Halloween Decoration Ideas to Spook Up Your Party

Halloween is a holiday full of drama and entertainment for kids and grown ups alike. Colorful candies in all shapes and flavors are delightful treats for kids who go from door to door with their 'trick or treat' cries. The costumes add all the flair to the celebration; from spooky to fun dresses, it is all about fun with creative Halloween decoration ideas to lift everyone's spirits.If you are throwing a Halloween party this year, it's time to get creative and make the party something to remember. Along with the usual treats and cocktails, decorating the venue with items that blend with the overall theme is sure to make the bash a huge success. Here are some Halloween decoration ideas to help you have a fun bash:

Halloween Lights: One need not fret over creating the right light setting to set the mood of the party. There are simple ways to lighten up the party atmosphere; how about changing the regular light bulbs to colored ones, or placing colored floodlights over other decoration pieces to highlight the party's theme? You can use candles in a variety of ways as part of party decorations to transform the conventional party table into a spooky dining affair. Candles and candle holders are available in many designs, and you can use those which blend with your party's theme. Pumpkins are synonymous symbols of Halloween, and also serve as great candle holders. Illuminate the party venue with hollowed-out pumpkins which look great wherever they are placed; keep them on the main dining table, light up the porch with glowing pumpkin faces, or place some in the outdoor venue.You can hang strings of decorative lights around the table or the room to add to the overall festive occasion. Black lights are extremely popular in lighting posters, costumes, paintings etc.

Decorative Table Ideas: There are many kinds of table ware to pick from; while most of them are made from paper, one can find good quality plastic ware too. Match the plates, cups, table cloth, napkins and serving utensils so that they look part of the same theme. Say you are hosting a Vampire themed party, you can opt for red and black being the theme colors and have a red table cloth or a coffin shaped cake.

Creative Center Pieces: Using a carved pumpkin is the commonest idea for a center piece. For a themed party, the pumpkin can be carved to resemble the theme; placing a candle within also adds the overall look. You may choose to decorate your table with flowers of the autumn season for a more serene look, or place glow sticks in a bowlful of ice for special effects, or create a creepy look with black ribbons and dried flowers and branches.

Design Your Punch Bowls for Special Effect: Let your guests take their drinks from a skeleton punch bowl, complete with a skeleton ladle and cups, or a creepy looking spider web bowl. The idea is to impart a spooky touch to almost everything!

Thus, with all this Halloween party stuff to help you decorate your home for the next Halloween party, let your creativity lead the way into a fun-filled bash.

Have a Great Halloween - Superb Party Ideas!

Halloween is a holiday every child looks forwards to. It's a time for spooky dresses, witches, pumpkin heads and not to mention, cookies and candies! With every passing Halloween, the ideas for Halloween decoration, costumes, the games or the party become more and more stale. Here are a few good ideas to help you make this Halloween a lot more fun, laughter and spookiness.

 

Ideas for Decorating Your Home
 

Here are a few:

 

Spider Webs
 

Try adding a spider web (which will be easily available at stores selling Halloween products) to your Halloween decorations. There is another option. "Canned Cob Webs" are available in the market these days which will easily let you add layers of cobwebs to all your Halloween decorations.

 

Just like a Christmas tree, its time you put up a leafless creepy tree in your home, that will not only look beautiful buy also add to the "spook" factor.

 

Halloween Cloth
 

You can get hold of this at any shop selling Halloween products. These cloths are mostly used in theme parks with haunted attractions and are sure to give your home or room a scary deserted look.

 

Halloween Costumes

 

These will be available all over the market, a few days before Halloween. If you do not want to go for the conventional then try our Ideas.

 

The Nun and the Priest
 

Tired of dressing up like a devil!? Try dressing up like a priest or a nun, the ones who are just coming back from performing an exorcism.

 

The Zombie
 

If you are going to a Halloween party solo then you should consider getting yourself a creepy zombie dress. You can get hold of these dresses at any common Halloween shop, or better yet, make one for yourself.

