Plan a Duck Dynasty Party

If you or someone you know is a fan of the A&E television program Duck Dynasty, you may want to plan a Duck Dynasty birthday party, family reunion, business team building activity or another special event. Duck Dynasty parties are particularly popular with boys and teens. With the proliferation of camouflage items available - everything from clothing to invitations to paper plates and napkins - planning the party is fairly easy.

Ask guests to wear camo clothing and either a bandana or a cap, or you can supply the bandanas. You can provide the fake facial hair for everyone from three to ninety-three who doesn't sport their own. You might also provide a few wigs or hair extensions found at thrift stores or from an on-line source. The nattier, the better.


For decorations, borrow duck decoys from friends or family who are hunters or look for them in thrift shops and at garage sales. You can find a really cute "Duckaholics Anonymous" sign on the internet to place near the door. To find inexpensive decorations, check out Oriental Trading's website, where you will find a variety of items, including camo sunglasses and camo rubber duckies. Camo tablecloths are available in both cloth and plastic. And don't forget duck calls. Though you may not want to invest in many genuine Duck Commander calls, particularly for a children's or teen's party, you will want some type of call.

For food, make a camouflage cake by combining chocolate and green cake batters. Make a chocolate cake and a white cake. Add green food coloring to the white cake batter to create a deep green color. (If you don't use enough green, the baked cake will look gray.) Grease and flour a large baking pan. Using a large spoon, place spoonfuls of each cake color side-by-side in the pan. Use a knife to cut through the batter to marble the colors if necessary. Bake as the recipe directs. When cool, frost with white icing tinted green. Serve with sweet tea.

If you prefer two-tone brown camo rather than brown and green, instead of adding food coloring to the white cake batter, add a small amount of unsweetened cocoa. Frost with chocolate icing.

If you like frog legs, they are available in the Boise and Meridian areas at Lucky Fins restaurants and at numerous seafood restaurants around the country, where you can also find alligator. If you are not that brave (and they can be spendy), chicken wings cut into pieces can be substituted. You can also find some of Miss Kay's recipes on A&E's website. Serve your meal family style, as the Robertsons do on the show.

The Robertson family has made millions through their "duck dynasty." You won't make millions, but you can create millions of memories when you host your Duck Dynasty party.