcake wrappers with banner, pirate hat, and eye patch printable: http://makethingsforkids.blogspot.com/2011/06/pirate-paaarty-free-printables.html
- Super cute pirate printables for flags, banners, and more: https://twopennybluemom.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/pirate-party-free-printables/
- Pirate Favor Box Template: https://www.euroresidentes.com/entretenimiento/manualidades/cajas-imprimibles-de-piratas
- Pirate Ship Food Labels: https://www.creativecenter.brother/en-us/home/home-category/party-decorations/pirate-party/pirates-party-place-cards
- Ahoy Sign: http://bnute.blogspot.com/2011/05/free-printable-lilpirates-ahoy-banner.html
- Adorable pirate ship cupcake wrapper: https://growingupbilingual.com/2014/recipes/pirate-ship-cupcakes-free-printables/
- Girl and Boy Pirate party banners and more: https://www.itsybitsyfun.com/pirate-party-supplies.html
- Jack Sparrow Compass paper model: https://www.disneyexperience.com/models/compass_model.php
- Pirate ship paper model. https://www.disneyexperience.com/models/wwench_model.php
I initially thought of making a mermaid under the sea birthday, and I have most of the pirate tags there, so check it out for more pirate ideas or a joint mermaid-pirate party too: https://www.pinterest.com/ladyhimesama/under-the-sea/
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