Thread: Ghosts of Halloween Past Party Theme!

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I'm pretty sure I've come up with my theme for this year's party. I think my group of guests could really get into it, especially since we're all around the same age. The theme is Ghosts of Halloween Past! It's based around childhood memories of Halloween.

Last year, my party didn't do so well because I simply think there wasn't enough to do. This year, I'm making sure there are a lot of games people can choose to participate in, and I'm giving out more prizes. I've browsed through many of the party game threads and have taken quite a few of your ideas I also came up with a new game to match my theme: Guess Who's Afraid of the Boogeyman?

I've come up with sort of a Save the Date Facebook page that I'll be inviting everyone to around mid-September. This is what I've come up with so far:

For the Facebook Event photo, I put together old Halloween photos of me and my boyfriend, since we're the hosts:



Time to whip out the nostalgia! For the 6th annual Halloween party, we're celebrating Halloweens past.

Bring your favorite Halloween memories, mementos, and photos along to share with everyone. This could be your favorite costume, a scary story, or a photo of your best jack-o-lantern.

Nostalgic cartoons and videos will be played throughout the night, including childhood favorites: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown; Donald's Scary Tales; Disney's Halloween Haunts; The Halloween that Almost Wasn't; and Raggedy Ann & Andy and the Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile; among others!

Tempt Your Fate with our new party game! Hint: Bad fates outweigh the good ; )

Costume Contest is back with a special new category: Most Nostalgic!
Other categories include: Scariest, Funniest, Most Original, and Best Overall

Prizes will also be awarded for games such as Name That Horror Theme! and Guess the Number of Candies in the Jar!

Childhood fears will come back to haunt you when we play "Guess Who's Afraid of the Boogeyman?" Players will write their biggest childhood fears on a piece of paper, and everyone else will guess who was afraid of that fear.

Food will have a bit more of a childlike flair this year, and there will be plenty of candy to go around!

The night will be topped off by a game of Bobbing for Apples.

So bring your childhood back from the grave and join us for a fun-filled fright night!

***PLEASE RSVP BY OCTOBER 16TH. (Or else.)

What do you think? Any suggestions?

I'm planning on this party being a lot more low-key than my previous ones. Focusing on fun rather than stressing about all the decoration details. And with the food being more childlike, I won't have to think so hard about having grown-up Halloween food. I always want to make the kiddie food, but for my parties I like for it to be a bit more Martha Stewart-esque. So I'm excited to try something new this year!

Cool idea!

If your guests all know each other then you could ask them to send you a picture of themselves as a kid in costume prior to the party. Then you could make a slideshow of the pictures and make a game out of guessing who's who.

Originally Posted by Rikki

If your guests all know each other then you could ask them to send you a picture of themselves as a kid in costume prior to the party. Then you could make a slideshow of the pictures and make a game out of guessing who's who.

That is an awesome suggestion! Thanks for the idea!

I really like this ideas. I do have some game suggestions if you are up for it. I mean that is if you wanting more ideas or trivia or something. I am sure I can do some trivia base on the Halloween Past. I may not be good at it, but I can give it a try for you. Send me a message if you are up for it.

Originally Posted by NOWHINING

I really like this ideas. I do have some game suggestions if you are up for it. I mean that is if you wanting more ideas or trivia or something. I am sure I can do some trivia base on the Halloween Past. I may not be good at it, but I can give it a try for you. Send me a message if you are up for it.

I'm up for any kind of suggestions!

Trick or Treat Game
This is the commonest and most interesting of the Halloween games in practice. And the best part is, this Halloween game and be played by both kids and adults. In big bright orange pumpkin, put in some paper slips with tricks written on them. For example dance like a mummy, walk like a spider, or act like Dracula and so on and so on. Each player pick a slip from the pumpkin and perform the trick and if it is done amusingly enough, they will get a treat. Depending on the age the tricks and treats will be decided.

Ghost Waiter
Supplies needed: balloon for each team, paper plate for each team. Divided into two teams. Set up a course for them to race on. Everyone has to balance a balloon on a paper plate while walking it down the course and back to their team.

Spooky Tongue Twister Phrases
Creepy Crawler critters crawl through creepy crawly craters
Dracula digs dreary, dark dungeons.
Ghostly ghouls gather gleefully to golf on ghostly golf courses
Horribly hoarse hoot owls hoot howls of horror in Halloween haunted houses.
Which witch wished which wicked wish

Monster’s War
Two teams, each team has one color balloons. One team will be white and one team will be black.
Tie the balloons to a ribbon or strings and tie it to their ankles.
The game is to stomp out the one team out by stomping on the balloons until one standing team color won. But after that and if the monsters are that mean, after shallow victory they can turn against each other.

