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September 19th is talk like a Pirate day! in celebration I was chatting with David Engel who is Pirate Expert Billy Bones. It was so fun to talk with him. He talked like a pirate the entire time and said he talks like a pirate 365 days a year. I asked him some of the best words kids love to say when learning about pirate talk. Scurvy was one and it surely sounds fun to say. This Talk Like a Pirate Day, I’ve teamed up with Pirate’s Booty, the gluten-free baked rice and corn puff snack, to set sail on a day filled with adventure with your little buccaneers.
Pirate’s Booty is baked, not fried and does not contain any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. It also has 0 grams trans-fat per serving and is certified gluten free.
Let me share with you our treasure chest full of games, activities and recipes. Arrr you ready!?!?
VEGGIE VOLCANO: A tray of mini-veggies and Pirate’s Booty arranged in the shape of a volcanic isle with yer crews favorite dipping concoction hidden in a cup at the top to resemble a pool of hot lava.
FRUITY VEGGIES: Serve abundant bowls of Tropical Fruit strewn with Fruit Leathers will harken back to the Days of Plunder when sailors had to eat their fruits and vegetables. Top with tasty Pirate’s Booty for a mix of sweet and salty.
Ready for some fun? Try these fun games.
Sea Sick Spin: Object of game is a race against time and dizziness. Two teams line up in parallel lines and sit at a start/finish line. Twenty or so paces distant are two items (examples: a whiffle bat, an orange cone, cut down pool noodles, etc). Each runner will hold on to its top point with their hand, place their forehead down on the back of their hand and then spin around it, bent over at waist, three full times and attempt to run back to line. Dizziness or “Sea Sickness” makes for a challenging and hilarious game, where the runner must tap the hand of the next runner. All kids take turns until last participant makes it back to line, and that team wins! Hooray!
How to Eat Like a Pirate: (devised by David Engel) Buccaneers were ne’r known fer their proper table manners, indeed they were quite messy. So with yer parental captains allowance, we can let loose the ravenous, pirate within (just this once and never when grandma’s house!). Arrange the marauding kids into a circle mosh pit, this defines a huge imaginary pizza crust. Kids take turns (cuz pirates ALWAYS take turns!) stating their favorite pirate pizza ingredient and everyone “tosses” in that item onto the “crust”; it can be smelly squid, or ice cream or Pirate’s Booty Aged White Cheddar! Next the entire crew gets upon their hands and knees and on a whistle they “eat” their way towards the center of the Pirate Pizza, sitting back when full, wiping their hands on their sleeves and making a big, buccaneer burp! Now yer eatin’ like a true pirate!
Check out Pirate’s Booty and put some in the kids lunches! My daughter loves buying them in big boxes and sharing with her class for a snack.
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