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May 19, 2014 by: Ashley Greenwood

Backyard Camping Birthday Party Fun!

Celebrate your favorite camper with a Camping Birthday Party! This post includes fun camping birthday party ideas, inexpensive decorations, backyard camping party games, and two campfire cake instructions.

Perfect birthday party for boys! Celebrate your favorite camper with a Camping Birthday Party! This post includes fun camping birthday party ideas, inexpensive decorations, backyard camping party games, and two campfire cake instructions.

To celebrate our boys birthdays this spring we threw a Backyard Camping Birthday Party! It was a fun yet laid back party filled with games, a backyard movie, and two of the coolest campout birthday cakes you’ve ever seen!

How to Host a Camping Birthday Party

A huge DIY banner welcomes the campers! This DIY birthday banner was so simple that the boys did most of the work. {Click here} to get all the do-it-yourself details.

DIY Birthday Banner

DIY Birthday Banner

Our boys were eager to help set up their campsites. Of course, each needed a separate tent for all their buddies to sleep in. Everyone knows that 10 year old boys are too manly to camp out with 7 year olds! 🙂

Backyard Birthday Party

Backyard Campout Birthday Party by 3 Little Greenwoods

Backyard Campout Birthday Party by 3 Little Greenwoods

Tables to hold the party supplies, presents and cakes were set up on our back deck. It was great to have almost the entire party outside. Thank goodness we had awesome weather!

Flashlights are a must at any campout party. They served as party favors and provided great fun for a game of nighttime hide and seek. I picked these up from Target’s Dollar Spot.

boy birthday party

Backyard Campout Birthday Party by 3 Little Greenwoods

Once all the party guests arrived, it was time for camping party games! All the supplies were stashed into a wooden crate to make it easy to grab. Here’s a list of easy party games we played:

Camping Party Games

Camping Party Game #1: 3-legged Races

We used strips of cloth to tie the children’s legs together for this fun game. Boys are all about racing to see how is the fastest!

backyard games

backyard games

Camping Party Game #2: “Don’t Drop the Fire Crystal” Race 

This game is exactly like the old “egg and spoon” race but we made it way more exciting by creating fire crystals (balled up pieces of red cardstock) for the children to carry.

Backyard Campout Birthday Party by 3 Little Greenwoods

Even Princess Tootsie wanted to try! I promise she looked way more coordinated at the beginning of the party. 

Backyard Campout Birthday Party by 3 Little Greenwoods

Camping Party Game #3: Scavenger Hunt

All you need is a paper lunch bag, a marker, and a list of things easily found in your backyard. They loved tearing through the yard collecting items!

Backyard Campout Birthday Party by 3 Little Greenwoods

After everything on the list of checked off, the children choose treasure (pre-filled Easter eggs bought on sale). 😉

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After the games, it was time for a laid back dinner of hotdogs, chips and cake!

Although the boys did agree to a combined camping birthday party, they were very vocal about having two separate birthday cakes.

Camping Birthday Cakes

Big Boy’s Campfire Birthday Cake was a huge hit! Go {here} to see how I made it!

Campfire Birthday Cake by 3 Little Greenwoods

Campfire Birthday Party by 3 Little Greenwoods

Not to be outdone, Little Boy wanted an entire campsite on his birthday cake! It is filled with a campfire, tent, trees, and even a sweet red bird.

Go see how I made this DIY camping birthday cake!

Backyard Campout Cake by 3 Little Greenwoods

Backyard Campout Cake by 3 Little Greenwoods

Once candles were blown out and the cake was cut, it was time for the real campfire and s’mores.

campout birthday party

The boys thought these super huge marshmallows were awesome! I’m surprised there were any left to roast. Little sneakers! 😉

backyard campout party

After all that fun, it was time to settle down with a movie on the big screen.

Honey attached a side to our tailgating tent to create a big screen for a projector. It worked like a charm and was super cool to watch the movie on a giant screen!

