WWFW - Pirate Party

Ahoy, Matey! Here's a great idea for all of you with little boys out there. Alden goes to a little co-op preschool for 2 hours a week. The moms all trade off hosting and every week we do a letter of the alphabet. Today was the letter X and I really wondered what my friend, Jody, would do. But she is brilliant and came up with a whole Pirate theme, with X Marks the Spot! She said I could share the ideas with everyone - they would be perfect for preschool, a birthday party, or just a fun activity for your little pirate.

The treasure hunt is the big activity - Jody printed them out on cardstock and let the boys crinkle them up. She even sent me the Publisher file, if anyone wants it. They went around the house according to the map and collected Xs. And at the end they found the treasure! Alden loved his chocolate coins and preferred to eat them whole and spit out the foil afterwards.

For snacks they had beef jerky and dried fruit and goldfish crackers.

There were also cute flags they constucted by glueing 2 bones in an X and stapling to a drinking straw.

For a little quieter activity they read some pirate books:

How I Became a Pirate - Melinda Long & David Shannon
Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure - Kim Kennedy
Do Pirates Take Baths? - Kathy Tucker

This is what worked for me and Alden today - for more great ideas check out Works for Me Wednesday, hosted by Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer.