A Pirate Party

On a Saturday in mid-March we hosted Abbey and Luke's 4th birthday party. We were lucky enough to have the option of using the Church again, only this time we decided to use the gym. Our Church hosts an Indoor Playpark once a week for the community, so it's well stocked with fun toys!

 

We did the food in the entry area to the gym. Decorations included our banner we've used every year ;)

Pinterest was full of fun Pirate Party ideas! I was so happy I was able to make it look pretty festive without spending very much money at all. We had several Jake & the Neverland Pirate toys and gear at our house that I just kind of placed around the tables. Balloons, streamers, tablecloths all from The Dollar Tree. I picked up eye patches and the Pin the Pirate game at Target on clearance. Hooray for thrifty fun ;)

 

For snacks we did "Fish & Chips", "Shark Bait"...

"Sword Skewers"...

 

And my personal favorite, the Hummus Octopus!...



I did splurge on a small pack of Jake & the Neverland Pirate ceiling hangers to brighten the room up a bit ;)
I think because while we have two kids, we only get to throw one party makes me feel the need to spruce it up more than I probably would if we were having two separate parties.



 

 

How fun is Grandma Donna? She came in full Pirate attire, complete with a pouch full of Gold Dabloons. By the end of the party, all the party kids were coming up to her and saying "Pirate Grandma, can I have a Gold Dabloon?" Awesome.

Luke and Abbey love their Gaga!

 



 

 

We played a little Pin the Eye Patch on the Pirate...

 



 

Our 4 year old Pirate...

 



This party was by far the easiest to throw out of all four of their birthday parties. Having a giant, enclosed room that is full of fun toys and play equipment was totally perfect. The kids just played and played. We took a break for cake and snacks, and then just played some more. Easy Peasy.

 



We asked the kids if they wanted to be sang to together or separately, and they both said separately. We sang to Luke first.  He was so serious about it...

And Abbey second. She was equally reverent...

 



So crazy to believe these Monkey's are four years old...

 



 

 

We attempted to get a group shot, but it went poorly about as well as you'd think it would attempting to get sixteen 3-4 year olds together...

 

Another fun birthday party on the books ;)