We had a pirate party for my five year old daughter. The invitations said "Come fly with (child's name) for her fifth birthday" and showed a picture of a pixie flying over an island with a pirate ship. As the guests arrived, we had them make pixie wands (out of pipe cleaners, beads and ribbons), pirate eye patches (from 1/2-inch elastic and felt shapes) and Indian headdresses from 1/2-inch elastic and feathers). Then everybody headed "below deck" to the basement, where we played "Guess Who's Shadow," "I'm Flying" and "Catch Tinkerbell." The shadow game involved hanging a white sheet with a bright light behind it. The kids took turns making crocodiles, birds and guessing who was making the shadow. The flying game involved some help from an adult, who helped the kids "fly" off a bench. Then we got out the laser pointer and paper cups to play "Catch Tinkerbell." The kids had a blast trying to catch the little red light that flew on walls, shirts, floors, ceilings, etc. After all the excitement, we needed some refreshments, so they chased "Tinkerbell" up the stairs for a cake shaped like Neverland -- with Mermaid Lagoon, the Indian camp and Cannibal Cove (complete with a pirate ship cut from a small rectangle of cake and decorated with masts made from toothpicks and freezer paper).When the cake was done, we went on a treasure hunt. My husband hung signs around the house indicating with pictures and words the places which were on the treasure map (Cannibal Cove, Pegleg Point, Mermaid Lagoon, the Indian Camp and Hangman's Tree). Under hangman's tree, they found a plastic treasure chest loaded with goodie bags filled with treasure (cheap plastic rings, necklaces, hand drums, chocolate coins, etc.) Then the birthday girl opened her presents, while the other kids were busy opening their "treasures." Then we all went outside to play with pixie dust (confetti) and blow bubbles until it was time to go home. The kids had a great time and wore all their treasures to school the next week.