We've been struggling with this question ourselves. Most of our friends and family are married and have children. It can be very difficult to get a sitter on Halloween so we've compromised. We have a house large enough so that we can have the party at one end of the house (extending into the Funhouse basement). The kids have a room at the far end of the housewhere they can play and be put down. Of course at least one adult must sacrifice the adult festivities and one member of each couple must be in a condition to drive unless they plan to stay over. Luckily we have a kind soul that is willing to take one for the team one night a year. We plan to hang blankets as soundproofing (which we also do on "MOVIE NIGHTS" ) to muffle the fun, and the layout of the house allows for this to work sort of.... Ideally everyone getting a babysitter and leaving the kids home would work better but it's just not practical. And besides, the kids generally take part early, wear themselves out, play a little, and for the most part retire fairly early(also learned from MOVIE NIGHT), leaving the adults to ...carry on. The alternative is no party because almost no one will show up or going home very early to take care of the kids.