There are many themes for outdoor birthday parties. Successful such parties require careful planning and plenty of activities for birthday guests to enjoy. Throw a western or carnival outdoor birthday party for middle school and older-aged children. Have family members and friends volunteer to make the party a smashing success. Does this Spark an idea?
Western Outdoor Birthday Party
A western outdoor birthday party is appropriate for middle school-aged children. Decorate with red and white checkered table cloths, red and white balloons and other western-theme decorations. Give party guests an inexpensive cowboy hat and bandanna to wear as each arrives. Fill a bucket with token, western-theme prizes for all the different games and activities.
Use sheriff badges, bandannas, licorice candy and western stickers for party favor bags. Decorate a sheet cake with a cowboy, cowgirl or horses. Serve licorice ropes, root beer, miniature corn dogs and miniature corn on the cob as western-themed birthday food.
Set up different western activity party stations for birthday guests to enjoy during the party. Place three to six empty soda cans on a saw horse. Fill a bucket with water, and place three to six squirt guns near the station. Birthday cowboys and cowgirls can use the squirt guns to shoot down the cans.
At a different western station, stand two to four large cowboy boots. Place several bean bags near the boots. Birthday guests can toss bean bags into the boots. Near this station, set up one or two horseshoe games to play.
Play penny in a haystack. Hide pennies and small, miniature western items in a pile of hay. Have birthday guests dive in the hay to retrieve the items.
Circus or Carnival Outdoor Birthday Party
A circus outdoor birthday party is appropriate for all ages, including tweens and teens. Adjust the types of activities and games to match the age group for the birthday party. Decorate the party area with lots of balloons and streamers. Rent an outdoor tent canopy to cover the serving picnic table and gift table. Use colorful tablecloths. Rent a popcorn maker, ice machine and cotton candy machine to use for the snacks. Ask family members and relatives to dress up as clowns and operate the rented snack equipment.
Serve sliced fruit, miniature corn dogs, hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts, candy apples and cotton candy. Decorate a cake with balloons, clowns or other circus-themed items. Serve ice cream cones with sprinkles instead of placing it on the cake slices.
Hire a local magician to do a magic show during the party. Set up a puppet booth, and have the clown helpers put on a puppet show. Another volunteer can do balloon animals to give to the birthday guests as party favors.
Set up several stations for birthday guests to enjoy during the circus birthday party. Set up one station for face painting. Set up a beanbag toss, a bobbing for apples station and horseshoes. Write numbers on the bottom of miniature, rubber ducks. Float in a small, wading pool. Children can catch a duck for a small prize.
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