Backyard Campout Birthday Party by 3 Little Greenwoods

Here’s our Sweet Yellow Dog plotting her sneak attack on all the party leftovers, dropped shoes, and other random objects laying around the backyard.

yellow dog

Remember my Garden Varmint post? I can’t wait to show you all the things that went missing the morning after the Campout Birthday Party!

This Backyard Campout Birthday Party was by far our boys favorite! Keeping the party simple with a few games and a easy menu made for a laid back yet fun time for this party planning Mama.

As always, I hope we have inspired you to celebrate with your family!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Suzanne of Simply Suzannes at Home says

    May 19, 2014 at 9:47 am

    Suzanne of Simply Suzannes at Home

    Looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing :0)
    Have a great week,
    Suzanne

    Reply
    • 2

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 19, 2014 at 9:54 pm

      Thanks Suzanne! We had the best time partying with a backyard full of boys running around like crazy!

      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  2. 3

    kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says

    May 19, 2014 at 11:16 am

    This is one of the neatest, and most fun birthday themes I have seen. Such awesome ideas! Thank you bunches for linking up and partying with us, Ashley! Pinning this.

    Reply
    • 4

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 19, 2014 at 9:53 pm

      Wahoo! Thanks so much for pinning our Backyard Campout Birthday Party and for the comment love!

      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  3. 5

    Jess says

    May 19, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    What a NEAT idea! Love this! Looked like so much fun!

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

    Reply
    • 6

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 19, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      We did have so much fun! Thanks for the sweet comment!

      Reply
  4. 7

    Deonna at the Child at Heart blog says

    May 19, 2014 at 2:34 pm

    This looks like a blast! Having boys can be so fun sometimes! I will have to pin this for when Cole gets older 🙂

    Reply
    • 8

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 19, 2014 at 9:52 pm

      Boys can be so much fun! They really loved their party!

      Reply
  5. 9

    KC @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family says

    May 19, 2014 at 8:46 pm

    What a darling party! Love all your ideas and great cake!
    KC

    Reply
    • 10

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 19, 2014 at 9:50 pm

      Thank you so much for visiting my blog and leaving some comment love about our boys’ Backyard Campout Birthday Party!

      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  6. 11

    Allie says

    May 19, 2014 at 9:55 pm

    Very, very cool party! And that is the cutest cake!

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    • 12

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 30, 2014 at 1:44 pm

      Thank you so much, Allie! I had the best time planning it with the boys!

      Reply
  7. 13

    Cindy@DIYbeautify says

    May 20, 2014 at 9:56 am

    What a great idea for a birthday party! The cakes were awesome! It looks like the kids had a blast!!! And maybe once they finally fell asleep the dog had fun nibbling up all the fallen leftovers?! 😛

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    • 14

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 21, 2014 at 8:00 am

      Hey Sweet Friend!

      That silly dog was probably sick from all the half eaten hotdogs, dropped huge-fungus marshmallows, and pieces of cake she ate! But we love her sneaky self!

      Reply
  8. 15

    Leslie says

    May 20, 2014 at 9:00 pm

    What a cool birthday! That cake is awesome. I’m stopping by from the Tuesday blog hop & I’m a new follower through Bloglovin. I hope your having a great day.

    Reply
    • 16

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 21, 2014 at 7:59 am

      Thanks so much for the comment love and for being a new follower! I’m hoping over to check out your blog right now!

      Reply
  9. 17

    Heather {Woods of Bell Trees} says

    May 21, 2014 at 3:03 am

    I love how you kept things simple, but at the same time there were lots of fun details! You really did an amazing job!

    Reply
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      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 21, 2014 at 7:55 am

      Thanks so much! It was a much more laid back kind of party than Tootsie’s Princess Sofia party last summer. Girls are a tad more high maintenance that boys to say the least! 😉

      Reply
  10. 19

    Marti says

    May 21, 2014 at 10:46 am

    What a fun party! You really put a lot of time into it!! I love the theme, so perfect for outside and for boys!! 🙂

    Reply
    • 20

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 22, 2014 at 8:10 am

      It was the perfect party theme for two rough and tumble little boys!

