Halloween Forum - Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes http://www.halloweenforum.com/ Share your Halloween Party ideas and experiences. en Thu, 23 May 2013 06:02:17 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.halloweenforum.com/images/styles/scarydark/misc/rss.png Halloween Forum - Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes http://www.halloweenforum.com/ Recipes and Game Ideas Please!!! http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126604-recipes-game-ideas-please.html Tue, 21 May 2013 00:29:41 GMT Hi guys I'm new here and have had a look through the forums and have found there is sooo much information I'm getting overloaded lol!!
I'm hosting my first Halloween party this year and I have been wanting to host one for many years so i want it to be awesome!! I'm just doing a normal Halloween theme this year to see what interest i get, but was wondering if you could give me some ideas for games (its adults only) and drinks and food :) any help will be greatly appreciated :)
Thankx so much in advance :)

GothicKAngel ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes GothicKAngel http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126604-recipes-game-ideas-please.html <![CDATA['A Fanciful Twist' blog/website, found on Pumpkinrot's blog]]> http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126579-fanciful-twist-blog-website-found-pumpkinrots-blog.html Sun, 19 May 2013 14:46:12 GMT http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_...t/parties.html

I found this on PR's bloggy. An artist slash (probably) really fun person (who also has a great Etsy shop) has had a halloween party every year from 2008-2012...and they are ah-mazing!

2008 http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_...ravaganza.html

2009 http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_...ween-2009.html

2010 http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_...arty-2010.html

2011 http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_...arty-2011.html

2012 http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_...arty-2012.html

Just gorgeous and well worth your time to look at. ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes hollow http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126579-fanciful-twist-blog-website-found-pumpkinrots-blog.html Fright night ver.3 http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126575-fright-night-ver-3-a.html Sun, 19 May 2013 08:09:52 GMT Hello all, I will be documenting my build-up and progress up towards Oct 31st 2013. Last year was a huge success and a great party so i have set... Hello all,

I will be documenting my build-up and progress up towards Oct 31st 2013. Last year was a huge success and a great party so i have set the bar high for myself to encapsulate that this year. Last year i made a few props and faces and not a huge amount. The wife was a great help on the day of the party and decorated the place wonderfully.

Little factual:- I live in a 2 bed flat and am not so lucky as some of you out there who live in houses which is on a neighborhood and have gardens, garages, shed etc. I'm quite restricted in what i can do and within the limits of my wife's patience.

This year i am starting NOW in my preparations so i can do more stuff and be ready for this year's Fright Night.

UPDATE 21/05/2013

** ELECTRIC CHAIR JOURNAL - http://www.halloweenforum.com/hallow...ric-chair.html
** GUILLOTINE JOURNAL - http://www.halloweenforum.com/hallow...ric-chair.html


Obviously to get people to turn up i had to think about my invites so i sharpened my pencil and did some drawing.

First attempt:


Second attempt:


Third attempt:


I quite like the last one and think that will be the front cover of the invitation.

I also opened the box of last year's stuff and had a little fun trying stuff on and getting ideas for this years party. First i will show you some of the things i made last year. This was my first year in trying to make homemade decorations/props:-





Silly person i am i ended up with 2 left hands!

Made 2 of these, and as you cans ee in the picture one finger is missing!
]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes Michael Myerscough http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126575-fright-night-ver-3-a.html Easy scare for Minecraft players http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126491-easy-scare-minecraft-players.html Sun, 12 May 2013 17:30:28 GMT I'm going to preface this by letting you all know my household and several of our friends plays minecraft. (We are awesome nerds.). The other day, my roommate mentioned that he got startled because he heard what sounded like an Enderman, one of the creepier monsters.

So I got to thinking that if I could take the sound files of the monsters from the game and insert them into a typical Halloween sounds track (Or have the track playing on one device while another device plays these sounds.), I could startle guests who play the game in a way they wouldn't expect at all. My roommate thought it was a great idea too, so he is working on getting sound files.

