Pirate Party Invites
Baby Shower Invites: Were, made as a postcard at Vista Prints 100 for free only pay S&H 19.95 at http://www.vistaprint.com/
You can type in search for pirate on their site and use their picture to create postcard or you can upload your own design.I picked my own print and personalize. I made my own print using my printshop software. You can find software here http://www.broderbund.com/
This is what my baby shower invites said
Ahoy there me Hearties!
Ye be invited pillage an’ plunder await!
Join us to celebrate the soon arrival of the newest pirate scallywag.
Shiver me timbers for (Baby's Name).
Wenches bring your salty pirate mate. (if co-ed party)
Anyone dressed as a landlubber will walk the plank. (we had costume shower more fun for guys)
Set sail on (time)
Chart yer course for (address)Batten down the hatches at Captain (Name of person's house hosting party) Cove
Sign on to our crew roster by contacting First Mate (name of person hosting)Deserters Beware ye could be swimming with the fishes!
Diaper Booty Raffle
Bring a bag of any size diapers or wipes to enter for a chance at the loot!
Here is picture of my invite I used: Also designed my own pirate map with directions to the party
Pirate Party Name Tags
I preprinted name tags set out in Alphabetical ordered for every guest invited to party. I also had some blank tags with sharpie marker for any unexpected pirate party crasher. When picking my pirate guest’s name I used something that rhymed or something that started with first letter of their name. I printed the true name in bold, so it would stand out. I had an adult baby shower so some of names would not be appropriate if using for child’s name tag. If making child’s name tag try to keep it light and cute. Here is example of names I had and I hope this help inspire your own.
Capt’N Fox Gilbert, Chelly Belly, Heav-Ho Heidi , Stinkin' Scotty Slaughter, Plundering Pat, Capitaine Silver Fox,Drunk in Bush Barb, Cap'n Tom SharkbaitScarlet Sarah, Jellybelly Jen, Bootstrap Bill, Seafarin Sarah, Naughty Nickers, Nasty-nice Nancy, Charming Cathy, Crimson Carol, Jump ye bones Jen, Gunpowder Gilly, Land Love’n Lauren, Shoot’n Sharon, Jolly Joan, Rum-Swiller, Sonya, Drunkard Dan, Cheatin Cathy, Smarmy Shannon, Disembowlin' Dave, Slaughtering Sam, Bloody Betty, Grimm Gary, Doubloon Debbie, Swallowin'Sally, Peg-Leg Pete", "Long-Tooth Richard", "Blind-Eye Melissa", "Scarface Brian", "One-Eyed Mandy", "Dirty Dog Paul, Devildog Damin, Captian Crusty Chris, King Kill’n Kevin, Misty Mast Megan, Mean-eyed Martin, Ro ye boat Roland, Hangman’s Helen, Killin Karen, Avast Ava, Violent Victor, Blimey Barbie ,Black Barry, Bilge-sucking Barney, Shanty Shan Booty, Disembowlin Dan, Slippery Shania, Saltydog Shawn, Three sheets to the wind Tara, Castaway Connie, Murdering Murielle, Salty Sara, Mutiny Miles, Goldy Gina, Capt’n Blue Jay, Gusty Ginny, Terrible Tim, Smarmy Sam, Cunning Connie, Nasty Nick, Cat O'Nine Tails, Cannonball Kalab, Isaac the irritable, Drink’n drunk David, Rough sea Ronna, Nautical Nevin, Cutlass Carolina, Feisty Felipe, Feed the fishes Felipe, Adorable Abbe-row, Blimey Brittney, Jordon’s Ladder, Keelhaul Kristie, One Eyed James, Noch ya belt Noella, Make ye wish Jeannie, Blow me down Barb,Rattle ye chains Carr,Peg leg Phillip, Cutlass Chris, Jealous Joan , Long legged Lissite, Free porting Frank, MistySea Marsha, Crow’snest Chrissy, Saucey Suely
Here is picture of my name tag design:
Party Favors
We did round rum flavored sugar cookies with royal icing and decorated them with pirate baby faces, black iced with white pirate baby skulls w/ rattles, rubber ducky in baby stroller ship. (See pictures) We wrapped them in clear sandwich baggies with pirate colored ribbon. You could use black, red or white? We played them in a basket on tray table decorated with black cloth by front door, so guest would not forget to take when leaving.
