Claire's Cowgirl Party

Yee-Haw!

Claire's 3rd Birthday Party was this past weekend and it was so much fun!
Earlier this year, I decided I would do a Vintage Cowgirl theme.
I have been planning this party in my head ever since (Yes, I am crazy)
Here is the invite that I made:

{Available in my Etsy shop}

The girls got these adorable hats at the Fair earlier this summer which sealed the deal for the Cowgirl theme.
{Kate decided 5 minutes before the party started that she would NOT wear the Cowgirl tank top anymore}
Isn't it cute? I got it here.
Claire's tank ruffle tank top is from here.
{Thank you to my friend Heather who made the bunting & sign}
I found a local Farm that rents ponies for Birthday Parties for a really good price, so we had 2 ponies at the party!
I had the ponies come for the first hour of the party.
The ponies were a big hit!
But, the gray pony was a spaz. Yikes!
While the kids waited for their pony rides, I had my babysitter Torrey set up in the front yard doing face painting and making Balloon Animals for the kids.
I am so glad the kids had something to do while they waited. Thanks, Torrey!
Food & Drinks:
One of my favorite parts about throwing parties is planning the food & drinks and fitting them into the theme.
Appetizers:
Close up of vintage prints.
I made the PW's Jalapeno Poppers:
On the Ranch Veggies & Dip:
Corn Dip:
Trail Mix:
Drinks:
(aka: The Watering Hole)
Sweet Tea & Pink Lemonade in Mason Jars:
Root Beer, Vanilla Creme Soda & Orange Creme Soda:
Beer:
Main Course:
The food table all set up:
The bunting was made from vintage sheets:
When figuring out the meal, I knew I needed to make something was easy to serve to 70+ people & kid friendly.
I went with Pulled Pork Sandwiches & Hot Dogs.
Side Dishes were:
Cowgirl Coleslaw & homemade Baked Beans
Potato Salad & Cowboy Salad (recipe coming soon!)
Watermelon & Buns:
I had pie tins for the plates. It was the perfect meal for a Cowgirl Party!
I set up tables & used hay bales for seating.
Although the hay bales were adorable, I won't use them again.
We rented them from a local Hay & Grain shop for $2, but they were such a pain to move & so heavy! And, there is still hay all over my yard & house. (Sorry, Kevin!)

Dessert Table:
Ahh, the dessert table. One of my favorite parts of a party!
(aka: The Sweet Saloon)
For the back drop, I made a photo bunting of the photo shoot I did with Claire a few weeks ago:
I used twine, pom poms & clothes pins.
For desserts, I made cupcakes. Funfetti and also Cookie Dough. I made toppers to match the theme.
I also made "Cow Patties" (brownie covered oreos)
My friend Heather made these cute Pink Lemonade Pony cookies.
I also made S'mores Pops to keep up with the Cowgirl theme:
The S'mores Pops were easy to make & so good!

Of course, one of our parties isn't complete without one of my Mother in Law's amazing cakes!

Also hanging in the kitchen by the dessert table was this bunting:

Activities
Crafin' Corral:
I had a table set up outside with crayons & cowboy/cowgirl coloring sheets & a magnetic drawing game.
On the fence behind the Crafin' Corral, I made a Wanted sign.
I made the Wanted sign in Photoshop & then had it printed at Costco.
(the size was 20x30)
This poster was one of my favorite things I made for the party!
My friend Heather also let me borrow her Corn Hole game that she made:
I also set up a Photo Booth for the party:
I had some fun little props to make the photo booth more interesting.


The kids really got into the photo booth!
Wendy, me, Heather & Heather:
Love this completely un-posed shot:
The 4 C's:
Favors:
All of the favors could be found in Claire's Country Store!
I had hats & bandannas for each kid:
{Hats & Bandannas were purchased from Oriental Trading}



I had baskets of candy & bags for kids (& adults!) to fill up with candy!
I made stickers for the bags that said, "Hope y'all had fun"
The candy was a variety of good old fashioned candy!

No Cowgirl Party is complete without Bakerella's Cowgirl Cookie Mix in a jar.

I used vintage fabric & twine for the top.

Scenes from the Party:

Thank you to my friend Becky for emailing me pictures that she took at the party!
A handful of the photos in the post are from her!

And, thank you to my friend Heather who let me borrow buntings, burlap, misc decorations & who made the wooden signs!

It was such a fun party and a great way to celebrate Claire turning 3!
Can't believe my baby is THREE!