HALLOWEEN IS THE NIGHT
for ghosts and goblins, witches and black cats, haunted houses and the rattling bones of
skeletons. Halloween is party 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 Halloween
costumes, they go from house to house,
calling "Trick or Treat." And woe to the person who cannot find some
Halloween candy or
cookies, an apple, or even a penny for the callers. In some places, bonfires blaze against
the sky. At Halloween parties people duck for apples. Halloween pumpkins are carved and placed in windows to leer out
at people.
Hanging Skeletons
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
Bat 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.
Pumpkin Pinata
Halloween Fright Tape
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 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!
Scary Halloween 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!
Use some of these props to enhance your Halloween story telling:
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.
Find your own scary story to frighten your friends and create the
perfect mood with
Spider Decorations and
Halloween Party Music
Halloween Fabric -
Fabric.com... Wholesale to the public!
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!
Costume Award Ribbons
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).
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.
Skeleton Cooler
Worm Ice Cubes
Freeze gummy worms in ice cubes.
Spider Web And Spiders
Pumpkin Server
Hollow out a pumpkin and serve veggies in it! Or use our pumpkin cooler to
serve canned drinks.
Pumpkin Table Kit
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.
Dreary Glitter Leaves
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.
Gruesome Centerpiece
The bats are flying, witches are stirring their brew and the vampires
are biting. This can only mean one thing...it's Halloween!
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Pumpkin Cake Pan
Halloween Ultimate Party in a Box
Glow Skeleton Balloons
Black Balloons
Orange Balloons
Air Pump
Black Balloon Weight
Orange Balloon Weight
Orange Curling Ribbon
Black Curling Ribbon
Halloween "Spooktacular"
Halloween Party Supplies
Halloween Decorations
HALLOWEEN CANDY
Candy Corn Candy Bar
Pumpkin Candy Bar
Witch Candy Bar
For a spook-tacular treat wrap candy bars in personalized wrappers.
Halloween Suckers
Halloween Candy Filled Pumpkin
Halloween Candy Mix 4 LB
Halloween Candy Mix 2 LB
Halloween Candy Party Mix 30 oz
Candy Necklace Sm
Candy Necklace Lg
Candy Pacifiers Glow
Double Bubble Mini Gum
Pop Rock Blue Rocks
Rock Candy Sticks
Marshmallow Pops
Dum Dum Lollipops
Sugar Lollipops
Safety Lollipops
Patriotic Tooth Pop
Kandy Teef
Bubble Gum Balls
K-9 Candy
SUGAR FREE CANDY
Halloween Sugar Free Tooth Sucker
Gourmet Sugarless Sucker Pops
Sugar Free Rainbow Sucker Pops
Holiday Sugar Free Sucker Pops
Sugarless Bazooka Bubblegum
Sugar Free Jelly Belly Candy
HALLOWEEN LOOT BAGS
Graveyard Scene Loot Bag
Pumpkin Handle Loot Bag
Ghost Tote Bag
Gruesome Loot Bag
Mini Treat Bags
Personalized Party Bags
Hand out personalized party
bags at your Halloween party
HALLOWEEN TOYS
As an
alternative to Halloween candy why not hand out
TOYS on Halloween.
Grab Bag Treasure Chest 600 Toys
Mega Treasure Chest 500 Toys
Grab Bag Treasure Chest 200 Toys
Teddy's Treasure Chest 200 Toys
Value Pack Chest 100 Toys
Chest Tooth Assortment 100 Toys
Magic Tricks Box 72
Stuffed Toy Chest 36 Plush Toys
Plastic Treasure Chest
Red & Yellow Treasure Chest
Grab Bag Refill (600)
Treasure Toy Refill (200)
Value Pack Refill (100)
Super Toy Assortment (50)
Multi Lite Ropes 50
Multi Lite Ropes 25
Halloween Duck Assortment
Sponge Bob Halloween Stickers
Scooby Doo Halloween Stickers
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL EFFECTS
Halloween Scene Setters
Pumpkin Lights
Bat Lights
Mini Black Strobe Light
Halloween LED Lights
Glow Necklaces
Finger Light Rings
Air Pump
Halloween Banners
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES AND ACCESSORIES
Halloween Hair Spray
Halloween Wigs & Masks
Halloween Hats
Halloween Costume Award Ribbons
Halloween Costume Award
Sexiest Halloween Costume Trophy
HALLOWEEN PARTY
INVITATIONS
A Halloween Classic Invitation
Scare guests into coming with
a spooky jack-o'-lantern printed on bright white card
All Hollow's Eve Invitation
Your
invitation wording and this Halloween scene will be printed in the same ink
color on a bright white card.
Witches' Brew Invitation
Invite your favorite ghouls, goblins and ghosts to
your lair with this theme-inspired invitation.
Orange Invitations
Orange Card Holders
Autumn Dinner Party Maple Leaf Seal
HALLOWEEN LIGHTS
Pumpkin Lights
Bat Lights
Mini Black Strobe Light
Halloween LED Lights
Glow Necklaces
Finger Light Rings
HALLOWEEN MUSIC
Halloween Party Music |
