I promise this is the last time I post something about Halloween (at least this year). I thought it would be good to give my 5 best tips to throw a spooky Halloween Party.
A spook-tacular entrance
First impressions count and will get your guests in a party mood. Make
sure you give them a boo-tiful welcome with a super-scary front door.
Deck with Jack O’lanterns (make your own with a stencil or opt for
decorations that can be used year after year), bats, spiders, skeletons,
skulls, webs and ghost motifs – just a few small touches will look
spine-chillingly spectacular.
Get the kids in character
Dressing up is everyone’s favourite part of Halloween, so have fun transforming your kids into werewolves, wicked witches and vampires with costumes and with and face paint. For a less-mess option, masks are the perfect
alternative. Keep a bowl of props at your party handy (vampire teeth,
moustaches, fake noses etc) and let your guests add to their own
outfits.
Spooky snacks
We love all sorts but here are some cupcake ideas!!
Create an eerie atmosphere
Halloween is all about things that go bump in the night so turn the
lights down low at your party and let some creepy characters dotted
around the room provide the atmosphere for you. Fairy lights will also
look great twined around plants, pillars and banisters and a few candles
and lanterns on a gauze-draped mantel will set the mood, too.
Spine-tingling table decorations
Don’t forget to decorate your table, even if it’s just for buffet food,
and swap the usual dinnerware for fun plates, bowls and tumblers. A bowl
of fruit punch – blood red with cranberry juice – makes plenty of
impact, as do mini pumpkins, plastic spiders and gummy worms
interspersed between the treats.
Its all about treats
Give trick or treaters a chilling sweet treat from a dedicated decorated
bowl. Repurpose an existing one and wrap in black gauze or invest in a
frightful dedicated one that can be brought out every Halloween. You can
also use bowls for party favours for your guests as they leave.
Ghoulish games
Put a Halloween spin on traditional party games – charades with scary
book and movie titles, pass the parcel with Halloween treats between the
layers, make a mystery box or scavenger hunts for your Halloween decorations.
We love mystery boxes. We fill each part with different gooy and suprising textures like, e.g. cold spaghetti, jelly, yoghurt and for the non veggy ones chicken filets. It's always a big success!
Happy halloween!