 

The Witch and the Hag
 

These concepts have become old but are still very much interesting. We recommend that you create a dress for yourself. If you think you aren't that creative, then go ahead and take help from a friend. The ones available in the market are good but are pretty ordinary looking. They look funnier than spooky!

 

Halloween Games

 

Here are some great ideas for Halloween games to make sure that the party goes on until the break of light.

 

Ghost Stories
 

This is the oldest and the most popular ideas! After dinner and drinks, get your friends and family to sit around in a circle and start a round of ghost stories.

 

Hide the Pumpkin
 

This one is for the kids! Just pick up a number of pumpkins from the market, carve out a spooky head on each of them and hide them all around the house. Then ask the kids to go about finding each one of them. Keep a surprise reward for the kid who finds the most pumpkin heads.

 

Happy Halloween!

Spooky Chic Dinner Party

Show off your sophisticated side this Halloween with an ultra-cool dinner or cocktail party that's both spooky AND chic!

Halloween Dinner Decoration

Scary Halloween Decoration

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Playful Mod Halloween Party

Use bright colors and funky patterns to create a modern Halloween atmosphere that's playful enough for the kiddies and hip enough for adults!

Halloween Party Decoration

Halloween Party decorations

Cool Halloween Party Theme Ideas!

Abstract skull & scroll patterns, contemporary florals crawling with spiders, orange and black ostrich feathers, and shimmery dishes give this Halloween soirée a very modern twist!

Ghoul's Night Halloween Party

Evite offers the best place to make an online invitation, click on the pic above to be taken to this theme's invitation. :)

Vintage Halloween Décor

Creative Touches

Keep food festive! Present cubed cheese and olives on skewers secured in a pumpkin.

Magical Ambience

Illuminated jack-o'-lanterns line the walkway to the dinner table.

The Masquerade

Everyone plays a part, donning costumes that nod to the lavish Halloween traditions of yesteryear.

 

Butternut Squash Soup with Pomegranate Seeds

Butternut Squash Soup is served from a hollowed-out pumpkin tureen for a lovely autumnal touch.

 

Halloween Collectibles

Festive Table Setting

Spooky Table

Getting into the Halloween Spirit

Creating a Halloween Garden

Halloween is a fun time for kids and adults alike. If you want to create a Halloween garden that tends to be a little macabre, consider creating a Gothic garden.



Turn your Yard into Creepsville


Instantly transform your current garden into a Gothic garden by adding a few accessories, such as a moon dial and gargoyles. Place a few concrete urns along a garden path or driveway and create a gate by using a panel of wrought iron. Spooky metal-ware can be purchased at garden centers and novelty stores, as can screaming masks that appear to drip blood and CDs of ghostly voices. Use these things to create a chilling effect near your door. Add a resin coffin and a few tombstones to turn your garden into a graveyard.


Creepy Creatures


Creepy creatures are a must for a Halloween Gothic garden. The perfect spooky creatures are bats. They will send chills up the spines of your visitors and they should be welcome in all gardens because they eat beneficial insects. In order to attract bats to our garden, grow plants that will attract night-flying insects. Remember to provide a roosting area for bats. You can make your own bat roost, or purchase one at your local garden center or online. Search the Internet for plans to make your own bat house. If you live in the South, don’t prune cabbage palm. These make great roosts for bats.


Garden Plants for Bats


Plants to grow to attract night-flying insects that bats will enjoy include cornflower, phlox, salvia, silene, spearmint and stock.


Toads


Toads love slugs and they will give your garden a warty appearance. Provide a water source where toads can lay eggs and raise their young. Also provide a toad house for shelter. A loose stack of rocks in a moist area is sufficient or prop an old flowerpot up on a rock or stick. Having toads in the garden is said to bring the homeowner good luck.


Spiders


Your Gothic garden wouldn’t be complete without a few resident spiders. These creatures are a great source of pest control. When you find them in your garden, leave them be. Don’t kill them. Spider webs lend a spooky effect and are perfect for the Gothic garden.


