Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Cooking birthday in pirate style

Yo-ho-hooo! Hi all! The ShkolaLa blog continues to push ideas for organizing children's birthdays to the masses! We have already managed to consider the holiday organized. And today we will try to create a birthday in a pirate style.

With a loud cry of "Board!" and in a great mood we begin preparations.

Lesson plan:

How to invite guests?

"Black label"! And that's it. It was for real pirates that such a mark foreshadowed not very good events. And for children, it will become a harbinger of an unusual, dashing party full of dangerous adventures and romance!

The black mark looks like this.

You can make it yourself or, if possible, print it on a printer. The main thing is not to forget to write the text of the invitation.

It may sound like this.

We are waiting for: flocks of sharks, walking on a knife edge, and other dangerous adventures!

Come if you're not afraid!

For a while, we will leave our guests in joyful anticipation and start creating a festive menu.

By the way, do you know what pirates prefer for lunch?

Holiday menu

Rather you know what they drink! And of course it's rum!

If you are not embarrassed by the very thought of having rum, even fake, on the children's table, then I will tell you how it can be made. We take a bottle, pour into it some kind of dark-colored drink that is quite suitable for kids (juice, fruit drink, etc.), and glue a label with the word “ROM” on the bottle. All! Ready!

A few words about table decoration. The tablecloth with ruffles, cups with flowers and plates with ducklings are put away. Today, the rougher the better. Are we pirates, after all, or not?)

Large melted candles are suitable for decorating the table, and it is not at all necessary to light them. Figurines carved or made from various vegetables. For example, cannons or cucumber towers. We try to turn everything into boats and sails.

The pirate table is the most suitable place for seafood in all its manifestations. Turn on your culinary fantasy and create miracles! Just when fantasizing, do not forget that you are still cooking for children. And yes, it doesn't hurt to be safe. Fry in reserve ordinary, not at all pirate cutlets, in case one of the guests cannot stand the spirit of all fish.

It is necessary to provide not only main dishes, but also snacks. Suddenly, Big Harry or Crooked Bill wants to eat a little between competitions. Canapes will look great as a snack.

This is when pieces of something are fastened together with skewers, well, or toothpicks. For example, sausage + cucumber + tomato + bread. Or a fruity version, apple + orange + banana + grape. And on the tips of the skewers to give a pirate flavor, you can attach a small black flag with a skull.

Well, with the table, everything is more or less clear. And what about interior design? Any ideas? We have so many! Now we will share.

Festive interior

Let's start with what you can buy at the holiday paraphernalia store. Look at these balls!

Perfect for our idea, don't you think? We inflate and hang around the rooms. Already what no, but the design.

We stick posters on the walls with the image of the sea, uninhabited islands, Jack Sparrow, and treasure maps.

Are there parrots in the house? So that's great! And nothing that they are small and wavy! They will be only welcome at the pirate holiday!

Under the ceiling we stretch festive pirate streamers. We glue small black flags with a Jolly Roger onto the rope and tie them either around the perimeter of the room or diagonally.

On sofas, chairs, armchairs we throw nets (if any, of course), burlap, any coarse fabrics. A real rope ladder can be woven from the ropes by the skillful hands of the pope; it will also fit perfectly into the interior.

You can cut out a steering wheel from whatman paper and hang it on the wall.

Well, put a treasure chest in a place of honor.

Just keep it closed for now. It must be wrapped with chains, which can be easily purchased at hardware stores. And close these chains with several padlocks. And the task of the entire competition program will be to get the keys to the locks in order to open the chest at the end and find out what kind of treasures are stored there.

Oh, and don't forget the photo zone! You can set a table in it, and put a bottle of rum on it, a cage with parrots, throw old scrolls, feathers, and a treasure map, of course.

My own screenwriter

Let's get started with the script!

Pirate party - it's just expanse for fantasy. Here you can think of something like this. Which is exactly what we were doing. Now we will tell you what happened.

So, the guests have arrived and are ready to have fun. Traditionally, one of the parents takes on the role of leader. And at the same time he takes a new name for himself, for example, Billy Bones. Suddenly, a letter from John Silver appears, which is read aloud to everyone.

Letter from John Silver

To begin with, we all need to transform into pirates. You need a pirate wardrobe. Various vests, bandanas, belts, pistols, blindfolds will do. All this needs to be prepared in advance by thoroughly turning grandmother's chests so that there is enough for everyone, or you can ask the guests to take care of their pirate outfit themselves.

You can use face painting to depict mustaches, beards, eyebrows, as well as scars and bruises on faces.

When the team looks right, the facilitator reads out the code of the pirates.

Pirate Code

Each item of this code is nothing more than a small mini-competition or mini-fun.

So let's go point by point.

Leave your name on dry land

Well, a pirate cannot be called Vasya Ivanov or Timofey Ryzhikov. Pirates have sonorous, speaking names. So the children will have to come up with new pirate names for themselves and address each other in a new way all evening.

rough voice

Pirates are invited to use a rough, sea-wind-salted voice to loudly shout “Yo-ho-ho!”

