Adult Halloween Party!

Halloween isn't just for kids anymore!  Use the tips below and you and your guests will enjoy your Halloween party. From yard decorations to party favors these tips and supplies will help you plan a very scary Halloween Party!

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Halloween Party Invitations

Everyone will just be dying to come to this year's Halloween party. Create this simple invitation, and dare your guests to come.

Materials Needed:
Black handmade scrapbooking paper (one sheet for each invitation)
Orange handmade scrapbooking paper
Off-white scrapbooking paper
White crafts glue
Sponge brush
Hot-glue gun and glue sticks
Artificial spider webs
Artificial spiders
Computer font: "Chiller"

Using black handmade scrapbooking paper, fold over lengthwise to create a 4-x-5-1/2-inch piece of paper.

Lightly stretch artificial spider webs across the front of the invitation to each corner.

Tear a 2-x-3-inch section of orange scrapbooking paper. Use white crafts glue and a damp sponge brush to glue it to front of invitation.

Next, print the word "INVITED" onto off-white paper, using the computer font "Chiller." Glue in center on top of the orange torn paper.

Using the invitation wording below, use computer font "Chiller" and print onto off-white paper. Tear around wording. Using white crafts glue and damp sponge brush, glue to inside of invitation.

Hot-glue an artificial spider to front of invitation in corner.

Adult Halloween Party Decorating Ideas

Greet your guests from the curb by decorating the outside of your house as much as possible.

Remember, the first impression is the longest lasting and the field is wide open when it comes to possibilities for outside decorating! Go all out with a corex crypt silhouette, a cemetery fence, and tombstones!

You can create your own graveyard scene by using Styrofoam tombstones. Have a wheelbarrow of dirt dumped in front of the tombstones, place some dead flowers in the ground, and stretch Spooky Tape across the whole "grave" like a barricade.

Turn your front yard into a ghoulish graveyard to entertain and frighten your guests

Halloween Mini Lights and Blinking Bat Lights are great for adding a spooky glow to your house or yard.

To get your party off to a thrilling start, have your guests enter your house through your garage where you have set up a haunted tunnel using Black Corrugated Paper. With duck tape and a staple gun, form a "tunnel" shape with the paper that goes throughout your garage and dead ends into your back door. For fun, hang some Black Streamers from the tops of the tunnel in a couple spots to give your guests the creeps. Place Plastic Spiders on the floor for the party-goers to crawl through.

Hang a few glow in the dark items in the tunnel such as our Glow Eyes to add to the excitement.

Cobwebs are one of most inexpensive, high impact decorating items you can use to create an authentic atmosphere for your scariest of parties. Hang them throughout your house - fasten them to the corners of shelving, across the facing of cabinets, and around lamps or almost any other object. You can never have too many of these around!

Cover all of your furniture with old white sheets to replicate abandoned furniture in a haunted house.

Be sure to really spook your guests by hiding Plastic Spiders, Snakes, and Glow Skeletons in odd places where they would least expect them. Place them in a soap dish in the bathroom or in a coat closet.

Create simple flowing spooky ghosts with White Gossamer. Basic instructions: Cut six lengths of gossamer (the length will depend on the desired size of the ghost) place them in a star pattern on your work surface and create a small hole in the center of all pieces. Inflate a balloon and tie a piece of string or monofilament line to the knot. Take the opposite end of the string and thread it through the hole in the gossamer. Lift the ghost by the string and let the gossamer drape over the balloon. The balloon provides a solid form for the ghost. Cut the bottom of the gossamer lengths to create a ragged edge. Gossamer ghosts can be made in all shapes, sizes and personalities. Add eyes, hats, mustaches and necklaces as desired. Accessories can easily be attached with tape or glue. Hang ghosts from trees, ceilings, doorways, and entryways…any location that needs a little fright! To extend the "arms" of the ghosts, simply attach additional string or monofilament line to pieces of gossamer and tie them off at a separate spot. Gossamer ghosts are lightweight and can be secured with pushpins or tacks. If they are attached securely, the gossamer ghosts will hold up frightfully well, even on the stormiest fall night. Our gossamer has been tested, and won't lose shape in the rain. In a haunted house, add a few strategically placed fans in a strobe-lit room for a spine tingling effect. A guaranteed hit, and the possibilities are endless!

If you are having a buffet table at your party, hang a Chandelier Decoration over the entire length of the table to create a feeding frenzy for all!

Finally, remember that lighting is everything! You can choose to go with candle lighting only, which is very mysterious but can be a little dangerous. Another option is to use Black Light Bulbs wherever possible to create an atmosphere that is to die for! Place a Strobe Light in one corner of your room, or in a separate room for a spine-tingling effect!

