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Party Loot Treasure Chests

Monday, 14th April 2008 By Jane

I’ve made up a printout for this project. You’ll probably need to muck around with the scale in ‘print preview’, because I’m new to this.

And the photo isn’t ‘one I made earlier’. It’s one from a party that Mr Bump attended.

So I’m lazy today. :P
The timber floorboards are real. Does that help?

You will need:

  • A4 cardboard
  • This template
  • Pencils or textas to decorate

What to do:

  • Print the template on cardboard and cut out the shape. Thinner lines are for folding, not cutting.
  • Let little Johnny or Jenny colour it in or paint it.
  • Then fold it and glue it and mark it with ‘B’. (But don’t put it in the oven because it will start a fire and they might not get there quickly enough to save your house.)
  • Fill with party goodies and scoff some down while you’re at it. The sugar will tide you over until mealtime.
  • Drink some red cordial too, if you’re really tired (or if the kids are really rowdy).

Other Thoughts:

  • Cut out some pictures for younger kids to glue on.
  • Draw some pictures for the kids to colour in.
  • Great lollies for this type of party are chocolate money, candy jewellery and jewels (or clear boiled lollies).
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  1. PlanningQueen Said,

    Great idea for the pirate themed parties. Will link it into my loot bag section of my birthday party posts.

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  2. Jane Said,

    Thanks Nicole! That would be great. :)

  3. Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting Said,

    OMGosh, my children LOVE pirate stuff! Adorable!!!!!

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  4. We are THAT family Said,

    Those are soooo cool. My son’s room in in Pirates, but his birthday next month is camo (nerf tag). Got any ideas?

    We are THAT family’s last blog post..Loser, Loser

  5. Melissa Markham Said,

    My kids love pirates! Neat ideas!

  6. Jane Said,

    @Lisa & Melissa ~ thanks! You obviously have boys like mine :)
    @Kristen ~ I’ll have to think about it, I’d never heard of Nerf Tag until you mentioned it! Mr Bump isn’t up to that yet…

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    [...] Jane at Kidzarama has instrucitons and a template to make party loot treasure chests which are very cute and would be great if you were having a pirate themed [...]

  8. Trish Said,

    great idea … one of my little boys has to wear an eye patch for a few hours a day (for 6 years) so you have given me a great party idea (they are two in July) and loot chests are beaut - thank you.
    Your little pirate is very cute !
    I like the look of your blog and the old posts. I will be back.

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  9. Jane Said,

    Hi Trish,

    That’s a great way to turn something that could be a drama into something fun.
    And it’s a very popular theme with Mr Bump & his friends at preschool.

    Thanks for the compliment, too! :)

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