Karlee's Jake and Neverland Pirates Birthday Party

For Karlee's 4th birthday party, she wanted a Jake and the Neverland Pirates party. I went online and found many ideas for this theme. At our house we have access to a double car garage and I have loved it because it has been able to be turned into a party room twice. That is why in the background you will see some garage stuff, but it is a great party space. Karlee was a pirate for Halloween so she had a costume to wear to the party, we wanted the kids to be pirates too. We found some red polka dot fabric and some eye patched for them to wear and we had a room full of pirates. Karlee invited all the kids from her preschool group. We did the party on a Friday afternoon while the older kids were at school and Kyle had the day off. Kyle was called into work and so I lost my decorating crew and helper at the party, but luckily he made it home in the middle of the party and was able to help me out.

 When the kids first got there, we had their pirate gear  ready to go and some coloring sheets that I printed off at disney jr. We even came up with pirate names for the kids.

 Busy at work.

  Jake with his pirate crew.

 We played pin the eye patch on the pirate. I put the first letter of their name on their eye patch so that we would know who's was who.

 Karlee giving it a try

 The pirate with patches all over

Then we all had to walk the plank.

Karlee getting ready for her jump.

The kids loved this activity that they wanted to keep doing, I think that each kid went about ten times each.

 Another one ready to jump.

 After walking the plank.We went on a treasure hunt, they were given a map that led them to treasure. They had to jump like a frog to a tree, fly like a bird to the front porch, hop like a kangaroo to the garage door and swim like an alligator to the X that marked the spot. I had gotten a large bucket and put sand in it. 

 Buried below the X was a treasure box, that they all dug for.

I love this picture in how they all into the dig, with only their pirate hats showing.

 Another shot of the dig for the treasure

 Once they found the treasure box, the girls were eager to see what was inside.

 The boys on the other hand were enjoying digging in the sand, I had left some of the treasures through out the sand that they were finding.

Then we sat down and had Karlee's favorite lunch bbq hot dogs, juice boxes, goldfish (shark food), pretzel stick (swords), carrots, and grapes (cannon).

 I had a hard time trying to figure out what to do for a cake. Karlee wanted the one off of Disney Jr., but then changed her mind and wanted the ship Bucky, I thought that would be cute and went on a hunt for blue and white stripe fabric to make the sail out of, no such luck. Running out of time I got desperate and grabbed some white covered moon pies that I found at Wal-Mart and grabbed some red candy melts, red M&M's, white cake decorating dots and food marker and came up with this below:

 I was happy with the way it turned for being thrown together last minute.

 Birthday girl ready to blow out the candles as we sing Happy Birthday to her.

 Here is a close up of one of the cupcakes. You can't tell but I used a blue cupcake liner so the pirate would have a blue shirt. 

 Karlee opening her presents.

Kyle helping her as she reads her card.

Thank you for all the birthday wishes, gifts and cards for Karlee she had a great birthday.