I think this could work for other games, but it works especially for Minecraft because players will hear monsters when they are near but often don't know where they are. ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes Greenwick http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126491-easy-scare-minecraft-players.html Zombie Barbie Cocktail Display http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126391-zombie-barbie-cocktail-display.html Sun, 05 May 2013 18:26:34 GMT Had fun creeping out these barbies Had fun creeping out these barbies
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]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes Whispers http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126391-zombie-barbie-cocktail-display.html Dark alice in wonderland party this year http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126363-dark-alice-wonderland-party-year.html Sat, 04 May 2013 00:10:40 GMT So had no idea what i wanted to do for a theme this year. Today it hit me i am going to do dark Alice in wonderland I am pretty excited I am going... So had no idea what i wanted to do for a theme this year. Today it hit me i am going to do dark Alice in wonderland I am pretty excited
I am going to be making a giant mushroom with a few smaller ones,
some of the army cards, going to pick up tea cups and tea pots and of course paint them the way i want for a dark tea party which will be at a table with my grim reaper and skeleton.
throw in some crows ,
invitations will be maybe bottles that have scrolls in them .
be getting deck of cards and build up some displays with them . and of course some coffins, see if i can create a chaster cat

This will definitely be Alice with a ang twist i will post up things i create for it as i go along.

]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes Saki.Girl http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126363-dark-alice-wonderland-party-year.html Saw / Jigsaw Style Scare Room 2013 http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126333-saw-jigsaw-style-scare-room-2013-a.html Wed, 01 May 2013 18:38:08 GMT My latest idea for the scare portion of my 2nd annual Halloween party. Last year we did a pipe and drape maze with typical jump and noise scares... My latest idea for the scare portion of my 2nd annual Halloween party. Last year we did a pipe and drape maze with typical jump and noise scares which people weren't aware was going to be part of the party. This lead into a 100' event tent where the party was.


This year.....

The Scenario: I would like to fill a 20' x 20' tent with a scene. The one I came up with was an old kitchen. Old appliances, Blood smeared, and dim lit.

The Idea: People would be ushered into this fully enclosed tent to very dim light. As they enter the lights suddenly go out and from the opposite end, a full size jigsaw is slowly wheeled into the room in a wheel chair under a dim red light carrying a tape recorder. The tape recorder is triggered which starts the game.

Over speakers a prerecorded message plays.
(I made this literally on my first take to show my brother and cousin that I could get the voice close enough) The recording would instruct the people to find a key in the room to escape along with clever anecdotes in the message relating to the party.

Once the recording is over a large countdown timer begins to tick down from 2:00. Trying to find the key people must stick their arms in a garbage disposal that sprays air. Fridge full of heads / bowls of eyeballs. Dead body on the floor. Oven with something inside of it.

They never find the key. As the time ticks away, the saw theme music gets louder and louder and more climatic. The timer ends.... Something big happens.


Ideas? Hoping you all get into this idea and can help me improve the base concept. I would like to hear your ideas for the contents of the room (or even a better theme for the room). Also what could occur as the timer runs out.


My budget is probably around $750 for the room. ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes JamesButabi http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126333-saw-jigsaw-style-scare-room-2013-a.html Deejay vs band?! http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126306-deejay-vs-band.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:16:09 GMT Hey everyone!!! Just needed some input So This year will be our 5th party. Last year we had a friend of ours deejay, which everyone loved, This year... Hey everyone!!! Just needed some input So This year will be our 5th party. Last year we had a friend of ours deejay, which everyone loved, This year I am wondering if we should get a band? Has anyone out there had a band perform at their halloween shin dig? if so what did you think?! pros and cons? any input would be appreaciated ofcourse ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes BewitchingHalloween http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126306-deejay-vs-band.html <![CDATA[Omg i have been bitten by a zombie and now i'm hungry for brains!!]]> http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126286-omg-i-have-been-bitten-zombie-now-im-hungry-brains.html Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:17:40 GMT Just kidding....but I haven't been on for quite some time and I didn't get to throw my annual Halloween scavenger hunt party last year because I had some family issues and I ended up moving in with my boyfriend and his brother. Their not much of Halloween fans plus I didn't really feel up to celebrating much even tho it is my favorite holiday. But this year i'm hoping it will be better and different....I am now in a good place with the family and would really like to do something great this year! I am living in the heart of my town and closer with my friends that I am pretty sure they would all participate. So I am hoping to do a Halloween photo scavenger hunt that will have them all enjoying themselves and talking about it for years to come. So if you have any ideas for prizes or photos please let me know!? :D ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes stephy12 http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126286-omg-i-have-been-bitten-zombie-now-im-hungry-brains.html <![CDATA[The Witch's Inn Dead & Breakfast]]> http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126254-witchs-inn-dead-breakfast.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:16:53 GMT Sadly, because of time restraints, I have to postpone the Carnevil theme till next year. :( For this year, I decided to combine my witches party... Sadly, because of time restraints, I have to postpone the Carnevil theme till next year. :( For this year, I decided to combine my witches party and Halloween party into one party, repurpose what I already have and came up with the idea of The Witch's Inn Dead & Breakfast located at Swampy Shores, Fl. I'll decorate the house with tons of black lace, black sheets, black creepy cloth, lots of spiders/webs, frogs, cats, owls, etc.

