shelleybean: Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirate's...

...Birthday for Matt!!!

It was a little late, but I think I made up for it since it was AWESOME! I had been planning this thing for at about two months. Matt and I have a joke between us about pirates, so naturally I chose that as the theme for his birthday.

The Scavenger Hunt...

I wrote three poems that were clues leading to the treasure at the end, which was his birthday present. The only rules wer that he had to sport the awesome pirate outfit and read the poems out loud in a pirate voice. For some reason, I find great joy in making my friends do ridiculous things. It makes everything so much more fun :)

Matt in his pirate ensemble complete with captain’s hat,
eye patch, earring, sword, and tattoo. He worked that outfit!

Clue #1

Scully the magnet gave the first clue...

“Ahoy, Matey! I’ve found ye at last!
I’ve swabbed the decks and raised the mast.
But me thinks I’ll ne’er get me reward,
As long as I’m sick with the scurvy on board.
If ye’ll help me to cure this ghastly disease,
I’ll lead ye to me treasure with ease.”

I brought oranges and hid them in my car, so Matt had to figure out what cures scurvy (vitamin C), so then he had to find the oranges I brought. this led him to the next clue, but not before he got a weird stare from a guy driving by...I guess the guy had never seen a pirate in the neighborhood before. :)All I've got to say is Matt is SOOOOO lucky I was nice and didn't make him go all over town dressed like a pirate.

Clue #2

"Shiver me timbers, ye found the cure!

It looks like ye'll find the booty for sure.

Me deckhands all bellyache 'bout the rigging,

I hope ye won't complain about digging.

Yer almost there, just follow me rules,

to help you I gave ye one of me tools.

Yer getting closer to finding the lot,
just start yer digging at x-marks-the-spot!"

Matt read the clue and got a box with a mini shovel in it. He had to figure out where he would be digging with his shovel to find the next clue. It took him a little while, but he made his way over to the cake and...

Started digging!

Clue #3

"Raise the anchor, prepare to depart.

Ye early risers get the best start.

Yer journey shall take ye across the sea,

Gazing on treasure soon you will be.

Anchor yer ship to the mainland docks,
And find yer great treasure where ye hide yer socks!

But watch out for me monkey, he's from ASU,

He protects the treasure by flinging his poo!"

Inside joke: Matt told me that he likes to hide his socks under his bed and pretend they are treasure, hence that is where I hid his present. Also, he has two monkeys...one has an ASU shirt on (that's where he went to college), and the other one is just creepy looking. I decided to throw that in at the end because I thought he would get a good laugh out of it...and he did.

On to the treasure...and what was it?