December 03, 2016
Birthday or other joyful occasion? It's time to try throwing a cowboy party! Tell your friends about it and before you know it, they will all come to you in leather and hats!

Today you have so many sources of inspiration!

Cowboy movies are still all the rage (like Django Unchained)

Frayed jeans, leather boots and trendy belt buckles are easy to find.

It's always easy to find tracks from the likes of Kelly Clarkson and LeAnn Rimes

We offer you a way to organize a cowboy party in six stages.

Step 1. Invitation

Find a photo of each of the invitees and make a wanted poster like you see in movies. You can use phrases like “Wanted! For the most possessed hairstyle "or" Has anyone seen a beauty? $1000 Reward"

Print out the invitations and use a lighter to scorch the edges and give them an aged and sunburned look. You can come up with something else, for example, make invitations in the form of hats or sheriff badges.

Step 2: Costume Ideas

Dressing up in Western style is a LOT of fun. There are a lot of role models in cowboy films.

Think of different images: cowboys, bandits, buffaloes, elders, city sheriffs, bandits and robbers. And know that even ordinary hats are enough to make the mood of all the guests soar just instantly.

Step 3: Cowboy Party Decoration Ideas

Turn your room into a real bar or saloon. Make a bar with beer, put small tables with chairs around. Allocate a room or a place on the street for shooting! .. From water pistols

Hang a rope lasso on the walls.

Put up a hat rack, hang guns and revolvers (preferably artificial or discharged). It would be nice to find a tomahawk somewhere, but keep it where no one gets it J

Print out large versions of your invitations and hang them up too.

Make the lighting yellow and semi-intimate, like in a bar

Buy inflatable cacti, or arrange real ones around the room

Cover surfaces with soft brown and white blankets to make them look like cowskins.

Find a big rocking horse with a saddle that everyone can rock, dying of laughter, and take pictures

Step 4 Entertainment

Cowboy Movie Riddles: Write on pieces of paper the titles of movies on the topic, mix them in a hat. The player takes out a piece of paper and everyone has to guess his movie. These can be movies like Wild Wild West, Brokeback Mountain and The Magnificent Seven.

Cowboy dance floor: Let the guests dance! You can use the following tracks.

• Jolene - Dolly Parton

• Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett

• Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

• The River - Garth Brooks

• I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters

• Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette

Water Shootout: This can be done either in a separate room or in the yard. You will need a wall, six empty beer cans, and water pistols. And arrange a competition for accuracy! In the process, someone will surely hit another guest and everything can end in a fun shootout and wet T-shirts.

And when shooting at banks, you can weight them for fun by putting tennis balls in them. If you play not on the street, stock up on towels.

Marina Tsyrulnik
Birthday in cowboy style.

"With day birth, Sheriff___(child's name,

or how to find the gold of the tribe "Apache"

H Action Note

F. Country-sketches sound

Perhaps something from Maricone.

Hall with elements cowboy life. A menu using the names of dishes served in the Wild West 200 years ago ( "Evening Beans", "Bean overeating» , "Bean Pie", "Real coffee"- and a horseshoe is attached to check it - if the horseshoe (from light biscuits) does not sink, real coffee)

Newspapers and leaflets are pasted everywhere on the walls. “Wanted… bottom cash reward with lots of zeros. In the middle of the announcement - a photo of the guests present, taken in advance.

They break into the hall to the guests sitting at the table Cowboy Jolly Joe and Indian Deadeye (option instead of cowboy - girl cowboy Wendy) . They are arguing, cowboy waving his arms, the Indian just shakes his head!

Indian (with dignity)- Hundreds of years old Indians tribe "Apache" kept their legend about the mysterious canyon and the gold hidden in it. But not about the gold that is called a devilish obsession, but about real treasures kept by the guards of a mighty tribe!

Cowboy- it's time to collect real cowboys, and find the gold that belongs to the fearless shepherds of these places!

Indian - Oh! Paleface, stop! You are obsessed! And here the circle of wise people arranged their meeting!

Cowboy - Ba! You're completely blind, Deadeye, if you can't see our sheriff! - (to the birthday boy) This is Anthony (Antosha, Joe (Zhenya, Chris (Kostya) etc. his venerable mother Janet (Jeanne, father Sam (Alexander, esteemed grandmother Mary (Maria, for raising him so prudent! Lovely Miss Lisey, Natalie (lists the girls, asking them for their names right there) etc.

Let me welcome you to the Sheriff of the State of Texas! Ladies and Gentlemen! He has a solid age, as many as ___ years behind him! And I ask all the men present to fire in this finest saloon in the state in honor of our distinguished guest and his day. birth! (Already during the last phrase - he throws into the hands of boys and men from the place where he stands, a weapon, preferably loaded with caps, he also hands a hat and a vest to the birthday man cowboy, which bears the sheriff's badge)

F cheerful country music and soundtrack of shots.

The firing is long enough.

Indian - Cowboy Joe, does our wisest guest decide to mindlessly shoot from your pistols? Let me offer him something else ... On behalf of the indigenous population and with respect to you and your family, Sir Anthony, I present this gift! (gives a headdress made of feathers, a bow and arrows)

Cowboy - Ha! Ha! Ha! Well, who needs the feathers of your wet chicken! A steel blade and a fast bullet - that's what a man needs!

Indian - But let our young respected friend choose for himself in what guise to look for Apache gold! Should he be a wise Indian?

Cowboy - ... or a cheerful cowboy?.

The birthday boy chooses and says his decision.

