| Kids are always known to love animals, so Farm Party | | | | "Farmer in the Dell" or "Duck-Duck Goose". Other fun |
| for kids will be a hit for most kids. This type of party | | | | games like pinning the tail on the donkey or cow or pig |
| can be arranged in a variety of ways as shown | | | | will be interesting too. "Ring toss" is another option for |
| below. | | | | games. |
| Cowboy and Ranch Party. This type of party usually | | | | Fall Barn and Character Party. Decorate your home |
| takes up a whole day. Arrange for you and your party | | | | with objects like hay or cornstalks. For the occasion, |
| to meet on a ranch. You can go see the horses in the | | | | you may also make a sawhorse cow or horse. Ask |
| stables. Let the children see where horses live and | | | | your guests to come dressed in clothing |
| what they eat and how they have to be groomed. | | | | representative of early colonial days. This type of |
| Maybe you can arrange for a rodeo show. Eat | | | | party is especially fun during Thanksgiving time. There |
| home-cooked meals while sitting by the fire and bring | | | | are numerous activities for these farm parties |
| along a guitar and do a sing-along. Children love hiking | | | | depending on the time of the year it is held. For |
| and you can take your party on a hiking trail. | | | | example in the fall, after a cold day, many kids like to |
| Farm Field Trip. A field trip to a farm is an enjoyable | | | | sip on warm apple cider. The children can help to |
| experience. It's not an everyday experience for urban | | | | make farm-themed place settings, such as cup holders |
| kids to visit a farm, so Farm Parties hold something | | | | or a cornstalk table centerpiece. |
| exciting and different for them. They can learn how to | | | | If the party takes place around Christmas time then |
| milk a cow or a goat or at least watch one being | | | | the children may want to help in making wreaths out |
| milked. In addition, they can try freshly processed milk | | | | of freshly picked or artificial evergreen. |
| and cheese and even homemade apple and | | | | If you plan to have a farm party, then you need farm |
| strawberry pie. Kids enjoy playing with and petting | | | | food. Prepare homemade pies, cornbread or cake |
| farm animals. Maybe even a corn maze can be set up | | | | decorated like a barn. If you have kids dressed up as |
| in a patch of corn and this one of the most fun farm | | | | animals, you may want to make a "grain mix" for them. |
| games that kids enjoy. If it's harvest time, your group | | | | "Grain mix" contains items such as pretzels, corn pops, |
| can pick corn, strawberries or other vegetables from | | | | checked rice and other cereals mixed together. You |
| the field. These can be taken home to eat or to keep | | | | can make this party mix yourself of buy cereal party |
| as a souvenir (dried corn). | | | | mixes in the store. |
| Hayride. Hayrides can take place any time of the year | | | | For the party goody bag, instead of the traditional bag, |
| but would be best in the fall. Under supervision, kids | | | | try to give it a farm theme too. Put farm toys inside a |
| can enjoy a hayride. Your party group can enjoy this | | | | straw hat to give to each child to take home. |
| ride while singing and clapping hands. The farm and | | | | There is a lot of planning to do when you want to hold |
| woods scenery will be a fantastic experience for the | | | | a farm party, so plan early. You can either seek |
| kids. | | | | advise from some parents who have done so before, |
| Animal Party. Request that the group dress up as | | | | or hire a professional party planner if you do not want |
| different farm animals. Play games such as the | | | | to handle the details. |