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PIRATE PART IDEAS: 13 YEAR OLD GIRL (for Part One: Pirate Party Ideas for Four Year Olds, see here)

This was a slumber party so these activities were done in the evening and the next morning

INVITATIONS:

These are best printed on ‘old looking’ paper which you can buy. You can of course make it by smearing instant coffee and water on normal paper, allowing it to dry, and then burning the edges. The best piratey font is Blackadder ITC but your guests may not be able to read it because it does look like it was written by a spider with inky feet. Just write Ahoy ‘guest’s name’, We be havin a parrghty on [date/time]. Please be bringing a sleeping bag and pillow. Let us know if ye be allergic to pizza or parrot’s guts cake From Matey ‘Your child’s name’ and then roll it into a scroll and tie a red or black ribbon around it.

TREASURE HUNT:

I made 13 tricky clues, each clue containing a letter which spelled out where the final treasure was (in the boot of the car). This was a group activity and the final treasure was for everyone. I knew a few played music and so one of the clues was coded in musical notes. This clue spells ‘cabbage’ and attached to it was a pirate patch I.E. ’cabbage patch’ (doll).

 

I also knew that BigSquib was able to read hieroglyphics and would be able to tell that this spelled ‘In the Spa’. I know at this point you probably think I’m joking. I’m not

I also knew they had been studying the periodic table so one of the clues was Au + He = This clue was hidden in a gold helium balloon which they had to pop in order to find (if you hide any clues in helium balloons be sure to wrap the clue in something waterproof like cling film) 

There were other clues like riddles, anagrams, and famous lines from books

The final treasure was in an inflatable treasure chest. It was filled with gold things: gold wrapper chocolates, popcorn, flashing light tiaras etc and gold wrapped loot bags containing lip balm, nail polish, bling rings, and that kind of girly junk. Also inflatable swords are a lot of fun

DINNER + PARROT’S GUTS CAKE:

We put a paper tablecloth on the dining table with a box of crayons. No matter how old people are they always enjoy scribbling

We bought pizzas for dinner. The parrot’s guts cake was two round butter cakes (metric recipe here). On the bottom cake I spread cream. I cut a large circle out of the cake that went on top and sandwiched them together. I iced the cake and then filled the centre with red jelly (if you’re American I do not mean jam) that had been set in the fridge (you do this on the day of the party or the cake will go soggy). I poked sour worms (guts) in the jelly.

I put an ornamental red parrot on top (from Red Dot stores, you wouldn’t believe the huge range of ornamental parrots they had, it was disturbing). And yes, that really is a little hand made parrot patch that I made myself. I am truly that sad

MAKE DAVEY JONES SNOW DOMES:

                            

This is the info sheet I printed out so the girls could make snow domes:

You need: distilled water coloured faintly with food dye, glycerine, skull pencil topper, empty washed and de-labelled baby food jar, waterproof glue, tiny shells, glitter, pearl beads, ribbon, double sided tape

*It’s very important that your jar and lid have been thoroughly washed and that you don’t contaminate it, especially with food crumbs, or you will end up with an algaedome!

Directions: glue the pencil topper onto the inside of the lid. You may want to raise it by gluing it on top of something small like a glass pebble. Leave to dry overnight

Put the things you want in the jar E.g. Some tiny shells, beads, and a spoon of glitter. Add 20 mls of glycerine to the jar and 90 mls of distilled water. Lightly place the lid back on and check that there is enough water but that it’s not overflowing. When I have glued the lid on you can turn it the right way up

Cover the lid with some ribbon attached with double sided tape

You can make more of these with different things stuck on the inside lids of jars like a Christmas scene. For snow you can use crushed egg shell (membrane removed from shell and not crushed too small)

What have we learned?!!  As I’m sure you all recall from science, density is defined as the mass of a unit volume of a substance. Glycerine makes the glitter fall more slowly. This is because this liquid is slightly more dense than water. Mercury is 13 times more dense than water but it is also poisonous

PASS THE BOMB:

This is a great word game and the ‘bomb’ resembles a pirate’s cannonball and makes ticking and exploding noises. We had a couple of rounds with a prize for the winner of each round

AWARDS: I gave out awards/lucky dip prizes for various categories and made sure everyone got one. For Example
 
The Pirate Quiz Winner Award
To________________________

Signed De Los Pies Smelly De Los Pescados

*

For Never Seeing Pirates of the Caribbean and
Still getting 7/20 Award
To________________________

