WE HAVE A PARTY EVERY YEAR FOR OUR BOYS. WE DECIDED TO GO WITH COWBOY THEME MY DAD OWNS HORSES. THE PARTY WAS HELD OUTSIDE AT MY DADS RANCH.THE INVITATIONS WERE RED CARDSTOCK CUT IN A BIG
SQUARE, I USED DIE CUTS OF A BOOT AND A HAT AND BROWN STRING TO LOOK LIKE A ROPE. I GROUPED ALL OF THESE TOGETHER AND ON TOP I WROTE ______(CHILDS NAME)COME TO EZRA AND JACOBS COWBOY PARTY.
FOR THE DECERATIONS WE BOUGHT HAY AND SPREAD IT ALL OVER THE FLOOR WHERE THE TABLES WERE GOING TO BE SET UP. I USED A WHITE CONSTRUCTION PAPER ROLL TO COVER THE TABLES,AND PUT CRAYONS IN CUPS
WITH A BANDANA AROUND THEM FOR THE KIDS TO DRAW ON THE TABLES. THE CENTER PIECES WHERE SMALL HAY BALES (FOUND AT MICHALES OR OTHER CRAFT STORES)I HUNG A BANDANA FROM TWO CORNERS OF THE
HAY BALES. I MADE RICE CRISPY TREATS IN THE SHAPE OF STARS, I PUT THEM ON LONG LOLLIPOP STICKS AND PUT A CLEAR CANDY BAG OVER IT AND TIED IT WITH A CUT STRIP OF RED BANDANA. I PLACED ABOUT 5
IN THE CENTER OF EACH HAY BALE. BY DAD AND BROTHERS MADE CUT OUTS OF A COWBOY OUT OF WOOD AND PAINTED THEM BLACK SO THEY LOOKED LIKE SHAWDOWS WE PLACED A RED BANDANA ON EACH OF THEIR NECKS
AND PLACED THEM AROUND THE PARTY AREA. WE ALSO SET UP BIG HAY BALES IN A LINE WERE THE HORSE RIDING WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE FOR PARENTS AND KIDS TO SIT ON TO WATCH OTHERS RIDE. AS THE GUEST
ARRIVED WE SAT EACH CHILD ON A SADDLE OVER A HAY BALE AND TOOK A PICTURE OF THEM WITH A DIGTEL CAMERA. FOR THE FOOD WE BARBEQUED HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS SERVED WITH A SIDE OF POTATAO SALED.
THEIR WAS ALSO FRUIT SALAD AND CHIPS AND DIP. AFTER THE FOOD EACH CHILD AND PARENT WAS ABLE TO GET A RIDE ON THE HORSE. FOR THE CRAFT WE BOUGHT SHEETS OF FOAM AND FARM ANIMAL FOAM STICKERS
AND FOAM LETTERS,WE HAD EACH CHILD DECORATE THERE OWN PICTURE FRAME WERE WE PLACED THE PICTURE WE HAD TAKEN OF THEM ON THE SADDLE OR ON THE HORSE. FOR THE CAKE WE MADE EACH CHILD A SMALL
CAKE. WE BOUGHT ICING,SPRINKLES IN DIFFRENT COLORES AND LET EACH CHILD DECORATE THERE OWN CAKE, THEY LOVED IT. FOR THE GOODIE BAGS I FILLED BROWN PAPER BAGS WITH CANDY AND HORSES AND OTHER
GOODIES. I PUT THE CHILDS NAME ON EACH BAG AND TIED IT WITH RAFIA. MY KIDS AND THERE FRIENDS LOVED THE PARTY, OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OUR STILL TALKING ABOUT IT.