Indian - if we find a treasure hidden 2 centuries ago in a mysterious canyon, then a special Truth and a special Meaning will be revealed to us! But the search for the treasure is very complicated - we are waiting for trials on the land of Indian tribes, are you ready for them? Is your warrior spirit strong? Is the hand strong? Is it a mark of the eye?

(to all questions cowboy and guys answer"YES!" and shoot into the air with cowboy joe)

Cowboy- Overcoming difficulties cowboys they will make notches with knives on a tree, and the Indians will collect feathers, and whoever has more notches or feathers will be the first to find the way to the treasure!

Go ahead, brave ones! In search of this crappy, but so necessary for all of us, little gold!

(children go to the playroom together with the animators)

F Cheerful country music plays.

Option 1. Children choose a role for themselves, and put on the details of an Indian costume or cowboy(cowboys - hats, neckerchiefs, clothes (vests) with leather inserts and fringe, the Indians - feathers and face painting).

Option 2. By drawing lots, it is determined who will be an Indian and who cowboy.

Birthday at will - Indian, cowboy or sheriff.

After that, everyone receives a sticker on the chest, where the child’s chosen or invented nickname, if he is an Indian, or the name cowboy("Strong hand", old Billy, etc.) Badge-sized stickers.

Details of Indian costumes and cowboys to every child.

Cowboy- for many centuries there has been a dispute between the tribes and cowboys And today this debate will continue! (shoots up)

Indian - Indians will not shoot in vain in the air! They are wise and dexterous and will find gold faster!

Cowboy - We'll see! It's time to saddle your horses! But first, it's time to catch a couple of wild mustangs!

Indian - What color are horses? (Children answer - bay, in apples, gray, black, etc.)

(all games are based on the competitiveness of the Indians and cowboys. Option 1. After each game, the participants cowboys they put a notch on the tree with a knife (plastic from a children's set, the Indians get feathers by collecting them in a sponge for flowers.

Option 2. - On sheets of paper, one of which depicts cowboy and on the other an Indian, "notches are made for memory" after every game. By the number of notches, the winning team is determined in the final and it gets the right to open the treasure)

A game "Lasso"

F-rock-n-roll

On a wooden horse, or a horse on a stick, mounted on a stand, everyone takes turns throwing a lasso (not very heavy rope with loop). Each participant makes several attempts, for each successful one, he receives a feather or a notch.

Cowboy– Wild mustangs curbed cowboys! You can jump further!

Indian - I'm afraid cowboys see the tails of our horses!

Relay race "Jumps"

Two relay teams "jump" on wooden horses to the intended goal. (Required on both legs, due to the short distance). Whose team will cover the distance faster.

Animators comment on the actions of children - "And where did they learn to jump into the saddle"“Two heads, six legs, two backs, one tail! - it's a riddle cowboy!» "Real cowboys in front of you!» Feathers and sponge for flowers

A plastic knife from a children's set and a wooden box.

Or two sheets of paper with a picture cowboy and indian on the wall. 2 markers.

1 horse or horse firmly mounted on a stick. Lasso.

2 horses on sticks

Or "horned balls" to jump on them

Cowboy - it's about time, as once immigrants from North America, move to the wild west. We crossed the valley of the Lucky Filly, and ahead is the Red (color according to slide) mountain!

Indian - (goes to the bottom of the hill and points up) Look, at the very top something glitters! So, we are on the right track and we need to boldly climb the mountain!

A game "Conquer Red Mountain"

Each team must complete a chain of tasks - climb the hill along the ladder, move down from it, run up the slope, and go down the rope (rope ladder tied to the railing on the side for a while. For excitement, it is advisable to mark the time with a stopwatch. The winner receives a feather or makes a notch.

Rope or rope ladder tied to the side of the slide

Indian - Even my well-aimed eye sometimes fails me - what kind of grain of sand sparkled on the mountain, attracting attention, I don’t know, but we still haven’t found the treasure!

Cowboy - And I'm a little tired! My horse asks for oats and rest! Are we declaring a truce?

Indian - it's time to light the Peace Pipe!

The light is turned off. Everyone sits down on the floor around "bonfire", hand over the phone (bubble) each other, "light it up"

Cowboy- On a starry night by the fire, when no one has the desire to shoot each other with "colts", Winchesters "Smith and Wesson", it's time to congratulate the birthday man!

Indian - sing your brave cowboy song and we will all sing these words together "Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!"

Cowboy - Day very nice today!

Cowboy- Our main birthday!

Indian and children - Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy- We congratulate him together!

Indian and children - Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy - We wish everything, what do you need!

Indian and children - Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy - So that you grow up as a brave cowboy!

The Indian and the Children Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy - Strong, dexterous and skillful!

Indian and children - Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy- Don't be afraid of obstacles!

Indian and children - Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy- Achieved goals in life!

Indian and children - Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy- So that even in difficult times!

Indian and children - Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy - You, boy (or name, remember us!

Indian and children - Exactly, exactly, Jolly Joe!

Cowboy - Well, now you, Deadeye, share your wisdom!

Indian - I heard from the wise leader of our tribe that not only visual acuity saves us, but also mental acuity! Tell me who will take this or that item with them!

Word Game « cowboy or indian»

The Indian names objects, and cowboys or the Indians must raise their hand forward, shoot or scream with a special cry of the Indians, covering their mouth with their palm in the event that the object belongs to the tribe or cowboys.

