How to make a horse themed party?

If your child likes horse stuff, like horse games, horse magazines, horse books etc, making him a horse themed birthday party is a wonderful idea. You can imagine how happy he will be when he sees all the decorated items with his favourite animal.



This kind of party is most proper for children from 6 to 12, actually they are the age group that is most affected by anything animal-related. If it’s about a boy, horse themed party could me mixed with cowboy themes, and if it’s about girls, the unicorns are always welcomed.



To be more organized, begin with the preparations 6 to 8 weeks before the party. This way you will avoid the big pressure that appears if you have not gathered all the supplies on time. This way is better for the guests also, if you tell them on time, they will be able to prepare and to coordinate their plans in general.



When it comes about the invitations, they can be done from a coloured piece of paper, folded in half and decorated with horse stickers or horse cut outs, but if it’s easier for you, use printable party invitations that can be easily found on the internet, or simply buy invitations.



Next step is selecting and providing supplies for the party. Consider the following recommendations, but you don’t have to take them all, choose what is best for your occasion and your conditions.



The atmosphere on a horse themed party will be more interesting if you choose yellow and green as basic colours. Basic horse items for decoration could be simple balloons and streamers with pastel colours. Take horse figures, cowboy hats, horse stickers and similar horse gadgets for good bags. Use clear or printed cellophane begs, put these gadgets inside and close them with ribbons in colour.



If your party is in the yard, try to find few bails for decoration or if you are inside, make stirrups from construction paper and put them on the chairs. Hang throughout the party area real cowboy hats and some horseshoe, or make them from paper. Also make fence with cardboard, use scissors, a marker, and packing tape.



On parties is most often served pizza, sandwiches or chips, what is much easier for the host, but if you decide to prepare the food on your own, think about the following theme-related suggestions. Serve thinly cut fries, to look like straw; give apples to the children and suggest them to eat them like the horses, without hands; make them biscuits with horseshoe shape; cookies with horse figure…



There are horse games that could be also included at the party. Horse piñata is in the centre of almost every party but is still very interesting. Also you can make a lasso, making a loop of a rope, suggest the children to throw the lasso around a target, like real cowboys do. Another of the horse games is rainbow tail races. Two teams contest who is going to attach all coloured streamers to form the horse's tail.



These were the suggestions, use your imagination and combine them as you wish.