Halloween Party Ideas: From Spooky Cupcakes To Ghostly Drinks
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Happen to be throwing a Halloween-themed party this year? If you’re anything like us, then you’ve probably procrastinated for just too long and are now pressed for ideas. Be it kiddie Halloween Trick or Treat or Spooky Halloween Scare Show, everything needs a great deal of preparation.
After all, this isn’t some run-of-the-mill birthday party that you can seal the deal with a bunch of generic balloons and a birthday cake. Oh no.
Halloween is a special time of the year for both adults and kids, and not only is it an occasion for sweets and treats, but also a celebration of creativity.
This is the season when we embrace the freedom of expression and allow our imaginations to run wild. Trick or treating is a fun and momentous experience in a child’s life and why not recreate the magic as an adult too? Let your Halloween party be the perfect backdrop for all the joyous memories to come!
The following are five simple but absolutely perfect Halloween-themed party ideas that will remind your guests it’s a night for spooky treats:
1. Make Some Fun, Ghostly Drinks
One simple, quirky way of instantly adding some fun Halloween charm to your drinks is giving the containers a fancy makeover! Instead of traditionally served glasses why not opt for classic mason jars with a little DIY twist?
On a sheet of black crafts paper stencil in differently shaped pairs of eyes: round, triangular and kidney bean shaped. Next stencil in differently shaped mouths: a pair of vampire fangs, a scowl or a shriek of horror. Next, cut these out and using a glue gun, hot glue these on to your mason jars and fill in your drink. Voila! Now, you have charming little evil minion cups to drink from.
If you’re feeling inspired,then play it up with Halloween themed orange and black straws and place on a serving table decked in black runners. Your guests will be amazed at the attention to detail.
2. Bake Some Spooky Cupcakes
What better way to celebrate Halloween than to indulge in some sugar – or more specifically – some spicy pumpkin cupcakes with orange tinted cream cheese frosting! These insanely delicious baked treats will truly serve as the pièce de resistance of your servings table.
Achieve the above seen ghostly, haunted décor by spraying on some party snow spray or even white silly string available in pressurized cans at party stores. This will provide the perfect gothic, cobweb backdrop for your pumpkin cupcakes. Add on some toy, plastic creepy crawlies and you’re all set!
3. Create A Scary Photo Booth!
No Halloween party is complete without a fun photo-op for guests to pose around! You can stock a few horror-themed props for guests to hold as they click the photos of a lifetime such as a jack-o-lantern, a witch’s hat, a gothic skull, an old broom or (if you’re feeling really fancy) a toy grim keeper’s scythe!
You could also add a DIY twist by creating funny slogans for guests to hold as they pose. The following are a few of our favorites!
- “If the broom fits ride it.”
- “Trick or treat?”
- “Mr. & Mrs. Dracula”
- “Boo!”
- “Double, double toil & trouble.”
- “I’m under your spell!”
- “#Wicked.”
- “Calling all my witches!”
- “RIP (1709 – 2017) Al B. Backe.”
4. Eat Some Ghost Cookies Or Caramel Apples
Not only are these an Instagram favorite, but they also happen to be a great hit with kids! Bake a set of simple sugar rolled cookies and indulge your inner artist with some fun Halloween icing.
Nothing quite says autumn like the tart sweetness of a caramel apple. Added bonus? They make great photo props for wicked witches.
5. Don’t Forget The Mocktails/Cocktails
And finally why not add a spooky Halloween twist to your drinks? Give your cocktails (and if the party is for kids, mocktails) devilishly witty names to go with the spirit of Halloween such as ‘Morgue-A-Rita,’ ‘Poison Apple Cocktail,’ ‘Black Magic Mocktail or even ‘Black Widow Shot”.
There you have it, five incredibly fun Halloween party ideas that will truly celebrate the creative spirit of this haunted night.
Happy Halloween!
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