The words are called - wigwam, grass, winchester, hat, cowboy, horse, colt, feathers, trail, bow, blanket, shot, cloud, lightning, hare, star, coyote, flatbread, tomahawk, moccasins, moon, water, swamp, boots, horse, leader, Indian, sharpshooter ...

cowboy -

The night is coming to an end...

The dawn is already licking the heels,

I can only guess three riddles for you!

1. Not a blacksmith or a carpenter,

And on the ranch the first worker. (Horse)

2. Tell me, friends, who am I?

There are wide fields

The sun burns them, and the rain drenched more than once.

And those fields are on your heads.

cowboy it's impossible without me.

And therefore, friends, I am not a trifle! (Hat)

3. Lives on a ranch

He tends cows.

dashing rider,

Shooting with an arrow.

brim hat,

He is familiar to us. (Cowboy)

The light comes on.

F Sounds of the river flow.

Soap bubbles -1b.

Artificial bonfire that glows in the dark.

Indian - When I was like these cowboys and indians, the road from the house of my tribe to the neighboring one, ran through a wide river. It was possible to pass through it only by rope crossing. No white man dared to cross it. I think the young Indians will cope, but will this be enough cowboys courage and ability to go through the same crossing and not fall into the river?

Option 1. Teams for speed (stopwatch starts) pass the obstacle.

Option 2. If it is not possible to strengthen the ropes, the task is to wade across the river in a special way, without repeating the movements of the previous player.

Game - Joke "Onion. Shooting" (possible involvement of parents)

Based on a play on words. After some reasoning about archery, about the weapons of real Indians, we get ... onions. The task of the players - who is more - to get into a hat or container - a basin, a bucket (chasm).

A game "Whose cactus pricks more painfully"

He is a big prickly flower,

And shivering from the sun.

You better not touch him

It hurts very badly. (Cactus)

Each team, for 1 minute, while cheerful music is playing, clings clothespins to one of its players. Whoever has more of them won, that cactus is more prickly, and therefore, pricks more painfully.

A game "Necessary thing"

The players of each team, or each participant separately, receive a task on a piece of paper. It consists in using a felt-tip pen to connect all the numbers in turn, written randomly, as quickly as possible. If you do it right, the picture will be visible (hat cowboy, For example). You need to do it at speed. Subjects may be different for each participant.

A game "Indian Trial"

One cowboy leads another(second blindfolded) through the cave, warning of dangers (where to cross, where to bypass). The hand of the second is on the shoulder of the first, it cannot be torn off the shoulder. Obstacles cannot be knocked down or moved (pins, balls, low ropes, bridges).

Attention game "A sticky memory"

Before bedtime cowboys stacked their belongings by the fire. went to bed (turned away). One thing is missing (carried away by coyotes). Which? It needs to be guessed!

One cowboy stands with his back to the others, and they take turns pronouncing a phrase or word. If he guesses correctly, then the speaker takes his place Rope crossing - one rope above the floor, the second at chest level above the first. (strongly fortified).

Cowboy -(takes out a handful of balloons and ties them up a hill or takes out balloons with helium) -Finally - you can shoot plenty!

Indian - and find out the Truth!

A game "Accurate shooter"

Shooting balls with darts. Each ball contains a piece of paper with a letter.

When all the letters are extracted from the balls, all together the guys make up the phrase "Happy Day birth, ___(Name)»

Balls, darts, notes with letters to compose the phrase "Happy Day birth, ___(birthday name)»

Cowboy - look, What is this? Draws attention to the note pinned on the arrow near the labyrinth.

It has already darkened with time, the letters are barely visible!

Indian - Let me read the message of my ancestors! Reads - "Tribe "Apache" leaves his gold to the most worthy and brave! You will find it in the Cunning Fox Cave. Chieftain of the Sharpclaw Tribe"

This is the cave!

Game action. "Search for Gold".

Children look for one note after another, completing tasks.

It contains a treasure of "gold "Apache"»- Gold bars - chocolate in gold paper and the largest bar with the name of the hero of the occasion, in which not only a chocolate bar is hidden, but also a gift.

Note from the leader of the tribe "Apache"

Map, notes.

Chest, gold bars - chocolate in gold paper, the gift is packed under a gold bar.

Indian - It's time to sing a song to the most fortunate and friendly, because we found the sacred gold of the tribe, and wash our hands with sacred water in honor of the winners!

Cowboy - really, clean the feathers, feed the horses, and go to the saloon to the beautiful Sue, in order to fill mugs of lentil tincture for our sheriff Anthony, because his birthday happily continues!

Children wash their hands, wash off face painting, sit down at the table.

Cake (in the form of a horseshoe with nails according to the number of years and candles in them) take out an Indian and cowboy to upbeat country music.

At the moment when the birthday boy will blow out the candles, the shots of his friends are heard again.

Cowboy - You're Nice Guys but it's time for me to go back to my ranch "Funny cows"

Indian - and it's time for me to communicate with the spirits of the tribes of the old Indians.

Cowboy - let's go old man, because our long-standing dispute was resolved and these nice guys helped us in this! See you soon! You look, we’ll have fun shooting more than once and look for gold!

Indian - farewell our young friends!

Imagination game "Through the sound of the waterfall"

One cowboy stands on the opposite bank of the waterfall and tries to silently depict with gestures what is written in the message, because because of the noise of the waterfall, voices are not heard. If he is not understood, then he is replaced by another, until the others figure it out. "I saw an Indian"

"Indians are chasing me", "I found gold", "They are shooting there, it's dangerous". The Indians do the same.

"Teepee stands here", "I saw the leader of the tribe "Black Swamp"

"I caught a hare".

