Cowboy Birthday Party Theme

Boots, Hats, Spurs, Bales of hay, and Rope

Bandana printed fabric

White tablecloths with bandana printed napkins, plates and cups.

Make centerpieces with cowboy boots filled with flowers.

Make cutouts of stars, horses, cactus and boots to fill the walls.

Make covered wagons easily using a wagon, two hula hoops and white muslin. Attach the hula hoops standing up inside the wagon. Then cover with the muslin.

Teach the guests how to square dance or Country line dance.

Cut several stars out of thick cardboard. Place a cowboy hat on the ground about 4 -5 feet from the throw line. Have children line up behind the line and one at a time try and toss their stars into the hat.

Variations:

Instead of stars you can tie a bandana around a golf ball.

Instead of one hat place 5 hats in a row and let them try and make it into the #1 hat first, then the #2 hat … etc. ending up with the farthest away #5 hat.

Cowboy Roundup
You’ll need a rope lasso and a children’s ride on horse. Teach the children how to throw a lasso around the horse’s head.

Relay Races Western Style
Make up several relay races and let the children run them with their mop horses. Or buy two stick horses and let the kids trade off with each other.

Activities

Western theme picture frames
Cut out western themed shapes out of sponges - stars, boots, hats, cactus. Have children dip one edge of the shape in paint and then sponge onto their frame.

Mop Horses
Gather several broomsticks or large dowel rods. Fill socks with batting (for the head) and attach to one end of the stick. Glue on google eyes, felt nose and ears. Make a main out of yarn and glue to the sock also. Use a long piece of yarn for the reins.

Food
Dress the food table like a chuckwagon.  Make large wheels out of poster board or cover hula hoops.  Attach an off white sheet to the wall behind the table to look like a covered wagon.  Hang ropes, lanterns and old pots and pans from the table. 

Franks and beans

Tortillas chips, salsa and queso dip

Quesadillas - 2 flour tortillas grilled in a little butter with cheese in the middle. Cut with a pizza cutter into triangles.

Cookout burgers

Sloppy Joe’s

Chili

Coleslaw, baked beans, potato salad

Mix sprite and green food coloring for “cactus juice”

If possible to have a campfire - roast hot dogs and make smores’ over the fire.