Praying Mantis


Praying mantis is welcome in a Gothic garden. They are strictly carnivorous and will eat non-beneficial insects. Some garden centers and nurseries sell praying mantis eggs. Attach the egg cases to twigs and branches that are approximately one foot above the ground. It will take the eggs about eight weeks to hatch in warm weather. Each praying mantis egg case will produce about 200 insects, so you won’t need many.

Snakes


Snakes can be both a blessing and a deterrent. They consume rodents, which are good, but they also eat frogs and toads. Be sure any snake that takes up residence in your garden is of the non-poisonous variety. To attract snakes to your garden provide a rock, wood or rubble pile. It won’t be long until at least one takes up residence.


Dragonflies


Dragonflies are beautiful creatures. They cannot hurt humans, but they are frightening to some people. Dragonflies are beneficial insects that feed on mosquitoes. They also bring color to a garden. Attract dragonflies to your property by establishing a moving source of water. This could be as simple as installing a portable fountain. Place stakes in the yard so dragonflies will have a perch where they can rest. Remember, bug zappers will kill dragonflies and other beneficial insects, as will pesticides.


Ladybugs


At one time ladybugs were considered to be both holy and magical creatures. People today associate ladybugs with good luck. They love to feast on aphids and other non-beneficial insects. Like praying mantis, ladybugs can be purchased at garden centers and nurseries. They can be stored in the refrigerator when they aren’t needed and released at any time. Ladybugs are always thirsty, so mist the garden with a fine spray before releasing them in the early evening.
Once you have completed your Gothic garden, you will see the dramatic impact that the accessories and creatures will make on your visitors. Your Halloween Gothic garden will be the talk of the neighborhood and people will flock to your yard to experience some real thrills and chills. Happy Halloween!

Affordable Halloween Ornaments

You do not have to be a good crafter to be able to make many great Halloween crafts that will make your holiday joyful. Halloween suggests pictures of spooky ghosts, black cats, dark witches, and flying bats.


You can recreate some of these images with fun and simple crafts.


The best part about making Halloween crafts is that the whole family can make them and it can give you some time to spend together. Lots of Halloween crafts can be done by almost any age child. For instance, your toddler can help out and learn new skills like cutting, drawing, and coloring.


Of course, you need some crafting supplies from the store. Here is the basic craft equipment needed:


- Several craft paintings: black, white, orange, etc. (pots and spraying cans)
- Gold and silver paint (spraying cans)
- Colored pipe cleaners
- Black, white, silver and gold markers


Obviously, most homes already have basic craft supplies like scissors, tape and glue.


So, let's begin: it is going to be fun!

Spiders


To make these spiders, you need an egg carton.
Cut all the egg cups.
Paint them black.
Paint their eyes with white or orange paint.
Make four small holes on each side of the spiders.
Insert a black or colored pipe cleaner in each hole and stick or glue them to the spider.
Give the shape you want to the pipe cleaners

Pumpkin boxes


Find as many small pumpkin plastic containers as you want.
Fill them with candies.
Voila! Treats are ready to be given to kids who will ring on your bell on Halloween Eve.

Colored Pumpkins


Here is a very special idea that will allow you to renew your Halloween ornaments while saving a lot of money. You probably already have ceramic pumpkins. Rather buying new Halloween ornaments, paint your old ones according to your needs: gold or silver paint for a luxurious decoration, for example.


You may also want to paint them in black or white. With a black, white, silver or gold marker, draw some shapes on these new pumpkins such as black cat, white witch, black mansion...


Kids love bright colors so you can paint your pumpkins in several different bright colors such as orange, green, blue, red, yellow, etc. Draw Halloween figures on these pumpkins. For teenagers decoration, paint pumpkins with metallic colors, glow-in-the-dark, glitter, and so on.

Pumpkin Jar


If you already have one or more, fill a glass jar with small plastic or ceramic pumpkins; alternate pumpkins with maple berries and leaves.

 Do-it-yourself Halloween Lights

Here is an almost free Halloween craft! Paint small jars in black, white and orange. Draw some Halloween shapes on them and insert a tea light candle in each jar. For instance, paint a white jar, draw Scream murderer's eyes and mouth and voila, you have an original ghost light. Place the Halloween candles on a black tray, insert mini pumpkins, maple berries and leaves, etc.

