HALLOWEEN IS THE NIGHT
for ghosts and goblins, witches and black cats, haunted houses and the rattling bones of
skeletons. Halloween is the time, some say, that the headless horseman rides through the streets,
his great sword flashing in the night.
HALLOWEEN PARTY
SUPPLIES
Each October 31st, people almost everywhere celebrate
Halloween. In the United States, children dress in
costumes, they go from house to house,
calling "Trick or treat." And woe to the person who cannot find some candy or
cookies, an apple, or even a penny for the callers. In some places, bonfires blaze against
the sky. People duck for apples. And pumpkins are carved and placed in windows to leer out
at people.
Halloween Banners
Long ago many people really believed in ghosts
and witches. To protect themselves and to frighten away the ghosts and witches, they built
bonfires. Some wore costumes, some carried torches, and some danced around fires, hoping
to scare away the "evil spirits." Many of these customs are part of our
Halloween.
In England over 2,000 years ago, the Celts held a ceremony called
Samhain, which meant "the end of the summer." The Celts believed that at Samhain
the ghosts of the dead came back to earth. Bonfires were set ablaze to frighten these
ghosts away. The Druids, who were priests of the Celts, held strange
rituals. They offered human sacrifices to the gods in thanks for the harvest and for
protection from the ghosts.
Many years later, the Christians continued some of the customs of
Samhain, but they changed it to a different holiday. They set aside November 1st to honor
all the saints in the Christian faith. They called the day All Hallows Day or All Saints
Day. The evening before was All Hallows Eve, which later was shortened to simply
Halloween. They celebrated this evening with bonfires, costumes, and talk of ghosts and
witches.
Creepy Table Sprinkles
Batty Electric Lights
In Ireland, they told a story about poor Jack. He was not allowed to
enter heaven because he was too wicked. The devil would not have him either because Jack
had played tricks on him. So, Jack was forced to wander over the earth forever, carrying a
lantern. The Irish on Halloween made "jack-o-lanterns" by carving out turnips or
potatoes and placing a candle inside. Today, for Halloween we carve them out of pumpkins.
Jack O'lantern Pinata
In England, children beg for "soul-cakes" on Halloween. This
custom began a long time ago in England, and was brought to the United States by the
English settlers. In America, it was changed to "Trick or treat, money or eat."
The children in England beg in different ways. Some say: Soul! Soul! for a
souling-cake!
I pray you, good missus, a souling-cake,
Children in Scotland play a Halloween game. They go out to the fields,
close their eyes and pull up a cabbage. The type of cabbage they pull is supposed to
determine the kind of person they will marry. A cabbage with a close white head means an
old husband. If there is dirt on the roots, the child will marry someone rich. The
children then bring the cabbages home and hang them above the door.
Halloween Door Cover
Bloody Door Cover
Spooky Light Up Door Mat
Halloween was not celebrated much in the United States until the late
1800's. Today it is one of our favorite holidays. There are Halloween parties with prizes
for the best costumes. Treats are given and sometimes tricks are played. Even though there
are no ghosts or witches, it is still fun to be frightened on this one night of the year!
Halloween 16" Punch Ball
Jack-O-lantern Balloon
Glow Skeleton Balloons
Black Balloons
Orange Balloons
Black Balloon Weight
Orange Balloon Weight
Orange Curling Ribbon
Black Curling Ribbon
Scary Storytelling
For the older & braver crowd! You need a good story teller and a
dark room for this one. The story teller tells of an old man who lived in an old house on
the hill. No one ever knew what became of him but eventually many body parts showed
up around there . As the story teller tells of the body parts, pass these yucky
suggestions around in separate boxes so the guest can reach in and feel them!
Find your own scary story to frighten your friends and create the
perfect mood with this
Mist Maker and
Spider Decorations
Eyeball Candle
Eyeballs - Peeled grapes
Floating Eyeballs
Bones - Carrots
Brains - Crumbles tofu /
Brain Glow Gelatin
Intestines - Wet spaghetti
Fingers - Cheese sticks
Liver - A canned peach
Skin - Oil a flour tortilla
Teeth - Un-popped popcorn
Tongue - Slice of bologna
Hair - Corn silk /
Straw Bale
Hand - Fill a latex glove with water, drape it over a bowl to give it some shape and
freeze it. Just before the party, stick it in a box with some dirt so they will have
to feel around for it.
Halloween Party Music
Halloween Party Hits
Frightening Halloween CD
Kids Halloween CD
HAPPY HAUNTING
Having the little ghoul's over for the party and you wonder how anybody
could be less clever than you? Don't despair. Here are some easy and fun party
ideas!
Halloween Chandelier
Witch's Brew
Add green food coloring to lemonade. Place in aa punch bowl, and or better
if
you have a witch's cauldron. add Ice cubes (see ice cube recipe).
Witch Pinata
Inflatable Pumpkin Bowl
Skeleton Cooler
Frozen Hands
Fill a powder less surgical glove with water (you can add food coloring to make it a
color). Hang the gloves in the freezer and freeze overnight. Before serving
cut the glove off and place in punch bowl. Caution: Some
people are allergic to latex.
Worm Ice Cubes
Freeze gummy worms in ice cubes.
3" Eyeball Candle
Pumpkin Server
Hollow out a pumpkin and serve veggies in it! Or use our pumpkin cooler to
serve canned drinks.
