Shenanigans: Pirate Treasure Hunt and Pirate Party It Totally Happened

Shenanigans: Pirate Treasure Hunt & Pirate Party It Totally Happened

And if’n ya don’t fancy that, ye can walk that thar plank landlubber. (I imagine Johnny Depp saying that in his smexy pirate voice) Here’s how the Pirate Treasure Hunt went down….

Ahoy Matey! I was tasked with getting Ethan to unplug from all electronics and get out and play. I totally confess to letting him watch ‘his shows’ so I can get work done. I don’t feel quite as guilty about buying him a Nook. ‘Cuz well, that’s reading and cancels out the guilt. So I played the old ‘I’ve got a surprise for you’ card. Don’t judge. Remember when I told you about our trip last Summer to San Diego and his Adventures on The Pirate Ship? Well, it set off a spark of love for all things pirate that’s never burned out. So, I totally used that to plan a Pirate Treasure Hunt. Costume Express has awesome sauce costumes available all year (not just Halloween!) So, I popped over there and did some pirate costume picking. Then, hit up the party shop for some fun pirate themed goodies, went overboard (see what I did there?) and made it an all out pirate party. Because, why not? You can check out those shenanigans over on G+. The best way to tell you how we unplugged for the day and all about our pirate treasure hunt (and pirate party, let’s not forget the paaaartay) is in pictures. So, fair warning: this post is full of some serious ‘AAwww’ photo heavy moments. And, some of my lame attempts to talk like a pirate. Just go with it…. AArrgghh….

Ye have been warned, Pirate Treasure Hunt

C’mere, me beauty. Follow my well plotted pirate treasure hunt map and ye will be well on yer way to a chest full of loot. A bounty of  yer own. But, ye must be smart and quick! ‘Lest it be stolen by those landlubber (nosy neighbors) who be a spy’n on your stake.

(We learned pirates freak small dogs out a bit)

I’m a pirate! That I be!
I sail me ship upon the sea!
I stay up late – till half past three!
And that’s a peg below me knee!

Yo Ho, my friends I have a tale
of treasure, plunder, sea and sail
my story’s bigger than a whale
it gets so deep, ye’ll have to bail.

And, that’s how you do a pirate treasure hunt! In Las Vegas, which is a desert and has absolutely no water anyways. But, because I go big or go home, I didn’t stop there with our #UnPlug2Play day. No sir. I threw a whole pirate party too! My grand-kids are in town all Summer. I couldn’t quite talk them into the dress up costumes since I don’t have Batman or Princess ones hanging around. If I had been thinking, I’d have picked those up at Costume Express too. You get free shipping on orders of $75 or more & 15% off if you signup for their emails!

Back to pirate speak. I’m so sorry….

Aye, ye scurvy dog. I be need’n ta hit th’ head. Have a bit of a lie-down before we push on. Alas, t’ sprogs be arrivin’, Blimey… they be full of energy! I put a throw down on our pirate party grub ‘fore I get a flogging.

Ye have been warned, Pirate Party

Begad if’n I didn’t pillage ye ole Pinterest! Those lassies be some smarties they are! If’n ya be on the look-out for th’ Jolly Roger decor to adorn ya dinghy, head o’re thar.

Shiver me timbers! It’s time to swab the poop deck! Bein’  I am the Cap’n of this fine vessel, me thinks ’tis time to splice the mainbrace and down ye ole rum punch. Yo-ho-ho….

Totally worth a day of unpluggin to see those faces, right?? And, I learned a new word. I kept calling the little loot coins ‘Gold Coins’ (silly me) Ethan informed me they are actually called Gold Doubloon. Yeah, I had to Google that too!