If you have larger jars, you may paint them as well and pour in Christmas lights.

Halloween Candelabra

Paint candelabra with black paint.
Add orange candles.

Hang cobwebs on the candelabra for a spooky Halloween effect!

Halloween Centrepiece

You will need to use a bread basket in order to make this item.
Fill it with some maple leaves.
Add cobweb, mini pumpkins, spiders...

You may keep the basket for Thanksgiving: you will only have to replace cobweb and spiders by grapes and pine cones.

Halloween Tree

Put bare branches in a vase.

Paint small Christmas tree balls black, white, and orange.
Draw Halloween shapes on them.
Hang the balls on the branches.
You may also make your own Halloween tree ornaments such as ghosts, black cat, witches, and spiders cut out cardboard. Paint them and hang them on the tree.

Tip: make a uncommon Halloween garland with popcorn painted orange.


Witch Hat

If you still have a pointy black hat from last year, reuse it by sticking Halloween items such as fake hands, spiders, cobwebs or other spooky items and pin it to the front door.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Costume Ideas for Adults & Children

The tradition of children wearing Halloween costumes originated from when the Celts lit bonfires and dressed up during ceremonies celebrating Samhain. Decked out in animal heads and full animal skin costumes, they proceeded to read each other's fortunes and tell stories.

The costume tradition made it's way to America and took on another form. On Halloween, it was believed that the spirits and ghosts of the dead came back to roam the earth. People then wore masks and "dressed up" in an outfit to look like one of the spirits to avoid being recognized as one of the living.


Finding that perfect Halloween costume can be a challenging task and is best planned well in advance. While there are easy costumes available in stores, it may be more practical and even realistic to try a homemade one. From adults to teens to kids, funny to scary, below are some cool Halloween costume ideas (some naughty, some nice, some unique) to get you started.


Costumes & Characters


A-C
Action Hero (Superman, Spiderman, etc.) Adams Family Character, Airplane Pilot, Alien, American Idol, Angel, Animal, Arabian, Army Medic, Artist, Astronaut, Baby, Bag Lady, Ballerina, Bandit, Bank Robber, Bandito, Banshee, Barbie, Bartender, Bar Maid, Baseball Player, Basketball Player, Bat, Beach Bum, Beggar, Belly Dancer, Big Foot, Biker, Bird-Watcher, Black Cat, Bloody Mary, Boy Scout, Bride, Bullfighter, Bull rider, Bum, Burglar, Butcher, Butler, Caesar, Carpenter, Carrie, Cartoon Character, Cat, Catwoman, Caveman, Cereal Killer, Celebrity, Charles Manson, Cheerleader, Chef, Cigar Girl, Clown, Coach, Colonial Man or Woman Convict, Cop, Corpse, Country Girl, Cowboy, Cross-dresser.


D-F
Dead Prom Queen, Demon, Detective, Devil, Diver, Doctor, Dog, Dracula, Drag, Dragon, Drama Queen, Egyptian, Elf, Elvira, Equestrian, Egyptian, Elvis, Exorcist, Fairy, Farmer, Fireman, Flapper, Fonzie, Football Player, Fortune Teller, Frankenstein, Freddy Krueger, French Maid, Funeral Director .


G-I
Gangster, Gargoyle, Geisha, Genie, Ghost, GI Joe, Girl Scout, Goblin, Godzilla, Go-Go Girl, Goldilocks, Golfer, Gorilla, Gothic, Grandma, Gravedigger, Grim Reaper, Groom, Guitarist, Gymnast, Gypsy, Harajuku Girl, Harem, Harry Houdini, Harry Potter, Headless Horseman, Highlander, Hillbilly, Hippie, Hobo, Hockey Player, Hula Girl, Hunchback, Hunter, Imp, Indian, Insect.


J-L
Jack-o-Lantern, Jack the Ripper, Jailer, Janitor, Jason, Jester (Joker), Judge, King, Knight, Kung Fu, Lady, Leatherface, Leprechaun, Lifeguard, Limo Driver, Lion Tamer, Lizzie Borden, Lumberjack.


