Every year I have a big party because both of my children are born in November (4 years apart). We do a costume theme party every year. Family members try to discover the theme way in advance.   Wild Wild West INVITATIONS: I made them on my computer with some brown cow paper  On the front: Callin all cowpokes In the middle: Need local towns people to help celebrate __&__ Birthday Come for a rootin tootin good time. Send pony express with RSVP Don yer best wild west duds, saddle up and we'll see ya there!   I had the "Welcome to Rogers Ranch" Sign on the front door and under that a No Spittin, No Chewin No Drinkin Sign Both made on the computer and using light brown cow paper.   When you walk in you see the Teepee (I bought an ivory sheet at a second hand store and 3 poles from Home depot, tied them together with twine)straight ahead, a suffed toy armadillo (from Archie Mcphee)in front of it and a rubber snake (dollar store) to one side. I made a "fire" Using paper towel rolls wrapped with brown construction papaer as my logs and red, orange and yellow tissue paper as the fire. Down the hall you can see the outhouse with a crescent moon (construction paper) and the outhouse sign. You see Wanted signs (these were made on the computer) posted all over for the Frito Bandito (a friend of mine), who is on the loose.  Red, black, and white balloons and streamers are in the front room and are tied to chairs, the bale of hay and on the ceiling. A large cactus I made with cardboard by the light in the corner, another rubber snake A large table along one wall covered in a red bandana print tablecloth You can see the Saloon sign, head through the doors (I used heavy cardboard and made them- then atttached them to the wall)… Pass the jail (I set up a 'jail' in a doorway so kids can get a pic taken if they want-think refridgerator box) to get a drink. In the family room another large green cardboard cactus more bales of hay and you see a steer skull on one wall, wagon wheels on another. Through the double barn doors (I took the HUGE red rolls of paper and lined my double patio doors- I thin painted the white X with poster paint) onto the back patio and there are 4 bales of hay, 2 pigs, 1 lamb (animals were all out of thick poster board and painted the correct colors)and one 40 pound bag of feed (this was burlap I quick stiched and wrote FEED on it with a sharpie).  The cake had Playmobil figures of a bandit, an Indian and 2 Cactus plants a snake and a few guns.  MENU: Hot Dogs, Beans, Tato Salad, Chips, Corn Bread, then cake. I had a soda saloon. TREAT BAGS: The bags were large brown gift bags I bought at the local dollar store, each had a different colored bandana tied to the handle. Inside they had Handcuffs, harmonica, chocolate coins (grocery store-QFC), Gold Nugget Gum (this is available online at an old time candy place), Play money, Sheriff badges, mini farm animals, cowboy/indian set. Most obtained at the dollar store. The games were pin the mustache on the cowboy and some balloon tossing.   Everyone who attends gets a little handout, this time my information was about saloons in the old west (you have to learn something at these)!