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If you had to give two tips to any party host or
haunt host what will you give?
Such as experiences you had, and would comment on not to do or do.

Only 2? haha

DO give plenty of notice of your party (not that it makes a difference with some people)
DO NOT coat your stairs handrail in fake blood - forgetting people will put their hands on it when drunk

Haha!
Well those are two good things.
Ouch! They had it all over there hands? D;

Keep some kind of music going at all times...

Buy more food/snacks and soft drinks than you think you need.

take car keys right off.
clear all valuables from plain sight.
buy extra TP
do not over indulge yourself
invite the neighbors

I totally agree with do not over indulging.
I was so bloated from all the sweets two years ago,
I became so lazy to walk around. ):

DO invite the neighbors even if you know they won't come. They are less likely to complain if they feel they could be included.

DO: consider decorating the entrance to the part as a graveyard. It gives the party that special Halloween ambiance and lets guests get into the spirit of the thing as they arrive.
DO NOT make the exit from the graveyard a 4' tall, pitch black appeture in a crypt facade that becomes a 4' tall tunnel with a 90 degree turn less than 6' from the entrance. DO NOT continue that 4' tall pitch black tunnel for an additional 10'. IF for some reason you feel it necessary to do this DO NOT have guest emerge from their crouched walk in total darkness into a motion activated white strobe. Not even if it seems like a good idea at the time.

Oh my only 2? Let's see. Well since a couple of the REALLY important once have already been mentioned I won't repeat (neighbors and toilet paper)

1. Have PLENTY of garbage cans around and visable.
2. Serve food. Doesn't have to be fancy just something to fill empty stomachs and help those who do over-indulge. Something with bread is good....soaks up the booze really well.

Story: **BEWARE** It's gross. I wouldn't serve bbq cocktail weiners again. We had a guest eat a bunch of them and then got sick. It stained the carpet AND here's the gross part. We cleaned it up with towels....double washed the suckers and in the bottom of the washer were chunks of weiners like they had never been in bbq sauce. Apparantly THAT doesn't stain. Yuck.

1. purchase more food and drink than you think you'll need
2. play music louder than you would probably like to. It creates more of a party atmosphere than you think! (think about what its like when your out at a bar or club)
3. Spend more money than you wanted to. Trust ME...if you go all the way out, your party will be one for the books! The only downside: everybody talks about it for ever, and you always want to "out-do" your last party!
3. Graveyard is a must!!! People spent just as much time in my graveyard, as they did in my house. Pretty good, considering my party lasted about 8 hours.
4. This might be the best advice yet: THE BAR MAKES THE PARTY!!!
Here's a part of what my bar looked like at my last halloween party

ondeko and Jackielantern .... You guys just cracked me up and I spit Pepsi out almost on my keyboard! LOL