If you’re throwing a barnyard birthday, then check out this list of 36 farm birthday party ideas that will surely inspire you. These ideas include invitations, decorations, activities, foods, and party favors to ensure every aspect of your party is a barnyard bash!
Invitation:
First impressions are always important, and the first impression anyone will have of your party will be through the invitation. This makes picking out your invitation an important part of your party planning. Invitations to choose from include farm animals, barns, and tractors. Some popular sayings for your farm birthday party include “ Oink Baah Moo We Want to Celebrate With You!” or “Calling All Party Animals!”
Decorations:
What is a party without decorations? Backdrops, table cloths, centerpieces, and balloons can all be used to transform your farm birthday party into a barnyard bash.
- Barnyard Backdrop
Set the tone for your party with a barnyard backdrop. For a personalized touch, use this Welcome Party Animals Banner that can be customized with your child’s name. Surround it with Farm Themed Balloons, Farm Animal Balloons, wildflowers, or ribbons to make it look like a professional display. Make this barn the centerpiece of your party by turning it into a photo opt area or place it behind a food or present table.
- Gingham Patterned Tablecloths
Roll out some Gingham Patterned Tablecloths to give your tables a professional look. These tablecloths come in every color including red, pink, blue, and green so that they will match no matter what your party’s color palette is. - Farm Themed Plate
Make sure your plates match your theme with these Farm Themed Plates. They feature farm animals, barns, windmills, and tractors. For a more playful feeling, try these Farm Animal Face Plates. It comes with sheep, cows, pigs, horses, and chicks. - Farm Themed Table Centerpieces
Decorate your tables with rustic farm themed decor. This can be mason jars filled with wildflowers, wooden crates filled with drinks, or these Wooden Farm and Animal Centerpieces. For a DIY decoration, glue together Popsicle sticks to make a fence. Glue four fence sections into a square and you’ll have a little box that you can place decorations, treats, or favors into.
- Hay Bale Seating
Place hay bales throughout your party for a true barnyard touch. These bales of hay serve the dual purpose of both decoration and guest seating. Place them in front of backdrops, around tables, and in activity corners. If you can’t find any hay bales, try stacking some pallets or using up turned crates to achieve the same rustic farm feeling. - Farm Animal Plushies
Add some animals to your farm by placing Farm Animal Plushies among your other decorations. You can place these stuffed animals on tables, counters, chairs, and any other barnyard area you have. When the party is done, these toys can be given to your guests as party favors. - Animal Face Pom Pom Garland
Another way that you can add animals to your party is by creating a farm animal pom pom garland. To make one, just take different colored tissue paper pom poms and attach a printed picture of a farm animal’s face to it. String these pom poms together to create a garland or place individual ones among your other decorations.
- Barn Photo Booth Area
Create the perfect place to take pictures by adding a barn photo booth to your party. To make the photo booth, you can use a Barn Backdrop Cloth or paint a barn onto a piece of wood. Add some decorations like hay bales, a picket fence, and farm animals to make your barn come to life. And, don’t forget to add plenty of Farm Themed Photo Props to your booth! - Farm Sign Post
A sign post is a great decoration to include at the entrance to your party. You can decorate it with sunflowers or balloons and add your different party locations to it. Some locations you can add to your sign are “Farmer’s Market” for your eating area and “Barnyard,” for a play area.
Need a complete decorating kit? Check out this 205 Piece Farm Birthday Party Set. It comes with plates, napkins, cups, table clothes, balloons, banners, cake and cupcake toppers, and much more!
Foods:
Now that your guests have arrived, it’s time to feed them. This list of ideas includes snacks, entrees, and desserts to ensure that all your party animals get fed.
- Chicken Feed Chex Mix
Make sure all of your little chickens are fed by setting out some Chex Mix “chicken feed.” Just pour out some Chex Mix into a bowl and add a Farm Themed Food Label to create this fun and easy snack. - Popcorn Sheep
Another easy farm animal snack that you can make are some sheep popcorn bags. Just fill up a plastic bag full of popcorn, tie it closed, and then add a sheep’s face to the bag. The popcorn will look just like the sheep’s wool.
- Farm Fresh Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs are a fun bite sized treat that would fit perfectly among your farm party foods, especially when you label them as “Farm Fresh Eggs.” For a classic deviled egg recipe check out this article by Downshiftology. - Tractor Tire Pinwheels
Pinwheels are a great party food and look just like tractor tires when stacked on top of each other. This food is especially great because of how versatile it is. It can be filled with whatever you like. Check out this recipe by A Couple Cooks which uses cheese, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes for the filling. - Baked Bean Mud Pit
Create a mud pit out of baked beans for some Pig Figurines to swim in. This baked bean dish will be both delicious and adorable. Just make sure no one eats the pigs! If you need a good recipe, check out this one by Taste of Home.
- Farm Animal Mac and Cheese
Mac and Cheese is always a food favorite, especially among younger guests. Stay on theme by using some Farm Shaped Noodles in your dish. Your guests will love seeing these chickens, pigs, and tractors swimming in their cheese. - Cow Patterned Marshmallows
Chocolate covered marshmallows are a delicious treat that would be a great addition to your desert table, especially when you make them look like miniature cows. Start by dipping some large marshmallows into some white chocolate. Once dry, paint some black chocolate spots on them. Skewer three together and stick it into a mini hay bale to complete the look!
