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Tuckerton Seaport Pirates and Privateers Festival — Tuckerton, NJ

June 14, 2014 by Larisha Campbell 2 Comments

I’ve been a water baby since birth.  My mom had me in the pool by 3 months and I remember every summer that they had to drag me out of the water no matter where we were. Unfortunately, growing up in West Virginia, there aren’t many exciting places locally to explore.  New Jersey has changed that for me though and last weekend I got to take Skibbles and explore one of the shore’s hidden gems. 

* Disclosure: I received tickets to the event in exchange for this post.  All opinions and thoughts are honest and 100% my own.

Thanks to our friends at Real Mom Media and Tuckerton Seaport, we were invited to the Privateers and Pirates Festival last weekend.  I found Skibbles an absolutely adorable pirate hat.  She wouldn’t leave it on at home, but lucky she wore it for a good amount of the time we were there.  We got so many compliments on it!  When we got there, we were immediately greeted by a pirate and piratess (what’s a female pirate!?).  They were awesome, inviting, and super amazing with a questionable toddler about what was going on then.  We got our map and were off to go explore.

Photo credit: Joey Fortman 

Skibbles had absolutely no idea, but momma was excited for a treasure hunt.  Tuckerton Seaport went out of their way to make sure the kids (and the big kids at heart – i.e., me) engaged in a ton of fun and excitement.  We started in the Lower Level of the Visitor’s Center.  Kids were able to make crafts, touch live sea creatures, get facepainting, watch a live pirate and parrot show, and so much more.

I cannot say enough nice things about the entire experience.  Everyone that worked at the Tuckerton Seaport, that we came in contact with, was extremely warm and inviting. I also loved how the everything was handicapped accessible.  We don’t usually have our stroller, but we decided to use it this day and I loved that we were still able to enjoy everything.

All the pirates were absolutely amazing, and actually played the part very well.  I was completely intrigued by the parrot on the pirate’s shoulder.  Skibbles didn’t noticed it, and I’m thankful for that, because she definitely would have tried to leap and squish the bird.

One of the activities in the lower level was facepainting. I absolutely loved that the facepainter took a chance and attempted to draw on Skibbles.  We all know toddlers squirm worse than a pack of worms trying to get off a fishing hook, but she was sweet and kind and tried her hardest to paint a heart on Skibbles hand.  In the .005 seconds it took her to finish, Skibbles had already smeared it. But I’ll forever remember it as her first “handpainting”. The Lower Level of the visitor’s center got us our first sticker on our treasure map and we were off to see the rest of the Seaport. 

The other stops on our treasure hunt included the Decoy Carving Shop, Lighthouse, Pirate Ship Bounce House, Historic Mini Golf Course, and Perrine’s Boat House. One of the best parts about the trip, was that even though Skibbles is too young to understand, there was so much educational enjoyment to this trip as well.  We learned about (and loudly heard) the cannons going off, about the decoy ducks that are hand carved on site, that this year celebrates 350 years of Jersey Shore being a family destination, and that boats are actually restored and handcrafted in Perrine’s Boat House. Skibbles even learned how to surf in the Lighthouse!! 

I could go on for hours about the educational and fun aspects of everything the Tuckerton Seaport has to offer, but I encourage you to check it out for yourself.  We were there for 3 hours and barely touched half of the fun and excitement that Tuckerton Seaport has to offer. This is definitely going to be one of the places that we go every summer to teach Skibbles all about the seaport life. 

We got to meet up with our friend from Jersey Family Fun, actually see a turtle swimming in the port, and have an awesome lunch.  Real Mom Media generously provided a great meal and we finally got to try some amazing Rooibee Red Tea and Skibbles had the Rooibee Roo. 

For some reason, my GPS decided to take us the scenic route home instead of the Atlantic City Expressway and I must say I much more enjoyed looking at the rows of fresh blueberry bushes instead.  All the land reminds me of West Virginia and thanks to Tuckerton, I got to enjoy the best of both my worlds in one day.

I actually fell asleep with Skibbles for bed after we got home.  We were completely wiped out after such an amazingly fun day.  I woke up with my entrance bands and my pirate bracelets still on my arm!  We cannot wait to get back to Tuckerton soon, hopefully for one of their amazing upcoming events! 
Until next time….
Don’t miss the next event at Tuckerton! Here are some of my upcoming favorites!
June 21& 22 – Baymen’s Seafood & Music Festive
June 28&29 – Roots Music Festival 
July 12 – Sunshine Foundation Fishing Tournament & Family Barbecue
August 16 – “Trucker”ton – Food Trucks & Brew Fest
You can visit the Tuckerton Seaport website to learn about these and other events. 

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Comments

  1. Reesa Lewandowski says

    June 14, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    I've been trying to get to the seaport since last Summer when I first heard of it. I am hoping to get down there for one of the upcoming events soon!

    Reply
    • Were Parents says

      June 15, 2014 at 7:04 am

      You definitely should! The kids would have a blast!

      Reply

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