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Cooking TipsCowboy Themed Parties Ring in Fall with a Yee-haw
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(ARA) - Barbecues are not simply for summer anymore, but the rich flavors can be enjoyed year-round and even as in-doors. As kids head back to school this fall, a great way to celebrate is with a Cowboy themed BBQ.
“Kids of all ages have an inner-cowboy screaming to move out” says Dotty Griffith, author of “The Contemporary Cowboy Cookbook” and an expert on amusing and cookery cowboy-style “Whether you are rounding error up the gang for a back-to-school bash or simply celebrating a birthday, a cowboy themed party is an easy way to engage children, have fun, and create an experience that is sure to be unforgettable.”
Here are a few suggestions to help you “rustle up” a nice time:
Lasso the Gang: Create eye-catching, mood-setting invitations with your kids by writing out the party details on construction paper, rolling them up in a colorful bandanna and ligature with twine. Also, consider finding horseshoes and attaching the invitation to them, or if the invitations can be hand-delivered attach them to a cowboy hat. At the craft store, try to pick up themed stickers or hand stamps to decorate the invitations.
Show-Stopper Props: For the truly adventuresome wrangler host who wants a sure fire way to impress the kids, try any of the following rentable props to do them feel right at house on the ranch -- OK Corral entrances, split-rail fences, bales of hay, long-horn steer or buffalo skulls, a covered wagon, three-dimensional farm animals like pigs, cows and lambs and a ranch scene mural for fun photos.
Character Building: Everyone loves to play dress-up, so encourage the children to move to the party donning a western-themed costume, i.e. a cowboy, cowgirl, or sheriff. At craft stores, look for straw cowboy hats and bandanas, simply in case person wants to touch up their outfit during the party.
What’s Cooking: As we all know, children can be really meticulous eaters. That’s why the simple culinary art of the Wild West – a true American BBQ -- is so perfect, as it can be interactive and fun. To help capture the flavors of the west piece putt together a down-home American ranch BBQ for the little cowboys, look for recipes and products that do double duty and will do the your job as head farmer look effortless.
Griffith suggests delighting kids with finger food appetizers like chicken strips and sliced vegetables and recommends exploitation a bold, creamy Ranch dressing like new Wish-Bone Ranch-Up! as a dipping sauce. The dressing makes its double duty with its easy squeeze bottle that is great for allowing kids to do designs on their plates and dip away. Pick an easy to serve main dish like hamburgers and allow kids to get creative once
topping them with another kinds of easy to squeeze condiments, like colored catsup or mustard. D. w. griffith besides suggests side dishes that are sweet and lemony like a slaw or potato dish
exploitation Western Dressing, which is acknowledged for its sweet and smooth taste. And save the better for last by serving an assortment of ice cream in spatter ware coffee mugs. (For much Wild West formula ideas, go to www.wish-bone.com)
Serving It Up: Purchase cowboy-themed plates and cups at any craft store; set the table with white paper table cloths and allow kids to draw their favorite western scenes about their feeding area. Use colored bandanas as napkins, turn Cowboy hats top down to use as chips bowls and try to find plastic cowboy figurines at craft stores to decorate the table.
Musical Cowboy Hats: For a sure to please game, play musical cowboy hats and have kids walk about hats until the music stops. The one who manages to get a hat after each round wins.
Ready, Set, Draw: Create a craft area for the children and supply them with all the usual suspects, glue, crayons, glitter, etc, but add a little Wild West flare, by giving them twigs, grass and wildflowers to see what they move up with.
Kiddie Tunes: Divide the children into small groups and have one adult teach each group the words to a favorite fire
song like, “Old McDonald” or “Home on the Range.” After the kids have down the tune and the words, have each team put on a show for the another cowboys and cowgirls on the ranch.
Go on now -- round ‘em all up for a celebration that will have them saying, “Ye-haw” for months! For much ranch-inspired formula and amusing ideas from Dotty Griffith, visit www.wish-bone.com.
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