A game "Who will quickly put the foal on its feet"

Players on command at speed inflate balloons in the form of foals (:) are there any)

Teams who quickly collect their foals in boxes or in a certain pen (inflatable pool)

A game "Help a Friend"

A blindfolded Indian must bypass all obstacles. All the rest in chorus tell him where to go (step right, two steps left, step straight, etc.).

A game "Shootout"

On cowboys attacked by indians. A shootout ensued. cowboys and the Indians stand each at their own line (they can be marked with ropes on the floor) and throw small balloons at each other. Those who are hit immediately leave. Or they don’t leave, and after the game time is over, they recount the number of balls (bullets). Whoever has less wins.

A game "Prairie Wind"

The host talks about the fact that at the first American money(dollars) there were not only images of presidents, but also an image of an Indian like on this 5 dollar bill, and the dollar used to be mostly black and white. Colored inserts were drawn by hand. All this was very easy to fake, especially when black and white photography appeared. (color appeared much later). Therefore, when, after the civil war, the treasury had to print a lot of money and it was decided to print them in color, they used paint to color the inserts (by then it was green). And so the dollar became green. What are we talking about? About the wind! It is necessary to blow as hard as possible so that the dollar flies further than the opponent's money.

Option 1 - the winner was the one who had the closest dollar, as the rest allowed« money down the drain»

Option 2 was not won by anyone for the same reason.

A game "Collect the cows"

84 cows grazed on our ranch (balls, but they all dispersed. Will the young cowboys quickly collect all the cows? Cows scattered everywhere, not only in open areas. Time to search - while the music is playing.

A game "Who is faster"

Rope ~ 2 m lies on the floor, at its ends become cowboy and the Indian with their backs to each other, legs apart (the end of the rope is between the feet). Then they listen carefully and follow the instructions of the leader (show archery, cow horns, and then, on a signal (colt shot) must quickly pull the rope from under their feet to themselves.

The game is a joke "The horse sometimes kicks")

Good cowboy famous for his ability to stay on a bucking horse. Let's see how long you can last.

A pillow is placed in the middle of the sheet. The pillow is rolled into the sheet in the middle so that the rolled long ends of the sheet can be grasped. Near the pillow, a bridle-reason is tied at one end, which you need to hold on to with your hands.

Two adults grab the twisted ends of the sheet and try to throw the rider off. There must be a mat or ball pool on the floor.

A game "Insidious River"

Bye the cowboys were sleeping, the river overflowed and flooded their camp. It is necessary to quickly transfer all things to a dry place and not to drop into the river (2 balls under the armpits, one between the legs and one held by the chin).

Who is faster - relay race.

A game "Who will collect more gold"

Balloons scattered on the floor gather under the clothes. Whoever collects more before the end of the music is the most efficient one.

A game "Thin Indian Ear"

A blindfolded Indian is trying to determine the location by ear. cowboy with a bell and hit it with the ball on the leader's clap.

Do you want to arrange a holiday with a spark, active fun and new impressions for your friends? An unforgettable cowboy party for adults is the romance of the Wild West, a colorful rural atmosphere, incendiary music and recognizable, easily recreated images. Undoubtedly, this is one of the best themes for a costume party in the circle of loved ones!

Scenery

To make guests feel like Western characters, invite them to your own ranch or to a real saloon! What to choose? Regardless of the occasion, room size, and budget flexibility, either option will do. Of course, if you are planning to relax outdoors, a ranch-style decor would be more appropriate.

But a cowboy farm is easy to move indoors. First, remove all modern and inappropriate interior items. If possible, of course. Hang saddles, guns, farming tools, hats, and lassoes on the walls. It is not necessary to look for real attributes, you can use props made of cardboard and foam, wood and plywood, even pictures and drawings.

The furniture should be rough, very simple. Instead of chairs, it is better to put long benches, and in recreation areas - wicker sofas and rocking chairs. Tablecloths, cushions and curtains in natural fabrics, checkered or cheerful rustic colors. A colorful part of the decor will be "real" cowboy clothes - leather coats and chaps hanging at the entrance on hooks. Use upside-down, unworn hats instead of bread bins and fruit vases (put a napkin inside for hygiene purposes).

Draw and cut out horses, bulls and poultry from whatman paper. Or print suitable photos, you can directly with landscapes against the backdrop of a pasture or prairie. Hang on the wall somewhere away from the tables so that the barnyard is in the distance. Fasten a fake fence made of rods directly on top of the pictures or photographs.

Or is it a saloon? We leave saddles, hats, lasso and guns. We will decorate the walls with trophies - fake heads of huge bison, coyote skins, stuffed falcons. Any cowboy accessories will fit into the theme - buckles, neckerchiefs, holsters and colts, spurs. Somewhere along the wall there should be a bar counter with high chairs and an impressive arsenal of bottles of "Fire Water", "Poisonous Drink", "Drunken Cactus", "Tinned Throat". No space for a bar? Draw or print a large poster for a great backdrop for a keepsake.

Hang a piece of wood at the entrance, apparently broken from an old fence, with the inscription "Saloon". And the “Wanted” posters invariably hanging near such establishments can be with edited photos of friends. Place a rickety hanger or hang antler holders by the door.

The common table does not fit into the atmosphere of the saloon too much; it is better to arrange small round tables made of rough wood around the hall. Classic double tablecloths - white, and on top of a checkered red and white. Of the typical entertainment - a target and darts, card tables, a jukebox. You can hang antique clocks and thematic paintings (views of the prairie, ranch, lush beauties, rodeo) in carved wooden frames on the walls.