Trivia
01. Which of the following is not the name of a character in Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula?
A. Jonathan Harker B. Martin Gorr** C. Lucy Westerna
02. The opening scene of the classic film Frankenstein takes place________?
A. In a laboratory** B. In the school room C. On top of a mountain
03. Complete the missing word from the classic “Wolf Man” poem: Even a man who’s pure at heart and says his prayer at night may become a wolf when the wolf bane blooms and the _____ moon is bright.
A. Fall B. Winter C. Autumn**
04. The Munster’s Gloomy mansion was located on ______?
A. Mockingbird Heights** B. Shadow Hill C. Coffin Canyon Rd
05. The only normal member of the Munster family was _____?
A. Mary B. Marilyn** C. Gwen
06. A soap Opera about a romantic Vampire was called?
A. Dark Hills B. Dark Shadow** C. Dark World

07. Attack of the fifty foot ______ maybe on of the weirdest films ever made.
A. Man B. Woman** C. Child
08. The name of Phantom in Phantom of the Opera was ______?
A. Eric** B. Aaron C. Jack
09. Godzilla was first discovered on what Island?
A. Bika B. Odo** C. Karatu
10. Every year, Charlie Brown waits with his friend Linus for who to appear?
A. The Grinch B. The Great Pumpkin** C. Pigpen
11. What phobia means you have intense fear of Halloween?
A. Samhainophobia** B. Hallowohobia C. Necrophobia
12. Jack-o-Lanterns were originally made from what?
A. Pumpkins B. Turnips** C. Corn
13. Michael Myers Mask in Halloween was from the image of this well known actor.
A. Robin Williams B. William Shatner** C. Will Smith
14. Which monster was born in the United States?
A. Gremlins** B. Goblins C. None reported
15. What is the name of Eddie Munster’s stuffed werewolf doll?
A. Bow-wow B. Woof-woof** C. grrrrrrrr

So the Trick-or-Treat game is pretty similar to Tempt Your Fate, except that everyone has to do a trick, but at the same time everyone gets a treat? I do like that.

I also love the Ghost Waiter game! Unfortunately, the ground usually gets pretty wet at night at my sisters house, and I'm not sure the game would be as effective inside.

And thanks for the trivia! I may incorporate that into some of my prizes.

Thanks so much for all the games! I really need as many ideas as I can get.

NAME THE TV SHOW OR MOVIES!!

01. Freddy
02. Lesat
03. Wednesday Addams
04. Jonathan Harker
05. Dr. Victor Frankenstein
06. Ichabod Crane
07. Carrie White
08. Michael and Star
09. Karen White
10. Velma and Shaggy
11. Leatherface
12. Laurie Strode
13. Jack Torrnace

(ANSWERS)
01. Nightmare on the Elm Street
02. Interview with the Vampire
03. The Addams Family
04. Dracula
05. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
06. Sleepy Hollow
07. Carrie
08. The Lost Boys
09. The Howling
10. Scooby Doo
11. Texas Chainsaw
12. Halloween
13. The Shinning

Thanks again for the game suggestions!

Does anyone have ideas for decor that would tie in to my theme? Pretty much everyone attending will have grown up in the late 80s/early 90s. So anything reminiscent of Halloween during that time period would be awesome.

We're all a bunch of big kids, and I know many of my guests will remember the whole spaghetti noodles and peeled grape tricks we were exposed to as children. So I plan on having a "Frank N. Stein" autopsy table for guests to put their hands in and feel around. I also thought it would be fun to have a little craft area set up to paint mini pumpkins that the guests can take as favors.

Any other ideas?

Hi!

Last year, one of the games I had at my party was to guess how many "_______" (fill in the blank) are in the jar. I went to Goodwill and bought a lot of cheap little glass jars and bottles, filled them with different foods (plain m&m's, peanut m&m's (Halloween colors of course) , gummy worms, cashews, etc., and covered the tops of the jars with a small, cut out piece of Halloween fabric. The answers ranged between 50 and 100. Yes, YOU have to count them all out to be fair!!! I put "A", "B", etc. on a piece of paper tape and taped it to the bottom of the jars, then I printed out the answer list for me to announce the answers. The winner (whoever is closest) then got to keep the jar - and the contents!

Not sure if I'll do that again as I'm having most of the same people over again this year.

TMama