Why not turn your section into a pirate crew for the night with these theme ideas for games and activities!

X Marks the Spot

It’s pin the tail on the donkey with a pirate twist. Create a treasure map (you could do this as a group), blindfold each child in turn, spin them around and ask them to place a sticker on the X. The closest is the winner.

Walk the Plank

Using a blue tarpaulin for the sea and setup a plank/pole over the tarpaulin and challenge your pirates to walk the plank without falling off! You could get them to wear an eye patch. A great way to teach balance and coordination.

Get Creative

On the pirate theme, hats, swords and flags would all make great craft activities which the children will love to use! You can always purchase ready to decorate items from www.bakerross.co.uk who have a range of pirate themed crafts

Captain says

A twist on the well-known game ‘Simon says’. Use commands such as Captain says ‘Stand on one leg’, ‘scrub the decks’ – drop to the floor and pretend to scrub the floor, climb the rigging’ – pretend to climb up by running on the spot, ‘Captain’s coming’ – Stand still and salute, ‘Ship’s Mate’ – find a partner and hold on to them. Those that do it incorrectly are ‘thrown overboard’ (stand to the side) until there is one crew member left.

Your Help

Could you contribute a game, craft, devotional or theme night idea for the Spring 2014 issue?

Send it to gazette@boys-brigade.org.uk

Please include something about why this idea works well in your Company.