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Pirate Day doesn’t have to come only once a year: you can be a Pirate anytime!
Crafts that we found
- Twirling Parrot Craft – This can be a twirling parrot or for use as a door decoration.
- Easy Cork Pirate Ship
- 25 Fun Pirate Crafts
- 22 DIY Pirate Hat Ideas – How To Make A Pirate Hat
Food & Drink
Arrrrrrrr…….don’t forget the food and drinks! These can be made for the theme with some signage and a little imagination with the display!
PIRATE SNACKS
- Canon Balls = Round cheese balls
- Polly Crackers = Cheese Ritz crackers
- Octopus = Hotdogs with octopus arms cut up
- Fish Bait = Swedish Fish Candy
- Quicksand Dip = Hummus
- Golden Nuggets = Chicken nuggets
- Pirate Teeth = Popcorn or CornNuts
- Catch of the Day = Fish crackers
- Sword Kebabs = Fruit on a stick ( or any meat )
- Grilled Parrot = Chicken Wings
PIRATE DRINKS
- Sea Water = Water
- Pirate’s Rum = Root Beer
- Rum Punch = Fruit Punch
- Poison = Beer
Books to Read about Pirates
- Blackbeard, Craig Canbell, Graham A. Thomas and Allan Richards
- Pirate Nation, David Childs
- A General History of the Pyrates, Daniel Defoe
- The Buccaneer King, Graham A. Thomas
- The Golden Age of Piracy, David Head
- Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century, Mike Rendell
- The Pirates Laffite, William C. Davis
- Captain Kidd, Craig Cabell, Graham A. Thomas and Allan Richards
- Pirate Killers, Graham A. Thomas
- The Republic of Pirates, Colin Woodard
- Under the Black Flag, David Cordingly
Movies to Watch
To see where to stream these movies check imdb.com!
- Treasure Island (1990) TV Movie | Action, Adventure, Crime
- Treasure Island (1950) PG | Adventure, Family
- Pirates of the Caribbean 1-6 (2003-2017) PG-13 | Action, Drama, Some Comedy – Here’s how to watch them in order!
- The Pirate (1948) Approved | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
- Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968) NR | Adventure, Comedy, Family Fantasy
- Hook (1991) PG | Adventure, Family, Comedy
- The Real McCaw (1998) G | Family Adventure
- The Crimson Pirate (1952) NR | Action, Adventure, Comedy
- The Seahawk (1940) NR | Action, Adventure, History
- Captain Phillips (2013) PG-13 | Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama
- A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) G | Adventure, Drama
- The Buccaneer (1958) Approved | Drama, Adventure, History
- The Goonies (1985) G | Family Adventure, Comedy
- The Muppets Treasure Island (1996) G | Family Adventure, Comedy
MUSIC – Your Pirate Day Playlists
Here’s a Spotify playlist with tons of pirate music https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YwpelPVPBfZLvltQPdTHY
Some of our favorites, not on Spotify’s list:
- “Pirate Song“, Kenny Chesney
- “A Pirate Looks at Forty“, Jimmy Buffet
- “Pirate Flag“, Kenny Chesney
- “Pirates“, Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- “Privateering“, Mark Knopfler
- “The Last Saskatchewan Pirate” – The Arrogant Worms
- “Shiver Me Timbers” & “Professional Pirate” – both culled from Muppets Treasure Island
- “Lincoln Park Pirates” – Steve Goodman
- “Jolly Roger” – Roger McGuinn
- “The Mariner’s Revenge” – The Decemberists