Thread: Costume Prizes

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I need some ideas on what to give away for costume prizes I don't want it to be the same as last year. Here are pix of what I did for 2010.

Prize for Most Creative costume


Prize for Best Couple's Costume


Prize for Best Costume of the Night



So far, I've thought of one of those clear skull pitchers filled with candy for the Most Creative prize (but it's quite similar to last year's prize). And for Best Couple's prize, I thought a book of ghost stories and a Halloween candle from Yankee would be nice Any and all ideas would be so helpful. Thankies!

great prizes! you could always do movie tickets? or a small gift card?

I found some really cool little wooden boxes shaped like coffins at Michaels, painted them black and had white lettering "Halloween 20xx Costume Winner" and inside put a white chocolate ghost bar from a specialty candy store in my city (Candylicious/The Chocolate Bar) where they make from scratch. AND a $15 gift card to Target.

I've also found some cute felt TOT bags and stuffed them with fancy candy (chocolate skulls from the same store) and interesting Halloween finds - fortune telling fish, halloween scented candles with fancy candle holders (love Dark Candles!)

http://www.darkcandles.com/index.php...products_id=62
For the best overall

http://www.darkcandles.com/index.php...products_id=65
For the sexy/most glamorous

http://www.darkcandles.com/index.php...products_id=64
For the scariest/most original

pumpkin carving books:

Amazon.com: Extreme Pumpkins II: Take Back Halloween and Freak Out a Few More Neighbors: Tom Nardone: Books

Amazon.com: Extreme Pumpkins: Diabolical Do-It-Yourself Designs to Amuse Your Friends and Scare Your Neighbors: Tom Nardone: Books



I like making gift basket type things with some really unusual stuff...

I typically do $5 horror (or horror parody) DVDs for Most Original, Funniest, and Best Couple. I try to pick out older classics that people probably don't own. Then for Best Overall I do a more expensive DVD, some gourmet Halloween candy, some times a book (Monster Hunter's Guide, Zombe Survival Guide, etc), basically whatever I find that is not exactly the same as last year!

oh yes - I forgot about the DVDs! I do that too! You can find some really good ones at Big Lots, Barnes & Noble, and the like for under $5...

Some of those candle scents sound so nice. I'm gonna have to get me some! LOL

I have a party for teenagers, but I have found some really neat things at American Science and Surplus - sciplus.com. I gave away one of those monkeys that clang cymbals, a lamp that responds to music, a hat with EL wire around the rim, and a sarcastic ball (a magic 8 ball with attitude!). Look under the "adult & kids toys" section. (stop your X-rated thinking. It's not THAT kind of adult toys!) The selections you put together for last year are terrific, BTW. I love the best costume "movie night" basket!

LOL thanks chaos. I'll be sure to check them out!

You could check out Spencer's for some of their gag gifts if you have a funniest costume category. Also Bath and Body Works gets some neat Halloween stuff (and you can use a coupon) to make a little gift basket.

Hmm, but you probably want gender nuetral gifts. I really like the bottle of wine idea. I agree with what someone else said - small increment gift cards are a very good idea too.

I love B&BW and I can't believe that I've never gone in there around Halloween! WTH is wrong me with me?! LOL Yes, I do need gender neutral gifts, but I'll check them out nonetheless ~ never know what you'll find! I tend to stay away from gift cards. I like to put a bit more thought and effort into it.