There was always live music in a decent saloon, so guitars, harmonicas, mandolins, banjos and a piano will be very useful! You can make something like a stage and place an ensemble of plywood or cardboard musicians there. Hide a column behind the figures so that the sounds flow directly from the stage. You can dress up mannequins or invite real country performers, which will surely delight guests!

For a festive decoration of a saloon or ranch with garlands and compositions, paper colts and holsters, figurines of spotted black and white cows, shiny mustangs and hairy bison, spurs, neckerchiefs are suitable. The same elements can be used as a form for an invitation card. Or choose something more recognizable - a high boot, a cowboy hat. The invitation can be enclosed in a Marlboro pack (the paper printout of the old label will hide the modern design) or write the text on the back of a paper-cut cactus in a hat and scarf.

Suits

The image of a cowboy is so recognizable and colorful that the costumes will almost become the main decoration of the party! A classic checkered shirt or any dark color (preferably red, blue or brown), slightly worn jeans, a leather belt with a polished buckle. Over the shirt is a vest with many pockets. Over the jeans are leather (or lighter if the room is hot) fringed chaps. High boots with spurs (preferably fake, and certainly not sharp!). The outfit is completed by a holster with a revolver, a wide-brimmed hat and an indispensable neckerchief, tied “in reverse” so that you can pull it over your face during a dashing ride!

Girls can completely repeat the male image or appear in a more seductive form. The same shirt, but tied in a knot and with the top button undone. Instead of jeans - short "ripped" shorts or a fringed skirt. A hat, a scarf, two braids - a stylish classic! The high tops of the boots are decorated with embossing, embroidery or rivets.

Alternative costumes for girls are the image of a lady from a saloon or an exemplary housewife. A bright lady, brightening up the leisure time of resting cowboys, is dressed in a puffy long skirt to the floor and a corset or shirt with a wide neckline, and strives to slip off her shoulders. The faithful wife's skirt is less fluffy, cheerful summer colors. Top - shirt or top with three-quarter sleeves. When in doubt about what to wear to fully match the theme, a floor-length skirt, a simple tucked shirt, a light vest, boots and a hat are a win-win option.

The host, animators and one of the guests, if desired, can choose the image of a sheriff, an Indian, a bandit and even a horse!

Menu

Meat, meat and more meat. Well, they are cowboys! Are you walking in nature? Roast kebabs or barbecue, bake potatoes, roast chickens, lamb or pig on a spit right whole! Celebrating indoors? Make the menu so that guests have plenty to choose from - stew, aspic and sausages, steaks and medallions. In addition to meat, there should be a lot of vegetables on the table. As a dessert, charlotte, pancakes with syrup, homemade pies with a variety of fillings (yes, with meat too!), Chocolate and macaroons are suitable. Drinks to your company's taste, but beer is indispensable - this is the favorite drink of cowboys (although in the films they always drink whiskey, but these are films).

Expensive, and you don’t want to devote so much time to the kitchen? Set the table in a cowboy style: buy disposable plates and cups with suitable patterns, put miniature bouquets of spikelets and cornflowers (or cacti) on the table, sew paper figures around the perimeter of the tablecloth (sheriff's stars, hats or scarves, colts, etc.) . And as treats, let there be hamburgers, nuggets, french fries, chips, popcorn and other snacks. For dessert - ice cream, donuts, fruit.

Entertainment

Even a simple scenario will make your holiday special and memorable, so save some enthusiasm for entertainment planning. Do not forget about the musical selection for dances and competitions - country and jazz, the most groovy and cheerful compositions.

Announce to your guests right on the doorstep that the owner of the ranch (saloon) has decided to arrange a competition among the most skilled cowboys for the title of “Best of the Best”. The role of the owner may be the hero of the occasion or the host. Divide the guests into two teams and offer to choose captains and a name. Use the names of cowboys to fully immerse your friends in the atmosphere of the Wild West. By the way, names in the "American manner" can also be entered in invitation cards. If the company is small, let the cowboys compete for themselves or in pairs with charming companions.

Let the contests be held as tests of qualities indispensable for every cowboy - dexterity, accuracy, speed of reactions, etc. Do not be too lazy to prepare bright thematic props - this will add a recognizable color to the atmosphere.

Accuracy

Lots of options, you can use several. For example, line up empty tin cans and shoot plastic bullets at them with toy guns, or knock down cans by throwing balls. You can extinguish candles with a jet from a water pistol. You can throw darts at a homemade target made of foam plastic and drawing on whatman paper (buildings, bandits, sheriff, civilians - don't miss!).

Arrange racing with overcoming obstacles, from start to finish. Let the boys be horses, and the girls be riders. Or attach a rope with a stick at the end to the horses on wheels: standing at the finish line, cowboys must quickly wind the rope onto a stick, trying to drive their horse to the finish line first. You can ride from start to finish by riding gymnastic balls (glue a horse's head and cardboard tail to the balls with tape).

Speed ​​of reactions

The essence of the game is to correctly respond to the leader's command. There can be as many teams as you like, but three is enough. For example, at the word "sheriff" everyone raises their hats in a welcoming gesture. At the word "bandit" Colts are pulled out of the holster. At the word "storm" they pull scarves over their faces. All the action takes place to the music, the leader speaks faster and faster, trying to confuse the participants. Wrong? You are out of the competition.

