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Halloween decorations and games involve using creativity to entertain guests of all ages. Enjoy the spookiest holiday of the year with this free video series on Halloween.
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To prepare for a pumpkin carving party, carve out the top, empty all of the pumpkin seeds and provide plenty of tools and carving patterns. Set up for a pumpkin carving party, for both adults and children, with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Throwing a Halloween party for kids involves sending out invitations with a start and end time, providing an activity for the kids when they arrive and having plenty of candy and treats for them. Host a children's Halloween party with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Throwing a Halloween party for teens involves sending out invitations, establishing if it is a costume party and providing plenty of Halloween-themed food. Host a teen Halloween party with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Throwing a Halloween party for adults involves sending out invitations, providing snacks and Halloween-themed drinks while allowing time for mingling and socializing. Host an adult Halloween party, complete with Zombie and Vampire cocktails, with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Decorating a pumpkin with flowers makes a great centerpiece for a stylish Halloween dinner, incorporating blossoms in fall colors. Add yellow, orange and maroon flowers to a Halloween dinner table with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Bobbing for apples is a classic Halloween tradition where participants can use only their teeth to retrieve apples from a water-filled bowl or cauldron. Set up a bobbing-for-apples activity, tailored for either children or adults, with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Decorating indoors for Halloween incorporates skulls, ghosts and fake spider webs to create a spooky environment, complete with cardboard gravestones and glow-in-the-dark accents. Embellish an indoor area for Halloween with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Decorating outdoors for Halloween incorporates gravestones with creative names on them, fake hands coming out of the ground and craft-store decorations. Utilize an outdoor space for festive decorations with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Decorating a Halloween table requires establishing a theme and repeating that theme across the table scape, such as multiple skulls in different shapes and colors. Adorn a table with creepy decor with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
To make a backyard haunted forest for Halloween, design multiple spaces with different themes, and even hire friends to dress up and jump out at the visitors. Create a haunted atmosphere in a backyard, always incorporating the element of surprise, with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
To preserve a jack-o-lantern, wrap the entire pumpkin in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator. Help a jack-o-lantern last longer, even soaking it in water to prevent it from drying up, with tips from a costume and prop designer in this free video on Halloween.
Halloween is a great holiday for fun and festivities that the whole family can enjoy. Dating back to the fifth century B.C. in Celtic Ireland, Halloween originally may have developed on a day when the Celts believed that spirits could intermingle with the living. While this superstition may no longer apply, the fun and excitement of the whole experience has led to the modern day celebrations of Halloween. Today, the Halloween holiday is full of children and adults dressing up in costumes. Many people carve Halloween pumpkins to make Jack-O-Lanterns, and all love the excuse to decorate their house with fake spider webs, bats, ghosts and other ghoulish delights. In this free video series, a costume and prop designer demonstrates different Halloween decoration and party game ideas. Find out how to plan a Halloween party for children, for teens and for adults incorporating age-appropriate games and activities. Get decorating ideas, both for outdoor and indoor, and even find out how to create a haunted forest in any backyard. Enjoy Halloween to the fullest this year with these helpful holiday tips.
Misty Valenta Misty Valenta is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin. She has more than 10 years experience in theatre and dance studies. Valenta's theatre background includes acting, directing, design, costumes, props and crafts. As wardrobe chief, she was responsible for assembling various items to create props and design spaces for the appropriate play or occasion. Valenta has worked in local Austin theatre groups since 2000. For four years, she volunteered in an after school program, reaching to director of the program before leaving. Valenta is currently teaching theatre arts in an Austin elementary school.dkdk
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