Cowboys and Indians can be a great party theme for adults and children alike. For children’s parties, not only
is Cowboys and Indians a subject which encourages lots of activity but it can also be educational in terms of incorporating a little bit of American history into the mix too.
In the middle of the America was a large area called the ‘Great Plains’ here lived great herds of Buffalo and rangy longhorn cattle and of course the Native American Indians.
In I830 when the cattle industry began there were over 100,000 animals in Texas alone, most of them were running wild after the Texas Revolution where the Texans took what is now Texas from the Mexicans.
The cattle were claimed by the Texans who were to become the first real cowboys! They 
drove the herds, which were vast, down to New Orleans or across to Californian where they were sold. 100’s of cowboys were drafted in to driving the running wild cattle northwards where there was a shortage of quality beef.
The long journey north was a treacherous one; there were bands of ‘red legs’ and not to mention savage Indians around, all with the intention of stealing the cattle. As the railroad stretched further and further, cow towns started to emerge to break the journey and service the needs of the cowboys.
In 1883 William Frederick Cody, otherwise known as ‘Buffalo Bill’ headed the first Wild West Show, funnily enough he had never been a cowboy! The shows staged huge battles between the cowboys and the Indians, and these were loved by people all over the world.
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