Luck

Fill the basin halfway with water, throw crumpled small pieces of silver and gold foil into the water. The participant must, with his eyes closed, scoop up water with a sieve, trying to catch as many precious nuggets as possible. Count the "nuggets", return them to the water - now the next guest can try his luck as a gold miner.

You will not leave!

Various competitions related to throwing a lasso. You can just stick a mop in a bucket or put a toy cow. You can lasso plywood bandits or girls who have agreed to the role of valuable prey.

The distance should be very small at first. And when friends get used to it, the lasso target should be further and further away until the most dexterous and well-aimed cowboy is revealed.

Rodeo

This game is more suitable for a holiday in nature, but if you wish, you can arrange a rodeo indoors. You will need two sturdy heavy cabinets or two chairs (sturdy and sturdy!). The log is also smooth and polished and thick enough to be ridden on. The log must be placed on chairs (pedestals). For safety, lay mats or mattresses under the log.

The players of one team sit on a log, the players of the second team twist the log, trying to throw off their rivals. Then the teams change places. The winner is determined by marking the time during which at least one cowboy remains on the “bull”.

During periods of rest from active fun, you can play dice or cards, sing karaoke, arrange a quiz on the knowledge of cowboy life (multiple questions). Delight your friends with small gifts - a stylized bottle of tequila or whiskey, a horseshoe with a commemorative engraving, a keychain in the shape of a spur or colt.

December 24, 2015

Would you like to go back for a day to those times when stern men talked about a matter of honor, women were proud and daring, and the real fun was not nightclubs, but country dances, shooting at tin cans and chasing the most malicious enemy - the Indian?

Why not? Without stereo systems, light music and computer games, people knew how to have fun for real! Now it’s not like that: now pathos, glamor and extended body parts “rule”. Therefore, if your birthday is in the warm season, and you want open heartfelt fun, here is a good option for wild west parties!

In order not to miss anything important, I suggest the following scenario:

1. Season and meeting time.

The best time of the year for a Cowboy Party is summer. Meeting time - 12-14.00. The costumes must be prepared in advance, so the invitees will only have to put on an outfit and arrive on time. Please note: the most suitable day of the week is Saturday. Surely your party will turn into a daily marathon of entertainment, because Sunday will serve as an excellent healer and “sleeping” before Monday!

2. Invitations.

Be creative, but don't overdo it. Draw holiday attributes (cowboy hats, boots, funny Indian) or print out a coloring book for kids with matching characters.
For the base of the invitation, use scrapbooking paper (in country colors) or plain kraft paper.
Write the text with a linner (capillary pen) or colored felt-tip pens.

Meet the guests, forcing them to introduce themselves “at gunpoint”. You can come up with a password, something like: "I am Walker, Texas Ranger!", And to the Indians: "I am the leader of the Cheyenne tribe!".

3. Take care about costumes!

Naturally, in order for everything to look natural in the spirit of the Wild West, everyone must be ready both externally and internally. That is to be cheerful, loud and always ready to draw a pistol from a holster or an arrow from a quiver.

More about images.

cowboy man: jeans, sew on fringed overlays, wide leather belt, plaid shirt, neckerchief, cowboy hat. Cowboy-style leather boots are desirable. If they are not there, pick up shoes with an elongated toe: what if the boots hid under wide jeans?

Also, you can add characters such as sheriff(how without a servant of the law?)
And bandit(who, of course, is wanted for a hefty reward!).
Cowgirl: almost everything is the same: jeans or denim shorts (skirt), a plaid shirt (or a blouse with a deep neckline and ruffles), cowboy boots, wide leather bracelets, a holster with a weapon or a rough belt, makeup “under natural” (but red is allowed pomade). Hair is loose, or braided in two pigtails. A cowboy hat will also be in place.
If girl "not a cowboy", replace some elements with a similar country style: a knee-length or floor-length skirt, a thin blouse (light or colorful), you can wear a denim vest or jacket. The hairstyle is the same.
Indians: these costumes are more difficult to construct. The ideal option is to rent it. You can try to make an outfit from scraps of brown fabric (better for suede) and any material at hand (feathers, bright jewelry, paints ...). Perhaps there are sandals with high laces. Pay due attention to makeup! This is half of the image.
In case the invitees suddenly do not find some small but important attributes, stock up and be ready to hand them at the entrance.
To better get used to the role, invite guests to watch several films - classics of the appropriate theme (westerns): "Buffalo Bill and the Indians", "Pancho Villa", "The Long Way", "The Lone Ranger", "Once Upon a Time in the Wild West", "Good bad, evil...

4. Venue and decoration.

The ideal place for a Wild West party is a dacha (in cowboy terms: “family ranch”). Rest will be noisy and loud.

You will have to work hard, since the area that needs to be prepared is very decent. A room in a country house, or an equipped tent should be decorated with red flags, wild flowers, spikelets should be placed in vases from a vine, bright feathers can be added. If you can set up a retro bar style counter - a great party highlight! Hang retro curtains. Cover the furniture with tablecloths in a characteristic color: red and white cage or retro flowers. Bales of hay will look harmonious both in the yard and near the festive table (these are not European-style repairs for you!).

Hang around the territory something like a lasso, cowboy hats, horseshoes, put rows of cans or beer bottles on the fence.
At the entrance to the yard, hang a large Wanted poster with a photo of one of the guests (find out who will choose the role of a bandit). Be sure to indicate the amount of the reward (preferably in kopecks: so many zeros, but real, if the Hero demands the entire amount). Organize a couple of beautiful targets (easy to make from Styrofoam and paint it), as well as arrange cacti around the yard (of course, use Styrofoam, draw needles with a marker - it will be very funny!). On the street, conditionally divide the territory into half cowboys and Indians. Cowboys - a haystack and wooden benches. Indians - wigwam and fire. All this can also be easily built according to a simple scheme.
Arrange colorful retro posters.

