Little Boy Blue Birthday Party Ideas

"Little Boy Blue, come, blow your horn! The sheep's in the meadow, the cows in the corn. Where's the little boy that looks after the sheep? Under the haystack, fast asleep!"

Little Boy Blue is a popular nursery rhyme for children and also makes a wonderful theme for a birthday.  We've listed our favorite ideas, games and activities for the Little Boy Blue theme.  Choose which ideas work best for you and use them to plan the perfect child's party!

Little Boy Blue Invitation Ideas
Simple solid blue invitations with party information written inside.

Print out party information onto blue cardstock (several can fit onto one sheet) about the size of a small index card and attach to a plastic toy horn with yellow or blue ribbon. 

Invitations printed with a meadow or old time farm scene.  For fun place a few straws of hay in the invitation.  

Needle in a Haystack - Fill a big container like a kids swimming pool with hay, raffia, shredded newspaper or Styrofoam peanuts. The "needle" (never use anything sharp!) could be toys, candy or little plastic sheep and cows. Hide the toys and candy in the "hay" and have kids search for the items. Little Boy Blue Treasure Hunt - Hide lots of plastic farm animals (or cut out sheep and cows from cardboard) around the party area, backyard or park.  Send out party guests to find the lost farm animals.  Let the guests keep what they find, or bring them back to trade for a prize.   You can also write a number on some (or all) of the animals and when they find one they can trade it in for a prize that corresponds to the number on their animal.  As a fun activity during the treasure hunt give each child a little horn that they can blow when they find an animal.

Little Boy Blue Food Ideas
Corn on the Cob
Ice Cream Sandwiches (Moo!)
Cotton Candy (sheep!)
Fruit kabobs - place pieces of apples, grapes, pineapple and strawberries on skewers
Veggie trays - serve with ranch dip
Dirt and Gummy worm cake or cupcakes
French Fries (under the haystack)

Little Boy Blue Party Favor Ideas
Plastic toy horns
Cotton Candy
Cow or sheep items
Bubbles