by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom

Howdy, y'all…. One of the great bonuses of a summer or autumn farm birthday party is the ability to take the celebration outside.

You don't have to worry about a small army of little celebrators wreaking havoc within your home – not to mention all of the added play space! If you are looking for an affordable theme party you can take outside, look no further than a farm birthday party theme! It's fun, it's cheap and sooo perfect for your outdoor summer party! I've rounded up the best of the best ideas from the net, cheapskate mom style, for your farm themed birthday planning delight.

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Farm Birthday Theme Food Ideas

Vegetable Garden Cupcakes
Cupcakes that look like you grew them? Perfect for your farm birthday – the kids will absolutely love this (and so will the parents since it encourages veggie eating!).  Check out this awesome project from Tastes Like Yum. Read More….

 

 

 

 

 

Carrot Garden Cake
A healthy-ish cake made with whole wheat flour and fruit roll ups ?! Your kids will love helping you make the "carrots" and your party guests will be amazed by this perfect accompaniment to your farm birthday party! Thanks to Sense and Simplicity for this wonderful idea and tutorial! Read More…

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Mint Moss Cupcakes
I admit- I'm a big fan of moss decorations…For a modern and minimal twist on the farm birthday – make chocolate mint moss cupcakes. I am completely wowed by this idea from Peas Love Carrots! Read More…

 

 

Serve Fruit Smoothies

I drink a smoothie every morning so I have to love this idea! Colorful, healthy, and delicious fruit smoothies are sure to delight your young farmers. Why serve soda when you could delight kids with fruity "milkshakes" – ultra healthy and ultra earthy? Thanks to Littleecofootprints for the idea and photo! Buy a big bag of fruit, a tub of yogurt, add some water and blend. Use old milk bottles for serving and voila!  Read More…

 

Other Cute Farm Birthday Themed Food Ideas:

- Serve Milk boxes with fun straws
- Serve Chex Mix in a bowl and call it "Chicken Feed"
- Serve Rice Krispies Treats and call them "Bales of Hay"
- Serve a few varieties of apples and call it "Apple Picking"
- Fill paper bags with popcorn and label them "Feed"
 

Farm Birthday Theme Decoration Ideas

 

Tiny Petting Zoo Favors
Cheap – incredibly cute – and the perfect favor to send your farmer/party-goers home with – a tiny petting zoo is easy to pull together with plastic bags and a cute label. You decide how fancy you make it! Make sure to check out all of the awesome county fair party ideas from Cakewalk Baking! Read More….

My favorite site Buy.com sells packs of zoo animals for around $4.00 – an awesome price!

 

 

 

 

Tissue Paper Flowers
Make your decorations homegrown by making tissue paper flowers. Very cheapskate, beautiful and fun to make – you can use pastel colors for a girl's party or primary for a boy's! Thanks to HoosierHomemade for the idea and photo! Read More…

 

 

 

Beehive Pinata
A beehive pinata? Well , that's just the bee's knees! Make your own beehive pinata (fill with honey candies and tiny animals leftover from your mini petting zoo project) with this fabulous tutorial from Danielle's Place. Read More…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin the Bee on the Flower Game
Rewrite the old standby pin the tail on the donkey with this perfect-for-your-farm-birthday project- fun to make and fun to play from Wishful Cakery. Pair with the beehive pinata and you've got a perfectly coordinated recipe for success. Read More…

 

More Cute Farm Birthday Decoration and Activity Ideas:

- go bobbing for apples
- paint cardboard boxes yellow to look like bales of hay
- fill kiddie pools with water and float rubber duckies in them (maybe even have the kids fish for them)
- make cookies in barnyard shapes – and then have the kids pick out and decorate their favorite animal
- buy white balloons and use a black sharpie marker to make them "cow print" !
- instead of the traditional birthday party hats – give out bandanas!
- make a mini petting zoo : take stuffed animals and put them on a green blanket, rug or actual grass. you can make a fake fence using yellow or brown ribbon : a cheap and cute farm decoration!!!
 

Farm Themed Birthday Decorations To Purchase:

Barnyard Cups
Cow-printed cups, plates, napkins – a wonderful and simple look – to make your barnyard birthday delight the party animals

 

Cow Pinata
This unique and adorable cow pinata is sure to be a hit at your farm / barnyard birthday party. Fill with candy – and save up ( and wash) old milk bottles for the kids to use to fill with candy. Cute, wholesome and fun!
 

 

 

 

Farm Animals Ultimate Favor Set
This farm favors set is the perfect gift to send party goers home – a mix of both toys and a learning activity book ! All the work is done for you

 

 

Farm Animals Personalized Invitation
Affordable and personalized, these invitations are the perfect way to welcome friends to your party!

 

 

 

 

Farm Animal Balloons
Birthday in a Box has different farm animal balloons for you to choose from to make your party look extra special.

 

 

Farm Animals Birthday Table Settings  
Farm Animal plates, napkins, placemats, cups and more – all from Birthday in a Box !