Pirate Parties have been a common favourite in dress up parties, where you can dress up as your favourite pirate such as Captain Jack Sparrow and sail the 7 seas.
Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates. The earliest documented instances of piracy were in the 14th century BC, when the Sea Peoples, a group of ocean raiders, attacked the ships of the Aegean and Mediterranean civilizations.
Pirate Party Ideas:
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liPirate Themed Invitations.
liTreasure Map – Make a treasure map path out of tape or chalk around your home.
liPirate Gold – Chocolate covered coins in gold wrapping
liWalk the Plank – Find a wooden plank, place it over a small portable pool (optional) or make shift pool.
liCan Toss – Take empty cans and wrap them in pirate decorations, have the children through a ball at it to win a prize
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Pirate Party Phrases to be said at your party:
All hands hoay = Everyone get on the deck
Avast ye = Pay attention
Black spot = Death threat
Dance the hempen jig = To hang someone
Dungbie = Rear end
Hempen halter = The noose used to hang people
Hornswaggle = To cheat
Shiver me timbers = An expression used to show shock or disbelief
Abaft = Back area of the boat
Binnacle = Where the compass is kept on board the ship
Cackle fruit = Chicken eggs
Coaming = A surface that prevented water on the deck from dripping to lower levels of the ship
Duffle = A sailor’s belongings
Head = Toilet on board the ship
Holystone = Sandstone that was used to scrub the ships
Jacob’s Ladder = Rope ladder that was used to climb aboard ships
Monkey = Small cannon
Monkey jacket = Short jacket worn by some of those aboard the ship
Orlop = Deck where cables are stored away
Poop deck = Deck that is the highest and farthest back
Cockswain = The helmsman
Flibustier = Pirates of the Golden Age
Freebooter = Refers to an actual pirate
Landlubber = A person who is not incredibly skilled at sea
Powder monkey = A gunner’s assistant
Black jack = Large drinking cups
Davy Jones’ Locker = Refers to death
Ahoy = Hello
Ahoy, matey = Hello, friend
Batten down the hatches = A signal to prepare the ship for an upcoming storm
Blimey! &= Something said when one is in a state of surprise
Blow the man down = A command which means to kill somebody
Booty = Treasure
Buccaneer = Name for a pirate
Crow’s nest = The place on the ship where the lookout stand is built
Cutlass = Type of sword used by the pirates
Feed the fish = Meaning that an individual or group of individuals will soon die
Heave ho = Instruction to put some strength into whatever one is doing
Jolly Roger = The famous pirate flag with a skull and crossbones on it
Man-O-War = The name used for a pirate ship that is all set and ready to go to war
Old salt = A sailor that has a great deal of experience on the seas
Privateer = Pirates who are sponsored by the government
Scallywag = A name that is used as an insult to someone
Scuttle = To sink a ship
Seadog = An old sailor or pirate
Shark bait = Going to die soon
Thar she blows! = An expression used when a whale is spotted from the ship
Son of a biscuit eater = An insult
Three sheets to the wind = Someone who is quite drunk
Walk the plank = A punishment which entails someone who walks over the side of the ship off of the plank. Their hands are often tied so that they cannot swim and they drowned.
Yo Ho Ho = There is often used to express some sort of cheer but also can be used to call attention to the speaker.