M-P
M&M, Mad Scientist, Magician, Maid, Mailman, Mannequin, Marilyn Monroe, Marine, Martian, Matador, Medium, Medusa, Mental Patient, Mermaid, Michael Myers, Mime, Miss America, Monster, Mortician, Movie Character, Movie Director, Mummy, Muscle Man, Music Conductor, Nerd, Ninja, Nomad, Nun, Nurse, Nymph, Old Man/Woman, Pat (from Saturday Night Live,) Peasant, Pilot, Pioneer, Pirate, Pixie, Playboy Bunny, Policeman, Political Candidate, The Pope, Postman, Pregnant Wife, President, Priest, Princess, Prisoner, Prom Queen, Prostitute, Pumpkin, Punk Rocker.


Q-S
Queen, Race Car Driver, Rabbi, Rancher, Raven, Rebel, Redneck, Referee, Reporter, Ringmaster, Robber, Robin Hood, Robot, Rock Star, Rodeo Clown, Rumpelstiltskin, Sailor, Samurai, Scarecrow, School Girl, School Mascot, Scooby Doo, Security Guard, Seductress, Sheik, Shepherd, Sherlock Holmes, Singer, Skeleton, Sleepwalker, Soldier, Sorcerer, Sorceress, Spider, Spiderman, Squaw, Stalker, Star Wars Character, Statue of Liberty, Straight Jacket, Surgeon, Superman.

T-V
Teacher, Team Mascot, Toddler, Toga, Tourist, Toy Soldier, Tree, Troll, Uncle Sam, Undertaker, Vagrant, Vampire, Ventriloquist (with puppet,) Video Game Character (such as Master Chief from Halo or Sephiroth for Final Fantasy VII,) Viking, Vixen.


W-Z
Waldo, Warrior, Werewolf, Wino, Witch, Wizard, Wolfman, Wrestler, Zeus, Zombie, Zorro.




Couple and Group Ideas


A-M
Adam and Eve, Alice in Wonderland, Anthony and Cleopatra, Batman and Robin, Beauty and the Beast, Bonnie and Clyde, Cast of TV Show or Movie, Celebrity Couple, Desperate Housewives, Dracula and Dracula's Bride, Farm Animals, Flintstones, Harem, Hugh Hefner and Playboy Bunny, Jekyll & Hyde, Little Bo Peep and Sheep, Mario and Luigi, Mickey and Minnie Mouse.


N-Z
Pall Bearers with Coffin, Playing Cards (Jack, Queen, King, Ace, Joker,) Prom King and Queen, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Rock Band/Group, Rock/Paper/Scissors, Romeo and Juliet, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Superheroes, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Musketeers, The Three Stooges, Toga Party (generic,) Tom and Jerry, Twins, Wizard of Oz.

Halloween Party Planning Ideas

Are you trying to organize the best Halloween party that will be talked about for weeks after your special event? Don't fret... Here you'll find fresh tips and ideas from party planning to Halloween themes that will guarantee your guests have fun.

Depending on how much money you want to spend on supplies and how much effort you're willing to put into it, the more of these ideas used -- the scarier your party will be.


Mix and match tips to fit your preference and check your haunted house or party setting over for any hazards your guests may run into. For a safe Halloween party, plan ahead and remove any possible dangers.


Party Tips


Halloween parties make a great alternative to trick-or treating. For an incredible, well-put together Halloween party, it's best to make arrangements well in advance. Here's some party planning tips for a terrifying good time.


Send out Invitations

Get your party invitations out 1-2 weeks before the party. To avoid any confusion, clearly state instructions about themes, costumes, and when the party ends.


Have Adult Supervision


For minors, adult supervision is necessary for safety reasons as well as preventing any property damage. Adults can help with the party and enforce rules, while the guests have fun.

Have a Camera Handy

Take pictures and arrange them in a photo album to show your guests after the party. Better yet, Buy a huge photo album and add pictures every year, after your annual Halloween Party. It's hilarious to watch how the costumes evolve over the years.

