[KathieK]

We've done lots of big parties while camping, all with a theme.

Wild Wild West Bar-B-Que is an easy one for decorations, clothing and food - get a local BBQ place to cater it, or just do it simple and make hot dogs, hamburgs, fries, onion rings, salads.. baked beans, of course. You can often find cowboy hats and boots at the local thrift store. Boots make good centerpieces with a vase of flowers inside, placed on a bandana on red & white checkered plastic tablecloths. Cowboy hats, turned upside down, are good servers with a bowl of chips in one and a bowl of salsa in another. You can sometimes find rubber snakes in the toy section and put those around, too.

Then there's the old standby Fifties Diner theme. Guys can wear hair slicked back, girls in ponytails with chiffon scarves around their neck, poodle skirts are easy to make out of felt; white t-shirts and jeans rolled up for the guys, white shirts for the girls, saddle shoes are easy, too - take a plain pair of cheap white sneakers and using a marker, make them look like saddle shoes. Food is the same as above - add milkshakes and colas for drinks.

If yo uneed more ideas, let me know.