Western Theme Party Ideas for a Wild West Party

Your Little Buckaroos will really
kick up their heels
at our Rootin' Tootin' Wild West Party

Wild West Party Invitations

Wanted Poster Invitation - Make an 8 1/2 x 11 "Wanted" poster using the following wording as a guide.

Draw a simple picture of a cowboy with hat and bandanna mask or take a picture of the birthday child and scan onto posters.

Poke a few holes in the poster with a pencil, and rub the edges with a crayon to resemble bullet holes. Make copies, roll up and tie with rope or raffia.

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You are
WANTED

wanted poster

for
Evan's Wild West Party
on the Ponderosa at (address)
(date & time)

Wear western duds for a wild west time!

Lasso Invitation - Tie a 12" length of clothesline into a lasso. Write the invitation on a 3 x 5 card. Punch a hole in the invitation and put a paper reinforcement around the hole. Tie the invitation onto the lasso with a piece of string.

Howdy Pardner!

Mosey on over to Cowboy Evan's Ranch
(address)
on (date, time) for a
Wild West Party
Rodeo games and Chuck wagon grub

Cowpokes should wear western duds

Bandanna Invitation - Colorful bandannas with invitation message written around the edges or wherever it will fit with fabric paint.

Horseshoe Invitation - Cut horseshoe shaped invitations out of brown poster board and write your invitation on it in black marker.

Make custom party invitations from your own cowboy snapshots. Quick, easy and personal!

Two Step Party Kit

Two Step Party Kit for 8 includes Invitations, 9" Dinner Plates, 9 oz. Hot/Cold Cups, 16 Luncheon Napkins, Bandanna Tablecover, White Cutlery Set, 12 each of 11� Blue and Red Balloons, and 75� each of Red and Royal Blue Curling Ribbon.

Check out these Giddy Up Western Party Supplies

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Wild West Party Cakes -

Corral Cake
Bake a rectangular sheet cake and frost it green. Edge the perimeter of the cake with criss- crossed pretzel sticks for a fence. Add small plastic horses and western figures scattered about the "corral".

Rattlesnake cake
Bake a bundt cake and cut it in half. Assemble in a line with halves in opposite directions to form a curvy snake. Frost it green and add candy eyes and other accents.

cowboy cactus

Cactus Cake
Make a sheet cake and once cooled, cut into the shape of a cactus. Frost with green frosting and add one inch pieces of black licorice whips stuck into the cake for thorns.

Cowboy Hat Cake
Bake one cake mix in a baking bowl for the top of the hat, the other in a sheet cake to make the brim. Frost in chocolate frosting and decorate with a licorice band.

Top off the cake of your choice with these mini western molded candles in the shapes of cowboy boots and cactuses!!!

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Wild West Party Decorations -

Announce to guests that "the hoedown's here!" by tying this HUGE 3 ft. dancing boots mylar balloon to your mailbox or fencepost. Make a ranch sign for your front door, something like "Evan's Lazy M Ranch" or "Evan's O.K. Corral".

Use a red and white checkered gingham table cover with a few playing cards and poker chips scattered over it. Or, scatter some fake snakes around. These hoedown table decorations can double as party favors... Be sure to tie a bunch of cowhide balloons to the party child's chair.

Hang cardboard horseshoes painted gold and covered in glitter from the ceiling or tape on the wall. Make easy branding iron designs and a coyote howling at the moon. Or, try this western decorating kit and western cut-out & banner set.

Hang this saloon door curtain from a doorway and festoon a set or two of cactus and boots electric lights around the doorway or along the wall. Western phrase signs will be a real conversation piece in your party decor!

Jail Standee

Create a little western town from large boxes. Decorate a saloon with swinging doors, or a jail cell with bars. Have an adult in western dress with a toy gun and handcuffs "arrest" party guests and put them in jail.

The jail standee above is perfect for this activity.

For an outdoor party, scatter some hay bales around to add to the western flavor. How about this cute inflatable cactus or chile pepper for a touch of the old west?

Make painted cardboard figures of western outlaws or saloon girls with the face area cut out, so kids can put their face in it and be photographed. Or, try this Wanted Poster Standee with cut-outs for your guests faces. A great photo op!

Borrow a saddle and place over a bale of hay so kids can ride it. A tepee would be a cool touch, too. This big red barn scene would be a great background for picture-taking, or just to add to the western decor...

Check out these awesome 5 foot tall Western Wanted Posters!

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Wild West Party Costumes -

Pink Cowgirl Costume

The party child can wear jeans and a checkered shirt, boots, and bandanna. Of course, a white (good guy) cowboy hat is in order, and perhaps a gunbelt and toy "sidearm" to keep the unruly outlaws in order.

Upon arrival, make guests look like cowboy "outlaws" with droopy mustaches and stubbly beards using face paints. Give each guest a cowboy hat and bandannaalong with their own sheriff's badge to complete the look.

Little cowgirls will be delighted to model this adorable pink felt sequin cowboy hat and hot pink paisley bandanna.

LOTS MORE Western Cowboy and Cowgirl Costumes!

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Check out this cute Western vest!

Wild West Party Crafts -

Paper Bag Cowboy Vest

Prepare the vests prior to the party, then let guests decorate them as desired:

Cut a slit down the middle of a brown paper shopping bag and halfway into the bottom of the bag. Fold back at the neck and fringe by making cuts of equal length. Cut a hole in the bottom of the bag that's wide enough for the child's neck. Cut armholes in the sides of the bag.

Guests can now decorate the vest with paint or markers. You can even use a sponge cut in the shape of a horseshoe to sponge paint on a decoration. Have kids paint on a gold sheriff's badge with their name on it, too. Cut more fringe around the bottom of the vest, too.

Cookie Sheriff's Badges
Roll out and cut pre-packaged sugar cookie dough with a star-shaped cookie cutter, bake and let kids frost with yellow frosting and pipe on their names in black.

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12 Design-You-Own Giant
Western Cardboard Guitars

"Color Your Own" Western
Drawstring Backpacks

Western Photo
Magnet Craft

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Wild West Party Games -

Our Wild West Cowboy Party Games Page showcases 14 "Best of the West" original child party games to tame your little Billy the Kids and Calamity Janes, including Bucking Broncos, Ten Gallon Toss, Hogtied, Tenderfoot, Shootout, and many more...your ponderosa will never be the same!

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Wild West Party Favors -

Western Favor Pack

Western Favor Pack includes red tin pail, sheriff's badge, western temporary tattoos, red bandanna, spurs, cowpoke vest, and cowboy hat.

Tie a bandanna with some of these surprises inside: light-up cowboy hat, sheriff's badge inflatable guitar, blinking boots necklace, water pistol, harmonica, toy handcuffs, playing cards, small plastic cowboys and horses, licorice whips, western tattoos and stickers...

Fill this glass boot mug with trail mix, place a gingham circle over the top and secure with a strip of rawhide.

LOTS MORE WESTERN PARTY TRINKETS...