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I have finally decided that next year I'm going to do a golden age Halloween party. I know of some books that have info on older Halloween party traditions. (lots of fortune telling games about love lives, and eating kale, from what I've read.) Along that vein, I want to incorporate some older Irish and Welsh traditions - since of course a lot of the traditions came from Irish immigrants. and the old Welsh stories are just fun to me, and not well known over here.
So what I'm thinking is that I'll have a few older fortune telling games, along with some Halloween themed improv games - because I'll be learning how to run improv games, and if everyone is acting silly it's easier for shy folks to do so. Also some novelty gifts. (I did Halloween crackers one year, something like that.)
I think that storytelling would be the main focus of the party. It might be fun to turn the lights down low and do scary stories with a flashlight, but I think that would be too much for some guests. I might try and get ahold of some of the 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark,' because those books have high nostalgia value, and I think most people I know would remember them.
The food dishes I've seen from the golden age were a bit like medieval how piece foods - all about novelty and surprise. So I'll want to plan out some cool little things. I think retro 50s food is in order, like aspic covered vegetables (I'm told that it was actually tasty, but I'm dubious.), though I'll want modern foods as well. Also bugging my Irish friend about traditional foods there.
I will have more time for decorations, so I'll make paper ones - lots of crepe paper. I think adding a little Lovecraft to the mix is in order, too.
I have had too much coffee, and this post is the result of the buzz. I will develop this into a more coherent plan later.
So what I'm thinking is that I'll have a few older fortune telling games, along with some Halloween themed improv games - because I'll be learning how to run improv games, and if everyone is acting silly it's easier for shy folks to do so. Also some novelty gifts. (I did Halloween crackers one year, something like that.)
I think that storytelling would be the main focus of the party. It might be fun to turn the lights down low and do scary stories with a flashlight, but I think that would be too much for some guests. I might try and get ahold of some of the 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark,' because those books have high nostalgia value, and I think most people I know would remember them.
The food dishes I've seen from the golden age were a bit like medieval how piece foods - all about novelty and surprise. So I'll want to plan out some cool little things. I think retro 50s food is in order, like aspic covered vegetables (I'm told that it was actually tasty, but I'm dubious.), though I'll want modern foods as well. Also bugging my Irish friend about traditional foods there.
I will have more time for decorations, so I'll make paper ones - lots of crepe paper. I think adding a little Lovecraft to the mix is in order, too.
I have had too much coffee, and this post is the result of the buzz. I will develop this into a more coherent plan later.