Pirate Day

I was planning on taking the kids down to the river again but noticed it was going to be rainy all day today. But I was determined to still make it a fun day. Remember the "So What if it's Raining" book from a couple posts back? Good children's book, by the way. 

So we dubsed today "Pirate Day". We dressed and talked like pirates all day. Well, Belle dressed like a princess kidnapped by pirates. You know her. She can never do anything the typical way. :) We renamed each room to be something like Mermaid Bay or Pirate's Cove. It ended up being purdy fun.

Belle wanted to look sad because she had been kidnapped :)

We went on a treasure hunt. I made rhymes for them to find that were pirate themed which led them to another clue. 

Clue found

 

Finding another clue

Here is an example of one the clues. It was the last one that led them to the map in the bathtub.

            Blimey, yar almost thar mate

            Glad to see ye are not yet shark bait      

            Yo ho, ye scurvy dogs keep goin’

            Get in your boat and get rowin’

               

To get clean here, first pull off yer bootstrap

To find me booty you must find the map

Look in the place that is white and shiny

The place where buccaneers wash their hineys

Found the map in a bottle in the bathtub

Treasure box found

Checking out the booty: gems, coins, and cinnamon chips

(weird, I know, but they love them)

Then we had a pirate lunch together and watched Peter Pan.

Pirate bananas and "cannonballs" (AKA roasted chickpeas) for lunch.

Liam saying "arrr" ...... or actually roaring?

And our pirate themed dinner.

Asp-arrrr-agus

Seaweed Stir-Fry (and that is legit seaweed)

Veggie Planks