Celebrate the fall season by throwing a Halloween party. Guests get the chance to dress up and be someone else for the evening. Prepare and send invitations in early October. Guests can receive multiple invitations for Halloween activities, and you want yours to be on the top of their list. Provide any important information on the invitation such as location, proper attire and if the guests need to bring anything. Consider including directions if the guests are unfamiliar with the location.
Choose a Costume Theme
Attending a Halloween party requires a costume. Consider asking guests to select a costume following a theme such as their favorite movie monster, "Saturday Night Live" character or favorite cartoon character. Encourage guest to follow the theme by offering prizes for the most unique costume, funniest costume or best homemade costume. Adjust the categories to meet your party needs. Tell guests about the theme, categories and prizes on the invitation. Asking guests to follow a theme for selecting their costume is more appropriate for a teenage or adult Halloween party.
Foods and Beverages
Prepare snack foods with a Halloween twist. Guests don't expect a sit-down meal at a Halloween party, but snacks that are easy to grab and munch while standing are ideal. Dip pretzel sticks in white or dark chocolate, and decorate them with Halloween sprinkles. Use Halloween cookie cutters to cut bread into festive shapes like pumpkins, bats or ghosts. Fill with peanut butter and jelly, ham and cheese or chicken salad. Prepare a batch of witch's brew and serve from a plastic cauldron. Use your favorite punch recipe to serve as the witch's brew, but freeze plastic spiders and worms in ice cubes to float in the brew.
Entertainment Ideas
Keep your guests entertained. Prepare a mix of dance music and Halloween classics that will keep everyone shaking their groove thing. Consider Halloween music like "Monster Mash," the "Ghostbusters" theme and "Purple People Eater." Judge the costume contest and award prizes, but make sure all the guests have arrived before the judging takes place. Arrange for a fortune teller or palm reader to give guests their fortunes. Consider classic games such as bobbing for apples. Give it an adult twist and award adult-oriented prizes such as mini bottles of liquor.
Celebrate the fall season by throwing a Halloween party. Guests get the chance to dress up and be someone else for the evening. Prepare and send invitations in early October. Guests can receive multiple invitations for Halloween activities, and you want yours to be on the top of their list. Provide any important information on the invitation such as location, proper attire and if the guests need to bring anything. Consider including directions if the guests are unfamiliar with the location.
