My son is really into pirates so he wanted a treasure hunt/pirate party for his 6th birthday.  Invitations - I made my own invitations using Print Shop software and downloaded a picture of the Pirates of the Caribbean.  I used Old English font. The invitation said Ahoy Mateys! Help us find the buried treasure at Gavin's 6th birthday party! Come for grubs ye will have to walk the plank" on the front. On the back of the postcard it said "Ship sets sail on (date time) on (last name) dock (address).  Decorations - I used red orange black and yellow balloons a poster of Jack Sparrow and a birthday banner buried treasure tablecloth plates and napkins. Activities - I spray painted baby wipe boxes bronze and each guest decorated their box with pirate themed foam stickers I found at Wal-Mart on clearance and sequins. Next was make your own telescope using empty paper towel rolls and black construction paper then decorating with POC stickers.  I bought online a game like pin the tail on the donkey only it was pin the treasure on the X.  While the kids were inside playing this game my husband went outside to hid the treasure chest.  Afterwards they hit the treasure chest pinata while I hid clues to the treasure hunt. They used their treasure box to put the candy in.  I would've hidden the first clue in the pinata so when it broke it would be read but instead I wrote a letter stating that their loot had been stolen along with the first clue and put it in my son's treasure box.  Clues were hard to find but here are mine:  Pirates sailed the seven seas with one of these (pirate playhouse) 2. Message in a bottle to send a letter but today it is so much better (mailbox) 3. Since pirates get chilly we light this copper chimney (chimnea) 4. If danger was near just pull on this string and let it ring (doorbell) 5. This is the last clue to find the treasure look for the X that marks the spot where pirate (name's) imagination takes off (big imagination rock). The kids found the treasure chest filled with their loot bags. FAVORS: The loot bags were filled with mini-telescopes chocolate gold coins jewels beads candy rings/bracelets fake money eye patch skull whistle/kazoo blowouts pirate hats vests and other pirate things. Food:  pirate ships (grilled hotdogs on bun with skewer sail) gold nuggets (goldfish crackers) octopus(boiled hotdog cut to look like them) crocodile blood (fruit punch) swamp water (coke) coral reefs (mac n cheese) parrot feathers (salad) Caribbean chicken (Italian chicken) and parrot seeds (rice). Cake: Ordered from local grocery store that had the floor of a ship with railing and steering wheel with Jack and Will figurines fighting. It was a great party but the weather was very windy and cold. Everyone had fun.  "