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40 HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS - FOOD, GAMES AND DECORATIONS FOR HOSTING

Posted by Michelle Boudin




Halloween is one of the best holidays of the year, and not just for the kids!
It’s a night to let your imagination run wild, snack on sweets and look out for
spooky surprises. Halloween parties are a great way to gather friends and
neighbors for a fun fall evening. It’s the perfect combination that brings food,
games, costumes and decorative Halloween themes into one place.

Check out these 40 ways to scare up even more fun at your Halloween celebration
with a mix of tricks and treats. It will make your party the place to be on
Halloween night.


SET THE MOOD

Nothing kicks off your Halloween party like some good planning. Build
anticipation for the event by picking themes and activities and inviting others
to envision a night of fun or fright!  

 1. Host a Theme Party - Halloween is a theme on its own, but you can give your
    guests even more inspiration. Ask guests to come as a dead movie star, their
    favorite superhero or villain, a zombie or even a member of The Addams
    Family.
 2. Send a Sign Up - Make the party planning easy by inviting your group with an
    online sign up. You can choose a festive Halloween theme, request party
    items and use the RSVP format to track attendance on your sign up.
 3. Be Your Own DJ - Create a playlist of everyone’s favorite Halloween songs
    (i.e. Monster Mash, Thriller, I Put a Spell on You). Ask your guests to send
    in song requests before your event.
 4. The Right Light - Set up fog machines to “light” the way to your house and
    use black and neon lights inside. Hand out neon or glow stick necklaces when
    guests arrive to up to spooky factor even more.
 5. Photo Booth - Designate a photo station or two with a themed backdrop such
    as the haunting front entrance or a spider web decoration. Stock up on some
    Halloween photo props and set up signs inviting guests to capture memorable
    moments.

Plan a Halloween party everyone will be talking about with an online sign
up. View an Example


FOOD AND DRINK

Take your party to the next level with some themed food and drinks. You can even
create a contest for most creative or best-tasting treats in order to encourage
participation. It’ll also be another event to add some extra fun to the evening.

 1. Witch’s Brew - Turn your favorite punch into a witch’s brew by serving it in
    a giant cauldron and place a witch’s hat nearby for a finishing touch.
 2. Witch Fingers - Dip pretzel rods in white chocolate and place black jelly
    beans (or blanched almonds dipped in black gel icing) at the top to serve as
    the fingernails.
 3. Blood Splatter Cookie Platter - Put sugar cookies on a platter, add red food
    coloring to melted white chocolate and splatter the cookies.
 4. Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats - With a little green food coloring, you
    can turn this classic snack into a fun Halloween treat. Just add a dash of
    green coloring to the mix and save some white marshmallows for the eyes. Dip
    the top into chocolate (to make his “hair”) and you’ve got Frankenstein
    treats.
 5. Treats not Tricks - Set up a buffet-style arrangement of bowls filled with
    wrapped candy and Halloween-themed party favors. Give guests an (empty)
    goodie bag and let them choose how to fill it.
 6. Mummy Hot Dogs - Make pigs in a blanket - mummy style. Wrap a crescent roll
    around a hot dog and add candy eyes. Don’t forget the mustard for dipping.
 7. Graveyard Parfait - Crush Oreos in the bottom of a small clear plastic cup,
    top with chocolate pudding and gummy worms.

Coordinate a Halloween class party with an online sign up. View an Example


DECORATIONS

Nothing sets the mood and feel of the evening more than some good decorations.
Certainly you can buy some decorations from the store, but nothing adds an extra
touch like some good homemade decorative ideas.

