Halloween Party Planning Ideas

Pumpkin, scarecrow, and corn stalk decorations are starting to go up. Halloween costumes, decorations and candy are being sold in all the stores. It is time to start planning your Halloween party!

Halloween is an appealing holiday for people of all ages. Children love to go trick or treating and attend parties. Adults love to dress up and attend parties. A Halloween party is fun for all ages and is sure to be a hit.

You can make your own invitations using cardstock or purchase preprinted Halloween invitations. Make them in shapes of pumpkins, bats, or tombstones. Party details can be printed or handwritten on the cardstock. This is a great time to set the tone for the party. Are you hosting a family friendly Halloween party or a scary one that is more appropriate for teenagers and adults? Make sure to let your guests know.

Here are some specific Halloween party ideas:

1)Pumpkin Carving Party. Invited your family and friends over to carve their pumpkins. Tell everyone to bring their pumpkin, their tools, and a plan. Set up tables with coverings (plastic or old newspaper) for everyone to carve on. Serve snacks or dinner and play Halloween music. Have a contest for best carved pumpkin, most creative pumpkin, etc.

2)Movie Party. Host a Halloween Cinema party. There are movies for every age group from It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown to Poltergeist. Serve popcorn balls, caramel apples, apple cider and donuts to your guests.

3)Costume Party. Invite everyone to dress up in their favorite Halloween costume. Have a costume parade through your home or your neighborhood. Prizes can be awarded for best costume, scariest costume, most creative costume, etc.

A Halloween party is the perfect time to pull out the dry ice to create spooky caldrons of punch or just as decorations. A fog machine and strobe lights set up outside your home can be a great way to set the mood for older partygoers. Purchase Halloween Decorations such as spider webs, pumpkins, and corn stalks to decorate with.

Have fun creating Halloween food for your guests. Turn lollipops into spiders using black pipe cleaners bent around the stick for legs and glue on googly eyes. Serve dirt pudding or decorate cupcakes with gummy worms and plastic spiders. Using cookie cutters cut up tortillas into Halloween shapes, coat with olive oil and toast in the oven until crispy. Serve with a spooky dip.

Happy Halloween and have a great time planning your party. Let the ghosts and goblins come out to play!