An alternative option: If you are not into baking or if you can’t find someone talented enough to volunteer to bake for you. You could also send home a pirate rubber ducky (purchased on Oriental trading company very cheap) wrapped in homemade burlap material loot sack. Or you could just put some chocolate gold coins in loot sack. But nothing tops the compliments on homemade rum butter cookies!
Here are picture of loot bags
Picture of cookies party favors and name tag set up by the front door
Decorations for Pirate Baby Shower
It is all about the details that really set the mood for a Pirate Baby Shower. Now some people may think it is weird to have skulls and crossbones at a baby shower, but my guests were really impressed. Let me talk you through our set up. We dragged out some of the Halloween decorations or if you are planning your shower in October, you should have no probably finding lots of goodies to decorate with in the stores. If looking online Oriental Trading Company has lots of cool cheap pirate stuff. http://www.orientaltrading.com/.
I had most of my stuff from previous Halloween parties so I didn’t have to purchase much for decorations, but if you are having a baby boy just think of it as you will probably use any decorations you invest in for his future birthday party. We had my shower in Florida so we decorated outside too. So let’s start in Front yard. In the driveway we put a skeleton dressed as a pirate on the hood of car with empty bottle of rum with sign that said please “Don’t Ye Drink & Drive Matey!
We placed another skeleton dressed pirate and sign “Beware of pirates” by mailbox. I hand painted two pirate ships on Shower curtains and set them across from each other with a hand painted shark circle also painted on a shower curtain. 
We placed board that looked like a plank to walk in the middle between the two ships. The ships were named the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman. (see pics). We set up bean bag toss for kids and a duck pond which was also used as a game. 
Moving inside we set up name tags by front door and party favors on a table by front door. We set large table up with red table cloth and fish net to place the gifts on.
Next to gift table we place large comfy chair and decorated it Mama Capt’N Chair and it is where mother sat to open baby gifts. I had preprinted list of all rsvps names so when opening gifts we wrote next to their name the gift for thank you cards later. (that way person keeping track didn’t have to struggle with name spelling)
We covered couches with large black sheets; coffee table had pirate map table cloth (we got at pottery barn), We hung jolly roger pennant flags, on the wood floor made it look like X marks the spot taped with black electrical tape. Decorate teddy bear in pirate outfit and sat him on couch, we found a Mr. Potato Head Captain Pirate an sat him on end table, Raid the Halloween closeout sale table in your favorite party supply store for some leftover skull candles to use instead of lanterns on each individual table. Pull out your old wooden trunk and decorate it as a pirate’s treasure chest. Heap layers of silky fabrics, gold doubloons (the kind with a chocolate center) and silver trays and silverware inside (if you don’t have a lot of silver lying around, cover some plastic plates with aluminum foil) Drape beads or strings of fake pearls, gold doubloons with a chocolate center Lean a large, seated plastic skeleton that you have dressed with some tattered clothing and a pirate hat against the side of the trunk, You can also make a sign on the door "Enter at yer own risk" and hang old treasure maps on the walls. You can make and put around the Pirate party area more signs that read: "Deadman's Swamp", "Beware, Pirates Ahead", "Walk the Plank if Ye Dare!!", "Pirate's Cove", "X Marks the Spot!", "Welcome Aboard", etc. If you want to mark an area of the Pirate birthday party off limits, you can make a sign saying "Part of deck closed due to storm wreckage" or something similar. String rope ladders into the trees or to the corners of the room and attach it to the crown molding for easy access to an imaginary crow’s nest. 
On door way to bathroom we hung black streamers to make it look like jail and I painted picture of dog with keys in his mouth. In bathroom we had decorated like Dungun and had cd player playing pirate music. Details, details will set the mood. Set up food table buffet style. I made signs to label all the food. All the food was of course pirate themed.
