Organization of a pirate party for children and adults

A pirate-style party is a holiday that will be remembered not only by children, but also by adults. After all, books and films about pirates do not lose their popularity among all generations. And it doesn't matter if it's a birthday, a corporate party or just a party for friends - everyone loves pirates, and people of any age will be happy about such a holiday. You should learn how to organize and host such a party.

Decorating your event venue is the first step in organizing a party. The simplest and at the same time effective is the stylization of the room as a ship. When designing a hall, a number of factors should be taken into account.

• Correspondence of the size of the room to the number of guests. If there are a lot of guests, then in a small room they will be uncomfortable, as well as a dozen people in a huge loft.
• The interior of the original room. For example, if the decoration in the hall is made of wood or "wood imitation", such a place is better suited for stylizing a ship than a typical hall in neutral colors.
• Since a ship has a typically multilevel structure: several decks, masts, a hold, the hall should, if possible, be equipped with at least balconies so that the stylization can be as close as possible to the original.
• Appropriate decorative elements will be required, so you should take care of purchasing or renting guns, anchors, steering wheels, ropes and other ship attributes. If you have the time and skills, you can make some of the props yourself.

The Pirate Party is an event where most guests will want to take photos. That is why it is worth organizing a so-called welcome-zone at the entrance, that is, a photo zone where everyone can take pictures with pirate attributes. For photos to be successful, the photo area must be well lit.

It is the pirate party that makes it possible to create truly interesting and non-trivial invitations for guests. A stylized invitation will immediately make it clear to the guest what holiday awaits him, what to prepare for. A pirate-style holiday invitation can be decorated in different ways.

• On artificially aged paper, seemingly shabby and crumbling. You can buy special vintage-style paper, or you can soak ordinary A4 sheets in tea, dry them (this will curl the sheets a little), burn them from the corners and write an invitation text for each guest.
• You can put the message in a bottle by rolling it into a tube. In the same bottle, you can pour some sand or shells, or colored sea salt. The invitation sheet itself can be sealed with a wax seal or tied with a ribbon.
• A modern, computer-printed invitation will also work, provided that the picture on it is suitable: a ship, pirates, sails, a parrot, treasures. By the way, the text of the invitation can be placed on the sail.
• For those who are well versed in the topic, you can make an invitation in the form of a black mark. On one side of the circular mark there will be a picture of the Jolly Roger - a skull with crossbones, on the other - an invitation to a party.

It's hard to come up with a theme that gives more room to the imagination than a pirate party. Even from everyday clothes, you can create a harmonious look: an eye patch, a vest and a bandana will make a real pirate out of an ordinary person. If you want to work out the outfit in more detail, you can put on a white shirt (ideally with puffy sleeves), a vest, Cossack boots and a cocked hat. With a little makeup, Captain Jack Sparrow is ready to take part in the fun! Women and girls can experiment either with the image of a pirate: a vest, a fluffy skirt, boots, a bright shawl, or with an image of a princess of the sea: a long fluffy dress, artistically disheveled curls, a bandage on the head, carelessly drawn eyes.

Well, children always dress up with delight as pirates and pirates, they really like the paraphernalia of sea wolves: blindfolds, belts with huge buckles, lace shirts, Jolly Roger bandanas, cocked hats and more. And the makeup, which can be applied to complete the image, pleases all children, without exception: both girls and boys.

The holiday menu is a very important matter; it must be thought out carefully. Pirates drink rum, everyone knows that. Therefore, you need to take care of the availability of rum and gin in pot-bellied bottles with ground-in corks in advance. Ladies can afford cocktails with these drinks. If the party is for children, then, of course, no alcohol. But you can pour juice into flasks and thick-walled jugs.

As for food, cuts of meat are required (mainly smoked and uncooked smoked meat), assorted exotic fruits: mango, kiwi, banana, pineapple, grapefruit. Whole baked poultry is suitable as a hot dish. If the party takes place in nature, of course, the meat should be cooked over charcoal or skewers. It's good if each dish has a corresponding pirate name.

For a children's party, all meals should be "one bite". Children rarely sit at the table for a long time; it is generally very difficult to seat and feed them.Therefore, it is better if the food is such that the child can immediately put the whole portion into his mouth: canapes, octopus sausage on a skewer, small sandwiches and mini pizzas, nuggets, country style fries or fries. For sweets, cupcakes and muffins, decorated in a pirate style, are suitable. If the event is held in nature, you can fry marshmallows at the stake - children love this very much.

In addition to food, you need to take care of the table setting. Seats in the form of barrels and massive tables made of wide boards are what you need to create a pirate environment. No extra textiles - tablecloths, towels, etc. - are required. You can put deliberately simple and crudely made candles on tables. Forks and knives, taken as if from different sets, will look organic.

As at any other party, the pirate party, in addition to food, is supposed to have an entertainment program. And, of course, it must correspond to the theme of the event.

There are many games.

