Happy October, Everyone!
So excited October is finally here, but at the same time slightly panicked at the realization that I have only 26 days to plan and put together our party After much deliberation, we have finally come up with a theme: Haunted Barn and Pumpkin Patch (but hopefully with a much better name before we send invites).
We have always held our parties in the house and on the deck. But this year we took a walkthrough of our (mostly empty) shop behind our house (roughly 60' x 40') and realized it was an ideal place for a party. There is man-door which leads to 3 rows of storage shelves that we could convert into a maze-like walk-thru which would lead into the open area of the shop that would be the main party room with food and games, etc. From the open area there is a staircase which leads up to a loft area that we finished last year to create a lounge/movie room with a ping pong table for out kids to have friends over. So this area would be ideal for keeping the young people (toddlers to teens) nearby but with their own space.
Now that we have the location figured out, we are scrambling for ideas on how to make our 5 year old shop appear to be a delapidated and haunted barn. While we have some pretty good props and ideas for the maze at the entrance to the shop - we could really use some suggestions that any of you wonderfully creative people may have for decorating and games and activities. We plan to create a scarecrow/hay bale/jackolantern scene near the entrance to the shop and have a bonfire (weather permitting) for warmth and s'mores, but that's all we've got so far...Thanks for any input
So excited October is finally here, but at the same time slightly panicked at the realization that I have only 26 days to plan and put together our party After much deliberation, we have finally come up with a theme: Haunted Barn and Pumpkin Patch (but hopefully with a much better name before we send invites).
We have always held our parties in the house and on the deck. But this year we took a walkthrough of our (mostly empty) shop behind our house (roughly 60' x 40') and realized it was an ideal place for a party. There is man-door which leads to 3 rows of storage shelves that we could convert into a maze-like walk-thru which would lead into the open area of the shop that would be the main party room with food and games, etc. From the open area there is a staircase which leads up to a loft area that we finished last year to create a lounge/movie room with a ping pong table for out kids to have friends over. So this area would be ideal for keeping the young people (toddlers to teens) nearby but with their own space.
Now that we have the location figured out, we are scrambling for ideas on how to make our 5 year old shop appear to be a delapidated and haunted barn. While we have some pretty good props and ideas for the maze at the entrance to the shop - we could really use some suggestions that any of you wonderfully creative people may have for decorating and games and activities. We plan to create a scarecrow/hay bale/jackolantern scene near the entrance to the shop and have a bonfire (weather permitting) for warmth and s'mores, but that's all we've got so far...Thanks for any input