Thread: Thinking of doing a Witches' Party this year....

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I have always loved Pandora's "Bewitched Bash" and MHooch's "Witches' Wingding" idea but never really had enough female acquaintances to throw one. In the last year I have met a lot of really cool ladies and thought that this might be a good year to host one! So I've got a date in mind, a rough idea of a menu (chili served in a cauldron as the main dish plus lots of witch themed desserts and, of course, a witch's brew), and a costume picked out. But I could use a little help on activities and decorations.

I always decorate my house for the entire month of October so that will be out already. I have a small gathering of stuff for a "witch's table" and some of my Cabinet of Curiosities items are appropriate but I want some more witch specific decor. Suggestions?

As far as games go I know that these ladies enjoy the fun but aren't too wild and adventurous. I think trivia would bore them but pictionary might be okay. I'm saving Tempt Your Fate for the big party since it was such a hit last year. What other options do I have?

Several of you have thrown this type of party - what did you do with your guests?

Thanks guys!

Besoms, Crystal balls, pointed hats of different styles, one of your handmade pendulum boards would add to it of course, spell books,

witchy hat treat boxes for favors and things,

make witches ladders (the witch version of a rosary)

make an altar with decor of the seasons

bonfire?

apple candles/pumpkin candles

serve soul cakes

Halloween is witches New Year...have a black and orange new years

decor honoring the dead


sit around the "flaming cauldron" and tell a story chain.
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I know I know a little crazy but I wanted to help so bad and I hope at least one of these gives you good ideas.

Pokeno is a great game for lots of ladies. you play it like poker and bingo. everyone brings a gift wrapped in a blck trash bag so when you win you pick a gift and you really don't know what you are getting. you play 2 rounds. however ever many witches you have, say 10. and second round when you win you get to steal someones gift. it gets really fun! you could win a few prizes or none at all but it is still fun!

This might be a little much, but if you get these started before they come it might speed things
up. Make your own Brooms ( small - large ) Make Candles or buy chunky ones & cut the flat sheets of wax with ghosts etc. stick on.

Sorry, I'm at work & I have to come & go. Scavenger Hunt for Buckley parts.Just don't get in trouble with the Police, the first to get it together wins. You wouldn't catch me doing this & I would look up on how to protect your self, but do a Ouija session.

Rikki, how exciting!! It has become one of my favorite things about the Halloween season, and the girlfriends have so much fun.

We played charades one year in 2 teams with "witchy" themed words...like "witchy woman" "spell" "broom", etc. Used book and movie titles, too. Last year we had karaoke with a special CD made with "wichy" or "magic" songs. But after everybody got really toasted we broke out the heavy metal, I vaguely remember singing some Twisted Sister We have played pictionary at our regular Halloween party before, and borrowed an easel to prop a big dry erase board on, that made things very easy. And of course we always give a prize for Most Glamorous Witch, Most Classic Witch and Most Original Witch.

I always make witches fingers, and last year I made a spell book cake. I'll find some pictures. Last year's witches brew was margaritas (green) in a big glass jar.

As for the decor, I used lots of old books, bats, candles, my carboard stand up of the WWotW. On my coat rack in the kitchen I hung a black cloak, a witches hat, some long black and white striped socks and rested a broom across the pegs, that was cute. I also made a broom holder out of a tall florists bucket painted black, and wrapped with orange crepe paper, with a sign on it that said "Park your brooms here" and put a whole bunch of my witches brooms in it and stuck it in a corner.

I made little witch hats out of sculpy clay last year, they were actually ornaments that you could hang up, and put them in little orange bags with a black witch stamped on the front, closed with a black ribbon, for party favors.

I have a nice little invitation poem if your interested.

Sorry to run on and on, but I've got lots of ideas for this one! I'll post some pics....

here's some pics of some of the things I mentioned:

the treat bags:


the treats:


some decor:


witches brew (right) witches clothes hanging (behind):


the spell book cake:


AND the heavy metal karaoke :

these pumpkins were super easy and VERY cute when done:

OOOOOOPS!!! Wrong pic!!! Of course those pumpkins are very cute, too and sort of easy....


but here's the right pic:

Thanks everyone - any and all ideas are greatly appreciated!

Originally Posted by MHooch

I have a nice little invitation poem if your interested.

Hooch, I'd seen some of those pictures but I think you left the karaoke one out before.

Yes, I'd love to see your invitation poem! That's one of the places I'm having trouble with. I don't typically send out invites for our big party because we do it as an open house for the gym - we invite every person we've ever come into contact with and tell those people to bring their friends too! So invitations are not my strong point!

I'd also love to know more about your witch/Halloween version of Catchphrase. I've never played the actual version before but always thought it might be fun.

Love that cake and the witch's clothes rack.