Cowgirl Birthday Party

I don't know how anyone planned a social event before Pinterest! Cocktail parties, birthday parties, and weddings must have taken true creativity before the time-sucking, highly addictive electronic pin board phenomena was introduced.  Planning a cowgirl 4th birthday party for Sophie & Sienna was a piece of cake thanks to all the terrific ideas I found on the site.  So thank you creative moms and their event planners for sharing all your terrific ideas.

Feeding 30 kids, their parents, and other friends was left to my fabulous husband, who happens to be a superb cook, and coolly informed me that barbecue for nearly 60 wouldn't be a problem.

Cowboy Up!  In lieu of regular goody bags, I tied bandanas to brown craft paper bags,  and stuffed them in a bureau I'd found and has been awaiting refinishing.  The kids all took home a pink or straw cowboy hat and sheriff badge.

The Pan-4- Gold game was a big hit, and entertained some kids for much of the party!  I spray painted small rocks with gold paint, poked holes in aluminum pans and filled a pool with sand and water.

Two 8-ft long tables and hay bales provided low seating for the children,  I saved tin cans, and filled them with flowers.

Abuelito waiting to get the party started.

Cowgirl Sophie

Cowgirl Sienna

After we handed out the craft bags for piñata candy, I let the kids pick a little candy in case they hadn't scavenged enough, I'm sure to the horror of the other parents, but I didn't want anyone to feel left out.

The birthday girls and their best bud Maya (center) having drinks on the bounce house.

My mum made the cake and cleverly used Barbie cowboy boots and hat to decorate!