Comments on How to Throw a Halloween Party for Teens

The biggest thing about having a Halloween party is the fact that it's Halloween and you do things that are actually have to do with Halloween. Not just dancing and playing Truth or Dare. You get to do things like going down to the nearest graveyard and playing Truth or Dare there. And if you do got to a graveyard, don't be stupid and wreck it! Remember this is where people put loved ones to rest, so show some respect. I've been waiting till I was a teen to be able to go out Trick or Treating with friends (and without parents), so make the most of the one night where you get to go round and get free candy!

I have 3 kids, ages 13, 14, & 15. We are having a halloween party, all three kids each invite 5 friends for a total of 18 people. Now, I do live out in the middle of a corn field, no other houses around. So our party is outside. There is a woods way out in the field, so we have a hayride and then take them into the haunted forest where we have adults (mostly friends and family) to jump out and scare the kids. I also have come up with a murder mystery. Each adult plays a suspect in the murder and there are clues that they need to find in order to solve the murder. We have a scavenger hunt which sends them all over the place outside to look for things and they have to follow directions or they will get lost. One of the clues they have to find a real spider. The girls hate this but the guys love it! And finally we have a witches brew where they choose from a menu. Dirty Toes, Cadaver Bones, Vampire Blood, all which are some kind of food. We stick 3 foods and one drink in a blender and then they have to drink it. We decorate with a giant graveyard, strobe lights, fog machines, you name it! Our party has been a blast every year for the last 3 years we've had it. And this year, I have had more of the 16 & 17 year olds that want to come. They've heard what a great time it is!

What we do at our parties is we make a big maze. We put all kinds of decorations of mummies and monsters in it and sometimes people hide in there and jump out and scare you. It's really, really fun. We also rent a smoke machine that goes throughout the maze. Every year, with more practice, the maze just gets better and scarier. It's really cool.

The point of a party is to have FUN! We don't want to play pin the nose on the pumpkin (actually, we did this last Halloween, and when you're really dizzy, it is very funny) but doing stuff like bobbing for apples can be funny, and if it's a mixed party, play games like horse and rider and twister and pass the orange/key/card etc. It's time to be free and have fun! And if your parents have to be there, it can be funny to see them bobbing for apples!

Give your child some space. Let them have a co-ed party. Turn on some music and give them food. Everyone will be happy then.

To all you "teenage" kids out there, we parents are just trying to make Halloween fun (and safe) for you kids. Please give us a break and give us some of your cool ideas. It will help us parents out a lot! Also, for older kids, try limbo and twister in costume (it's fun to watch) and frozen chewing gum!

Hey....yea i'm a teen but if you skip these, please dont! Themes are not so goo, but heres a list of DO's and DONTS in my point of view. DO-have costumes, DO-have costume contest, prizes for best, most origional, and WORST. prizes should be somthing nice, movie tickets or maybe candles for girls DO-have supervision, but keep it limited. Having parents around can be a drag...but dont skimp! DO-let your teen plan the party DO- have decor.(but please no rats in the corners or some wierd creepy zombie. light decor and a fog machine please!) DO- have food, but good food. some healthy, some so bad for you it hurts! Nothing moldy though, thats just plain gross! DO- have only a few lights on DO-have music your teen likes, and have duest bring CD's! . DONT- Have games, or, if your teen likes them keep them limited. We need hang time! DONT- think that limited supervision means every 10 minutes check on your kids. DONT-try to be "cool" we appreciete the effort...but its kind of scary!

We want to dance and watch movies, not play games like you would at a 5 year olds party. So play some good music and have limited parental supervision.

Have a costume contest and watch plenty of horror movies.

DO have the little bags of candy. Keep the lights down and the decorations minimal. We always liked to have a tape of dirges and organ music in a minor key playing in the background. Make sure you know for whom you're planning this party. Are you showing off your planning abilities, or showing your friends a good time? I had some Purist friends who insisted it isn't Halloween without colcannon, and while I doubt you do, too, it's a good example of unusual foibles that you have to watch out for. Just give some serious thought about the people who are coming...What do you normally do together? Do you want a change from the ordinary, or just a Halloween flavoring to the same old thing?