Centerpieces can be created by using a pumpkin, foam, mylar shred and a character balloon on sticks. Simply carve out the pumpkin, insert the foam, balloon and then add the shred.

Don’t forget the faux Cobwebs draped from the ceiling and doorways.

Place Halloween luminaries on your driveway, which will help your guests find your house.

As an alternative to Halloween confetti as table decoration, use candy corn.

Spooky music or haunting sound effects adds to the atmosphere.

Don’t forget the bathroom-fill the room with candles and glow-in-the-dark insects, skeletons or ghosts.

Adult Halloween Party Favors & Napkins

Halloween Mugs go perfectly with the Napkin Assortment and are perfect favors when filled with Halloween candy or goodies.

Nothing is more perfect for Halloween than a glow-in-the-dark Butcher Knife for a scary but fun give away!

Give all of your female guests a Witch's Hat to wear for the night and give the male party-goers a Devil's Pitchfork. This will help start some interesting conversation as well as provide a great favor for the guests to keep!

Serve a chilling witch's brew to guests in Glassware imprinted with your theme, or in inexpensive Stadium Cups. When the party is over, they'll take home an extra-special souvenir, and think of you every time they drink from the cup!

Adult Halloween Party Activities

TIE AN ORANGE RIBBON
This game is a great way to start your party. Use Orange Gossamer Streamers, and cut the streamers into various lengths (at least 100-400 uneven pieces). Put everyone into pairs, and have them search throughout the house to find as many pieces of streamer as they possibly can. They must work with their partner to tie each piece of streamer together to create one long piece of streamer. Whoever has the longest piece of streamer at the end of 15 minutes wins the game (It is OK if not every piece of ribbon is found).

WHO AM I?
Write the names of famous people from scary movies (can be character names or actor names, e.g. Dracula or Vincent Price) on index cards, and tape one card to the back of each guest. Have everyone walk around in the same room, and instruct them not to mention the name on each person's back, but to talk to everyone as if they are the person whose name is on their card. As people begin to correctly guess their identity, they have to continue to treat the people who still don't know their identity like the stars whose name is taped to their back. When everyone guesses their "true identity", then the game is over.

RELAY RACES
If you want to get a little crazy, or if you have teenagers that need to let off a little energy, these relay races are sure to bring out the goofy side in everyone!

Evil Twin Relay
Divide your guests into two teams. The Siamese Twins are formed by having 2 players stand back-to-back while linking their arms at the elbows. Have two guests demonstrate before the race begins. Their arms must stay linked at all times!! Have them try to walk together. Have the guests pair up with someone on their team. On the signal "Go", the first set of Siamese Twins will walk to the bucket. When they reach the bucket, each player will take one treat out and then return to the starting line making sure that their arms are linked at all times! Continue playing until all of your guests have retrieved a prize from the bucket. The first team done wins!

Suck It Up
Place two chairs at the far end of the room and place two empty Halloween containers on the chairs. Divide your guests into two teams and line them up in straight lines. Give everyone a straw and a ghost eraser. The first person in each line places the straw in their mouth and sucks in so that the ghost eraser sticks to the end. While continuing to suck in, they walk to the chair and drop their ghost into the container. They run back to the line and the next person will go. Be careful not to make your teammates laugh - it might cost you the game!

Mysterious Balloon Relay
Cut paper into small pieces. Think of some activities (take a drink, scream loudly, kiss someone) and write them on two pieces of paper (one for each team). Place one paper slip into a balloon and blow it up. Continue until you have enough balloons for each guest. Place the balloons in bags at the opposite end of the room. Once again, in teams, have the first person in line run down, pick up a balloon, pop it, read the activity, do the activity, and then tag the next person in line. First team done wins!

HALLOWEEN STICKER STALKER
When guests begin to arrive at your house, give each guest a pack/sheet of 10 Halloween stickers. The object of this game is to get rid of all your stickers by sticking them on the other guests (One sticker per guest). However, if the guest you are "stickering" catches you, he/she gets to stick one of his/her stickers on you. If you are "caught", you must temporarily take your sticker back, and you can try to sticker that same person later (at your own risk). But if someone falsely accuses you of "stickering" him/her, then you can automatically put one of your stickers on that person. The first one to get rid of all 10 of their original stickers is the winner!

Halloween Table Decorations & Food

Start your table off with a covering of Black Gossamer to keep the atmosphere creepy and dark. Next, add one large carved out pumpkin and 2 smaller pumpkins in the center of the table. Don't carve faces on the pumpkins but instead fill them with water. Add a Mist Maker inside the pumpkins for a spooky mist - all without chemicals!

