Cowboy birthday party games and activities

Or, you can take pictures of guests as they arrive and print them in time for the activity. Leave enough room below the image for the kids to complete the poster themselves. Write one Old West nickname per party guest on a small sheet of paper. Some suggestions:.

Fold up the cowboy nicknames and place them in a cowboy hat. In a second cowboy hat, place papers on which you have written bad deeds.

You can use a combination of traditional Wild West crimes like bank robbery and train hijacking with silly crimes such as stalling at bedtime or burying vegetables under a napkin. Have party guests sit around a table with their wanted posters, some crayons, markers, cowboy stickers, and any decorative supplies you wish.

Pass around the cowboy hats and have each child select a paper from each hat. Then have them complete their posters with their cowboy nicknames and the crimes for which they are wanted. Coal Eyes Matthew. For: Feeding his homework to the dog. Hang the wanted posters around the party area until the end of the event. Then send them home as party favors. Gather your party guests for some Old West lasso tossing. Because real lassos can be dangerous, you should consider using a hula hoop or rope rings instead.

Place a rocking horse or sawhorse at a fair distance from the line where players will stand. To play this game, set up cowboy boots on a table. Draw a line a few feet away from the table. Have players stand behind the line and toss beanbags at the boots. Award prizes to players who can knock over a boot.

If you have a seesaw, attach a saddle to each end. Place a child on each saddle and have two adults guide the seesaw up and down. Another way to give rodeo rides is to secure a saddle to a red wagon, bicycle, or another suitable ride on toy.

Have an adult pull the rider around a rodeo ring or obstacle course. This game is fun for any cowboy-themed party, but it might also be especially enjoyable for a Toy Story party.

Divide players into two teams. Give each team a cowboy boot. At the other end of the play space, place two buckets filled with rubber snakes.

On the signal, the first players for each team race to retrieve a snake, bring it back and place it in the boot. Those players then tag the next players in line, who also race to place a snake in their boots. The relay race continues until one team has had each of its members collect a snake and drop it into the boot. Have kids stand a couple of feet from the tin cans. Give each player a squirt gun and a bucket of water for refilling.

When you signal the start of the game, kids squirt water at the cans, attempting to knock them down. When a player knocks over his can, he gets to claim a reward from a collection of trinket prizes.

One reason why I like a cowboy birthday party theme is that it is such an easy party to prepare. Costumes are easily available in any toy store or they are easy to make yourself and it is a good birthday party to have outside especially if you have quite a large number of kids coming. Do remember though that some parents are not keen on their kids having guns and pistols so do be a bit sensitive.

Making your birthday party invitations is pretty easy. Ask the kids to come dressed in their "Best bib and tucker" cowboy outfit , to wear a cowboy hat or to dress up as Indians. For those guests who need a bit of help, have on hand some neckerchief's or cowboy hats for when they arrive.

They are great value, you get 12 in a pack and they are perfect for boys and girls. Use them for team games and you can have each team wearing a different colored hat. The easiest thing to do for a cowboy birthday party would be to have a BBQ and serve burgers and beans. In fact that's what I would do as I like to keep things easy!. Serve the food in tin bowls or disposable foil pie tins.

Use tin mugs for the grog. Eat round a camp fire and then eat toasted marshmallows and sing cowboy songs afterwards. I think it is really cool to use brown paper bags and it's cheap too. Just stick a sheriff's badge with each child's name on each bag and then fold over the top. Alternatively, fill a bandana with the goodies and tie up with a piece of rope and attach to a stick.

Each child gets a chance to try and pin their hat onto the cowboy poster whilst blindfolded — with the closest hat winning. For fun, make the cowboy on the poster the birthday child, or use a cartoon image of Woody from Toy Story. Snake in my boots Get the children to stand in a straight line and place a cowboy boot a couple of metres away from the child at the front of the line vary the distance for difficulty.

Give each child a cheap plastic snake and they can take turns trying to throw it into the boot. You could also use a cowboy hat to make the target easier. Split the group into two and have each group stand in line back to back with a member of the opposite group.

The sheriff referee will count from Everyone else goes through to the next round and the game continues until two are left and they are both the winners. Round up the herd For this game, you need two brooms and six balloons, three of one colour and three of another. Have a few spare balloons handy in case some pop! Gold rush Scatter enough gold coins for every child to find one each around the party area in hard-to-see places.

Tell the kids they have a couple of minutes to go on a gold hunt to find the cowboy coins. Each cowboy and cowgirl gets an allotted amount of time to try and squirt all the bottles off the wall using his or her water gun. You could also use empty aluminium cans.

After two minutes, get the sheriffs to find them, with the overall winner being the cowboy who hides for the longest without being caught. The cowboy returns to the room and stands in the middle of the circle.

To give the kids a break from running around, why not have some craft materials at the ready so they create and take home a momento of the cowboy party? Tipi crafts Each child can easily make its own tipi to take home. Take three straws and tie them with a rubber band at the top. Pull out the straws into a pyramid shape so it stands unaided. Then place tissue paper or coloured card around the straws to form the tipi cover.

Cut out space for a small door where the paper joins. Let the children decorate them how they like. Glued on feathers and felt tip designs drawn on would look great. Sheriff badges Sheriff badges will go great with any cowboy fancy dress costume. Before the party, cut out stars from thick card and spray silver. Attach a safety pin to the back using masking tape. Let the children decorate how they wish — have felt tips, glitter and glue at the ready.

Clothes-peg horse Let the cowboys and cowgirls take home their very own horse. Give them brown, black or cream string to glue to the horse for hair and a tail. Also, give them two googley eyes each. Then finally, to make the horse stand unaided, attach two clothes pegs to each horse, acting as legs. Fancy dress is the best way to get the western party into full swing, and kids love playing dress up. A cheap, checkered shirt is essential, and you could buy some cheap red material to make a bandana for them to wear around their neck.