Another idea is to have someone take Polaroid pictures of each guest as they arrive. Give everyone their pic as they leave your party in remembrance of the occasion.

Have a Backup Plan

If you're planning your party outdoors, be prepared for inclement weather. Have other arrangements ready at a moments notice.

Get Help in Decorating

Allow some guests to arrive early and help with the Halloween decorations. This will ease your workload and add some creative minds.

Supply Food and Candy
And plenty of it. What's a
party without goodies? Try dressing up your food to look like gross things such as eyeballs, body parts, etc.

 Make the punch look like blood.

Hand out Party Favors

Don't let the kids leave empty handed. Hand out gifts to game contest winners and make up some party favor bags with Halloween candy.

Halloween Party Invitations

If your party has a theme, you may want to make a Halloween party invitation that goes with it. For example if you want all your guests to dress up as some kind of famous monster you are planning on being Dracula, your invitation could be in the shape of a Haunted House and the language of the invitation would be as if Dracula were speaking. You can also use some of our coloring pages as a start for making your own invitations. You can also find spooky invitations at Birthday in a Box.

Some creative, homemade Halloween Party Invitation ideas include:

Halloween party invitations can be very simple or elaborate; the only limit is your imagination! If you have the time to make your own invitations, here are a few ideas you can try:

Ghost Invitation – Place a white handkerchief out on a table, and write the invitation information in a spiral around the edges, making sure to leave the center white. When done, wrap the handkerchief around a lollipop (written side out). Fasten with a ribbon or rubber band at the neck of the lollipop, and dot two eyes with a black felt tip marker. Send your ghost invitation in a padded envelope.

Gravestone Invitation – Cut a gravestone shape out of grey construction paper. Write R.I.P in big letters at the top. Write your invitation information underneath. Fold your invitation in half lengthwise, sprinkle a little black and orange confetti in the middle, and mail your guests a fun surprise!

Pumpkin Invitation – Punch a hole in the corner of a card-style invitation, and tie it with black or orange string to a mini pumpkin (available at most grocery stores). Hand-deliver each guest’s invitation.

Candy Invitation – Hide card-style invitations in small jars filled with candy corn. (Pickle jars or small jelly jars work well.) Hand-deliver your invitations to each guest.

If you are mailing invitations send them out at least two weeks before the party. Hand delivery works well if you are planning last minute, or would like a quicker response on your RSVP. Follow-up with a phone call to those who have not RSVP'd you five days prior to the party. Address any concerns your friends have and try to get a commitment one way or the other. When a friend declines, politely express your disappointment AND understanding. Take note of that guest side list you made in the beginning and fill in the holes.

4 Cute Halloween Cupcakes

These 4 creative Halloween cupcakes are an absolute scream!

Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

Instant coffee granules enhance these cupcakes' already rich chocolatey flavor. Top with a vanilla cream cheese frosting and add your favorite Halloween-inspired toppings, like licorice, jelly beans, or even plastic cake toppers (like the black cat shown here).

Little Monster Cupcakes

Everyone knows that when it comes to cupcakes, the fun is in the frosting. Dress up a basic cupcake batter by creating monster faces with colored icing and assorted candies, such as licorice string, mini and regular M&Ms, mini marshmallows, jellybeans, and gummy candies.

Skeleton Cupcakes

Give your chocolate cupcakes a scary skeleton makeover! Frost Chocolate Cupcakes with a dollop of homemade white frosting, then top with a chocolate wafer and upside down mini chocolate cupcake. Add brown M&Ms for eyes and black licorice for a nose. White jelly beans transform this skeleton into a tasty, toothy treat.

Mini Ghost Cupcakes

At just 15 cents per serving, these mini cupcakes are easy to prepare and to work into your budget. Bake 3 dozen Mini Chocolate Cupcakes, then pipe whipped topping into a ghost shape and use chocolate chips for the eyes and nose.

