I guess music and dancing is the best activity in parties. You can slide show your pictures for your guests. Face painting for kids. Games with simple gifts as a prize.

Walking the plank?

Do a treasure hunt.

Depending on your comfort with drama -- have a treasure hunt that starts early in the morning where your spouse has to find clues throughout the day - include little gifts (very little depending on the number of clues) with each clue the last clue leads to a treasure box that has a paper heart in it - write a note on the heart that says something like "you captured my heart 10 years ago and even though i try to take it back sometimes, it is yours always"

One year we had a pirate party at a friends apartment that had a pool. He bought a very large "plank" of wood that would reach across the width of the pool. If you walked it without falling in, you got a free beer from him. It got more interesting as the night went on, to say the least. He had also transferred some beverages into pirate looking jugs, with the appropirate XXX on the homemade labels. ________________________________ How far do you want to take the pirate theme? Give all guests a loot bag with five gold coins (amongst other stuff) and a letter that will be in the bag; it will explain the game: "Ye have been given five gold doubloons for survival on tis journey. Do not consider thyself lucky, for all av' been given equal. Captain Hook be sure thar be foes onboard and he be determined t' discover them. Ye be required t' find who be bucko or foe. Those not talkin' like a true pirate shall be foe. If ye find a foe take a doubloon from their pocket! If by t' end o' t' journey ye be t' richest bucko, then ye be rewarded handsomely." So basically, by the end of the party, whomever has the most golden coins wins. also written in the letter: "Captain Hook has lost 'is precious silver doubloons aboard t' buffalo. It be o' great importance that they be found. If ye find all five and return them, ye be spared scrutiny. Captain Hook remembers having them last on t' deck." For this part, perhaps u could hide the silver coins around the house or garden, or make a pretend ship deck.

I guess you are party people. I am married 22 years and haven't had any kind of anniversary party. My marriage is very private and special to my husband and me and I don't really have any friends who would appreciate it. Oh well, I guess with Halloween coming up, you should have no problem getting costumes.

