Talk Like a Pirate Day

I was so happy that I saw something about Talk Like a Pirate Day before it was too late this year. I like silly little holidays that give us a reason to have some fun.

For breakfast I made pirate pancakes.

I made Collin's pancake extra chocolatey,

and the girls' pancakes extra fruity.

I also sent some Pirate's Booty in their lunches along with free printable pirate jokes.

Here is my favorite pirate joke:  How much did the pirate pay for his earrings?  A Buccaneer!  Ha ha ha!!!!

The Pirate Girl's Treasure

We had so much fun with The Pirate Girl's Treasure, An Origami Adventure, by Peyton Leung and Hilary Leung.  The pirate girl heads out on a quest to claim the mysterious treasure left for her by her pirate grandfather.  She has quite the adventure full of obstacles like a mountain, lightning, a shark attack, and more.  The book is fun, but we loved that the last few pages include directions to retrace the steps of the pirate girl's adventure in origami.  

The book was perfect for our small celebration of  Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Muffin Tin Monday - Pirates and Princesses

There is no theme for Muffin Tin Monday this week, so I gave C a pirate themed lunch and R a princess themed lunch.

Here is C's lunch:
Our muffin pan was transformed into a pirate ship this week. On the top left there is a pirate walking the plank (fruit leather), there are wooden legs (pretzels) in the top middle, and crackers for Polly in the top right. On the bottom left there is a Jolly Roger grilled cheese sandwich (I cut it freehand so it's not perfect), the bottom middle cup is filled with emeralds (peas), and the bottom right cup has rubies (strawberries) and sapphires (blueberries). Before beginning his journey to Alaska, Flat Stanley donned a pirate hat and joined us for lunch. Stanley had to leave a few days ago so Muffin Tin Monday happened last Wednesday!

C was very happy with his pirate lunch.

I found this heart shaped muffin pan at Target and knew it would be perfect for R's princess lunch.

In the top left heart she had princess raisins (no creativity there), the middle heart is filled with peas because the true test of a princess is whether she can feel a pea under her mattress, and the top right heart has magic wands (pretzels). There is a grilled cheese sandwich that I intended to be a crown, but I think it looks more like a castle. It works either way, so use your imagination! The final heart is filled with rubies (strawberries) and sapphires (blueberries).

R was happy to eat every princess bite!

Visit Michelle at Her Cup Overfloweth to see more muffin tins and learn more about Muffin Tin Monday.

Argh matey

It sounded like a great idea...a pirate cruise! Doesn't that sound cool? I had visions of fully costumed pirates on a boat with treasure and maybe some acting and a few pranks. Look at C, all geared up for a pirate adventure. He was ready to play the part.

There was a boat, and a little treasure, but I was not even close with my imagined details of pirate life.

C, R, and I joined a family of five on a boat, a very little boat that was driven by a man in ordinary clothing. Where were the pirates, I wondered.

C and R were given life jackets and goggles. I understood the life jackets but what on earth were the goggles for? C wanted to wear his so I let him, and I just held R's at first. C shot water out of this cool cannon for a few minutes,


but R could not move in her life jacket so she just sat completely still the entire time.

C was enjoying the boat ride and firing the cannon UNTIL a man (also in ordinary clothing, not even an eye patch or a bandanna!) in a little boat near us started firing salt water at us nonstop. I quickly put the goggles on R; have you ever had salt water in your eyes?

C and R just wanted it to be over, but this went on for thirty-five minutes. When we finally returned to the dock, the man that was driving our boat gave us some "gold" coins. You win some, you lose some. This experience has to go in the loser pile.