Top 5 Best Pirate Theme Birthday Costumes for kids & adults

Here are some of the popular pirate costume choices for kids & Adults:

Pirates of the Caribbean Style Davey Jones Costume

Among the best and most popular pirate movies, the Pirates of the Caribbeanis easily the winner. Like Johnny Depp, your kid might want to dress up as Jack Sparrow to fully plunge into the pirate theme. If you think Jack Sparrow is too easy a choice, there’s another interesting one up in line – Davey Jones! You can easily buy the Davey Jones squid mask and then dress your kid up like a regular pirate for getting a funny yet creepy swashbuckler effect! For the costume itself, you might want to use a scissors to achieve the tattered effect.

Gluing a few seashells on the trousers and jacket is also a great idea. You can follow instructions for making a claw arm for completing the effect. Prepare to startle the guests with this one! It’s perfect for any scary/horror theme or Halloween parties!

Zombie Pirate Costume

What is scarier than a sword-dangling, eye-patched pirate? A sword-dangling, eye patched pirate that looks like a haunted zombie, of course! You could easily purchase a zombie pirate costume at a store that specializes in Halloween outfits.

On the other hand, with a few improvements you can use a regular costume and a few materials to achieve the effect. Cut up a bandana to achieve the raggedy effect. Cut the shirt sleeves into strips and tie them up with a ribbon near the wrists. Take a pair of old boots and punch holes and cut it up irregularly for the right effect. With a little pale colouring for the face and dark makeup around the eyes, your kid is all set to scare up a few guests!

Haunted Girl Pirate Costume

The good thing about this costume is that it is perfect for boys and girls. Who said pirates had to be only males? And if there’s a doubt at all, may we humbly point out that one of the most powerful pirates of all time, a woman called Cheng, controlled a network of thousands of pirates in the 1800s in Southeast Asia! Reason enough, eh? You can dress up your daughter in a haunted pirate costume, complete with wrinkly boots.

A touch of green-tinge make-up for the zombie look…and it’s all set. Blimey!A little badass, a little creepy, but perfectly a pirate.

Captain Hook Costume

There was never a scarier or more prominent pirate than Captain Hook of the famous Peter Pan. Now it’s easy to buy a Captain Hook costume for your kid, complete with a rakish hat, a dazzling red coat, a prominent sash around the waist, a stylish pretend sword, and not to mention, a hook-fist! Watch out for the admiring looks from the guests as they eye the hook arm, especially if your kid has mastered the art of grabbing a sandwich with the help of it!

For an added touch of fun, you can include a loudly ticking clock in the pocket of one of the guests. From time to time, when the guest approaches your kid, you can ask him to pretend to be scared and march away quickly.

Blackbeard Costume

Blackbeard is one of the legendary pirates that everyone would have heard of! As the traditional pirate did have a long, prominent black beard, it is probably the most important part of the costume. It’s easy to find this in any regular costume store.

In the Pirates of the Caribbean, Blackbeard is shown as a maniacal and ruthless pirate who would twist his braided beard and light them up as he went into battle. While that’s not an effect one would want to risk with, you can actually buy a braided beard specifically designed for dressing up as Blackbeard. Everything else is pretty straightforward – black trousers, black jacket, black boots and a black pirate hat and a pretend sword – now it’s time to jump into action, yelling out, “Ahoy, my hearties!”