A Punky Pirate Party

Invite your child's mates to come decked in their punkiest gear -- faux hawks and skulls are welcome!

Send each buccaneer home with a black or red T-shirt with an iron-on skull motif.

An X marks the spot where kids will find their "treasure" of tees and tattoos bundled in bandannas.

Transform a buffet table into a raider's vessel by draping it in black cloth and rigging it with a ship's trappings.

Cupcakes get a punk-rock treatment with frosting "tattoos" and licorice spikes.

Originally published in the May 2013 issue of Parents magazine.