How cute! Hmm pirate theme.. here's a few ideas I found! My husband and I had a "Pirate Party" two years ago, complete with the whole, roasted-on-a-skewer, pig! The pig was injected with different marinades and cooked from 7 AM until about 3 PM. The guests brought side dishes and bottles of rum. We made 10 gallons of a sweet rum punch with skewers of cherries and oranges. A large bowl of citrus was displayed, to combat scurvy. I had some old maps of Alaskan fishing waters which I ripped the edges and used a match to blacken spots, then we hung them on the side of the house. My husband's business is rebar, so his shop fashioned a 6 foot tall hanging skeleton which we put a pirate hat, stuffed parrot and a bottle of Dead Guy Ale beer (shows a skeleton w/pirate hate on label) taped to his hand. He greeted guests and was the first thing they saw. The invitation said "pirate attire recommended, if not, host and hostess could make guests walk the plank". We took their portraits by a tree where a plastic skeleton lay next to the treasure chest, which was filled w/mardi gras necklaces, fake jewelry, chocolate covered coins, gold-looking platters, etc. A net w/sea creatures was draped behind the guests at the picture-taking area and a broken plank was nailed to the tree, which we used a torch to form the letters which read: Sea Hag. On another tree, we used the same idea, but the words were: Pirates Cove. I used some Dead Guy Ale empty beer bottles and made them into candles. Bought dripping wax, and dripped it around the top, filled w/fuel and wick. We used 1/2 kegs for tables and had pirate music and Jimmy Buffet filling the air. Most people rented pirate costumes, complete w/swords and plumes on the hats. Everyone looked so good! The guys loved hanging around the roasting, succulent pig w/rum punch in their hand. A fabulous time was had by all!! 30th Birthday Pirate Treasure Hunt For my 30th birthday my boyfriend and I threw a pirate's treasure hunt themed party. I began by sending "message in a bottle" invitations. On the internet I found a company that sold small plastic bottles meant for sand art projects. I filled them with a little bit of sand, a couple of tiny crafting shells, gold confetti, and of course the messageinvitation (which was made on the computer using a script font on computer paper that had an old time scroll-like design on it) rolled up and tied with ribbon. I placed a label right on the bottle and little pirate stickers, and mailed them just like that. People were so excited to receive a message in a bottle in their mailbox that it really added to the anticipation of the party! On the day of the party guest were divided up into teams of 4 people. Each team was given a list of rules, a scavenger item list, an inflatable parrot mascot which they were to take everywhere, and the first clue. Clues were written on an index card and hidden around town at local stores and bars; each clue had a puzzle, problem, or riddle on it that led them to the next clue. In an effort to make it a little easier on myself, each team had the same clues but were in a different order so they couldn't follow each other, but had the chance of meeting up with another team. In order to be elegible for the prize all clues needed to be found. The list of scavenger items were a way for teams to aquire more points along the way. Each item on the list was given a point value according to how difficult it was to get. For example: take out menu from a local restaurant was 5 points, an unused pizza box was 10 points, a movie poster was 50 points, while a pink bowling ball was worth 75 points. The list had about 50 different things that teams could choose from to obtain any way they could--some used their powers of persuasion and fast talking, while others used their stealthy swiping abilities! The rules were simple: Teams were not allowed to divide up, they had to carry the mascot everywhere they went, they had to find all of their designated clues, and had to be back by the time given--if a team was seen not following the rules a loss in points occured. My boyfriend and I tagged along each with a different team. We were not allowed to give hints as to where the clues were hidden but we could help the teams obtain the scavenger items. I have never had as much fun and side splitting laughter as i did on the hunt!! It became like a wild race to get everything we could and be the first team back! I can just imagine how funny we looked walking into bars and stores with our parrot, searching for index card clues and begging for silly things like a fast food restaurant tray! As the teams arrived at the restaurantbar's party room they were greeted with strands of gold beads I found in a Mardi Gras online catalog. The teams were all laughing and comparing crazy stories as they brought in their items. It was simply amazing to see what the teams were able to find! The team with the most points won a treasure chest filled with ruby beads, shot glasses with a skull and crossbones picture on them, and a gift certificate to the bar where the party was held. After all of the laughing and story telling, a large dinner buffet was put out and drinks were served. Anyone willing to do a shot with the birthday girl received ruby colored beads(throughout the evening shots and crazy stunts continued to be rewarded with beads...the ruby colored beads became a hot commodity!). All of the tables and the bar were decorated with plastic gold coins, silver foil wrapped bubble gum coins, ring pops, and more gold bead necklaces. The center pieces were black helium balloons tied to skull shaped goblets filled with rolos. I put black Jolly Roger flags all around the room and in flower vases. After dinner, guests enjoyed an 80's quiz i found on the internet. The winner received a dvd of "The Goonies" and the loser won a skull and crossbones car freshener. Finally, the ice cream cake came out and had an edible image of a pirate and treasure map on it and was adorned with gold plastic coins. As party favors, guests received mini bottles of Captain Morgan's Parrot Bay tied with a birthday tag and gold and silver curling ribbon. I found most of the pirate items online for a reasonable price and luckily the local party supply store had lots of skull novelties being it was so close to Halloween. The party was a huge success and so much fun that now weeks later everyone is still raving about the party and bragging about their items aquired on the hunt! GOOD LUCK and CONGRATS!

we dont celebrate wedding anniversaries. the date just slips by me. I cant keep track. I am the guy. My wife must remember. It doesnt seem to matter. perhaps early on it is important. our 26th was in august sometime. ideas? park the kids and get a hotel room for the weekend. The kids will love it, and you will, too.

so cute. Well seafood for sure, ceviche or shrimp cocktail appetizers to get things started. In individual cups, seashells maybe.