Signed De Los Pies Smelly De Los Pescados

*

The Best Piratey Accessories Award
To________________________

Signed De Los Pies Smelly De Los Pescados

*

PIRATE PERSONALITY TEST:

 1. Do you get sea sick?

a) No
b) Yes
c) Sometimes
d) I don’t know, I’ve never stepped foot on a boat

2. What is your favourite food?

a) a leg of mutton crawling with maggots, arrrrgh!
b) dry bread and water
c) sushi rolls and carrot sticks
d) fairy bread

3. If you were the captain of a ship and one of your sailors back answered you, what punishment would you give them?

a) I’d say, ‘That’s very naughty, please don’t do it again.’
b) I’d make them scrub the decks
c) I’d give them 100 lashings and then have them keelhauled
d) I’d make them peel potatoes in the galley

4. What weapon would you carry?

a) a sword
b) a pistol
c) a sword, pistol, hidden dagger, and terrible body odour
d) I wouldn’t carry a weapon; I believe trouble can be avoided by sensible discussion

5. What would be your ships’ pirate song?

a) Yo Ho Ho a Pirate’s Life for Me
b) Cabin Fever from the Muppets film
c) Gimme the Life of a Pirate by the Olsen Twins
d) Pirate Ships by The Cure

6. Where is your secret pirate base?

a) a Caribeean island
b) Like I’d tell you
c) An underwater cavern
d) A very nice resort in the Seychelles with poolside waiter and manicure service

7. The best thing about being a pirate is

a) the accessories darhling!
b) The treasure
c) Roaming the seven seas and striking terror into every person’s heart at the mention of my name
d) The nice sea view

8. A pirate should always

a) wax regularly, there’s nothing worse than excess facial hair
b) wear an eye patch
c) talk funny
d) never wash

9. The best treasure is

a) gold and diamonds and the painful death of your worst enemies
b) chocolate
c) friends
d) a gorgeous little designer handbag

10. If you can’t be a pirate when you grow up then what would you choose to be instead?

a) someone who helps the poor and sick
b) a vet
c) a celebrity with a teacup Chihuahua called Tinkerbell
d) a rock star

1. a)4 b)2 c)3 d)1 2. a)4 b) 3 c)1 d)2 3. a)1 b)2 c)4 d) 2
4 a)2 b)2 c) 4d)1  5 a)4 b)2 c)1 d)3  6 a)3 b)4 c)2 d)1
7 a)1 b)3 c)4 d)2  8 a)1 b)2 c) 2d)4  9 a) 4 b)3 c)2 d)1
10 a)1 b)2 c) 1d)4
 

Yer Score

Under 15: Ye’d make good shark bait. 15-20: Ye would ‘ave Captain Blackbeard turning in his grave ye bilge rat. Ye’re not fit to look at a pirate ship let alone sail on one. 21-30: Ye be ready to swab the decks as part of the crew 31-40: Blimey, ye’d make Captain Blackbeard shake in his boots. Ye’re a pirate not to be messed with.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN QUIZ:1. Is Johnny Depp the cutest guy in the universe?a) Of course!
b) Absolutely of course!
c) All of the above
2. What could Jack Sparrow not live without?

a) rum
b) The Black Pearl
c) The word ‘savvy’
d) All of the above
e) soap

3. Mr Gibbs explained that Jack escaped from the island on which he was marooned in what way?

a) By lashing a pair of sea turtles to his feet
b) By stealing a ship
c) Friendly natives with a canoe
d) swam

4. Which sailing ship does not appear in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?

a) The Flying Dutchman
b) The Interceptor
c) The Black Pearl
d) The Endeavour

5. Captain Jack Sparrow’s compass always points
a) north
b) the horizon
c) your heart’s desire

6. Johnny Depp based Jack Sparrow on a rock star from which band?
a) ACDC
b) Kiss
c) The Rolling Stones

7. What part of a person from the ‘skeleton crew’ was Gov Swan trapped in a room with?
a) knee
b) hand
c) nose
d) ummmm
e) foot

8. What was the Pirates of the Caribbean first based on?

a) an old sea tale
b) a book
c) a ride at Disney Land
d) a video game
e) a true story of a pirate