Wash away the dust of the earth

This is a kind of rite of passage into the pirates. We play the game "Wave".

Parents take a large sheet or curtain, or just some piece of fabric and begin to raise and lower it. It's such a wave. And the pirates are invited to slip under this fabric so as not to be covered.

You will walk on the edge of fate

A rope is laid out on the floor. This will be the rope. You need to go through it. In order to complicate the task, the children are blindfolded, and the rope is not laid evenly, but in some kind of loops and zigzags.

Don't forget the sharks

We play the game "Sharks and fishes". Leading "shark", and all the rest "fish". When the leader says “Day”, everyone runs and has fun, as soon as the word “Night” is said, everyone should freeze. Whoever doesn't stop is out of the game.

We lower the loot

Props are required for the contest. An old hat, if there is no hat, then some kind of bucket and coins, for example, five rubles. Coins are given to children. A hat (bucket) is placed at a distance from the participants. The task is to get the coins in the hat.

We load the head

You will need matchboxes, or rather not the boxes themselves, but only their outer parts. These boxes are put on the noses of the participants. The task is without hands, using only facial muscles, to free your nose from the box.

Friends, don't forget to have your camera ready) You'll hardly see such funny pirate faces) I found a photo showing exactly how to put on the boxes.

Pirates are awarded small interesting prizes for active participation in competitions and courage. Don't forget to purchase them.

So, let's loosen up a bit. Now you can sit down at the table, congratulate the birthday man, eat, consider gifts.

Well, after "in the arena" a treasure map appears!

Treasure map

As you can see, there are markers on the map. Each of these marks denotes a competition. For each successfully completed task, the team of sea wolves receives a key to the lock, on which our chest is closed.

Cape Jobs

Host's words: "Hey, pirates! We have arrived at the Cape of Tasks! At sea, it is very important to listen to the captain and correctly follow all his commands! Shall we try?"

Naturally, everyone shouts: “Yeah!!!”

Children are distributed around the room so as not to interfere with each other. The host says: “Dream the deck!” Children pretend they are cleaning the floor.

• Leading: "Left rudder!" Children run to the left.
• Leading: "Right rudder!" Everyone runs to the right.
• "Karma!" We run back.
• "Nose!" We run forward.
• "Shoaled!" Everyone sits on the floor.
• "Admiral on board" Everyone stands at attention.

The leader pronounces phrases, the pirates perform tasks. Phrases are spoken quickly and in any order. I warn you, this is a very fun and noisy competition)

Mystery Peak

At the Peak of Mystery, you can tell the guys riddles on a pirate theme. For example, these are.

And then have a competition.

Preparation required. You need to inflate the balloons, but not transparent ones. Put the key to one of the locks in one of the balls.

Host: “Peak of Mystery is called so because there are solid secrets all around. I don't even know where the other treasure chest key is. Because it's a secret! He might be in one of those balls, find him!”

The balls are placed on the floor, the children use their pops to pop the balls and look for the key)

Sea of ​​Spectacles

Host: “We have entered the Sea of ​​Spectacles! The key will be given only to those who are well acquainted with the sea. How well do you know the sea? Can you show me how you know him?"

The good old game "The sea is worried" is quite suitable here. I hope you remember how to play it. If the memory is already on that one, then you can refresh it by reading.

Bay of Wonders

Host: “Do you know why this bay is called the Bay of Miracles?”

Pirates express their assumptions.

“Hey, no! This bay is so called, because if the ship manages to pass it all, then this is a real miracle! After all, there are solid reefs all around! Can you navigate your ship through them?"

We start the competition "Reefs".

Objects are laid out on the floor in front of the participants, these can be soft toys or cubes. These will be reefs. Then one of the participants is blindfolded and he needs to overcome all the way and not stumble upon a reef. Other participants help him, suggest where to go with the phrases:

• "Left rudder!"
• "Right of the rudder!"
• "Full speed ahead!" etc.

Any pirate can pass through the reefs.

Finish

And here we are at the finish line! And the treasure chest is so close! But suddenly a storm begins!

Host: "Palundra! Storm! Now we will be flooded and we will go to feed the fish! We urgently need to pump the water off the deck!”

We start the competition "Pumps".

All participants are divided into pairs. Players stand close to each other with their backs and grapple with their elbows. In this position, the young sailors lower themselves and sit on the floor with their legs stretched out - this means that the "pumps" are activated. Without outside help, they should get up, then lower again. Water pumping time - 1 minute.

And it just seems that the competition is simple. Try it yourself)

Pirates receive the last cherished key. The locks are opening! The chest is opening! And there… Treasures! Various sweets, sweets, mini-prizes, chocolate coins, lollipops! In general, everything that makes the life of a real pirate sweeter)

Well, at the end of the party, if the boys and girls, oh, sorry, the pirates and pirates still have the strength, you can arrange a real pirate disco!

This is for inspiration!

Uffff, like everything) If there are additions, you are welcome to the section for commentators.

Here you can download the Code of Pirates, John Silver's Letter and flags for streamers and decorations of festive dishes.

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That's all for today!

Have a wonderful holidays!

Evgenia Klimkovich.