{"id":7207,"date":"2015-04-08T15:52:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T20:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/?p=7207"},"modified":"2016-07-05T11:18:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T16:18:27","slug":"a-pirate-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/a-pirate-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Ideas for a Fun Pirate Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated entry-meta\">Last updated on July 5, 2016<\/p><br><p>A Pirate Party may at first seem like a one-note party, but it can actually be as diverse as any children&#8217;s celebration. Here are a few ways you can turn a Pirate Party into an event perfectly suited to your child.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Storytelling<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an easy one. Bring in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/Variety\/pirate-entertainment\" target=\"_blank\">Pirate Entertainer<\/a> or rent a costume yourself and gather the kids around for storytime! You can read to them from any <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/list\/show\/708.Picture_Books_About_Pirates\" target=\"_blank\">variety of books<\/a>, or you can invent a story yourself! The more you get into it (Do voices!), the more the kids will get into it, so lose your inhibitions and have fun!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Adventure<\/h2>\n<p>This is storytelling taken to the next level! Instead of simply telling a story, make the story come to life! Hire some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/Variety\/Costumed-Character\" target=\"_blank\">Costumed Characters<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/Variety\/pirate-entertainment\" target=\"_blank\">Pirate Entertainment<\/a> to play roles and make the the birthday boy\/girl the hero! Make things really authentic by hiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/Impersonators-Tributes\/johnny-depp-impersonator\" target=\"_blank\">Captain Jack Sparrow<\/a> himself to make an entrance at the party!<\/p>\n<p>To make it really fun, create stations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/Variety\/mobile-game-activities\" target=\"_blank\">games<\/a> in the yard that the hero has to beat in order to move on. Once the evil pirates are beaten, you win the treasure, of course! And what&#8217;s the treasure? 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Then, put on a marathon of <em>Pirates of the Caribbean <\/em>movies (or, any of a variety of pirate-themed films). With some snacks and cake, watching movies on a big screen is a great time!<\/p>\n<p>We hope we&#8217;ve given you some thoughtful ways to have a Pirate Party. We hope your little buccaneers have the time of their lives!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready to book high-quality entertainment for your Pirate Party?\u00a0Find the best on GigSalad.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com' onclick='' class='wpi_designer_button   wpi_shadow wpi_shadow_no wpi_text_shadow_no wpi_texture_no wpi_border_all wpi_padding_20px wpi_rounded wpi_designer_button_14503 wpi_icon wpi_icon_no wpi_icon_left  ' target='' rel=''><i class=''><\/i><span class='wpi_text'>Search <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated on July 5, 2016A Pirate Party may at first seem like a one-note party, but it can actually be as diverse as any children&#8217;s celebration. 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