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8 Fun Games and Activities for a Wild West Party with Your Girls

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During the year we always try to throw a few theme party events. I have done a Wild West Party where we had a lot of actual western attire and decorations from a few of our leaders who owned a farm and had many wild west items at their disposal.

We created a fake campfire with a s ’mores maker in the middle so girls were able to actually make s ‘mores on campfire and had hay barrels for seats. We had our party in fall and it was pretty cold out, if your able to you could use a real fire to make s ’mores

We created a covered wagon by using a table and a lot of cardboard and tape. We used the covered wagon as the place to hold all the food and gifts to be stored. It also made for a great photo opportunity.

If you want to add scout cash to your event and instead of prizes during games you award scout cash here is How To Use Scout Cash With Your Troop

Sing A Song Around The Campfire

Home on the Range

Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Home, home on the range,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Balloon Stampede

You will need a lot of balloons and you can fill them with prizes or if you do scout cash you could fill them with scout cash prizes. Put all the balloons all over the meeting area. Then on go have the girls run around popping the balloons taking the prize inside, just like a stampede.

Even more balloon games to try with your girls: 12 Games To Play With Balloons

Riding Horse Relay

This is a relay game and all you need is two broom sticks with a horse head on the end of each. Have a starting and ending line and on go the first person on each team rides the horse to end and back and hands off to next girl. First team to finish relay first wins. You can add cones or obstacles in middle to make it more interesting.

4 More Games Posted On Another Blog

Previous to this post I also wrote a great post on the Scout Leader 411 blog where you can learn how to do all the games listed below and more suggestions for a wild west party including a WANTED poster for each girl to design.

Wild West Games

  • Rattlesnake Stomp
  • Boot Tossing
  • Cattle wrangler
  • Rattlesnake Ruckus

I would love to hear how it went and what you did different or in addition to my ideas.


Party Planning Kit Printables

I am so excited to present Strawjenberry’s Ultimate Party Kit! Almost everything you need to plan your troop celebration is included in this kit and can be printed at home or through your local office supply store or printer. It all starts with a personalized troop banner (two options to choose from) that includes your troop number. From there you have many different supplies to create the labels, stickers and decorations that you need.

The full color party kit includes:

  • One personalized banner
  • Personalized party invitation
  • Four (4) styles of placecards/treat labels, including one (1) secret bonus design
  • “I Love Girl Scouts” flower graphic
  • Fifteen (15) unique and colorful “badges” to use as stickers, cupcake toppers, or decorative elements on any number of party items
  • A sheet of personalized gift tags
  • Two (2) square backgrounds to create labels for lollipops. chocolate bars or giftboxes
  • A set of personalized badges with your girls’ names on them (you can also opt for a troop number instead)
  • Printable 8 1/2 x 11 Promise and Law pages–perfect for framing!
  • One sheet of twelve (12) blank badges
  • One sheet of twelve (12) level letters with heart (d, b, j, c, s, a, v)

The sky is the limit for how you can use all of these DIY elements to create the ultimate party. All items are included and have the bright and cheerful design color scheme. Get now for any party, ceremony or event you are planning for your troop.

Organize Your Troop Parties This Year with a 25+ page Leader Planner

This Leader Planner is from another amazing blogger named Jen her blog is called “I am StrawjenBerry” With the help of Jen I wrote a blog post explaining everything you will get in this planner. It has everything you need to plan your troop year. The planner contains your calendar, meeting planners, rosters and badge trackers in one safe place for when you need it. Read more

Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls!

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