Don't play your flute with candy or gum in your mouth. This will destroy the inside of the flute and make the keys sticky and disgusting.

I'm a teen, and I see how some games are really annoying. But a scavenger hunt throughout the neighborhood, or a few other team games are a lot of fun. Just make sure everyone would enjoy playing, because when no one joins in, games are no fun! Also, adult supervision may sound like a big party no-no to us teens, but we NEED it. I know the kind of trouble we can make when parents only check up on us once in a while, and it's not good. So make sure that you can hear them, or see them from where they are. Try throwing the party in the backyard, or in the living room. That way, you can still supervise us without being in the way.

I'm 17 and trust me, parties where you just play music and let us be are boring. Whenever I throw parties I have some fun games, great food, and age appropriate prizes. Everyone enjoys my parties.

I'm 13 years old and I am having a Halloween party this year. This is what's fun: Bobbing for apples, listening to music, truth or dare, food and drinks, maybe even pumpkin carving, but teens don't want to play "pin the nose on the pumpkin" or "dance freeze". As for the parents, I know that you want to see what your kid is doing at his/her party but instead of standing there the whole time watching them, just check in on them once in a while! Teens don't want their parents hanging out with them and their friends. So there you have it! Follow those rules and you'll have a good party! If you're not into some of the games listed then just talk and hang out.

I don't think parents should be planning the party at all! Kids should plan the party and the parents can check up every now and then. Parents don't know what kids want any more than kids know what parents want!

I know you want us to have fun and be safe around Halloween, and you're doing your best to help us. However, what we really want is to spend a night hanging out with our friends. We would rather sit and talk and enjoy each others company than to play games. We're young adults, imagine what it would be like for you as a parent to go to a party and be told that you are going to play relay games or limbo in costumes. Funny, yes, but I don't think you would be too pleased. Let us hang out and talk in the basement. Check up on us every so often, but please don't make us play games.

These tips are cool, but different teens want to do different things. I know I would have a blast by myself with my friends and no games, but others rely on games and stuff. You should really talk to your teen. It's more fun to plan your own party or to have a say in your party, than have someone do it for you.

I am 13 and I love those ideas All of you guys that hate those games, just have fun!!!! I still like carving pumpkins and finger painting. Prizes and treat bags!!!! If you get those you are lucky not being invaded by your parents. All of you teens are trying to act too old for your age, just relax and enjoy life for a change!

My friends and I had an awesome party last year. We made a haunted house throughout my 1st level, and then we bobbed for apples, simply because it is fun. We also created a monster mobile with a giant cardboard box, extra cardboard and trash bags, then we rode it through the neighborhood. We had a pumpkin carving contest, and everyone got a goody bag! It was the best party of the year!

To all the parents who think that they have to be a chaperon, We don't need anyone to babysit us we can take care of ourselves, but if you feel you should be involved with it in some way, then dress up as something scary. If you are having it in the backyard, hide behind a tree. When someone gets close, jump out and scare them. It wakes up the party if it's going slow, and you will be able to watch things without people thinking you're square or thinking your kids are being babied.

I don't think the party should rely on games alone. It is fun to play some games, but some other activities that would be fun are movies, night hikes, and scary stories.

I'm soon having a Halloween party and my parents and loads of adults are going to be there, which everyone is completely cool about. Trust me guys, parents aren't that bad. I can't wait!

I know all of you parents are trying to make a fun party for us, but these days we aren't as easily entertained as you were. We want food, music, movies, and maybe a run through a real graveyard! Ok, so that last one was a bit far fetched but you catch my drift. At this age, we just like to chill out with our friends and not play little games like pumpkin carving contests! So, just give us our space (and some food!), and we will have a blast!

I have a Halloween party every year and I think the best way to spend Halloween is outside! What's scarier than being outside in the dead of night with a full moon? To make things a little less creepy though, last year I had a huge bonfire and all my friends had a great time telling creepy stories with a little "night light."

Get dry ice and put it around the dancing area. Around the food put jars of body parts. To make the jars of body parts, get lots of hair gel, put it in a jar, then put fake body parts in it!