• For both children and adults, the quest "Finding the Treasure" is suitable. Of course, clues and clues will differ for participants aged 4, 5, 7, or 27, but the principle remains the same: participants are looking for a treasure. If children are playing, it is better to have one team - in order to avoid resentment of the losers. Although at the age of 8-12, most children, on the contrary, want to compete.
• Adults, depending on the number of guests, can be divided into 2 or more teams. If there are few participants, then the treasure can be searched separately.
• Children 6 years and older can take part in the Travel Around the World quiz. It can be a team or individual game. For each correct answer, the team or participant receives points, the winner is the one who has the most.
• An interesting game for children 5-6 years old, but older players take part in it with pleasure. The point of the game is to synchronously perform one movement under one melody. Participants are divided into several teams, after which they begin a kind of "battle of movements". You can play as long as there is enough imagination of the dancers. It is better to choose music in the spirit of the marine theme, for example, from the cartoon "In the blue sea, in white foam", the song of the Mammoth, music from "Pirates of the Caribbean".
• "Rybalochka" is a great game for children from 4 to 10 years old, often children of 11 years old are happy to catch plastic fish swimming in a basin with magnetic fishing rods.
• Accuracy competitions can be just as exciting. It doesn't matter what it will be: throwing crumpled paper into a bucket, throwing a loop on a mast, shooting from a water pistol - such things invariably delight both children and adults.
• The competition for the best costume at a pirate party is more appropriate than anywhere else. Choosing the Pirate King and Queen is a great end to the holiday for both kids and adults. The prize, depending on the age of the participants, can be a bottle of rum or a Jolly Roger cake.

There is also a lot of entertainment for adults.

• The Last Hero game is familiar to everyone, so at a corporate party it can be a great entertainment. Teams compete with each other, conquering totems and obtaining keys. The organizers should make sure that the main prize that the winning team will receive by collecting all the keys is divided among several people (for example, a certificate for a group visit to something) and is really worthwhile.
• Both adults and children will get great pleasure from outdoor games on a marine theme. First of all, it is, of course, "The sea is worried - once." People of all ages are happy to play it. Participants can also split into teams and show not individually created figures, but compositions on the theme "Treasure Island", "The Little Mermaid".The winner is the team or participant who can hold out longer without moving, freezing. And, of course, living sculpture must be creative.
• After dancing and active competitions, you can compete in the intellectual sphere. The Sea Quiz is a great way to warm up your mind. The facilitator asks questions, and the one who knows answers. Everything is like in a regular quiz, only the theme is the sea, ships, pirates, mermaids. It is better if there are about 20-25 questions, so the participants will not get tired, and the competition will turn out to be interesting.
• An interesting entertainment can be a game called "Black Mark". The driver stands in the center, the rest of the participants form a very tight circle, literally touching each other with their shoulders. Each player's hands are at the back. One player has a black mark in his hand. The players pass the mark to each other, and they do it so that the driver does not notice the transfer. And the driver must guess who has the black mark. The transmission takes place while the music is playing. As soon as the music stops, the driver gives an answer. If he guesses correctly, he takes the place of the player, and the player becomes the driver.
• All played at school breaks in "Sea Battle". And in the team "Sea Battle" on a large field from Whatman paper, with various additional tasks such as a sea dance or a pirate birthday greetings, no one will refuse to play.

During the warmer months, a pirate party can also be held outdoors, ideally on the banks of a river or lake, or the sea, depending on the region of residence of the celebrants. Natural decorations can be slightly supplemented with appropriate pirate-ship paraphernalia. The quest related to the search for the treasure in the wild will be even more interesting, because literally under each branch there can be hidden a key or a hint.

If the party is held indoors, the scenario, as a rule, is based on the principle of alternating outdoor games and entertaining contests with refreshments. The event may be hosted by the host, or it may not be. Then the holding of contests and other entertainment program falls on the shoulders of the organizers of the event, whether it is the organizing committee of a corporate party or a birthday person / birthday girl.

If the party is of a chamber nature, and several people who have known for a long time are present, the host may not be too necessary. Friends are quite capable of cheering themselves up on their own. If the event is large, a large number of guests are invited to it (for example, a corporate office of a large company), then, by tradition, the host greets guests in the welcome-zone, where they can take beautiful souvenir photos at the very beginning of the holiday, when the hairstyles are not yet disheveled, the outfits are flawless ... This is followed by the official part with a performance by the management, possibly a concert of invited artists, and after that an animation program with contests and games begins.

A pirate party can be held for children or adults at home. Of course, you will need to free up some free space for games and contests, as well as think over the interior decor. But if there are few guests, it will be quite possible to conduct even a quest. At home, parents are often the animators.

It is better to think over the scenario in advance: what time is allotted for food, what - for contests and quests (and what), what prizes will be awarded to the winners and participants. Then everything will go according to plan, and no overlaps will happen. When drawing up a script, it is necessary to remember that funny contests should alternate with serious ones, mobile ones with calm ones. This will help to avoid over-activity and early fatigue of children.

Quest remains the most popular scenario for a pirate party. It has everything: the ability to show intelligence, the ability to think outside the box, move quickly, and perform certain tasks. This is a gambling and exciting adventure, and everyone loves adventure: both children and adults.

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