Pirate Treasure Maps <<Argh>>

My (not so) little boy has a birthday right around the corner, and while he's been planning it the last two months, just now have I jumped on board in preparing for it. He's picked a pirate theme for the party, which is interesting because not once has he shown interest in pirates before. But whether it's the lure of sword fighting or... wait... it's gotta just be the sword fighting.

We're putting together goodie boxes in the shape of treasure chests full of things like eye patches, bouncy ball "cannons", pirate gold, hats, and even swords. I figured a treasure map for each kid was in order, so this morning we sat at the computer and cut and pasted clip art from various websites to make or own maps, then printed them in black and white so that the kids could add their own color.

This activity took up some time, which was a good thing. The kids were so excited about it because they were able to feel like they were helping prepare for the party. Here's what our map ended up looking like, printed on cardstock for durability.