Pirating adventures are in demand after the movie, ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean.’ Let your child become a pirate by designing a costume similar to that in the movie. Theme a Halloween party around the movie, and then issue invitations similar to those of the 19th Century.
A sample invitation:
Attend a Halloween Pirate Party at 1122 Lansdale Road
Bring your best Pirate Costume and Attitude
Sunday, October 20th, Rain or Shine
Items Needed: Treasure Map
Name of Missing Pirates
A Knowledge of Traps and Foul Play
Once the kids have arrived, turn your home or yard into a shipwreck scene and let them find the missing pirated and treasure. Mark the trails to pirates and treasure with props, and put up decorations and danger signs. Skeletons and other Halloween markings can be used as indicators of a ‘find.’
It’s also good to use run on tattoos or face painting as a reward for found treasures or pirates as well as prizes and other goodies. Playing a Halloween movie at the end of the party completes the picture.
Sample Halloween Map:
The Secret Hiding Place of Billy Bones’ Treasure
Beware of Traps……….
Begin by following the areas marked with skeletons, to the end of the trail that is marked by a skull. Proceed to the mark of the Devil’s Head, and then dig where the X marks the spot in the earth. Unearth the treasure and return it to the table that has a witch atop it.
Using imagination can make a great Halloween theme party for your child and their friends!