5. Music.

Entertainment is necessary and important. First of all, it's loud music. Remember how much space is occupied by waving arms and skipping, which they call dance! By the way, it would not hurt to watch a couple of videos before the holiday, it would be great if many people pick up the songs, the dances, and the temper of the scorchers! Suitable tracks will be hits from: Ann Murray, Gene Watson, George Strait, selective songs by Madonna, Pink, as well as tracks from the mentioned films!

6. Entertainment.

Contests are talked about a few hours after the start of the celebration: let the audience adapt and get used to the roles. If we talk about two warring "groups" (cowboys and Indians), who today decided to reconcile for the sake of a common friend (birthday boy), then the contests must be chosen correctly. Cowboys and Indians must compete, otherwise the peculiarity of such an unusual company will be lost. I offer the following options:

Competition "Who is more". Two teams are thrown into tin cans. The team with the most coins in the bank wins.

Competition "In the apple". The cowboys take turns firing five shots with children's pistols, the Indians with a bow (it's possible that the bow will be a problem - stock up on darts!). Each to their own target. The one with the most "wounds" wins. If both teams hit (all five times), then the one who hit closer to the center of the target.

Candle Burning Competition. Two people (one from each team) from the same distance must extinguish three candles with a water pistol.

Contest "Take me, horse." Each team has a horse and a rider (boy and girl respectively). It's simple: run to the fence and back. The faster horse wins. In the second option, two participants must saddle a wooden toy horse. (26-2)

Competition "In search of treasures". Give two teams a poorly drawn map to find the treasure. Whoever thinks faster - takes the treasure. In the role of treasure - a bottle of good alcohol.

The team with the most points gets a gift. Let it be something edible, otherwise it’s hard to please 5-6 people at once. If one person is awarded, it may be a modern cowboy-style hat, a leather belt, or a flask.

Be sure to think about what songs you can sing around the evening fire. Or maybe your company likes scary or just interesting stories...

7. Menu and drinks.

Cowboys, like Indians, are people with an appetite. Save light snacks for a French-style party. Coarsely chopped meat, barbecue, baked chicken thighs, shish kebab, balyki, ham will be relevant here. Stews, pilaf with vegetables in large containers are also suitable.
Do not be afraid to add spice to dishes - today it is appropriate! Drinks also dictate the mandatory availability of choice. Cowboys go great with tequila, whiskey, beer and (yes!) milk! The latter is generally their native drink. But the Indians have their favorite "drink of the gods" from cocoa beans and various spices. In short, cook cocoa for them, not a single feast was held by the Indians without it.

Finally. Don't forget to take lots of photos. They are sure to be exclusive.

Let your friends appreciate your work, and you will have a great time knocking your heels on the wooden floor and shouting out that “if there is no meat in the roast beef, it’s not roast beef” or “The sheriff’s Indians don’t care about problems”!

Both adults and children enjoy such fun holidays, it is not at all difficult to write a party script. And at the same time you can hold one theme party for kids and their parents. It's just that the competitions and the menu will be slightly different.

If the holiday is planned to be held in a private or country house, great opportunities open up. You can make a good noise, dance, fry meat on a fire, which you can’t do in an apartment. An ideal option for any company is a cowboy party! The main thing is to be thoroughly prepared.

Decorating the ranch

If you have a great desire to make the party unforgettable, a little imagination - everything will turn out better than ever! Costumes of cowboys and sheriffs can be built independently. The rest of the scenery is also easy to do with cardboard and paint! Make a stencil in the shape of large cacti and transfer it to cardboard, then paint beautifully with gouache. There must be a barnyard and large poultry. For cattle, boxes from a refrigerator or washing machine are suitable. Place the animals behind a wicker fence, it can be made from twigs. For cool photos, you need to draw a poster with an imitation of a bar counter and strong drinks. Dress up one of the guests as a bartender. The party script needs to be thought out and written down in detail to avoid awkward moments and hitches!

western saloon

If the party takes place in an apartment, then there will be no problems with decorations either. Print posters featuring brutal cowboys, ranches and wild west scenery. Treat your guests to a truly captivating western. Funny competitions and a variety of drinks at the bar in the company of freshly cooked meat are exactly what you need this evening. In front of the entrance to the apartment, attach a piece of wood on which photos of invitees with the heading Wanted are hung.

Complimentary ticket

Now let's move on to the invitations. The easiest way is to print ready-made templates on the printer and enter the names. But you can also make beautiful postcards yourself. You will need rough paper and pieces of leather or substitute. The paper can be slightly aged with a solution of strong tea, after drying it will be yellowish and uneven, make a fringe from the skin and attach it to each invitation along the edge. You can write the time and place where the cowboy-style party will be held with charcoal. It is also unusual to deliver such a treasured ticket. For example, dressed up in a cowboy costume, play the role of a postman and personally hand it into the hands of each guest. Or use the services of real mail and send by registered mail.

Start letting your family know about the party a week or two in advance, because they will need to prepare costumes! The invitation to the party should look intriguing to make your friends want to quickly plunge into the life of the Wild West. Make it in the form of a cactus, a cowboy hat or a bottle of whiskey from a saloon. Print invitation cards on the printer, paint with acrylics and stick on cardboard. If all this is done a little sloppy and rude - it does not matter. A cowboy-style party involves a bit of sloppiness.