 1. Pumpkin Vase - Carve off the top of a pumpkin, clean out the guts and use to
    display a flower arrangement.  
 2. Dry Ice - You can add ghostly effects to your party with dry ice in a
    variety of ways. Put a piece of dry ice inside a pumpkin and drop some water
    on it to activate the fog. You can use a nesting bowl to put dry ice inside
    a punch bowl, creating a smoky effect while keeping the dry ice separate.
    Make sure to follow safety guidelines for dry ice (it is not edible).  
 3. Pumpkin Punch Bowl - Follow the same steps as #14 to hollow out a pumpkin
    and use it as a serving bowl for your favorite punch.
 4. Stuff a Scarecrow - Take old jeans and a plaid shirt and stuff them with
    packing material or pine straw, throw on a straw hat and give it a name.
 5. Personalize Headstones - Have the kids help you make homemade headstones out
    of foam board – you can use guests’ names and funny quotes to get a good
    laugh.


SAMPLE SIGN UPS


 
Create Sign Up
 1. Floating Hand - Freeze rubber gloves (if the gloves have powdery residue,
    make sure to research how to rinse it off first) and place them in the punch
    bowl. Guests will be shocked to see hands floating in their drink!
 2. Mood Lighting - Set an eerie welcome for guests with flickering lights.
    Paint wine bottles with matte-black spray paint then add a taper candle to
    each bottle.
 3. BOO! - Casper and friends can make a visit to your party with a simple art
    project. Take white tissue paper bells, turn them upside down and glue on
    eyes and a mouth to each one.
 4. Abandoned House - Drape white sheets over your furniture to give the
    appearance of a creepy abandoned house. Make sure to add cobwebs to mirrors
    and windows.
 5. Creature Surprise - Shock your guests when you freeze plastic spiders in ice
    cube trays and then serve the cubes in their drinks.
 6. Halloween Movie Marathon - Play classic Halloween or horror movies
    (depending on whether kids are on your guest list) on a TV so people can
    watch and chat about their favorite frightful films. Genius Tip: Screen one
    of these family-friendly Halloween movies for kids.

Organize a fun trunk or treat with an online sign up. View an Example


GAMES

A good game really adds some fun and laughter to any party. This is no different
with a Halloween party. Games are a great way to get people interacting and is
one of the best ways to ensure your group is having a great time at the party.

 1.  Pick your Poison - Line up samples of different drinks and see how many
     each guest can get right in a blind tasting (can be anything from lemonade
     to Coke to milk).
 2.  Name That Tune - Play clips of some favorite scary songs and have guests
     guess the song names.
 3.  Halloween Mad Libs - You can find Halloween Mab Libs online – ask your
     group to help fill in the blanks and share the wacky Halloween stories that
     ensue!
 4.  Pin the Bone on the Skeleton - Instead of pinning the tail on a donkey,
     grab a skeleton (or a printed version), blindfold guests and have them
     attempt to put a certain bone where it would be located on a body.
 5.  Donut Dangle - Attach donuts to a string and then tie the strings onto a
     pole. Have a race to see who can eat the donut off the string (hands free!)
     the fastest.
 6.  Pumpkin Carving Contest - Make sure to have carving tools on hand for this
     Halloween party classic contest. Set up tables and cover them in trash bags
     so the cleanup is easy. Guests can vote for their top pumpkin in categories
     like best overall, cutest, most creative and scariest. Genius Tip: Check
     out these pumpkin carving tips and ideas for inspiration.
 7.  Costume Contest - It’s the moment everyone has been waiting for – who will
     win the biggest Halloween prize? Print out ballots or cut pieces of paper
     and ask guests to vote for their favorite costumes in categories like
     scariest, most original, best couple costume and more. Award the winners
     inexpensive prizes like trophies, necklaces or stickers.
 8.  Storytime - Gather your guests around the fire pit or fireplace and ask
     each to tell their best ghost story. Or choose a few haunting tales ahead
     of time (make them family-friendly if kids are attending) and read to your
     group in a spooky voice.
 9.  Guess the Body Part - Have kids reach into brown paper bags and guess the
     “body” part. Use grapes as eyeballs, spaghetti as “your insides” and mashed
     potatoes as a brain.
 10. Mummy Wrap - Split up into teams and hand out rolls of toilet paper – each
     team races to wrap someone in toilet paper from head to toe. The fastest
     team to cover their mummy wins!
 11. Scavenger Hunt - Give party attendees a list of Halloween-themed items to
     find and collect (or take photos with the items and show as proof). You can
     also write clues to make this more of a challenge and expand the game to
     the whole neighborhood.
 12. Witch Hat Ring Toss - You can find sets of inflatable witch hats and rings
     online or make your own version with black poster board, foam board and
     your creativity. Decide how many points contestants receive for landing on
     each hat and let the game begin.
 13. Guess How Many - Fill a jar with candy corn pieces and ask guests to guess
     the total count. The winner takes the jar home.
 14. Pumpkin Seeds - Guess how many seeds are in the pumpkin (clean out the
     pumpkin, count the seeds and place back in the pumpkin ahead of time). Make
     sure to have a fun prize on hand for a winner. Genius Tip: bake the seeds,
     sprinkle with salt and serve them to guests.
 15. Pumpkin Bowling - Line up soda bottles filled with beans or popcorn kernels
     as your bowling pins. Have guests pick a pumpkin and go for a strike.
 16. Costume Relay Race - Divide guests into two teams. One member of each team
     runs down to where a suitcase full of costumes awaits. They must choose a
     costume, put it on and run back and tag out with their next team member.
     The team whose players are all decked out in costumes first wins!
 17. Over/Under Relay Race - Divide guests into two teams and have them
     alternate passing a small pumpkin between their legs and passing it over
     their head to the next person. Repeat the pattern until you reach the end
     of the line and the last person runs with the pumpkin to the front of the
     line and starts over again. When the first person at the front receives the
     pumpkin at the back of the line, they run to present their pumpkin to the
     organizer. The first team to finish wins!

