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's shirt from 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!

Thanks to my friend Becky for snapping some of these photos!

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