A few weeks ago, I got an educational email about International Talk Like a Pirate Day….so I decided to take a fun day celebrating pirates. I felt like the kids deserved a break after 2.5 weeks in school. We dressed like pirates – some kids had hooks or patches, some just had tattoos.
We started the day reading pirate books and each pirate made their own flag. While eating lunch another pirate, Short Beard be his name, boarded our ship. As soon as he closed the hatch, we all attacked him (though Pirate Clara secretly tried to save him). I, Captain Pickles, was not interested in anyone taking over me ship. We captured him, but let him eat our vittles. At lunch we filled our mugs with grog (limeade mixed with soda water) and sang a song about the wonderful Captain Pickles. – errrr me.
In the afternoon, Pirate Clara and I made chocolate cake. Then Ansy, Pimbles, and Captain Hook along with Pirate Clara all buried silver coins outside and made maps for the rest of us to find them.
After our pirate supper we played pirates and then fired off some cannon balls (balloon games) and ended with the new Captian Short Beard telling a pirate story. Truth is, I turned me ship over to Captain Short Beard when he won me over with his good looks and wild kissing.
A very fine day indeed…Arrrrrrrr! Hoorah!
Too creative and adorable!
This is awesome!! So cute and fun!! I laughed about the captain winning you over! Haha!! Super creative!