I'll add some new areas like:
Check-in Counter - luggage area, guest register with tombstone type names (Ima Goner, Al B Bach, etc), ink well with raven feather, check in bell, key rack, letter holder, vintage phone....

Horrormoon Suite - dearly departed bride & groom with breakfast tray and rotten food (gotta get breakfast in there somewhere), all the doors will have names like Raven's Roost, Owl's Nest, Hexed Haven, Crone's Crypt, Nevermore Nook....

Selma's Spooky Salon & Spa - I'll put the Walgreens Medusa head in this bathroom and reuse my bewitchy beauty products, a skelly soaking in the tub, add severed hands and feet for manicures/pedicures, shrunken heads and wigs for head & hair cuts, maybe some creepy guest soaps....

HouseKreeping - (bathroom #2) witches brooms (of course lol), a skelly maid, laundry basket with Egyptian cotton sheets and a mummy bust, old iron/board, washtub, vintage washboards, witches laundry, mop/bucket with bloody guts & organs, bed bug powder.....

Cauldron Cafe - (kitchen) potion bottles, specimen jars, cauldrons/pots, I'm thinking of putting some plants with signs like Nightshade, Hemlock, Belladonna, etc on the window sill and hanging some dried flowers/herbs from the curtain rod. I never do know what to do with all my white cabinets - usually I just stick on some DT silhouettes.

Lizard's Lounge - (patio) bar area with shocktails/witches brew, moss, netting, snakes, bugs, bats, etc, Fiji mermaid floating in pool, and a skelly tourist (yes, I know, another skelly but they're easy to dress and you can never have too many). :rolleyes:

A few footsteps away is
Fester N. Rott's BBQ Bones & Grill (patio prop area) - an old man dummy in bloody apron cooking burned bones on grill, skewered finger food, cauldron of spare ribs, I'll add a fogger in this area, some kind of creepy condiments, oooh....a hickory smell would be great...

Front of House Outside- (always my hardest area, I'm much prefer to decorate inside), The Witch's Inn sign/vacancy, witch and cauldron, my pathetic little graveyard, rusty bicycles with Toto in a basket and the WWofE legs with ruby slippers, yellowed newspapers, flamingo vultures eating some roadkill, thinking of putting some ghosts in the bushes (for ghostly gardens) but not quite sure how to do that, and time permitting - boarded windows...

Menu - trying to keep in theme here (nope - ain't serving no breakfast :p), I'm thinking a Haunted Happy Hour with an upscale Whine & Cheese Booffet on tarnished silver, black lace table cloth and served up by my Edwardian butler, and a decadent dessert table. First thought of BBQ food items (from Fester's) but really want to use the silver pieces; BBQ and silver don't seem to go together.

Invitations - a hotel brochure, which I'm almost finished with the wording, and I have to send BScary a big Thank You for her inspiration on this idea.

Costumes - I'm leaning to dressing as a sea witch (Swampy Shores and all...) and my husband will be the ex con-cierge, because he likes to be comfortable and I already have a convict jumpsuit. ;)

Whew, sooo sorry for the lengthily post. Here's my Pinterest page http://pinterest.com/tannasgach/dead-and-breakfast/ where I've been gathering ideas for this theme but could always use more creativity and suggestions for any of the above areas. :D:D:D ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes Tannasgach http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126254-witchs-inn-dead-breakfast.html Pumpkin deliciousness! http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126247-pumpkin-deliciousness.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:44:55 GMT Hi Everyone :) I posted a few recipes in the community group, Spooky Treats & Eats, but wanted to repost it here to share my love of the pumpkin :D I wish it was pumpkin time already...... :

