This year for Halloween I am having a pirate themed party. I am a little OCD and have a thing for themes. I've already starting working on it as I have to buy a little for it with each paycheck so I can afford it in the long run!
I was finding a lot of children's pirate party ideas online, but this is for adults and I really wanted it to look nice. I decided to go for more subdued colors, mostly black/white/sepia/grey feel. Even with paper plates and cheap snack food, I wanted it to at least look halfway "pirate posh".
I found these super cute and fancy looking paper plates and napkins from Joann Fabrics on 40% off. I don't know how "Embalm and Scary On" relates to pirates, but it had a skull & crossbones so I was sold! I got two sizes of plates, both black/white/grey with skulls & crossbones.
I already have almost the entire menu planned! I have quite a bit of it purchased already too.
I gave everything "pirate" names and made labels our of scrapbook paper I already had and used my label maker with fun font. I bought a new fun scissors too.
Here is the menu so far:
1. Coconut Shrimp (no cool name for this yet....)
2. Fish Sticks in a bowl surrounding by Cape Cod chips (Fish 'n Chips)
3. BBQ Wings - because they are always a demand by my friends (Parrot Wings)
4. Spinach Artichoke Coffin Dip (Dead Man's Dip)
CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE: http://halloweendevilishdelights.blogspot.com/2010_05_01_archive.html
5. Bone Breadsticks (Hangman's Bones)
CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Breadstick-Bones
6. Black Olives (Black Pearl Olives)
7. Apples (Barbossa's Apples) - from Curse of the Black Pearl
8. Peanuts (Jack's Peanuts) - from At World's End
9. Pirates Booty Aged White Cheddar Puffs
yeah....these don't really fit the fancy pirate theme I was going for, but I'm running out of cheap ideas here.....
10. Goldfish/Whales (Catch of the Day)
11. Chocolate Gold Coins (Aztec Gold)
12. Sand Cake (Rum Runners' Island)
CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE: http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/sea-island-sand-cake-recipe/1/
*Note: I won't be using a bucket for mine, or the lobster sucker...
Other things to add to sand cake instead: Swedish fish, coconut M&Ms (the grey ones look like rocks), candy rocks, pirate/boat toys, plastic palm trees, treasure map with black icing for dotted lines and red for "X"
I am definitely adding these cuties!
CLICK HERE FOR HOW TO MAKE ADORABLE CRABS: http://thesevenyearcottage.com/2011/sand-crabs/
Okay, so all that talk about "Posh Pirates" went out the window with the island cake................maybe I will have to do something else...but I already have the Oreos....hmm I could always eat them....
Obviously, you could make something like a fancy island cake but I am just not good enough at any of this stuff for that yet! Those crabs are so simple and even they look daunting to me!
13. I bought Tyson frozen chicken poppers on a great sale & I might use those too. Maybe call them "Pieces of Eight" (from At World's End)
14. I made a tag for "Eye of Ragetti" and am bound and determined to find something "eye" related to make, which there are a TON of ideas out there!
Still working on the drinks.....found a lot of drinks with rum but I'm looking for a non-alcoholic beverage too. We'll see....I have a whole month, right? Yet somehow that month disappears so quickly......
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