Celebrate Cow Appreciation Day
Round up the herd for a new kind of fun! It's a Cow Appreciation Day party!
Each year Chick-fil-A sets aside a day in July known as Cow Appreciation Day in honor of their official Chick-fil-A cow. People who come to Chick-fil-A restaurants dressed as cows that day get certain food items for free. Full cow attire warrants a meal, while partial cow attire gets an entree'.
But why stop at dressing up and getting free food? Why not throw a cow-themed party for all your friends? Find cow print products, ideas for fun things to do, and just about anything you need to throw a Cow Appreciation Day party right here.
Don't let July 13, 2012, Cow Appreciation Day, sneak up on you. Prepare now for a fun day with your whole herd.
Chick-fil-A cows via Forsaken Fotos on flickr creative commons
Where to Have Your Party
Option #1: Since Chick-fil-A offers free food to patrons dressed as cows on Cow Appreciation Day, this is a really good location for your party. You won't have to cook and you won't have to pay. Win/win!
Option #2: If you don't like crowds and herds, host the party at your home. This way you can go all out with decorating and the atmosphere will be a little bit calmer (maybe).
Option #3: Cows generally like hanging out in pastures so if you have a nice area outside and the weather isn't too hot, take the herd out to pasture (or in the yard). A farm would be even better.
Option #4: Anywhere your heart desires. Cows aren't too picky.
Cow Party Invitations
Decorating for the Party
It's all in black and white.
Everything you need for a cow party
Cow print balloons for every attendee
Cow print cupcake liners
Cow crossing
Milkshake Recipes
The perfect food to serve at a cow party is milkshakes. Try these delicious recipes.
Traditional Flavors
Vanilla milkshake- A plain vanilla milkshake has got to be good if Paula Deen makes it! Try her simple recipe for a traditional vanilla shake.
Chocolate milkshake- A 4.5 star recipe using real dark chocolate to make a creamy chocolate shake.
Strawberry milkshake- This "killer" strawberry shake adds a special ingredient to make it extra good.
Creative Flavors
Banana pudding milkshake- If you like good old-fashioned banana pudding, you're sure to love this milkshake.
Ginger Snap milkshake-It's like a little bit of Christmas in the middle of July.
Pumpkin Pie milkshake- Might as well have a little Thanksgiving in July too.
Butterscotch milkshake- It's got to taste good if one of the chief ingredients is butterscotch ice cream topping!
Oreo milkshake- Oreos and ice cream together? I think yes!
Coffee milkshake- One for the coffee lovers.
Shamrock milkshake- An Irish milkshake with a minty touch.
Key Lime Pie milkshake- The tangy sweet deliciousness of a key lime pie in a milkshake!
Creamsicle milkshake- Orange sherbet and vanilla ice cream make this a light-tasting summer milkshake.
Nutella milkshake- The ever-popular Nutella makes a great milkshake too.
Carrot Cake milkshake- Offers a bit more nutrition than the average milkshake, but tastes like carrot cake.
S'mores milkshake- All the scrumptiousness of s'mores blended into a creamy milkshake!
Don't forget that Chick-fil-A makes really good milkshakes too. Grab them while you're there or bring them home for your party.
Milkshake image by jamieanne on flickr
The Official Cow Party Drink
How can you have a cow party without milk? It's a must, especially for those yummy milkshakes! Horizons organic milk with a cow on the carton makes a healthy sidekick for cake and cookies too. And it tastes good with chicken.
A Poll for Milk Drinkers
Cow Munchies
Caramel wrapped around a candy cream make Cow Tales a yummy treat and the perfect party favor for Cow Appreciation Day.
More Yummy Grazing
How to make a cow cake- Instructions and a video tutorial from Family Fun on how to make a cow cake.
Cow Patty Cookies- They might not sound good, but they taste yummy.
Cow Cake Pops- Little cake balls on sticks that look like cows.
Cream-filled Cow Cakes- A mixture of devil's food cake, vanilla cake, with vanilla frosting piped in.
Cow cupcake image by cscott2006 on flickr
Party Favors
Slingshot flying cow with mooing sound
Country Cow moo can. The moo without the cow.
Fill a cow pinata with Cow Tales and let the kids have at it.
Tie Cow Tales and other candies in a cow print bandanna for a party favor.
How Cows Have Fun
What to Do at Your Cow Appreciation Day Party
- Make cow costumes together.
- Face paint one another to look like cows.
- Visit Chick-fil-A to get your free food.
- While you're there take pictures and be sure to enter the Best Cow Contest.
- Play pin the tail on the cow.
- Having a mooing contest.
- Play "moosical" chairs.
- Sing a song without words, only mooing.
For more party fun, visit the Cow Appreciation unit study where you'll find interesting cow facts, cow jokes, cow crafts, cow idioms, and lots more. Also, stop by the Cow Appreciation Day leaf for cow costume ideas, more info on cows, and some fun videos.
Unit Study: Cow Appreciation Day
Cow Appreciation Day is a day each July designated by Chick-fil-A to honor their cow mascot. It's a day when patrons dress as cows and get free f... Read more
Cow Appreciation Day
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Chick-fil A Appreciation Day
Maybe you missed your chance to host a Cow Appreciation Day party this year, but would still like to support Chick-fil-A. You can do so on August 1, 2012, the first Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. Patrons of Chick-fil-A are being asked to simply visit a Chick-fil-A and purchase food that day in an effort to demonstrate their appreciation of Chick-fil-A's stance to uphold biblical values. Why not bring a big group and host a party?
Fun and Food on Pinterest
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