BACKYARD BIRTHDAY CAMPOUT The weather is getting warmer, so many of us are thinking of summer camping adventures. A birthday at a campground is a fun idea, but it could be difficult to get all of your party guests out to a campground. A fun alternative is to host a backyard birthday campout!
On your buffet table, use wooden serving trays, cake stands and wooden cutting boards to hold the food.
Setting The Scene
Make sure you do some planning to keep bugs away from your food and guests too!
Depending on the ages of your guests and the size of your yard, you could set up tents in the backyard for the guests to have an outdoor slumber party. Or, you could just have all the fun of camping during the evening without the actual sleepover part. When you think of camping, you might imagine having a fire pit to roast hot dogs and s’mores. Before you get too far in your planning, be sure to Google “fire pit regulations” in your city to see what is allowed or not permitted in your city.
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For lighting in your backyard, use outdoor lanterns, batteryoperated paper lanterns and patio lights.
Food Even without a fire pit, you could enjoy roasted hot dogs on the BBQ or a s’mores dessert such as s’mores pie, s’mores squares, etc. You can find plenty of s’mores recipe ideas on Pinterest. If guests will be able to roast marshmallows for s’mores, then set up a s’mores bar with marshmallows, sticks for roasting,