Halloween is a magical night for kids and kids at heart, and you don’t have to
spend a lot to plan an event your guests will never forget.

Michelle Boudin is an investigative reporter for WCNC TV and a freelance
writer. 


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Resources / Home & Family


40 HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS - FOOD, GAMES AND DECORATIONS FOR HOSTING


Halloween is one of the best holidays of the year, and not just for the kids!
It’s a night to let your imagination run wild, snack on sweets and look out for
spooky surprises. Halloween parties are a great way to gather friends and
neighbors for a fun fall evening. It’s the perfect combination that brings food,
games, costumes and decorative Halloween themes into one place.

Check out these 40 ways to scare up even more fun at your Halloween celebration
with a mix of tricks and treats. It will make your party the place to be on
Halloween night.




SET THE MOOD

Nothing kicks off your Halloween party like some good planning. Build
anticipation for the event by picking themes and activities and inviting others
to envision a night of fun or fright!  







 1. Host a Theme Party - Halloween is a theme on its own, but you can give your
    guests even more inspiration. Ask guests to come as a dead movie star, their
    favorite superhero or villain, a zombie or even a member of The Addams
    Family.
 2. Send a Sign Up - Make the party planning easy by inviting your group with an
    online sign up. You can choose a festive Halloween theme, request party
    items and use the RSVP format to track attendance on your sign up.
 3. Be Your Own DJ - Create a playlist of everyone’s favorite Halloween songs
    (i.e. Monster Mash, Thriller, I Put a Spell on You). Ask your guests to send
    in song requests before your event.
 4. The Right Light - Set up fog machines to “light” the way to your house and
    use black and neon lights inside. Hand out neon or glow stick necklaces when
    guests arrive to up to spooky factor even more.
 5. Photo Booth - Designate a photo station or two with a themed backdrop such
    as the haunting front entrance or a spider web decoration. Stock up on some
    Halloween photo props and set up signs inviting guests to capture memorable
    moments.

Plan a Halloween party everyone will be talking about with an online sign
up. View an Example




FOOD AND DRINK

Take your party to the next level with some themed food and drinks. You can even
create a contest for most creative or best-tasting treats in order to encourage
participation. It’ll also be another event to add some extra fun to the evening.





