Halloween is one of the best nights of the year for tricks, treats, ghosts and goblins. Make the most of spooky season by hosting your own party. Here’s a guide for throwing an unforgettable haunting bash!
PICK A THEME:
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Classic Halloween
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Horror Movie Night
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Family Friendly
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Costume Party
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Haunted House/Yard or Treasure Hunt
Use your imagination! Visualize your party location as a Halloween destination reflects your theme. Then start planning…. Make lists and take note of inspired thoughts.
Fake cobwebs dotted with glittery spiders can shape a doorway. Hanging bats, carved creepy pumpkins and perched skeletons are perfect for a front entrance. For fancier parties, you may want to choose a color scheme such as black and silver with pops of red or orange for color.
DECORATIONS:
Inspiration: Fake cobwebs, fog machine, pumpkins, gourds, skeletons, string lights, battery operated candles.
FOOD & DRINK:
Food Inspiration: mummy hot dogs, ghost shaped rice Krispy treats, bowls of classic candy, vegetable skeletons with dip, sliders with drizzled condiments.
Drink Inspiration: transfusion mocktails or cocktails, cranberry based drinks, hot chocolate with ghost marshmallows.
Decorate tables, platters and bowls with skulls, bats, pumpkins, etc. Candy in glass jars.
Candy is the main character, but for those who want sweet and creepy, you can decorate cupcakes and cookies with Halloween theme sprinkles, bug eyes, candy corn, etc.
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT:
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Pumpkin Carving or Painting
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Halloween Music
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Halloween Trivia
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Halloween Decorated Photo Booth