      Reply
  11. 21

    Meredith says

    May 22, 2014 at 8:18 am

    Oh my goodness!! I am SO glad you did this first! Ours will not even be half as cool, but this helps me so much. P.S. Expect lots of panicked, “HELP ME!” messages next week as I try to pull this together! Thanks for all the inspiration, Ashley! 🙂

    Reply
    • 22

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 23, 2014 at 3:29 pm

      I searched all over Pinterest trying to find someone else who had done the campout party theme without getting monogrammed backpacks and having individual tents packs for the campers. My goal was to have a fun party for me and the kids! 😉 Just let me know if you have any questions!

      Reply
  12. 23

    Jessica K says

    May 23, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    This is brilliant! This is for sure going to be a theme for a future birthday party for my little boy! I love camping, tents, and sitting around a fire. He already loves being outside and I’m sure he’ll love all of these things when he’s a bit older (he’s six months old now).

    Thanks for the inspiration! I found your post through the BeYoutiful link party.

    Reply
    • 24

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 30, 2014 at 1:50 pm

      Yay! So excited you found me. Our boys’ Campout Birthday Party was super fun and they loved celebrating with their friends. Hopping over to ‘see’ you! 😉

      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  13. 25

    Jessica says

    May 24, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    I love love love this theme! Everyone looks like they are having so much fun! You did a great job!
    Jessica

    Reply
    • 26

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 30, 2014 at 1:48 pm

      Hey Jessica! Thanks so much for the comment love. Hopping over to check out your blog now. 🙂
      ~ Ashley

      Reply
  14. 27

    Diane | An Extraordinary Day says

    May 25, 2014 at 6:58 pm

    Are you like the most fun mom EVER?!!! Wow! What a great party and so fun. Pinning to remember for sure!!

    Thanks Ashley for sharing your amazing creativity with us a Project Inspire{d}! I can’t wait to see what you bring to the party on Monday! [hugs]

    Reply
    • 28

      Diane | An Extraordinary Day says

      May 26, 2014 at 6:30 pm

      You know I loved this, Ashley! Look for a feature tonight!! 🙂

      Reply
      • 29

        3littlegreenwoods says

        May 30, 2014 at 1:45 pm

        Hey Sweet Friend! Thank you so much for featuring our boy’s Backyard Campout Birthday Party! You made my day!

        ~ Ashley

        Reply
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    Aubrey says

    May 27, 2014 at 9:25 am

    Oh my word. This is absolutely adorable! I love a good party with attention to detail, and you’ve certainly got that here. I’m so pinning it for later! 🙂 #projectinspired

    Reply
    • 31

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 28, 2014 at 8:15 am

      So excited that you pinned our Backyard Campout Party! Thank you!

      ~ Ashley

      Reply
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    Glenna @ My Paper Craze says

    May 27, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    You must be the “cool” mom in your group. This is one amazing party! The tent labels, the cakes, the games, smores, and a big screen movie. You rock! Thanks for linking up to Creative Spark.
    Glenna @ My Paper Craze

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    • 33

      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 28, 2014 at 8:13 am

      Thank you so much! I love the whole party planning process and am just grateful my “too cool” 10 year old agreed to having a combined party with his little brother! 😉

      Reply
  17. 34

    Amanda @ Dixie Delights says

    April 27, 2015 at 5:06 pm

    I shared this darling party on my blog today in the Boy Mom Madness recap!!

    Reply
    • 35

      3littlegreenwoods says

      April 28, 2015 at 9:46 am

      Oh my goodness! You just made my day! Dixie Delights was one of my very first blogs that I followed and I always enjoy getting your updates.

      Thanks so much for the feature!

      Reply
  18. 36

    E M says

    March 18, 2019 at 2:36 am

    I’m years late in my comment….nevertheless, you created such an adorable party that I wanted to crawl through my device screen to be a part of it. Thanks for all the inspiration!

    Reply

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