 1. Witch’s Brew - Turn your favorite punch into a witch’s brew by serving it in
    a giant cauldron and place a witch’s hat nearby for a finishing touch.
 2. Witch Fingers - Dip pretzel rods in white chocolate and place black jelly
    beans (or blanched almonds dipped in black gel icing) at the top to serve as
    the fingernails.
 3. Blood Splatter Cookie Platter - Put sugar cookies on a platter, add red food
    coloring to melted white chocolate and splatter the cookies.
 4. Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats - With a little green food coloring, you
    can turn this classic snack into a fun Halloween treat. Just add a dash of
    green coloring to the mix and save some white marshmallows for the eyes. Dip
    the top into chocolate (to make his “hair”) and you’ve got Frankenstein
    treats.
 5. Treats not Tricks - Set up a buffet-style arrangement of bowls filled with
    wrapped candy and Halloween-themed party favors. Give guests an (empty)
    goodie bag and let them choose how to fill it.
 6. Mummy Hot Dogs - Make pigs in a blanket - mummy style. Wrap a crescent roll
    around a hot dog and add candy eyes. Don’t forget the mustard for dipping.
 7. Graveyard Parfait - Crush Oreos in the bottom of a small clear plastic cup,
    top with chocolate pudding and gummy worms.

Coordinate a Halloween class party with an online sign up. View an Example




DECORATIONS

Nothing sets the mood and feel of the evening more than some good decorations.
Certainly you can buy some decorations from the store, but nothing adds an extra
touch like some good homemade decorative ideas.





 1. Pumpkin Vase - Carve off the top of a pumpkin, clean out the guts and use to
    display a flower arrangement.  
 2. Dry Ice - You can add ghostly effects to your party with dry ice in a
    variety of ways. Put a piece of dry ice inside a pumpkin and drop some water
    on it to activate the fog. You can use a nesting bowl to put dry ice inside
    a punch bowl, creating a smoky effect while keeping the dry ice separate.
    Make sure to follow safety guidelines for dry ice (it is not edible).  
 3. Pumpkin Punch Bowl - Follow the same steps as #14 to hollow out a pumpkin
    and use it as a serving bowl for your favorite punch.
 4. Stuff a Scarecrow - Take old jeans and a plaid shirt and stuff them with
    packing material or pine straw, throw on a straw hat and give it a name.
 5. Personalize Headstones - Have the kids help you make homemade headstones out
    of foam board – you can use guests’ names and funny quotes to get a good
    laugh.


SAMPLE SIGN UPS


 
Create Sign Up
 1. Floating Hand - Freeze rubber gloves (if the gloves have powdery residue,
    make sure to research how to rinse it off first) and place them in the punch
    bowl. Guests will be shocked to see hands floating in their drink!
 2. Mood Lighting - Set an eerie welcome for guests with flickering lights.
    Paint wine bottles with matte-black spray paint then add a taper candle to
    each bottle.
 3. BOO! - Casper and friends can make a visit to your party with a simple art
    project. Take white tissue paper bells, turn them upside down and glue on
    eyes and a mouth to each one.
 4. Abandoned House - Drape white sheets over your furniture to give the
    appearance of a creepy abandoned house. Make sure to add cobwebs to mirrors
    and windows.
 5. Creature Surprise - Shock your guests when you freeze plastic spiders in ice
    cube trays and then serve the cubes in their drinks.
 6. Halloween Movie Marathon - Play classic Halloween or horror movies
    (depending on whether kids are on your guest list) on a TV so people can
    watch and chat about their favorite frightful films. Genius Tip: Screen one
    of these family-friendly Halloween movies for kids.

Organize a fun trunk or treat with an online sign up. View an Example




GAMES

A good game really adds some fun and laughter to any party. This is no different
with a Halloween party. Games are a great way to get people interacting and is
one of the best ways to ensure your group is having a great time at the party.