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It's starting to breach the 90's but I'm longing for a crisp autumn day... the kind of day that's energizing, filled with pumpkin patches and comfort food. In the meantime, I came across some recipes using pumpkin puree in neat ways that can maybe help get me through the summer. These are vegan recipes but I think they can easily be substituted with regular butter and other dairy items. Oh, and, the following recipes are all done in a Crock! Easy, yahoo!
Pumpkin Pie minus the crust and the oven

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Pumpkin Mac'

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all recipes can be found via: http://www.chubbyveganmom.com/search...ot%20addiction
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]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes Snickers http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126247-pumpkin-deliciousness.html <![CDATA[Third Time's a Charm]]> http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126149-third-times-charm.html Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:57:04 GMT So, this year will be my third Halloween party, tentatively called "The Trirus" (is the play on "virus" too subtle?) But regardless, it'll be a zombie theme, my first attempt at doing an actual theme for my party. I just have a couple concerns:

1. Guests:
The last two years, I invited about 50 people, and it ended up being 12-15 people at the party, 4 being siblings of mine. I'm thinking this year to move the party from my basement and doing it in my front yard and inside the house, and then making it an open party for the neighborhood. Has anyone done something similar to going door to door handing out invites and hoping people come?
2. Food:
The last two years, I did a table with candy, chips, dips, and one or two finger foods. If I'm going to expand it to a much bigger party, should I stick to the formula, except on a larger scale, or should I offer a couple of main dishes? Or would it be better to ask people to bring a snack, dessert, finger food...whatever they'd like? And how well do themed foods go?
3. Games:
The first year, I didn't plan any games, but I did set up the ping pong table, and it quickly devolved into soda pong (under 18 party). Last year, I set up the ping pong table again, and it was mildly popular, but the real hit was the toe tag game. I gave every guest five toe tags, with the mission to get as many as possible by the end of the night and whoever won got a prize. I also hid dozens all over the party. Seems like a great idea, but the problems came in when I forgot to hide them until the party already started, so I had to do it discreetly. Plus, all the girls just shoved them in their bras, making it totally impossible for guys to play. People also hid them in places around the party. I'm thinking this year that I'll hide them better and beforehand, and make the requirement that you have to hide the tags on your person, but not somewhere you don't want to be touched.
My question is, are there any other games that would work well for the crowd I may end up having?

That's it for now. For reference, I'll be 19 when this party rolls around, so no alcohol.

Thanks in advance! ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes Jan Jinkle http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126149-third-times-charm.html Pirate party http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126144-pirate-party.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:35:09 GMT Ok, so in classic Haunt nature, I am throwing my son a Pirate Birthday Party...that being said, he is turning one so obviously this is not for his... Ok, so in classic Haunt nature, I am throwing my son a Pirate Birthday Party...that being said, he is turning one so obviously this is not for his enjoyment.

I would love to see photos of things you all have done in the past involving pirates and keeping it non traumatizing...I'm thinking about throwing a bunch of message-in-a-bottles into the pool and each one has a prize to be claimed...and maybe building a quick and dirty pirate ship. But yeah...show my what you got Haunters!!! ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes fortinbras79 http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126144-pirate-party.html What date works best for 2013 Halloween party? http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126110-what-date-works-best-2013-halloween-party.html Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:53:49 GMT Do you think we would have a better party turnout on October 19 or November 2? We have a wedding on October 26, so that date is out for us. I worry... Do you think we would have a better party turnout on October 19 or November 2? We have a wedding on October 26, so that date is out for us. I worry that October 19 is too early and that by November 2 everyone will be over Halloween. Does anyone have any experience or advice about this? We want to have as big of a turnout as possible! ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes scheibla http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126110-what-date-works-best-2013-halloween-party.html Voodoo in the Bayou style invitation help http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126102-voodoo-bayou-style-invitation-help.html Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:39:55 GMT We are doing voodoo in the bayou this year as our theme, incorporating, voodoo, mardi gras, Louisiana swamps, vampires all into one theme...so i need... We are doing voodoo in the bayou this year as our theme, incorporating, voodoo, mardi gras, Louisiana swamps, vampires all into one theme...so i need some ideas for invitations. We want them to be really nice so any ideas??? ]]> Party Ideas. Experiences and Recipes Seante http://www.halloweenforum.com/party-ideas-experiences-recipes/126102-voodoo-bayou-style-invitation-help.html