9. What is the name of Captain Barbossa’s monkey?
a) Cotton
b) Gibbs
c) Jack
d) Chim-Chim
e) Curious George

10. What does Barbossa say will be the first thing he does when the curse is lifted?
a) get drunk
b) feel the wind on his face
c) eat a bushel of apples
d) have a hot bath

11. One of the cursed pirates has a false eye. What is it made of?
a) wood
b) glass
c) ceramic
d) iron

12. The pirate’s code is said to be not so much a set of rules, but more like what?

a) riddles
b) guidelines
c) laws
d) fables

13. Composer Hans Zimmer created the music for Dead Man’s Chest and World’s End. What other film did he create the musical score for?

a) Muppet Treasure Island
b) Dora’s Pirate Adventure
c) Hook
d) Home and Away

14. The Pirates of the Caribbean films were directed by
a) Gore Verbinski
b) Steven Spielberg
c) Roman Polanski
d) Ummm whatshisnameski

15. In World’s End, after the credits have rolled, a green flash of light indicates

a) The movie has really finally finished
b) Will’s return from the Neverworld
c) Will has exploded
d) It’s time for Elizabeth Swann to put Will’s dinner in the oven
e) Ummm… starboard?

16. Who says the following? ‘Did no one come to save me just because they missed me?’

a) Davy Jones
b) Lord Cutler Beckett
c) Jack Sparrow
d) Will Turner

17. World’s End cost how much to make?

a) 2 million dollars
b) 20 million dollars
c) 200 million dollars
d) 2 billion dollars
e) 200 trillion dollars

18. Which of the following movies has Johnny Depp not appeared in?
a) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
b) Pirates of the Caribbean
c) A series of Unfortunate Events
d) Finding Neverland

19. Who says the following? ‘I’ve had it! I’ve had it with wobbly-legged, rum-soaked PIRATES!’
a) Will Turner
b) Governor Swann
c) Elizabeth Swann
d) Calypso

20. Who can play the organ with his beard?

a) Jack Sparrow
b) Bootstrap Bill
c) Davy Jones
d) Bluebeard

Answers: 1. a,b, or c. 2. d, 3. a), 4. d, 5. c, 6. c, 7 b, 8 c, 9 c, 10c, 11 a, 12 b, 13 a, 14 a, 15 b, 16 c, 17 c, 18 c, 19 c, 20 c.

SCARY STORY: THE HOOK

We didn’t get around to telling this classic scary pirate story before they went to sleep. I made a new Spanish version for MrSquib to tell them. If you think they won’t get too hysterical you could turn the power off a while after this story and hang a pirate hook off their door or something silly

Back in the fishing village of Lalinea de la Concepcion, my Aunt Juanita was in love with the local baker’s son, Ricardo. This was when they were young, 17 or 18 years old and it was just after the war. It was a Friday when this story happened and Ricardo had come to collect Juanita to taker her to the drive-in in the nearby town of Seville. It wasn’t Ricardo’s car because he was only a young lad and he couldn’t afford a car but his dad had allowed him to borrow it for the evening. It was nice little white Fiat.
Anyway on the way to the drive-in, Ricardo told Juanita about some crazy prisoner who had escaped from a nearby prison. The customers in the bakery had been gossiping about it all day. Apparently the prisoner had been an old sailor, some said he was a pirate, and his name was Cortez. He had been put in prison for murder but what really made tongues wag was the fact that he really had a hook for a right hand.

Just after it got dark and just before they got Seville, the little white Fiat started having engine problems. Ricardo stopped the car and said he should really have a look at the engine even though the car could still go. He kept saying his dad was going to kill him if anything happened to the car.

He couldn’t see what was wrong with the engine so he got back in the car. Juanita and Ricardo then started to have a bit of an argument. She wanted to keep driving to go to the drive-in and he wanted to turn back because he was worried about the car. The film they were going to watch was called The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. It was about a search for gold in the mountains of Mexico. Juanita really wanted to see it because she liked Humphrey Bogart. She had a poster of him at home on her wall.

So they were arguing when all of a sudden the car began to shake as if something…or someone…had touched it. Juanita screamed and Ricardo restarted the car, took a sharp turn and sped back to their village of Lalina de la Concepcion. Ricardo made sure Juanita got home safely. After he got home he checked the car to make sure it was alright for his dad. It was then that he saw, sticking out of the handle of the back passenger door, was a bloody hook.

THE END (I never want to see another pirate again)