But you must have a cowboy campfire to gather round at chow time. If you have any hay leftover from your Down on the Farm party from a few months ago, you can use that here, too. If you have a small group of cowboys and cowgirls, you can do these activities one after the other. Make a Cowboy Vest Take a large paper grocery bag and cut up the middle for a neckhole. Cut two armholes in the side.
Kids can decorate their vests with crayons, markers or paint and cut fringe along the bottom.
Panning for Gold Spraypaint gravel and small pebbles with gold paint. Mix into a large dispan filled with play sand, water and coffee grounds. Give the children sandbox sieves or aluminum piepans to use to hunt for gold. Cowhide Branding Take your leftover grocery bags from the vest activity and tear out a large asymmetrical shape for your cowhide. Make potato brands by cutting a regular brown potato in half.