Table Ware
We used black and red plates, pirate print napkins, red and black & white -forks, knifes, & spoons. The plates and napkins were pirate themed and the adults use black plates and red cups. Children had clear glasses so they could watch the shark blood ice cubes melt. We set up drink station and had black sharpie marker to write everyone’s names on the cups. We had a few fancy skull shaped plastic goblets, skull shot glasses. Two Punch Bowls,
Pirate Food Ideas
Watermelon Boat loaded with fruit.(made sails out of paper and skewer sticks), Jalapeño chili jelly dip with cream cheese in shape of skull-called skull island jelly, Shipwreck tomato pie, Spinach dip- called Capt’N Popeye’s Sudden Strength and Courage, little seashell shaped tuna sandwiches or starfish-called Tuna Sandies, crusty fish sticks, Cook seashell-shaped pasta and spinach linguini and serve chilled with a little butter. Call it “Seaweed & Shells Pasta”. ARrrrrtichoke Dip, PeanutButter Planks-celery sticks, Cannon Ball Meatballs in teriyaki sauce stack in pyramid stacks, Bag of bones- white chocolate covered pretzels, Buccaneer's Brochette, Gunpowder Guac- guacamole dip, SeaDogs - Skewer a square of paper for a sail and set in the middle of a hotdog. For the hearty sailors, top with chili. Sprinkle a few goldfish crackers on each plate. Fruit on a Sword - Spear chunks of assorted fruit (watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple chunks, honeydew, and strawberries) onto small sword-shaped plastic picks. 40 Leagues under the Sea Fruit Dip- A tasty cool dip to accompany "fruit on a sword". Mix together 1 lg. container sour cream, 1 pkg. Jello Instant french vanilla pudding, and 1 small (3.2 oz.) can Dole Pineapple juice. Peanut butter cannon balls or chocolate rum balls, Seachips- salt & vingar potatoe chips, Parrot Wings- mini chicken wings, mini cocktail sausages you'd call Dead Mens Fingers,
Clam Cookies-These clam biscuits are seriously cute and incredibly simple. Add them to your beach, mermaid, pool or pirate party.You will need: Yo-yo biscuits (or similar shaped),1 egg white icing sugar, pink food coloring ,black writing icing, and apricot yoghurt balls Decorations: Whip your egg white until stiff peaks form, then mix the icing sugar through. Put a little white icing aside (for your eyes) and mix through pink food coloring for the remainder. Coat two biscuits with pink icing, place a yoghurt ball on one and add the other biscuit on top to make your clam. Pipe two white icing eyes with black icing dots. These can be made in advance of the party (e.g. a week before) and kept in an air-tight container. Very clamorous! Peg Legs- fried turkey legs (great for the guys)just like at Disney world! Tint a bag of chex cereal green or blue with a little food coloring. Mix with goldfish crackers or Swedish fish and call it Swimming with the Fishes Snack, apple sliced boats pretzel mast and cheese slice sails- called Sail Away Apple Delights, Taste of the sea- Sushi plate, Davey Jones Seafood Dip, Evil Egg Salad Sandies, Seagull eggs-deviled eggs, SeaBiscuits- Cut up refrigerated breadstick dough and form a dozen little X’s. Bake and coat with butter and Parmesan cheese. KeyLime tarts, Jamacian Patties, Vengence Veggies, blue jello shots, Serve Swedish Fish, gummy sharks and sour gummy fish in large plastic seashells on the end tables, Shark's Blood-Freeze red Hawaiian Punch into ice cubes. Put the ice cubes into sprite and your pirates can watch as the sprite turns pink to red.Pirate DiaperCake
Was constructed using
• 60 diapers (depends on how big you make it) You can use either disposable or cloth - better find out what the expectant mother would like. You can use either white or patterned diapers.
• Ribbon, 1/2 or 1 inch wide, patterned to fit the pirate baby shower theme. Red, black or polkadot are good choices.
• Ribbon, 1/4 inch to tie rolled diapers with
• 36-60 small rubber bands (depending on how you want to "build" the cake
• 6 large rubber bands
• One 8-oz baby bottle or one large bottle of baby lotion
• One 4-oz baby bottle
• A cardboard or plastic cake platter
• Cake decorations - for example, blue confetti as water, lego pirate sets,pirate toothpick flags, stickers to make it baby pirate themed, rubber ducky, ect
Pirate Baby Shower Games Ideas
Diaper Booty Raffle: This is a really nice idea for a new Mommy to be. Nice way to load up on diapers. You can never have enough diapers with a new baby. Make sure to clearly mark this Raffle on you invites and inform guest to bring any size because you do not want to have all newborn size diapers. They them they can also bring wipes instead. Asked that they label diapers or wipes with their name for their entry in the raffle. Set all diapers and wipes that are brought to party in one area. (stack in a corner or at foot of gift table)Then sometime during party have Prego mom ask the youngest child present to get her a pack of diapers or wipes. Which ever one they bring is the winner! It is so cute when a little 4yr old picks out the winner. If there are no children present at shower then have hostess pick.
