lego pirate birthday party

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i had originally planned to spend 3 days sharing Bear’s lego pirate birthday party with you so as not to bog you down with a bunch of pictures. i changed my mind and cut out some pics just so i could bundle all of Bear’s 4th birthday into one post.

i envisioned making adorable homemade invitations. but i just… i ran out of time. so i used store-bought ones and did what i could to make them a bit more fun. for the name space, i called Bear “captain”. and in addition to our address, i said it was held at “Birthday Island”. feel-better-momma thought: they’re likely going to be thrown away anyway…

a week before Bear’s party, we started a treasure chest countdown so he could see how close it was to coming. my excited little pirate kept asking when is it gonna be my birthday? so we marked it on the calendar and created this fun countdown for him.

the base was a treasure chest and the counters were gold coins (all clipart). every day he got to add a gold coin to it with the promise that when the coins were all gone, it was his birthday! on the big day, he got to put up a large jewel with the number four on it. i also set up our calendar with the same type of signs so that he could see when it was all going to happen.

every year, i make Bear a birthday shirt that corresponds to his birthday party theme. you can see the first 3 years’ shirts here. here’s this year’s. i used this coloring sheet as a guide for my drawing. then i painted it with acrylic.

the lego pirate birthday table set-up is my favorite. i was able to do it all for a small amount. see below the picture for details on everything.

the pennant is from you make do’s online shop. you can’t really see it, but i frayed the ribbon on it a bit to look more pirate-y. sidenote: i fell off the table while hanging it up. landed on my face and my shoulder… what we mommas do for love, huh?
the lego 4 is my favorite. i am going to take Bear’s 4 year old pics with it
table scatter was made of: plastic gold coins, bead necklaces, flat marbles, and legos.
the rest, you can see closer below

and here’s the lego pirate birthday cake. my sweet Bear was overwhelmed when he saw it. it’s not perfect by any means, but i worked hard and put alot of love into it. he was soooo happy. can you tell by the smile?

we got paper mache treasure chests for the little pirates to paint.

here’s the loot they left with:

the hats were a total fluke. i found 4 (exactly what i needed) on a clearance end-cap at target for $1 a piece. before all the boys left, i tried to get a group picture of them all wearing them, but it didn’t quite work out.

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Andie Jaye

Andie Jaye is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Do.Play.Learn., (formerly named Crayon Freckles), focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday.

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