Halloween Pumpkin Mousse Pie

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes


Chill: 4 hours


Yield: Serves 8


Cost per Serving: $0.58


Ingredients


1 9-inch frozen pie crust, thawed


1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin


1 cup canned pumpkin puree


1 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


3 large egg yolks


1/2 cup sugar


1 cup heavy cream, whipped to stiff peaks


Preparation


1. Place a baking sheet in oven and preheat to 400ºF. Bake pie crust until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Place crust on a wire rack to cool completely.


2. In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1 Tbsp. cold water and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together pumpkin, pumpkin-pie spice and vanilla until well blended. Place 2 inches water in a double boiler and bring to a simmer. Whisk together egg yolks and sugar in top of double boiler and heat, whisking, until mixture registers 160ºF on an instant-read thermometer. Remove from heat and continue to whisk until cool and increased in volume, about 5 minutes. Heat gelatin mixture at 5-second intervals in microwave until dissolved, stirring between intervals. Let cool slightly, then whisk into egg yolk mixture.


3. Fold pumpkin mixture into yolk mixture. Fold in whipped cream. Scrape filling into cooled pie crust and spread evenly. Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.


Nutritional Information


Calories:265
Fat:18g (sat 9g)
Protein:3g
Carbohydrate:24g
Fiber:1g
Cholesterol:119mg
Sodium:119mg

Halloween Party Food and Refreshments

What would a party be without food? Check out our Revolting Recipes to get some great ideas for things like Spider Cakes, Dracula's Blood Pudding, and Halloween Hand Treats. You might even let the guests make some of their treats... Unless your party is formal, paper and plastic are probably preferential for easy clean up. Don't forget to have plenty of party ice on hand.



Here are some other icky Halloween party recipes and food ideas:


Serve finger foods that come in Halloween colors, such as orange slices, Cheetos, baby carrots, cheddar cheese cubes, Ho-Hos, black licorice, and blackberries. Make fruit kabobs by alternating purple grapes and cantaloupe on wooden skewers.


Use your favorite Halloween cookie cutters to cut soft sandwiches, such as peanut butter & jelly or tuna fish, into spooky shapes, like ghosts, bats, and pumpkins. You can also use mini cookie cutters to cut pumpkins out of orange cheese slices and ghosts and skulls out of white cheese slices to serve with Ritz crackers.


Create spider treats by inserting eight pretzel sticks (four on each side) into the filling of Ritz peanut butter crackers. With a dab of peanut butter, set two raisin “eyes” on top. (To accommodate children with peanut allergies, make your own cracker sandwiches using plain or flavored cream cheese as the filling.)


Prepare chocolate pudding in clear plastic cups. Stick a vanilla wafer “gravestone” in each cup, with one half beneath the pudding surface and the other half sticking up, and draw an outline of the grave in green cake decorating gel.


Place chips and dips like salsa and guacamole in bowls on the food table. Prop small plastic spiders and rats up on the bowls.

Wrap one half of cocktail sausages in thin strips of a four tortilla. Place a dab of ketchup on the other end to look like a toenail. Call these “monster toes”.




Serve a spooky punch like Swamp Juice. Empty a 13-oz. package of Kool-Aid into a punch bowl. Add 1 cup sugar and 8 cups water, and stir until dissolved. Stir in 1 can frozen orange juice concentrate. Just before serving, add 4 cups ginger ale and 3 scoops orange sherbet. This will create a putrid green color that will look awful but taste delicious! Add small plastic spiders or raisins to serve as “bugs” for an extra creepy effect!


For an extra special treat, make each guest a creepy, crawly cupcake! What you will need:


1 chocolate cupcake per guest


Canned chocolate icing


Chocolate sprinkles


Red skittles


Black string lace licorice


To assemble:


Frost the cupcakes with chocolate icing.


Roll the tops of the cupcakes in chocolate sprinkles to create a “hairy” look.


Press two red skittles in the center of the cupcake to serve as eyes.


Cut eight 4-inch pieces of licorice per cupcake for the legs. Bend each “leg” in half and crease. Push the end of each leg into the cupcake (four on each side).


Serve!
Check out these other fun Halloween recipes:
Ghost on a Stick
Ghosts in the Graveyard Cake
Fudge Spiders
Orange Ice Cream Jack O’Lanterns