 1.  Pick your Poison - Line up samples of different drinks and see how many
     each guest can get right in a blind tasting (can be anything from lemonade
     to Coke to milk).
 2.  Name That Tune - Play clips of some favorite scary songs and have guests
     guess the song names.
 3.  Halloween Mad Libs - You can find Halloween Mab Libs online – ask your
     group to help fill in the blanks and share the wacky Halloween stories that
     ensue!
 4.  Pin the Bone on the Skeleton - Instead of pinning the tail on a donkey,
     grab a skeleton (or a printed version), blindfold guests and have them
     attempt to put a certain bone where it would be located on a body.
 5.  Donut Dangle - Attach donuts to a string and then tie the strings onto a
     pole. Have a race to see who can eat the donut off the string (hands free!)
     the fastest.
 6.  Pumpkin Carving Contest - Make sure to have carving tools on hand for this
     Halloween party classic contest. Set up tables and cover them in trash bags
     so the cleanup is easy. Guests can vote for their top pumpkin in categories
     like best overall, cutest, most creative and scariest. Genius Tip: Check
     out these pumpkin carving tips and ideas for inspiration.
 7.  Costume Contest - It’s the moment everyone has been waiting for – who will
     win the biggest Halloween prize? Print out ballots or cut pieces of paper
     and ask guests to vote for their favorite costumes in categories like
     scariest, most original, best couple costume and more. Award the winners
     inexpensive prizes like trophies, necklaces or stickers.
 8.  Storytime - Gather your guests around the fire pit or fireplace and ask
     each to tell their best ghost story. Or choose a few haunting tales ahead
     of time (make them family-friendly if kids are attending) and read to your
     group in a spooky voice.
 9.  Guess the Body Part - Have kids reach into brown paper bags and guess the
     “body” part. Use grapes as eyeballs, spaghetti as “your insides” and mashed
     potatoes as a brain.
 10. Mummy Wrap - Split up into teams and hand out rolls of toilet paper – each
     team races to wrap someone in toilet paper from head to toe. The fastest
     team to cover their mummy wins!
 11. Scavenger Hunt - Give party attendees a list of Halloween-themed items to
     find and collect (or take photos with the items and show as proof). You can
     also write clues to make this more of a challenge and expand the game to
     the whole neighborhood.
 12. Witch Hat Ring Toss - You can find sets of inflatable witch hats and rings
     online or make your own version with black poster board, foam board and
     your creativity. Decide how many points contestants receive for landing on
     each hat and let the game begin.
 13. Guess How Many - Fill a jar with candy corn pieces and ask guests to guess
     the total count. The winner takes the jar home.
 14. Pumpkin Seeds - Guess how many seeds are in the pumpkin (clean out the
     pumpkin, count the seeds and place back in the pumpkin ahead of time). Make
     sure to have a fun prize on hand for a winner. Genius Tip: bake the seeds,
     sprinkle with salt and serve them to guests.
 15. Pumpkin Bowling - Line up soda bottles filled with beans or popcorn kernels
     as your bowling pins. Have guests pick a pumpkin and go for a strike.
 16. Costume Relay Race - Divide guests into two teams. One member of each team
     runs down to where a suitcase full of costumes awaits. They must choose a
     costume, put it on and run back and tag out with their next team member.
     The team whose players are all decked out in costumes first wins!
 17. Over/Under Relay Race - Divide guests into two teams and have them
     alternate passing a small pumpkin between their legs and passing it over
     their head to the next person. Repeat the pattern until you reach the end
     of the line and the last person runs with the pumpkin to the front of the
     line and starts over again. When the first person at the front receives the
     pumpkin at the back of the line, they run to present their pumpkin to the
     organizer. The first team to finish wins!

Halloween is a magical night for kids and kids at heart, and you don’t have to
spend a lot to plan an event your guests will never forget.



Michelle Boudin is an investigative reporter for WCNC TV and a freelance
writer. 


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