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Cowboy Birthday Party Invitations
Rope your guests in by setting the stage with fun invites!
TinyPrints.com has some utterly adorable little cowboy party invitations that would be great with this theme. They even have a design especially for girls in case it's your little gal that wants to celebrate the Wild West.
You can also make your own invites with scrapbooking supplies.
I made the invitations pictured here with some cardstock and some cute little cowpoke cutouts. Just piece it all together and use your computer to print out all of the party details.
Scrapbook.com is a terrific scrapbooking supply resource that has cowboy-themed supplies that you could use. Check out their site using keyword search "cowboy."
Be sure to note on your invitations to have everyone come dressed up in their best cowboy or cowgirl gear!
Cowboy Birthday Party Decorations
When decorating for this party you really want to make your guests feel like they've arrived in the Wild West!
Here are a few ideas for turning your party area into cowboy country:
- Custom Banner: I made the one pictured here just by painting on a canvas sheet and stringing it across the driveway. The guests had to drive underneath
it to get to the party. It was very inexpensive to do, and it was a huge hit! ShindigZ.com
has cowboy banners that you can get personalized for your birthday guy or gal. I've personally ordered banners from them and they're really great quality.
- Bales of Hay: Use these as seating. They add a lot to the atmosphere!
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Bandannas
: Sold in packs of 8 at CelebrateExpress.com
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Bandanna-Print Balloons:
Sold in sets of 6 for a very inexpensive and festive addition to the party decor.
- Horse Corral: Find a large cardboard box and use black masking tape to create fence posts on it. Stick hobby horses inside the box (to be used later for a horse race) and it will feel like the horses are right there at your party!
- Galvanized Pails: These can be used all around the party area just to add a country vibe. Use them on the food table as serving bowls, use them to hold some sunflowers or daisies, or use them to hold goodies to send home with each cowpoke.
- Costumes: You and your guests can be part of the decorations just by dressing up in your country-best! Having everyone dressed
up makes a big difference and is super fun! You could even provide little cowboy hats and
vests
if you wanted to...they're very reasonably priced at CelebrateExpress.com.
Cowboy Party Games and Activities
Keep those cowpokes from getting too rowdy by keeping them entertained!
Try some activities like these:
- Panning for Gold: Fill a large container with sand and bury
gold coins
throughout. (If it's not a hot day you can use chocolate foil-covered coins). We just filled a wagon up with sand. Provide sandbox sifters and let the kids "pan" for gold.
- Horse Relay:: Have the kids split up into two lines (or more if you have quite a few kids). The first child in each line "rides" a hobby horse around a pre-determined course and passes the horse off to the next child in line. The first team to finish wins.
- Horseshoes: A child's set would be perfect.
- Mug Shots: Create a "jail" out of a large cardboard box by cutting a window and bars into the front of the box. Have each child pose behind
the "bars" of the jailhouse for a "Mug Shot" photo op. If you're not the creative type, purchase the
jail photo prop
from CelebrateExpress.com.
-
Cactus
or Horse Pinata
Cowboy Birthday Party Favors
There are sooo many fun things that you can hand out to all of your party guests! Be creative and tuck them into fun containers like galvanized pails,
boot cups, or
bandannas tied up with rope.
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Sheriff Badges
- Water guns
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Mini plastic horses
- Baggies of cowboy crunch (see food below)
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Party mints in bandanna wrappers
-
Gold Mine gum
Cowboy Party Food
Cowboys sure know how to work up an appetite, so you'll want to have plenty of chow on hand at your cowboy birthday party!
Here are a few ideas that will satisfy the crowd:
- Wagon Train Pasta: This hearty dish from TasteofHome.com is something that even the pickiest of cowpokes will enjoy, and the wagon wheel pasta is a perfect fit for this party!
- Pigs in a Blanket
- Honey Chicken Wings
- Bacon-Wrapped 'Lil Smokies
- Chili-Cheese Dip
- Calzone Pinwheels
- Cowboy Caviar
- Cowboy Crunch: Create a trail mix with dry cereal, raisins, M and M's, and popcorn or nuts.
- Haystacks: French's potato sticks
Cowboy Birthday Cake Ideas
A horseshoe-shaped cake or a covered wagon cake would be adorable for this party!
I went with the covered wagon cake for my son's party...get instructions for making it here.
If you're interested in the horseshoe cake, the
horseshoe cake pan is sold at CelebrateExpress.com, and full decorating instructions are included.
If you've got a big crowd and need cupcakes in addition (or even instead of) a birthday cake, ShinDigz.com has the cutest little
cowboy hat cupcake toppers! They're sold in packages of 36.
Cowboy Birthday Party Supplies
CelebrateExpress.com has a great variety of cowboy birthday party supplies to make your celebration complete. Take a look at some of the great things they have to offer:
Inspire Us with YOUR Cowboy Birthday Party Ideas!
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So, let's get bragging!
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Cowboy Party 5th Birthday
Decorations
1.) Homemade "Happy Birthday" sign (made with cowboy scrapbooking papers, twine, and paint).
2.) "Wanted"...
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