Halloween Party Ideas

Halloween Boo How-To

Just because the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler, doesn't mean you have to remain inside cooped up away from friends and neighbors.  Get outside and enjoy the moonlight with this fun and friendly Halloween activity that stays clear of the tricks and makes the treats oh so sweet!

As Halloween approaches, maybe the week or so before the 31st, make up 3 or 4 Halloween Treat Bags with fun Halloween party favors inside.  Use a fun mix of Halloween Candy Bars, Gumballs, Halloween Party Favors, and wearables - Hats - so that the whole family will have something to enjoy.  Here are some ideas to help fill your bags:

Make a small sign to put on your neighbor's door that says, "We've Been Boo'd".  Maybe have your kids draw a picture of a ghost on the sign for added fun and color. 

Halloween Party Supplies

Next, print off the following poem and stick a copy in each goodie bag to explain the surprise and to make sure the fun gets spreads to all!

Since this is the time for goblins and bats,
For Halloween spirits, for ghosts and cats,
For weird happenings and witches' brew,
These are the things that I wish for you...

May the only spirit you chance to meet
Be the spirit of love and friends warm and sweet.
May the only goblin that comes your way
Be this Neighborhood Phantom you must give away.

"Tis much better to give than to receive" goes the old verse
And something this easy won't empty your purse.
It's your turn to pass along a treat and a BOO
Because now the Neighborhood Phantom is little old YOU!

So by this time tomorrow, pick three friends sweet,
And give to them each a Halloween treat.
You have only one day - so you'll need to hurry -
Leave a treat on the doorstep, ring the bell and then scurry!

Signed,

The Phantom!

So fill up your goodie bag, fill a few Balloons with Helium, and tie them to the handles for a boo-rific surprise!  After dark, maybe right before bedtime, dress your kids in all black and sneak out for some crazy, quiet, sneaky fun!  Here's how it works:  Creep up to your friend's door and attach the ghost sign to the front door, leave the goodie bag with the poem at the step, ring the doorbell and RUN LIKE CRAZY!  Do this to 3 or 4 neighbors in one evening.  The idea is for everyone in the neighborhood to get "boo'd" and besides, it's always a festive mystery to find out who did the "booing" and where it started.

 Plan a Monster Bash

Halloween Ultimate Party in a Box

(ARA) - You’re invited to a “Monster Bash.” What’s more fun than Halloween? Young or old, everyone seems to get into the spirit. Why not gather a group together this Halloween and have some spooky fun along with a frightening feast?

When planning a Halloween party, it is best to consider the ages of all goblins that will be attending. Adults and children may both love the fun of Halloween, but the fright factor will be different. Once you have established your guest list, you can start to plan “tricks or treats.”

For tricks, start the guests off by having a “frightening fashion show” where they walk down a red carpet to show their costumes. Cover the carpet with spiders and webs and, if everyone is brave enough, turn the lights down low. Be sure to play some ghoulishly good music, such as “The Monster Mash,” so that your party ghosts and princesses can get into the spirit. This is a good way to “break the ice” and let everyone showcase their costumes before the party begins.

Follow up the fashion show with a few games such as pass the pumpkin or bobbing for apples. If guests will be heading out for candy, be sure to feed them a selection of healthy “treats.” Why not start with deviled eggs?  

The incredible edible deviled egg is a party favorite and fits perfectly into a Halloween theme. The high quality protein from the egg will help witches and mummies feel full longer, which could help minimize their munching on candy. Deviled eggs are also the perfect appetizer before serving a Halloween meal such as “creepy crawly chili” (chili topped with gummy worms) and “tombstone tossed salad” (decorate the salad bowls with funny tombstones).  

If you really want to get into the spirit when planning your menu, why not dress your basic deviled egg recipe up in a costume by trying this recipe? For more recipe ideas visit www.incredibleegg.org.


Mystery Pirate Ships
Yields: Six servings
 

Ingredients:

6 hard-cooked eggs
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 package (2.5 ounces) smoked sliced, chopped, pressed, cooked ham
12 green olives, optional
Directions:

Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks. Set whites aside. Place yolks in a one-quart plastic food storage bag. Add mayonnaise, relish and mustard. Press out air. Close bag. Press and roll bag until yolk mixture is thoroughly blended. Push yolk mixture toward bottom corner of bag. Snip off about 1/2 inch of the bag corner. Squeezing bag gently from the top, fill reserved whites with yolk mixture.

Place each filled egg on one ham slice. Turn two opposite corners up over the yolk mixture and gently press. For masts and flags, stick wooden picks topped with olives into the boats, if desired. Chill to blend. Courtesy of ARAcontent

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Halloween "Spooktacular"

Pumpkin Cake Pan

Halloween Party Supplies

Halloween Tableware

Halloween Paper Goods

Halloween Party Favors

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 Mix 5 LB
Candy Mix 4 LB

Candy Mix 2 LB
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
Candy Filled Pumpkin

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 candy hand out TOYS on Halloween when the little Trick or Treaters surround your house.

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

Treasure Chest
Red & Yellow Treasure Chest

Grab Bag Refill (600)
Treasure Toy Refill (200)

Value Pack Refill (100)
Super Toy Assortment (50)

Multi Literopes 50
Multi Literopes 25

Halloween Duck Assortment
Sticky Glow Eyeballs

Sponge Bob Halloween Stickers
Scooby Doo Halloween Stickers

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

Autumn Maple Leaf Seal

Toddler and Children's Halloween Costumes
Costume Accessories

Infant Costumes
Kid's Halloween Costumes
Adult Halloween Costumes

Halloween Costume Party