- Rice Krispie Treat Haystacks
Stack up some Rice Krispie Treat “Haystacks” for a super simple dessert that will fit right in among your other dishes. For this simple treat, just place your rice Krispies on a serving plate and add a Farm Themed Food Sign so that everyone will know they are actually bales of hay. - Cotton Candy Chicks
Create some adorable chicks from cotton candy for an easy grab and go treat. Just draw a chick face on a plastic bag and then fill it with yellow cotton candy. Tie it with a ribbon that matches your party’s colors to complete the look. This treat will also work great as a party favor that your guests can take home. - Sunflower Cupcakes
Show off the beauty of a farm by serving these sunflower cupcakes. This tutorial by Sally’s Baking will show you how to make them using sprinkles for the flower’s pit and icing for its petals.
For more farm themed foods, check out 21 Farm Party Foods for a Barnyard Bash – Fun and Easy Snacks, Entrees, and Desserts.
Activities:
After the food, it’s time for the real fun to begin! But how to entertain so many little ones? Here are some of my favorite ideas.
- Animal Toss
Send the party animals home by tossing them into their barn during this animal toss activity. For this game, paint a barn with multiple doors on a wooden board and cut out a hole where each door is. Hang the board up and then have your guests take turns trying to toss some Farm Animal Plushies into the barn. Whoever can get the most farm animals home is the winner. - Cow Tipping (Bowling)
Create a carnival style game at your party with a cow tipping bowling game. For the game, take some cardboard tubes, like an empty Pringles can, and paint it white with black cow spots. Place them in a triangular pattern and let your guests use a ball to try and tip some cows!
- Carrot Pull
Have your guests harvest some produce by hosting a carrot pulling contest. For this activity, you’ll need a cardboard box and some Fake Carrots. Flip the box upside down, cut some carrot shaped holes in the box, and then place the carrots into the holes. You little farmers will now be able to harvest all the carrots they want! To make this activity really tie into your theme, paint your box green with brown garden rows so that it look like the carrots are planted at a farm. - Sheep Balloon Herding
Enlist the help of your guests with this sheep herding balloon game. Just set up a roped off barn area and spread out some Sheep Balloons on the ground outside of it. Your guests will have to get as many of the sheep back into the pin as they can. For older guests, set a timer and see how fast they can herd all the sheep.
- Paint a Farm Animal
Painting is always a fun activity for kids. And, with these Farm Themed Painting Kits, your guests will be able to paint their very own farm animal. This craft also makes a great party favor and will remind your guest of how much fun they had at the party every time they look at it. - Fingerprint Sheep Painting
If you’re not afraid of a messy painting activity, then have your guests make a fingerprint sheep painting. For this painting, start by gluing a cut out of a sheep’s head to a colored piece of construction paper. Then, have your guests dip their fingers in white paint and add their fingerprints where the sheep’s wool would be. - Farm Themed Sensory Table
Create a farm themed sensory table for your guests using this DIY mud dough recipe by Blue Eyed Mamma. Place the dough in a large container and add some Farm Animal Figurines and watch as your guests enjoy making the animals play in the mud.
- Plant Your Own Crops
Help your guests start their own farm by having a crop planting station. Set out small pots, dirt, and different seeds and watch as your guests turn into farmers. For this activity, pick plants like bush green beans, strawberries, tomatoes, or flowers.
For more farm themed activities, check out 21 Unique Farm Birthday Activities for a Barnyard Party.
Favors:
The most successful party is one that is remembered well past the party date. A great way to help your guests remember your farm birthday party is by sending them home with a souvenir. Check out these ideas for what to include in your farm themed party favor bag.
- Animal Ear Headbands
Turn your guests into party animals by gifting them some Farm Animal Headbands. These headbands feature 12 different farm animals and can be worn during the party or taken home in a goody bag. Your guest will love pretending that they are part of the farm. - Adopt a Farm Animal Station
Create an “Adopt a Farm Animal” station and gift your guests a new best friend. This Adopt a Farm Animal Set would be perfect for this party favor. It contains 6 different types of animals and comes with adoption certificates and carry cases.
- Paint a Farm Animal Kit
A painting kit is a great gift for children who love to craft. This is a gift that can be in the bags ready to take home or broken out during the party for some painting time. Check out these pre-made Farm Animal Painting Kits. These kits come with 24 animal figurines, paints, paintbrushes, and a thank you card. - Barnyard Playdough Kit
For a personalized party favor, check out these Farm Themed Play Dough Kits that can be customized with your child’s name. These kits would fit great in a goodie back and can even be broken out during the party. Each kit contains 2 oz of playdough, an animal figurine, and other themed items. - Stick Ponies
Have some Stick Ponies ready for your little farmers to ride on. Keep them standing up in a corral that way your guests can play with them during the party or pick them up on their way home. Another option are these Inflatable Stick Horses.
- Farm Themed Coloring Book/Pages
Kids can never have too many coloring books. Adding a farm themed one to your goodie bag will surely be a hit. Try making one yourself with this Farm Themed Editable Coloring Book. Just download it, edit it to include your child’s name and year, then print. - Stickers or tattoos
Stickers or temporary tattoos can be a great addition to your party bag. Your guests can play with them during your party or continue the party fun at home. Check out this pack of 96 Barnyard Stickers to fit your theme. - Miniature Animal Farm
Create a miniature animal farm in a bag for a creative party favor. Just take some Farm Animal Figurines, put them in a bag, then add an “Animal Farm” label. You guests will love getting to bring their very own farm home.
For more party favor ideas, check out 21 Farm Party Favors Your Guests Will Actually Use.
I hope this guide has inspired you. Let me know in the comments if you plan to incorporate any of these ideas into your farm birthday party.
