Ahoy, Matey! It's Halloween 2025!

Ahoy mateys! Are you all set to sail on a pirate adventure with us? Well, climb on board as we celebrate Halloween 2025, arrrr!

I've always imagined having a pirate themed party and it finally happened at our last Halloween, an occasion that we usually make effort to dress up, party and celebrate as a family. Yup, not with friends or strangers but just the six of us in the comfort of our home.

I love the outfit colours this time with the coordinated red, black and white. What's noteworthy is that only that I only bought one full outfit for Asher, a vest and hat for Ansel, bandanas and fake earrings for the girls and the rest were all dug out from our wardrobes, toy boxes, and stash of Halloween supplies. For instance, my skirt was actually just a piece of red fabric I had kept for years.

I thought it all looked pretty good when we stood side by side. Right? The hubby was smart to pretend to be Captain Hook by rolling up his pants, wearing a sock and walking with a limb. The girls matched their own outfits and Angel took Papa's white shirt and a gold sash from me while Ariel took a toy telescope which was the perfect accessory.

What was most heartwarming was how everyone still made the effort to dress up and play the games even though we are getting bigger, busier and older. I'm not sure when we still stop this tradition but I know everyone had fun that night and the memories we made are priceless.

Here's a look into what went down and everything we did at our pirate party.

The Decor

The kids drew this on our whiteboard and the ghost looked really cute! So I also hung a ghost at the side and draped some cobwebs over the board.

Party invites are part and parcel of the party and it just helps us to lock in the date and the kids feel special to receive a customised card too. This time, the invite featured a pirate ship sailing on the ocean.

Our feature wall looked like this and the highlight was a skull that I used four pieces A4 paper to piece together. The rest were decorations from our supplies, the letterings were printed and cut out and the black background is made of garbage bags.

We also decorated the rest of the house and one of my favourites was the dining table that contained some of our memorable pieces from past Halloween celebrations. Precious memories for sure.

A Spooky Dessert

Last year, the girls made chocolate chip cookies and chocolates and although we didn't do it this time round, we did make something special - Frozen yoghurt!

This was easy to make - we simply scooped and put the kids' favourite yoghurt into Halloween moulds, place them in the freezer and ta-dah!

Tattoos Time!

Ever since I discovered Halloween themed tattoos, we've been mainly using them for our parties instead of having to make up or draw fake blood. These are so easy to use and not hard to wash off too. For this pirate party, we mostly chose scars, bullet holes and blade tattoos for a more rugged look. Ansel also let me draw moustache and beard on him too so he wouldn't look too 'clean'. Hehe, so cute!

The Final Look

And we are done with dressing up! As always, it is mandatory to take some family photos first before we start ruining parts of our outfits or makeup, haha. 谢谢大家的配合!

Now for a closer look at each of us. 大家的表情都很到位，对吧？

So, we are all set to begin!

Game #1 - Captain Hook Ring Toss

The games are usually what the kids most look forward to so I always try to come up with something new and make the activities in line with the theme too.

Like for this ring toss game, I modified it by adding a hook over a 1.5L bottle wrapped with black paper. The rings were actually made of aluminium foil and had varying sizes so as to increase the difficulty.

Game #2 - Face the Cookie

Since pirates have many menacing expressions, this next game was a way to train our facial muscles. It's time to.... Face the Cookie! Yeah, we've seen this popular game a few times and it was finally time for us to try doing it ourselves with Oreo biscuits.

It was really hilarious as each of us tried to move the cookie from our foreheads to our mouths and we came up with many funny expressions. I, for one, couldn't seem to get the stuck cookie going while the hubby could do it rather easily. But it was fun trying and I probably had stitches from laughing so hard.

Game #3 - Guess the Emojis

This was a game that I knew the kids would love, especially Ariel, as we have played it a few times on YouTube. By guessing emojis, they had to guess movie titles, song titles, idioms and so on. I think we had around 40 questions in total and it was a lengthy but fun game to play. Check out our video below if you wanna try guessing some of them too.

Dinner Time!