Picking Crews For Your Pirate Shower Games
I made team crew cards that everyone pick from a hat that told which team they were on and there was 2 slips of paper that had captain on it. Example Flying Dutchman Crew & and Black Pearl Crew. For remained of the shower they were a part of that crew for the games. Captain was in charge of his crew.
Cannon Ball Fight: remember the ships I painted in the front yard, well we divided the crews and had a good old cannonball fight. We used black tissue paper (already pre-balled before party) There was only one cannon ball pre-person was and then we threw at each other. Rules were you were allowed to pick up balls and throw it back. Started music and at end of song the ship with the most cannonballs on their side lost. (This game could also be used with water balloons or black painted ping-pong balls)
Pirate Picture Scavenger Hunt: (This game really made some funny pictures to look at later)
5 pts if you do the ENTIRE hunt in Pirate accents.
15 pts awarded to the team that finishes first
Pictures to Take:
10 pts for a picture of sword fight
5 pts picture of a gold coin
5 pts picture of a parrot
5 pts for picture of someone with a beard
10 pts picture of a crew acting drunk
10 pts of a picture of 3 crew members wearing a bandana or head scarf
15 pts for picture of crew aboard their ship
10 pts for picture of member of your crew walking the plank
10 pts if you can name 10 pirate Captains
5 pts picture of hold knife to someone throat
20 pts!!!- Photograph each member of your group separately, in the 'Capitan Morgan stance.
10 pts for a picture of a crew member making mean face
5 pts for pirate in a skirt showing you some leg
15 pts for a picture of 3 wenches holding drinks
5 pts for a picture a small child or baby pirate
5 pts for picture of pirate with flower in hair
10 pts picture of crew member drinking straight from bottle of rum
10 pts for 2 pirates kissing
25 pts for 2 pirates just met each other at party (stranger kiss)
10 pts for a pirate showing his muscles
10 pts for a picture of crew member that wearing eye patch
20 pts for picture of someone's showing you their clothed booty (no naked booty please)
10 pts for a picture of someone's tattoo
Extra-15pts awarded to the team that takes the most riskgay tattoo picture (under clothing area)
Things to demonstrate at end of Hunt
20 pts!!! Entire crew must sing a pirate song
5 pts if someone does a jig
50 pts.-Have your team learn how (demonstrate later) to tie a real seafaring knot.
Cannonball Pop
Hand each pirate a (already blown up with string attached) To tie around pirates ankle. At the start of go each pirate will try to pop the other pirate's balloon without having his/hers popped. The one left with an inflated balloon wins. Caution: have pirates remove their shoes to keep anyone from getting hurt.
Don’t Drop your Cannonball- This is a great Co-ed baby shower game. It takes parenthood and working together to a whole new level! Divide the guests into pairs. Give each pair a tennis ball (painted black) and instruct them to put it in-between their forehead. Then the hostess will give simple commands for everyone to follow. They must complete the command without letting the tennis ball drop. You can have them jump, turn to the left or right, take a certain amount of steps, etc. The couple that can keep a hold of the tennis ball the longest without dropping will win a prize.
Cannon Ball Drop/ play like Hot Potato game using exploding bomb
Wild Planet Pirate Bomb Blast
http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Planet-Pirate-Bomb-Blast/dp/B000P16SCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1270790186&sr=8-1
This was a huge hit!
Balloon or Blow up pirate swords
for a swashbuckling good sword fight. Game can be played on walk plank.
Peg Leg Race
Divide your buccaneers into two equal teams. Form two lines and stand two pirates side by side tying together their legs. After everyone is tied together have them race to a specified mark and back again. The team that finishes first wins
Pirate Chardes
Keep your guests guessing in this game of charades with a swashbuckling twist.
Swab the Deck -use two mops and 3 ping pong balls for each team (use different color balls for each team); race in team relay to see who can get their balls across the floor the fasts.