Place some Tissue Grass Mats around the pumpkins and across the center of the table letting it hang down from the sides of the table.

By placing one or two Ravens perched on the pumpkins and grass mats you will add an interesting and eerie appeal to your table.

For placecards, check out the Headstones that can be personalized with your guests' names.

At each table setting, place one of these along with a candy pumpkin and a small patch of Cobwebs.

For your plates, if you choose to go simple, check out the Orange 9" Paper Plates along with Orange Silverware. Dress them up a bit by adding Halloween Napkin Assortment to the ensemble. Tie the napkins with the silverware up in a bundle and tie with a small bunch of raffia or ribbon. Add a Clip On Crawlie to each bundle and scatter a couple spiders on each plate as well.

Halloween Party Food Ideas

Pumpkin Smoothies
You will need:
½ C. of canned pumpkin
3/4 C. milk
½ t. cinnamon
1/8 t. nutmeg
2 t. brown sugar
4 ice cubes
Combine the above ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Pour the smoothies into a small glass and garnish with whipped topping and orange and black sprinkles. This recipe serves 2 to 3.

Frozen Jack-O-Lanterns
You will need:
12 Navel Oranges
12 Cinnamon Sticks
½ gallon dark Chocolate Ice Cream
Cut off tops of oranges. Gently hollow out pulp (reserve for another use), leaving a thick shell; hollow out pulp off tops also. Cut Jack-O-Lantern faces into each orange. Pack chocolate ice cream into shells, avoid letting ice cream come out of holes. Cut a hole into top of orange top. Set tops back on, over ice cream, and inset cinnamon stick stem through the hole. Place in freezer for at least 3 hours, or until serving time.

Witch's Brew
7-up
favorite sherbet
green Kool-Aid
green Jell-O
Place the 7up and sherbet in a large punch bowl. Fill a latex glove with green Kool-Aid and green Jell-o and put in freezer until frozen. Carefully take off the glove and place hand in the punch right before serving.

Severed Fingers
You will need:
1 pkg. of refrigerated Bread Sticks
1 Egg White
Sesame Seeds
Course Salt
Finely grated Parmesan Cheese
Slivered almonds
Preheat the oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Unroll the bread sticks and separate. In a bowl, whisk the egg white and apply a light coat to the top of each bread stick. Sprinkle sesame seeds, salt, and parmesan cheese onto the "finger". Add a blanched almond at one end to be the "fingernail". Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

All Hallow's Eve Dip
You will need:
1 pkg. Frozen chopped spinach
¼ C. chopped green onions
1 C. sour cream
1 C. mayonnaise
1 pkg. dry ranch dressing mix
1 large round loaf of bread
In a bowl, mix together the sour cream, mayo, and ranch dressing mix. Cover and chill overnight. Thaw the spinach. When thawed, squeeze the excess water from the spinach and add to the sour cream mixture. Add the chopped green onions and refrigerate. With a sharp knife, cut the top off of the loaf of bread. Remove the bread from inside of the loaf, leaving a 1-inch thick shell. Tear the removed bread into bite-size pieces. Carefully carve a jack-o-lantern face into the side of the bread. Do not cut too deep or your dip will leak through the face holes. Fill the bread bowl with the dip and serve with the bread pieces.

Deviled Eyeballs
You will need:
12 eggs
24 Green Olives w/Pimientos
1 t. mustard
½ t. salt
¼ C. Mayonnaise
Red Gel frosting
Place the eggs in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 15 minutes. Drain the hot water and run cold water over the eggs. Peel the eggs and cut them into halves. Slice a small piece off the bottom of each half so the egg will sit flat. Scoop out the yolks and mash them together with the mayo, mustard, and salt. Spoon the mixture back into the halves. Place one olive in the middle of each "eyeball" and use red gel to draw blood shots on each eyeball. Cover and refrigerate for no more than 24 hours.

Serve black bean soup in small hollowed-out pumpkins. Use a pastry bag to top each bowl with a ghost-shaped dollop of sour cream just before serving.

Don't just carve and decorate pumpkins - eat them! They're delicious in recipes like Pumpkin Gratin and Roasted Pumpkin & Goat Cheese Salad.

Make a graveyard cake for dessert. Cut sugar cookie dough into tombstone shapes and bake. Use icing to write R.I.P. on the cooled cookies and personalize them with guests' names. Stick the tombstones into a chocolate cake to resemble a graveyard

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