Add Cowboy/Cowgirl things to your housekeeping area. This could include: Chaps, Cowboy Hats, Cowboy boots, Belt Buckles, Handkerchiefs, Jeans, Bandanas, etc After talking about the gold rush. Paint small rocks with gold paint. Put these in sand and let your children "Pan for Gold!" For a cute bulletin board/gift idea make wanted posters of all your children. Their easy just use Beige Paper and lighly singe the edges with a candle. Finally paste a picture to the paper and write wanted at the top. At the bottom write a description of all of the fun things they do. Use a bulletin board title like "Wanted For Fun" Make play horses for your play areas. Simply cut out a horse shape (minus the legs) from cardboard. Use clothespins for the legs. Make your dramatic play area into a barn

• Put hay on the floor (check to make sure no one is allergic)
• Add a saddle
• Provide your children with stick horses
• Decorate with farm animals (horses, cows, etc)
• Make a pretend campfire in the middle (rolled up newspaper with yellow and orange crepe paper)

Give your children Sheriff's stars. Simply cut out a star shape (with round corners) from metallic contact paper. Let your children sleep in tents around a pretend campfire during nap. On top of a table set up the poles for a small tent. Cover this with white butcher paper. In the front put stick horses. Make Flapjacks for snack
Note: Flapjacks are really just pancakes but your children will love calling them flapjacks.

• Beanie Weenies around a campfire
• Smores
• Trail Mix
• Biscuits
• Pretzels and Salsa

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