Music has tied us

Cowboys love good music. Therefore, musical instruments will come in handy. Harmonicas, piano, mandolin, guitar will complement the interior and add color to the atmosphere. A country-style cardboard ensemble will delight guests, but if this is not possible, cut musicians out of cardboard and place them on stage. Makes a great backdrop for a keepsake photo. But what will sound throughout the evening is already a matter of taste of the host and guests. You can include several cowboy motifs in the playlist, but you should not get carried away with this genre. Choose incendiary, dance tracks so that not a single invitee gets bored! After all, a cowboy party is undying fun, laughter and moving contests.

Costumes and paraphernalia

All accessories for the party can be made by yourself. But it is better to indicate in the invitation card what form of clothing each visitor should have. Worn old jeans, checkered shirts, scarves and hats, leather jackets and high boots - at least something can be found in any wardrobe. Maybe one of the guests has a wide belt with a huge badge. For girls, you can create a more elegant look: denim shorts, skirts with fringe to the heels, a shirt tied with a knot at the waist. At the entrance to the house, give each guest a bright bandanna or hat, you can prepare a sheriff's badge for each. Be sure to come up with new cowboy names for your guests, so it will be even more interesting to plunge into this world full of adventures and dangers!

The host of the holiday must have a real cowboy costume. For him, you can buy a ready-made outfit. It can be an Indian, a sheriff, and even a cowboy's faithful horse! The more comical the host's outfit, the better. After all, he will always be in the spotlight and set the tone for the party. Do not forget about small gifts for guests who will begin to actively participate in competitions.

Competitions

So that guests do not get bored from eating meat and strong drinks, give them a good shake. Party contests need to be thought out in advance and paraphernalia prepared.

Let's check which of the guests has every chance of becoming an oligarch. To do this, we collect water in a large basin and throw into it a lot of pieces of gold foil folded into a ball. Now everyone can feel like a gold digger. With eyes closed, the participant must use a sieve to catch as many nuggets as possible! After the calculations, give the winner a chocolate gold medal.

Agility and Endurance

A cowboy party is not a place where people sit quietly and make small talk. This is where real adventures begin, in which you can show your skills and strength.

Arrange a horse race for your guests. Glue the mane and muzzle of the horse onto two huge inflated balls - these will be the faithful horses of the cowboys! Gymnastic balls with a handle or lugs that you can easily move around on are best. Now divide the guests into two teams and those who finish the relay will be the first to receive a prize!

Lasso

What cowboy doesn't know how to use a lasso? It is necessary to check how accurate and dexterous your city representatives are. Tie a tight rope and make a ring. You can lasso anything: a magnificent beauty, a cow, and even a chair. With each stage, the target moves further and further, reveal the most accurate winner!

Party contests need to be selected both moving and calm so that guests can relax a bit. A quiz with tricky questions will also come in handy.

Try to check the reaction of all the invitees. The leader says the word and shows what movement needs to be done, everyone repeats after him. With every word he tries to confuse the participants. At the word "sheriff", you need to grab a pistol from the holster, the word "storm" - cover your face with a handkerchief. Come up with some interesting movements and repeat them one by one, inattentive participants will get confused and quickly leave the game. The most attentive of the guests will remain!

Bull by the horns

Parties for adults are usually very fun and lively. Arrange a real rodeo for your friends. To do this, you need to make an angry bull. Lay a log or thick board on the chairs along the edges. In the middle lay a blanket in the form of a seat. Divide the players into two teams. The first sits on a log and holds on to it with all parts of the body as tightly as possible. But the second team begins to swing the log, trying to throw off the rivals! It will turn out to be a very fun competition, but such actions are best done outdoors. Then the teams change places, and the fun begins again.

Water procedures

If a cowboy party takes place outside during the hot season, you can arrange water fights. Get some water toy guns and prepare large, clean containers. Type buckets or tanks with clean water and you can start shelling. The players will be divided into two teams and will remember their childhood, having fun frolic in the fresh air. The driest team wins.

If the guests do not like dousing, you can shoot cans with water weapons. Make decorations for a real cowboy shooting range, you can stick photos of criminals on the cans, and the shooter will pretend to be a formidable sheriff.

Like it or not

At a party where close friends are present, you can hold an interesting contest - "like - dislike." The host asks each guest in a circle what he likes about his table neighbor. When everyone has expressed their views, the host offers to kiss the place that the neighbor likes. And then vice versa, bite what you don't like! It will turn out to be very fun, but it is better to carry out such an action at the very end of the feast, when the guests have lost all embarrassment and the team has rallied.

fun milking

Cowboys are noble breeders of cattle. Offer them to milk a cow, let them show their abilities in dealing with horned friends. Take three rubber gloves and poke holes in each finger. Pour water into a glove and distribute to participants. The one who milks the most water is the winner. You can give him a liter of milk as a present! The more participants, the more interesting it is to watch them. Especially if the milkers are men. For comic relief, tie bright headscarves on them and put on aprons. Such a competition can be held both in the house and on the street.

Have fun from the heart! And to make the party memorable and bright, just make a little effort. Pick up costumes and paraphernalia in advance, send invitations to friends. Prepare presents for the winners, even if the budget does not allow you to buy something worthwhile, lollipops and chocolate medals will do! Contests, quizzes, delicious meat on the fire and a lot of positive - this is the motto of the cowboy party! Enjoy the holidays like children and create a playful atmosphere at your celebration.