Most kids love animals which makes a farmyard theme a common and fun theme for a birthday celebration!
You can incorporate natural elements such as wood and grass into the party scene, or make it as colourful as you like. Gingham is a popular pattern in this theme so I have included lots of gingham products in this post.
You can incorporate tin pails, toy farm animals (or real ones!!), straw hats, fresh fruit and milk and wooden crates etc to develop a true farm feel. Some hire companies have great farm props such as water barrels and hay bales. You can also pick up some lovely Country style home decor items in the stores these days which could double as something extra special on the party table.
Remember to have a look at the Party Directory page on the blog for links to lots of suppliers for invites, party decor, hire items and more!
Invitations/Printables
Farmyard invitation (matching items available) - Polkadot Prints
Vintage Tractor invitation - Sara Luke Creative
Isn’t this great for a girly Farm party?
Pink barnyard printables - Frog Prince Paperie
On the Farm printables - Anders Ruff
Barnyard farm animals printables - Print Magic
Farm party printables - The Birthday House
Old Macdonald invitation - Invite Me
Katy Jane farm animal invitation - Katy Jane
Decorations
These bandana print lanterns are unique and perfect for a Farmyard party:
Bandana print lanterns - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations
This mini bunting which includes gingham patterns in cotton fabric would also be perfect for this theme:
Red mini cotton bunting - Cakes Around Town
Incorporate gingham through the use of fun tissue pom poms:
Gingham tissue pom poms (red & pink also available) - Ah-Tissue
These cow print balloons will add a real farm element to your decorations!
Cow print balloons - The Party Parlour
Tableware
This fun print could be used as a tablecloth or as a backdrop:
Cow print tablecloth - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations
Lovely gingham tablecloth which you could reuse for your own personal picnic parties in future!
Blue gingham tablecloth (also available in other colours) - Perfect Essentials
Create a natural farm look with this tablecloth:
Dyed Hessian cloth tablecloth - Occasion by Design
Have some fun with this cute table range for the Farm theme:
On the Farm dinner plates - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations
Or perhaps incorporate gingham into your plate decor:
Gingham tableware - The Party People
Pink mix flower paper plates with gingham - Invite Me
Bring in the natural look into the party decor with this wooden tableware:
Palm leaf plates - The Party Studio
Wooden spoons - The Party Studio
These napkins would look perfect atop the wooden plates or plain coloured plates:
Red gingham napkins - The Party Parlour
Milk is the perfect beverage for a farm party and these plastic milk bottles are so cute to serve milk in and best of all – they are unbreakable!
Plastic milk bottles - The Princess & the Pirate
Pop in a cute plastic straw to match your colour scheme:
Paper straws - Sweet Little Birdy
Sweet Treats
A few gingham pattern options for your farmyard treats:
Gingham red cupcake cases - Cakes Around Town
Blue gingham cupcake wrappers - How Divine
Gingham paper cones - Invite Me
Mini red gingham hot dog trays - I Love Parties
An easy way to decorate your farm theme cupcakes:
Farm cupcake pack - Partylish
A colourful gingham cupcake stand to display your cupcakes:
Gingham cupcake stand - Party & Co
These turntables are fantastic to serve sweets and lollies in, and the buckets make them great for a farmyard theme:
Bucket turntable - Sweet Little Birdy
Some cute animal candles for the special cake:
Farmyard party candles - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations
A perfect gingham & bandana look for your cake stand:
Meri Meri cake stand - Party & Co
Themed Items
These straw hats are perfect for the kids to wear at the party:
Straw Hat - Twiggi
Use gingham suitcases on your party table to add height to dishes or to display your party favours:
Gingham suitcases - Little Yoyo Styles
These wooden decor items can be used to serve different items at the party and continue the rustic farm feel:
Wooden trays - Shoppe with Lily
Compartment box - Shoppe with Lily
Wooden stool with white wash finish - Shoppe with Lily
Use this wood wool in tin pails or boxes etc as a simple extra decoration item:
Wood wool - Occasion by Design
Tin pails - Saffy & May
There are some places which hire out wagon wheel props or sell them – but for a cheaper option you could use one of these wagon wheel wall decorations:
Wagon wheel wall decoration - Discount Party Supplies
Love these vintage farm milk bottles. You could use just a few on the table with some flowers in them for decoration:
Falshaws vintage milk bottle - Sweet Style
Using a few toy farm animals on your party table is another easy decorating item. Sometimes its nice to spend a little bit more and buy a nice set which your child can also play with for after the party as well:
Goki wooden farm animal set - The Hip Infant
Le Toy Van sunny farm set - Gr8 Toys
The Anamalz range has a variety of animals to choose from and they are so lovely & durable!
Anamalz cow - Honeybee Toys
Favours & Packaging
This treat box comes filled with cute farmyard treats which make it an easy choice for this theme!
Farmyard treat box - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations
Farm animal stampers - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations
Farm press toys - The Petite Party Company
Wooden farm animal pencils - The Party Parlour
Little Colour stick pencil - I Love Parties
Package your favours in gingham options:
Blue gingham favour bag - Sweet Style
Milk carton’s are another fun way to package favours and really suits the farm theme:
Milk Carton Favour box - Sweet Style
Red gingham party bag (also comes in blue) - The Petite Party Company
Mini woven baskets - The Little Big Company
Personalised muslin favour bags - Jennifer's Cookies
Finish off with twine for that natural feel:
Blueberry Twine - The Party Studio
Real Parties
This Horse party has lots of fantastic ideas by Kate from Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations blog
This Wild West showdown party by Sharnel Dollar Designs has lots of ideas which could also be incorporated into a farmyard party. Showcased on the Marbous blog
A farm party showcasing how it can be done in a very pretty & subtle way on the Joyess Images blog
A farm party featuring lots of gingham elements featured on Babyology
An amazing Vintage barn feature on the Amy Atlas blog
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The Farm theme is one of those themes which you can decorate very simply and still showcase the theme, or unleash your creativity with props and decor!
I hope this blog post has been a good starting point for your party planning for your next little celebration! =)
