This is what Elvira said about planning the party- “This year I decided to pick one of my son’s current favorite TV shows for a theme for his 2nd birthday party. The theme I chose was ‘Jake & the Neverland Pirates’. I had one caveat with this theme, which was to pull off a creative Neverland Pirate’s party without using skulls. Personally I am not a fan of skulls, especially for kids, but if you know anything about pirate parties, skulls are everywhere! I definitely had a challenge on my hands, but I saw it as a creative opportunity to make a lot of DIY decor items for the party – fun, fun, fun!
First, I created a Jake & The Neverland Pirates invitation to mail out to close family and friends.
After the invitations were taken care of, I went to work brainstorming ideas for the decor design and details that would embody the theme. Soon after, I began shopping for items at my favorite stores: Dollar Tree & Michael’s! After a month or two of planning and making DIY projects, it all came together beautifully for my son’s 2nd birthday. A huge THANK YOU to Danny Mariscal from The F Stop Design & Photography for taking the awesome pictures that captured all of my hard work!
Boy did the birthday boy and his guests have a blast! The kids, and even some adults, got to enjoy inflatable slides and a foam shooting range for 1.5 hours, plus face-painting, caricature drawings, and pirate favors for all the kids. It brought joy to my heart to see all the smiles on our friends and family’s faces.
Some of the amazing DIY projects and details you will find in this party are: the burlap table runner, burlap bunting and ship sail cake toppers, treasure chest centerpieces with gold doubloons and gems, treasure chest and pirate booty favors, pirate flag and fishing net backdrop, birthday banner, treasure maps made from coloring pages, cake and cupcake stands, goblets, and descriptive tent cards. I am proud to say that every single detail of the party was designed, coordinated and/or created by me, except for the Jake & the Neverland Party stickers, Jake & The Neverland Party shirt, and the gorgeous cupcakes and cake pops that were made by Rebekah from Let Them Eat Cake! There was cutting, painting, burning, designing, tearing, purchasing, planning and many more activities involved in these DIY projects and did you notice that I was able to pull it off without including any skulls?! :)”
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Cupcake Liners Burlap Lollipop / Treat Sticks Gold Coins
This PIRATE SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Bella Paris of Bella Paris Designs. All I can say is WOW. This party is so amazingly detailed! Johnny Depp would be proud :].
Here are some things to look for in this fab pirate party:
The cookies designed to look like engraved gold coins
The stunning fondant cake complete with treasure map and jolly roger
The pirate head pinata
The themed items decorating the table, including the parrot, candelabra and monocular
This is what Bella said about planning the party- “Noah, our 6 year old, wanted to be a pirate for his party so we set up our sails and started plotting course to the Captain Noah Birthday Bash. We took a lot of ideas from Pinterest, Etsy, Google and tons of party blogs to pull this together. It meant many weeks of painting crates and cutting out penants but I think this was so much fun and I know Captain Noah and all his friends had a blast.”
This fabulous PIRATE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Maressa Lacerda of Pequenos Luxos {from Brazil}! Such thought and creativity went into this party! Every detail is just darling…I hope you gain a ton of inspiration and ideas from it!
Maressa said- “I’m a graphic designer from Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. I’ve just decorated my son’s 6th birthday on a very special and unique Pirate theme. I created all the printables and decorations myself.”
I am in love with this PETER PAN 4TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Jenny Keller of Jenny Cookies!! Not only does Jenny style exquisite desserts, but she throws some fabulous parties as well!
Jenny said- “My sweet little Hudson turned 4 a few weeks ago, which I can still hardly believe. We celebrated Hudson’s fourth birthday by throwing him a Peter Pan party. He was thrilled with his invitations we sent out in bottles, and could hardly wait to wear his Peter Pan costume. He was a little disappointed though when he discovered the costume didn’t make him fly. Trust me, he tried jumping off the bed. (Thank goodness it was just the bed.)
The Kellers became Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Wendy Darling, and Princess Tigerlily for Hudson’s big day!
His party took place on the beach at Kayak Point State Park. We woke up to rainclouds and sprinkles but by the time we got out to the beach the rain had stopped and the sun was shining. It was a birthday miracle. (If you know me, it rains about 75% of the time I’m planning an outdoor party.)
The kids had a blast at the beach. They had a Peter Pan picnic on a pirate ship table, dug for buried treasure, sword fought mean Captain Hook, had their faces painted, and of course ate more sugar than their parents would have agreed to.”
Items available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Burlap Gable Boxes Candy Fabric Gold Paper Plates, Cups, Napkins Scalloped Edge Cardboard Treat Boxes Pirate Eye Patches Gold Coins
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