Once Upon a Time and a Yo Ho Ho! Pirate and Princess Party

Having two boys means I never get to indulge in sparkling tiaras and pink tulle, so I had a wonderful time planning this dual birthday party for my oldest son and his best friend.  These little cuties were born two weeks apart and have rarely spent a day apart since, so it only made sense for them to celebrate their birthdays together this year.  We weren't quite sure about the theme, since three year olds have a tendency to change their minds at a moments notice (needless to say I kept receipts for EVERYTHING just in case).    However, the kids stuck to their original plan and had a blast jumping in the castle bounce house, making pirate treasure maps, and attempting to break open the sturdiest pinata I've ever seen. 
    Guests enjoyed cannon popcorn balls, fairy Godmother fruit wands, and "fish & chips".  Due to allergies the menu was peanut and egg free.  Even the yummy, moist, vanilla and chocolate cupcakes were egg free thanks to my awesome co-host and partner in crime.  She not only opened up her house to tons of children high on sugar, but gracefully put up with my crazy planning and wild ideas.  
    I'm so thankful for our close friends that were able to make the day so special.  It was the perfect celebration for these two crazy kiddos. Now to see what the year of the terrifying 3's have in store for us!

Pirate Menu: peanut and egg free  
Cannon Balls (popcorn balls)
Pirate Cupcakes
Sailor's Rope  (Twizzlers)
Fish and Chips (baked goldfish and potato chips)
Desert Island Veggies
Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Treasure Map Pops (chocolate covered Oreo pops)

Princess Menu: peanut and egg free  
Crystal Balls (popcorn balls)
Princess Cupcakes
Magic Beans (pink jelly beans)
Rapunzel's Tower of Oreos (mini Oreos)
Fairy Godmother Fruit Wands
White Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Princess Pops (vanilla cake pops) 

 

Drinks:

- Grog (punch made from green berry fruit punch, white cranberry juice, and sprite)

- Princess Punch (pink lemonade)

- Poisonous Punch for the adults (a concoction of beer, vodka, and lemonade)

Get the Look:
Pirate:
- Black tablecloth (twin sheet from Wal-mart)
- Fish net (Oriental Trading)
- Pirate ship sail (made by attaching a black poster board to a wooden dowel to mimic a pirate ship sail.  Then, I placed the other end into a bucket filled with thick Styrofoam for stability and two bags of black beans for added weight.  I cut out the skull and crossbones from a plastic pirate flag purchased at Oriental Trading).
- Red and white striped material (Wal-mart)
- Treasure chest (Michaels)
- Treasure chest was lined with Styrofoam covered in gold tissue paper to hold Oreo pops then filled with gold beaded necklaces and pirate coins (Oriental Trading) 
- Pirate hooks and canvas pouch filled with coins (Target)
- Pirate eye patches (Oriental Trading) 
- Cupcake stand (made by painting oven burner covers and candle stick holders from Dollar Tree and adding red ribbon - find the tutorial here)
- Paper mache number three (purchased from Hobby Lobby and hand painted to match the theme)
- Water bottle straws and twine (Michaels)
- Pirate straw flags (FREE on Oriental Trading's website)
- All food tents, banners, water bottle labels, and snack boxes were made by Kylie Mae Events

Get the Look:
Princess:
- Pink tablecloth (twin sheet from Wal-mart)
- Pink tulle and ribbon to create "curtains" (Wal-mart)
- Framed Cinderella sillouette (made by painting a wooden frame from Michaels with silver spray paint and attaching a pink silhouette of Cinderella to a shimmering white card stock background).
- Pink material (Wal-mart)
- Pink & gray jewelry box (Michaels)
- Jewelry box was lined with Styrofoam covered in silver tissue paper to hold cake pops then filled with iridescent pink an silver beaded branches and a pink beaded dove (Michaels)
- Cinderella slipper made from shimmering white card stock
- Mini frosted vase and pink carnation (Michaels)
- Princess pink tiaras and beaded necklaces (Party City)
- Cupcake stand (made by painting oven burner covers and candle stick holders from Dollar Tree and adding pink ribbon - find the tutorial here)
- Paper mache number three (purchased from Hobby Lobby and hand painted it to match the theme)
- Water bottle straws and twine (Michaels) 
- Wands (purchased at Target & Michaels)
- All food tents, banners, water bottle labels, and snack boxes were made by Kylie Mae Events

 Favors: 
- Take out boxes from Target were lined with tissue paper and filled with pirate treasure maps, stickers, pirate notebooks, mini telescopes, foam princess crowns with jeweled stickers, glow in the dark princess wands, chocolate coins, and candy necklaces/bracelets
- Favor decorations and thank you tags were made by Kylie Mae Events

Activities:
- Treasure chest pinata (Amazon)
- Pirate treasure maps (handmade treasure maps with foam pirate and princess stickers)
- The kids' table was decorated with a hand painted princess castle and pirate ship (unfinished wooden models purchased at Michaels)