Gold Coin toss
Pirate baby bingo while opening presents
Tug of war
Hula Hoop Contest
Limbo
Barrel of monkey
Can You Speak Pirate Answers:A. Tar = Sailor / B. Grog = Any alcoholic drink / C. Chantey = A sailor's work song / D. Bilge! = Nonsense, foolish talk / E. Splice the mainbrace = Have a drink / F. Jolly Roger = Pirates' skull-and-crossbones flag / G. Prow = "Nose" of the ship / H. Addled = Mad, insane / I. Avast! = "Hey!" or "Who goes there?” / J. Lights = Lungs / K. Buccaneer = Caribbean pirate / L. Deadlights = Eyes / M. Handsomely = Quickly / N. Black Spot = Warning that a pirate is marked for death / O. Ahoy = "Hello!” / P. Corsair = Romantic term for pirate / Q. Gangway! = "Get out of my way!” / R. Bosun = Petty officer / S. Bowsprit = Slanted spar at a ship's prow / T. Davy Jones' locker = bottom of the sea
Prego Wench
Preparation for this baby shower game idea: Before the shower, buy about 200 medium-sized balloons. Then, either borrow or buy 4-5 XXL shirts and 4-5 pairs of XXL pants (you will need one shirt and 1 pant for each team, so if you only have 2 or 3 teams just by 2 or 3 pairs of clothing).
How to play this baby shower game: During the shower, divide the guests into teams of 4 or 5 people. Have each team choose one team member who is going to be "pregnant". Then give each team one large shirt and one pairs of large pants, and about 50 balloons. When you say "Go!" the "pregnant" team member of each team will put the shirt and pants on as quick as they can, while their teammates start to blow up the balloons. When the "pregnant" one is "dressed", teammates will begin stuffing the inflated balloons as fast as they can into the shirt and pants of the "pregnant" one. After 3 minutes, everyone must stop stuffing balloons. The winning team is the one that has the MOST "pregnant" team member (the one with the most stuffed inflated balloons). Don't pull the balloons out to count, though! The fun has just started! The best (and most hilarious) way to count the balloons is to get a long pin or needle and pop the balloons, one by one while everyone is watching. This can be such a riot! You can pop all the balloons in the pants first and then have a very "pregnant" and/or well developed mommy! This game gets everyone involved, and laughing. (One warning about this game: Make sure the one who is chosen to be "pregnant" on each team should have their skin covered (ie no bare midriffs, low cut necklines, etc). Otherwise, it might sting their bare skin each time a balloon is popped.)
Pirate Baby Shower Prizes:
Now no shower game is complete without prize that goes with the theme of the party! If having Co-Ed Shower it is important to keep guys in mind too? Most Co-ed showers there are bound to be a few children there to, so don't forget to have a couple kiddy prizes. Label everything that you wrap, so you know which is appropriate prize. I just used old leftover Xmas paper and turned it inside out and with black marker drew Skulls on the wrapping. (wrote age of gift in sm print on the corner)
For the Diaper Booty Raffle Prize: We made a nice basket with bottle of rum and pirate shot glass, gold beads, gold coins and filled it with pirate loot. Wrapped it with Celphane and made it look professionally made. Extra Special!
Best idea was Lottery tickets. They are easy to buy and cheap! Pirates love booty.
How about miniature bottles of rum from Liquor store. How about some Captain Morgan?
I also had a few cheap pirate books that we found on clearance at Borders for children. I bought a trashy Pirate Novel for adult. I burned my own copy of children and adult pirate music from Itunes. I found on Amazon Goonie Dvd Movies for $3 bucks ordered a few of them. I also found copy of Pirates of Caribbean cheap. Rum Candle & rum soap at dollar store as well as some cheap jewelry which I put in a small little chest I found at dollar store. I found a New 8 oz Stainless Steel Hip Flask Pirates Skull Bones(for guy) on Amazon $5 bucks http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Flask-Pirates-Skull/dp/B002A0XOLA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1270790263&sr=8-1
As well as cheap pirate bottle openers. If you hunt hard enough you can find loads of cute things for pirates of all ages.
Need to delegate party responsibilities – Don’t Be afraid to ask for Friends or
Family to Help
People to help set up before party.
Need someone in charge of name tags: When your guests arrive, give each a name tag with a famous pirate's name
Someone in charge of photos (pics each guest so it can be used as their thank you card) Making sure all decorations and event are captured.
Someone in charge of games
Someone to keep track of gifts while opening
Someone in Charge of food refilling
Someone in charge of drinks & refilling ice
Someone in charge of trash/ making sure it doesn’t over fill & change if need.
Someone to check bathrooms/ refill TP if needed
Someone in charge of kids/ entertainment/ safety
Someone in charge of Favors when guest are leaving
Someone in charge of making sure address book is signed and passed around.
People to help clean up after party
