Pirate parties are some of the most popular and fun ways to celebrate a birthday known to a young lad, and also offer some of the most interesting birthday accessories that you can find on the market. If you are considering hosting a pirate party for your young son it would be worth your weight in gold doubloons to put most of your effort into getting the right accessories for the party rather than putting too much time into decorating, since the decorations will quickly be left by the wayside. Make do with some simple basics and then invest your time and energy into incorporating your accessories into some fun birthday activities.

When it comes to decorations you can easily get away with simply hanging up a few pirate flags around the house, possibly even a desert island plastic background to hang on the walls. The party will go even better if you host it outside where the children have room to run around and play. Then you simply need to get some costume materials and find the birthday accessories for a few games to keep the kids entertained all day. Draw up a map of the back yard and hide some gold foil covered chocolate coins in an old cigar box, or even several cigar boxes worth. You can find inexpensive pirate hats sold in bulk at most party stores, online or in person, and a few plastic cutlasses would go over well, too. Fill your grab bags with some more gold doubloons and an eye patch or two to really get the kids going.

You can find some really incredible party games to go along with your pirate costumes and accessories on the internet. Have the kids take turns walking the plank on a balancing beam to see who makes it across, or challenge them to find the pirate’s treasure hidden somewhere in your back yard. Scavenger hunts can keep them entertained for hours if you are clever about it, and they are very cheap to supply, too.