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Farmyard Theme Outdoor Party Games

May 5, 2014 by Emma Gadsby 13 Comments

We are excited to be participating in our first ever Backyard Blog Hop. It was perfect timing as yesterday we had a family birthday party to celebrate Adam’s second birthday!

Adventures of Adam Bitsy Boo T-shirt

Adam’s fabulous t-shirt was made by my lovely sister-in-law Becky and can be purchased at Betsy Boo Broidery – check out her other designs.

Last week I had been chosen to be a #MorrisonsMum and given £80 to spend in Morrisons over the bank holiday weekend. We decided to use the money to have a themed party. Adam loves tractors and cows so we decided on a farmyard theme. I have to point out this is out of character for us and we would not normally get this involved in a birthday party let alone have a theme. This is the first time we have attempted anything like this!

Adventures of Adam farmyard party food

There are too many parts to the day to include in one post so I have decided to cover them over several posts. This post is about the farm yard outdoor party games.

My family doesn’t usually play party games. Sometimes there is a game of football and that is about it. However, with a birthday theme we opted for farm yard animal games.

Cow Skittles

The cow skittles were easy to make. I recycled two-litre bottles and wrapped them with white paper and stuck on black cow spots. The cow face was made from black card and white stickers and was attached to the bottles with double sided sellotape.

Adventures of Adam Cow skittles farmyard party games

We set the cow skittles up outside. At first the wind blew over the skittles so we added a little water to stabilise the bottles more.

Adventures of Adam cow skittles outdoor party game

My seven year old nephew Stevie was first up.

Adventures of Adam farmyard party games

Our little ball wasn’t hard enough to knock over the skittles so we emptied some of the water and tried using a football instead.

Adventures of Adam cow bottle skittles

Adam loved the game and gave it his usual clap.

Adventures of Adam toddler cow skittles

Although Adam enjoyed knocking down the skittles with the ball his preferred method was with his hands.

Adventures of Adam toddler outdoor games

Cow Milking

The day before the party I realised our Ikea stool could easily be turned into a cow. I attached cow print paper to its sides and cut out and stuck on a cow face to the front.  For the cows udders I poured diluted soya milk (Adam is milk intolerant) into disposable gloves, tied the top of the glove like a balloon and used a paper clip to prick each finger. The hardest part was attaching the udder to the cow. Sellotape and duck tape couldn’t cope with the weight of the udder but Nana came up with using string to keep it in place.

Adventures of Adam cow milking

Beth and Adam couldn’t work out what Nana was up to – although Adam did appear to have his soya cup ready in anticipation!

Adventures of Adam DIY cow milking

Stevie had a go…

Adventures of Adam cow milking game

… although Uncle Ben had great fun in getting Stevie covered in soya.

Adventures of Adam ikea stool hack

We transferred the cow to the chair for Stevie to make it easier.

Adventures of Adam Farmyard party games cow milking

The gloves were surprisingly effective. I don’t think any of us will go into the milking business as most of the soya milk went on the floor.

We had one udder left. I should have known not to leave my brother unsupervised with the udder. He attached the glove to his body with the string and became a milking cow himself.

Adventures of Adam human cow milking party game

I also should have known that my brother wouldn’t leave it there either! Udders make surprisingly good water guns – where Uncle Ben managed to soak all of us in soya milk!

Adventures of Adam cow udder water fight

Cow Piñata 

For the party I had converted a typical piñata into a cow piñata.

Adventures of Adam cow pinata

The problem was that Adam has become slightly attached to the cow piñata and keeps cuddling it. We couldn’t decide if it was an ethical game to play or not!

Filed Under: Play Activities, Some time required, Supervision needed Tagged With: Activity round ups, Animal themed play, Cupboard Resources, DIY activities, Fine Motor Activities, Gross Motor Skills, Independent Play Activities, Messy activity, Outdoor Play Activities, Recycled materials, Role-play

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Comments

  1. Coombe Mill says

    May 5, 2014 at 11:21 pm

    What a fun day and great to use a theme and get inspired for some games. We did much the same this week for the triplets, which I will share on Country Kids next week. Our games are different but the essence of the fun very similar. I might just remember your games for another time too! Thank you for sharing on Country Kids

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  2. Liska Myers says

    May 6, 2014 at 3:57 am

    Such a fun party. I enjoyed reading both the ideas for the farmyard party and the funny moments your family had. Happy Birthday to Adam!

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  3. Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) says

    May 6, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    This is so much fun! YOur party is awesome and I love family bundle! But I dont want to be in the bottom of the pyramid =P
    #countrykids

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  4. ktbtw says

    May 7, 2014 at 3:47 pm

    What an amazing party theme! Such fantastic ideas as well. Looks like you all had a fun time =D #MMWBH

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  5. Kierna says

    May 10, 2014 at 11:03 am

    Loads of great, fun ideas & thanks for linking up to the Outdoor Play Party.

    Reply
  6. Frazzled MumFrazzled Mum says

    May 11, 2014 at 9:59 am

    Some brilliant ideas! Themed parties are great fun, it’s amazing where your imagination will take you. Seems like you all had a lovely time.
    Love the T-shirt too.

    Reply
  7. Super Busy Mum {Debs} says

    May 13, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    What an amazing day and those farmyard themed outdoor games looked like great fun. Especially the cow with udders, hahaa! Thanks so much for linking up with #MMWBH xx

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  8. Emma Edwards says

    May 13, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    Thank you everyone for your comments. Adam had a wonderful birthday and certainly one for us to remember!

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  9. Leanna Alldonemonkey says

    May 16, 2014 at 12:24 am

    These are such cute ideas! I especially love milking the cow – we have that same stool, so you have given me ideas! Thanks for co-hosting the Backyard Barbecue Blog Hop!

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    • Emma Edwards says

      May 19, 2014 at 7:23 am

      Don’t you just love Ikea!

      Reply
  10. Mudpie Mama says

    May 17, 2014 at 11:21 am

    I love the udder game! What a brilliant idea for a party. I will have to remember to come back to this one for Little Man’s next birthday party. Thanks for sharing at the Outdoor Play Party 🙂

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    • Emma Edwards says

      May 19, 2014 at 7:23 am

      I can imagine this would be brilliant with lots of cows and as a competition – who can milk the cow the quickest.

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  11. Jen Farr says

    May 20, 2014 at 11:33 pm

    What a super fun idea! love it all. Thanks for linking to the Outdoor Play Party.

    Reply

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