Inflatable Pumpkin Bowl
Pumpkin Candle
Graveyard Dip
16 oz. Refried Beans
1 cup salsa
8 oz. sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 T sliced black olives
1 T chopped green onions
Tortilla chips
Layer glass baking pan with first 5 ingredients. cover with foil and bake at 350
degrees until cheese is melted, about 15 - 20 minutes.
Garnish with rest of times and serve with tortilla chips.
Bat Wings
Place chicken wings in Bar-B-Que sauce and bake in 350 degree oven for about 45
minutes.
Cemetery Table Deco Kit
Headstone Dessert
Prepare chocolate pudding according to package directions. Put in individual
serving cups. Top pudding with crushed Oreo cookies and insert any plain rectangular
cookie into the pudding to resemble a tombstone. You can dress this up by using cake
frosting to write the name of your guest on the cookie or put RIP.
The bats are flying, witches are stirring their brew and the vampires
are biting. This can only mean one thing ... it's Halloween!
Halloween Costumes
Costume Accessories
Halloween Party Supplies
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Halloween "Spooktacular"
Halloween Toys & Candy
Candy Corn Candy Bar
Pumpkin Candy Bar
Witch Candy Bar
For a spook-tacular treat wrap candy bars in personalized wrappers.
Choose a design, lettering style and an ink color to create a personalized
favor that will scare your guests with fun.
Candy Party Mix 30oz
2LB Candy Mix
4LB Candy Mix
5LB Candy Mix
Halloween Candy Wristlet
Candy Necklace 22g
Candy Necklace 40g
Sports Candy Bracelets
Candy Watch
Ring Pops
Candy Lipstick
Glo Popcifiers Assorted
Marshmallow Pops
Dum Dum Lollipops
Lollipops
Safety Lollipops
Patriotic Tooth Pop
Candy Filled Pumpkin
Wormz & Dirt
Push Pop Candy
Gummi Candy Pizza
Kooky Chew Treats
K-9 Candy
SUGAR FREE CANDY
Halloween Sugar Free Tooth Pops
Gourmet Sugarless Pops
Sugarfree Rainbow Pops
Holiday Sugarfree Pops
Sugarless Bazooka
Sugar Free Candies
Sugarfree Jelly Belly
HALLOWEEN LOOT BAGS
Pumpkin Handle Loot Bag
Boo Handle Loot Bag
Graveyard Scene Loot Bag
LG Gruesome Loot Bag
SM Gruesome Loot Bag
Personalized Party Bags
Hand out personalized party
bags at your Halloween party
HALLOWEEN TOYS
Hand out
TOYS not CANDY
Mega Treasure Chest w 500 Toys
Value Pack Chest w 100 Toys
Grab Bag Treasure Chest w 600 Toys
Grab Bag Treasure Chest w 200 Toys
Teddy's Treasure Chest w 200 Toys
Chest Tooth Assortment w 100 toys
Stuffed Toy Chest w 36 Plush Toys
Plastic Treasure Chest
Red & Yellow Mega Chest
Large Toy Chest
Magic Tricks w 72 tricks
Super Toy Assortment (50)
Value Pack Refill (100)
Treasure Toy Refill (200)
Grab Bag Refill (600)
Plastic Treasure Chest
Red & Yellow Mega Chest
Large Toy Chest
Multi Literopes 50
Multi Literopes 25
Halloween Duck Assortment
Wild Animal Mask Ducks
Farm Animal Mask Ducks
Halloween Necklace
Frosty Eyeball
Monster Super Balls
Sticky Glow Eyeballs
Yucky Squeeze Ball
Windmill Ball
Box Of Super Toys (100)
Sponge Bob Halloween Stickers
Pooh Halloween Stickers
Scooby Doo Halloween Stickers
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL EFFECTS
Halloween Scene Setters
Halloween Decorations
Pumpkin Electric Lights
Batty Electric Lights
Black LED Light Garland
Halloween LED Lights
LED Light Ball Necklace
Flashing LED Necklace
Flashing Strobe Necklace
Virtual Message Writer
Fiber Optic Wand
Slimlite Glow Sticks
Glow Necklaces
Finger Light Rings
Sinister Pumpkin Fogger
Grim Reaper Fogger
Fog Machine w Remote
Smoking Cauldron
Swami Spirit Ball
Sorceress Spirit Ball
Enter If You Dare Sign
Haunted Moving Books
Groundbreaker Skeleton
Out Of Ground Skeleton
Collapsible
Coffin
Tombstone Rocker
Arcade Fortune Teller
Half Body with Head
Well With Skull And Fog
Whirlwind Ghost
Whirlwind Witch
Hanging Witch
Hanging
Scarecrow
Hanging Vampire
Standing Skullman
Inflatable Decomposing Corpse
Air Pump
Grim Reaper Décor 5'
Grim
Reaper 6'
Winged Reaper 6'
Groom w Bride's Head
Evil Bride Tombstone
Halloween Banners
HALLOWEEN PARTY
INVITATIONS
A Halloween Classic
Scare guests into coming with
a spooky jack-o'-lantern printed on bright white card
All Hollow's Eve
Your
invitation wording and this Halloween scene will be printed in the same ink
color on a bright white card.
Witches' Brew
Invite your favorite ghouls, goblins and ghosts to
your lair with this theme-inspired invitation.
Orange Occasion Invitations
Mommy Orange Card Holders
Halloween Confetti
Happy Halloween Confetti
Tumbling Autumn Leaves
Personalized Maple Leaf Seal
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