Up in the north of Germany, in a little seaside town called Cuxhaven, is where my mom grew up. While visiting up there we had loads of fun learning about pirate lore. The tide in that area goes way out and many ships were stranded and raided by pirates steering unsuspecting voyagers in the wrong direction. It is said that there are still mountains of gold hidden away somewhere along the shore here.
So we thought taking in a pirate festival would be a grand thing to do! There were so many cute ideas here that would easily translate into a school's festival or a birthday party.
Sword making
I thought roasting bread was ingenious! Such a great alternative to marshmallows. And this is a great patience builder as it took about 15 minutes for the bread to bake. This is why Europeans are so different than Americans! No American child would be expected to wait a whole 15 minutes while during his bread dough. (outside of Waldorf schools, that is)
We had to exchange out money for pirate money and had to pay for all food and crafts with this currency instead. Wood money, cloth bag.
Bandana activity
Super fun day of pirating!
