Some corn stalks can be placed around along with wicker
baskets of fresh fruits and vegetables. Galvanized cans are about
as country as ya git and can be used as ice buckets or throw a
red bandana in and fill with personalized chocolate suckers!
The cake is kid's favorite part of the party so make sure
your Farm Birthday Party cake is the cat's meow.
For those of you who are as busy as a long tailed cat in a
room full of rocking chairs but still prefer to bake your own
cake, a cake topper cake set is the perfect solution. They are
adorable yet simple. Just bake and frost with our cream
cheese frosting. Then just set a topper on, quick as a
wink.
You can make your own animal shaped cake too. Look online for
cool farm birthday party animal cake ideas like a pig or chicken. You can
even do this traditional bunny cake that I made recently. Bake
two round cakes and use one for the head. Cut the second to make
a bow tie and two ears. I let the children decorate it with gum
drops, jelly beans and other assorted candies.
My daughter and her husband, the chef, like using fondant so they
made an
utterly adorable Farm birthday party cake by stacking two round
cakes then frosting them. Then they applied a sheet of white
fondant to cover the entire cake area and added black
cow
spots. They added strip of red gingham around the base.
The cake turned out moo-valous.
Cupcakes are always a favorite for the kids. They are easy to
make and fun to eat so whether you serve them along with a cake
or instead of, make sure to include them at your farm birthday
party!
We have some great idears fer ya so your cupcakes will look (and
taste) like they came straight from the farm.
If you are pressed for time, here's one that's
"quick as all get out". Just whip up a batch of our
cake batter and frost with one of our
delicious frostings. Or, of course you can use yer own recipe
if you are so inclined. Then, simply stick in farm birthday party
cupcake picks or top with one of these farm birthday party
Animal toppers.
You can also use a toy like these fun
farm birthday party animal squirters for a topper or farm birthday party
theme novelty candies.
Fer those wanting to do a little more, check out these farm birthday party
animal creations.
No matter which of the cupcake ideas you fancy, don't
forget the cupcake liners. I love the red gingham
ones for some
down-on-the-farm charm.
Send the little ones home with a cupcake treat. We found these
Farm birthday party theme cupcake boxes at Birthday Express.
I personally love my
cupcake stand
and recommend purchasing one. You will use it over and over and
it makes a very attractive addition to the serving table.
With all the fun the yougin's will be having at the party,
they are sure to need some grub to
fill e'm up. We
have acres of country cousine ideas and farm fresh favorites that
will have the whole barnyard piggin' out.
If yer party falls around mealtime, you will want to serve up
some
hearty helpins that include one or more of these main
dishes.
Ingredients
1-2 weiners for each guest
refrigerated crescent rolls (one for each weiner)
shredded cheese
Unfold the rolls and place a weiner and some shredded cheese
in each one then wrap. Bake as the rolls instructions or until
lightly browned.
Serve on a pink platter or
pig plate
like this one.
This dish is not only
delicious, its really farm fit
when served in a plate with a
toy horse
in the
"hay" on the tray.
Ingredients
8 large russet potatoes, peeled
4 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
In a large saucepan, cover potatoes with water. Bring water to a
boil and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Let cool in
refrigerator overnight. The next morning, heat butter in a large
skillet or frying pan. Shred potatoes and add to pan. Season with
salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown on bottom, flip and
brown on other side.
GRANDMA'S FRIED CHICKEN
This is a favorite you udderly must serve cuz what's a
day
on the farm without Grandma's fried chicken?
Ingredients
1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
1 cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon paprika
1 quart vegetable oil
Season chicken pieces with salt, pepper, and paprika. Roll in
flour.
Add 1/2 to 3/4 inch oil to a large, heavy skillet. Heat to
approximately 365 degrees and place chicken pieces in hot oil.
Cover, and fry until golden, turning once, 15 to 20 minutes.
Drain on paper towels.
BARNYARD SANDWICHES
This one is a fun and easy family favorite! Simply make
sandwiches with the filling of your choice like chicken salad,
peanut butter and jelly or deli meat and a slice of cheese. Use
farm animal cookie cutters
to cut into
shapes.
Mealtime at your farm birthday party can be a
hare raising
experience with this adorable bunny! I actually did this one
for Easter but it fits right in to the farm birthday party and will be the
talk of the barnyard!
Ingredients
2 packages of refrigerated or frozen loaf bread dough, thawed
2 raisins
2 almond slices
dip
lettuce for lining
assorted sliced veggie
cheese and ham squares
6 toothpicks
After the bread has risen, make the bunny by shaping an oval
for his face and a circle for his belly. Then make paws and hind
legs. Roll out two ears by twisting a long piece then folding it
over. Make small flattened balls for the cheeks and nose. Place 2
raisins for eyes and two almond slivers for the teeth. Let rise
and bake on baking sheet in preheated oven according to the
instructions on the dough. Be sure to keep an eye on it,
preferably by looking through the oven window. The bunny will
rise again as it bakes.
Once the bunny has risen, scoop out some of the bread from the
tummy area then place lettuce in the hole and fill with dip.
Arrange veggies, cheese and ham around the platter. Stick 3
toothpicks into each side by the cheeks for whiskers.
NOTE: You can move the bunny to a bigger serving dish but what
I did was left it on the baking dish and just layed some pretty
lettuce leaves on the baking dish and place the baking sheet on a
larger covered board.
Your little piggies will devour these baaaaa-d buns! And
we mean baaaa-d in a good way...just taste and see.
Ingredients
One frozen package of bread or roll dough, thawed
raisins
filling:
pizza sauce, hamburger meat or sausage and cheese of your choice
DIRECTIONS
Let the dough rise according to the directions on the package.
Make circles with a biscuit cutter or you can even use a
glass. Place one circle down and place some filling inside then
add a dough circle piece on top and seal the edges. Make pig
ears from triangles cut from the dough and small circles for
a pig nose. Place 2 slices of almonds on for the teeth
then make two slits in each pig nose. Add raisins for
eyes. Let rise again then place on baking sheet in a
preheated oven and bake as directed on the dough
instructions.
NOTE:You can substitute the filling for the filling of your
choice like a ham and cheese mix or even just cheese.
SNACKS
Kids love corn on the cob drippin' with butter. The
best kept secret is that it is good for them but I won't tell
if you don't!
Boil, broil or steam corn on the cobs. Cut off the ends of each
cob and cut in half then place on a stick and
dip in melted
butter.
DOWN HOME FRUIT AND VEGGIE TRAY
Melt chipits together. Add nuts and noodles. Drop on waxed
paper by spoonfuls. Store in refrigerator.
Juicy Juice Harvest Blend is a festive choice as well as
Country Time Lemonade (regular or pink). The convenient serving
boxes are spillproof and convenient.
Your little guests will be having as much fun as pigs in mud
so better check out this good clean gift...personalized farm animal soaps!
NOTE: This game can also be played as a relay race of two
teams.