Posts Tagged ‘pirate birthday party’

For your next pirate bash, make your very own mini ships as table decoration or even as placecard holders. This fun recycle project is easy to put together and a great activity to get the guest of honor involved.

What you’ll need:

• 3 cardboard egg cups (or open walnut shells)
• Brown acrylic craft paint
• Paintbrush
• ¼ cup modeling clay or play dough
• 6 toothpicks
• 1 sheet white paper
• Scissors
• White craft glue

How to make it:

1. Paint the egg cups inside and out with brown paint. Set aside to dry.
2. Cut sails from white paper. You will need 6 large sails (1.5″ x 1″) and 18 small sails (.5″ x .75″).
3. Set aside three of the toothpicks for the large sails. Break or cut the other three toothpicks in half, giving you 6 halves.
4. Put a line of glue through the middle of one of the small sails. Place the cut or broken end of one of the toothpick halves onto the glue line.
5. Roll it in the glue to cover both sides, then place another sail on top, sandwiching the two sails together. Flatten the sails together with your fingers and set aside to dry.
6. Repeat step number 5 with each toothpick half and 2 small sails (each).
7. Following the guide in step number 5, make the larger salls. For each large sail you will need a toothpick, 2 small sails and 2 large sails. Glue the small sail to the end of the full toothpick, then glue the larger sail beneath it, leaving a small gap between the top and bottom sail. Set aside to dry.
8. Roll a small amount of clay in your palm, enough to line the bottom of the egg cup. Place in the egg cup and flatten to cover bottom.
9. Insert open end of large sail into the middle of the clay. Insert two small sails, one on either side of the large sail, into the clay.

My oldest is celebrating his fourth birthday this week and we’re hosting a swashbuckling pirate party. I thought I would share a few of the baking ideas I’ve got cooking.

The first is a crispy pirate pop. These will not only be in the goody baskets we’re giving to his buddies, we’re also taking them to his preschool class on Friday. Here are the ingredients, a tools list and simple steps on how to make them for your matey!

As of late yesterday afternoon, we’ve now staged and taken photos of eight of our birthday parties. (Thank you to my photographer, Steve Brady of Brady Design, for sticking in there with me during this very hectic week.)

Here’s a quick peek at one of the shots we got yesterday of our pirate party décor. And check out the great pirate ship toy from Step 2 that doubles as a cool centerpeice and will be hours of fun when the party is over. It even comes with pirate figurines!

As for the flag, it’s no-sew and here are the details on how to make one for your swashbuckling good time.