As usual, we ordered McDonald's takeaway for dinner as it has somehow become a tradition over the years. Plus, who can say no to burgers, fries and nuggets? The kids always look forward to this meal and I guess that is more important than worrying about eating junk food once in a while.

Game #4 - Pirate Dance

I always like to start the second half of our night with a family dance and this time, of course we had to do a pirate dance! See the video for snippets of us dancing together, I think these are invaluable and fond memories to look back on in future.

Game #5 Walk the Plank

The next game is a simple one that I invented myself. Using a piece of rectagular cardboard, I drew six planks on the sea and each of them had numbers 1 to 15. The aim of the game was for each of us to roll the dice and move our corresponding token till we get exactly to the end. Beware of crocodiles too, haha! I did our tokens using Photoshop and cut our faces onto the bodies of pirates, pretty cute, right? We had fun cheering each other on and each person had to do a victory dance when we finished too. Fun!

Game #6 - B-I-N-G-O

The kids simply love to play Bingo so we did a Pirate theme one this year. It was fun trying to match the different pirate objects and accessories and the kids asked for one game after another.

Game #7 - Captain, Hook!

In building up to the finale, it was time to get moving! I modified the Blindman Bluff game and if you know a game called Marco Polo, then you will know this. For instance, Ansel would be holding his inflatable pirate sword and he would shout "Captain!", and the rest of us had to reply "Hook!". This was so that he would have an inkling of where we were since he was wearing a blindfold and had to depend on his sense of sound.

It was really fun playing this and the rest of us did the traditional Blindman Bluff with no shouting but once we caught someone, we had to feel the wrist and guess who it was. I thought it was quite straightforward so you can imagine my surprise and how hard I laughed when the hubby got it wrong not once, not twice but at least thrice. Yeap, he couldn't tell the kids apart by feeling their wrists. Haha. Too funny.

Game #8 - Solve the Puzzles

Next, the kids had to work individually, in pairs and as team to solve a series of pirate themed puzzles, including crossword puzzles, maze, spot the differences and the last one was to determine a three-digit number code by solving the clues.

Finale - Treasure Hunt

Lastly, the kids had to embark on a treasure hunt to find the pirate treasure and 'save Treasure Island'. Yeap, I usually incorporate a story and will let the hubby do a voice recording for the finale. This time, the kids' task was to locate a treasure chest before Captain Hook and decipher the code to open it.

Along the way, they could look for treats and skull tokens, which is a task they usually enjoy. Yup, chocolates and gummy bears, I guess it would be hard to say no.

We also played a game of tag by trying to grab each other's sash which had one end tucked into the pants and was hanging on the waist. This was something I learnt from the girls and it was fun seeing them trying to chase after one another.

It didn't take long for them to find the treasure chest and they were given a series of 3-digit numbers. The trick was to add all the numbers together to get the final code and with a little hint from me, they finally did so and opened the chest, woohoo!

And the prize was.... Rochers, pirate 'gold coins' and $80 Popular vouchers. Yes, that mean each kids got $20 to buy their favourite book or stationery. Not bad, right?

It was then time to return home with a chest full of treasure, a body full of fatigue and hearts filled with warmth and joy.

But wait... it wasn't the end of the night yet!

Time for Dessert

We didn't forget our desserts so it was time to tuck into some frozen yoghurt. Yay!

Bonus - Abby Saja

The little one decided to put on an impromptu performance when he heard the songs from Kpop Demon Hunter and it was so cute when he said he was Abby Saja and tried to show off his 'abs', haha. Check it out in the video!

Movie Night - Five Nights at Freddy's

By the time we got everyone to bathe and settle on the sofa, it was already nearing midnight. But nope, we were not done yet and everyone was still looking forward to a late night scary movie, which is what we always do on Halloween.

This time, we watched Five Nights at Freddy's and it was quite a good choice and we enjoyed the thrill and the little scares here and there.

Then, it was finally time to call it a night and yes, it was yet another successful, memorable and fun-filled Halloween celebration for our family. Till the next one, if we can make it happen. AHOY!

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Here's the video compilation of all the fun highlights at our Pirate Halloween Party 2025!