Pirates Spotlight

Pirate Camp Spotlight

Arrr-matey! It’s out to sea we go! Attention all scalliwags and explorers: Is your child interested in sailing the seven seas, swinging on a rope, dropping into the sea, and building their own pirate ship? What about using a compass and solving the clues to find the map which leads to the buried treasure? These are just a few of the adventures every sailor will experience, after they sign their name to the list of crewmen and follow the Pirates Code. Conquer the seven seas and find the “X” which marks the spot of the VCD Flipz treasure. Camp includes story telling and educational history of real historical pirates. Our little pirates will have the use of navigational equipment like telescopes, compasses and binoculars. They will make their own map, design their own pirate’s crafts and solve daily clues to narrow down their search and find the chest of gold.

MONDAY - What does it take to be a Pirate? Campers will pick out their very own pirate name, sign the Stars and Stripes Pirate Code and add their name to the crew list. Now that the campers are official Pirates, it’s time for them to explore some of the physical tasks pirates have to do. Using the different equipment like the ropes, trampoline, bars, ladders and balancing beams we will learn how to climb, jump, swing and balance (for sword fighting) like a pirate. Each camper will get a turn to complete the Pirate Agility Obstacle Course that includes each of these tasks to earn gold coins.

 TUESDAY - Dressing, smelling & acting like a Pirate! Pirates have a very unique style, or lack of style we could say. Campers will learn how to dress, smell and act like a pirate. This is an interactive camp where kids get to pretend they are real pirates! We will put on our pirate clothes and accessories and practice our new pirate words. Savvy?

WEDNESDAY - Building a Pirate Ship! Campers will learn about all the different parts of a pirate ship and then work as a crew and build their very own ship. Once our ship is complete with a plank we will learn how to sword fight (with noodles of course). We will get to sword fight in our pirate ship with all the other pirates while also practicing our swinging and climbing.

THURSDAY - Treasure Maps & Compasses Pirate’s favorite things are making their treasure maps for their hidden treasure and stealing other pirates’ maps to find their treasure. Today campers will make their own compass and treasure map. From swashbuckling to mopping the deck to walking the plank, we'll be with you every step of the way and guide you to find the pirate treasure that's hidden. Using the  VCD Flipz Cove Treasure Map we will begin our search for the secret treasure. Along the way we find clues to help us get to the X. You'll need to dig a bit, but any pirate treasure that's worth finding is certainly worth doing a little digging for. We may also run in to some obstacles and will have to work as a crew to carry on. Hopefully before the moonlight shines and we are cursed forever, we can find the buried treasure.