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Cool Halloween Party Ideas

© Becky Doland

Cool Halloween Party Ideas

Halloween is a favorite holiday for me. I've always loved autumn with it's chilly nights, clear skys, and crunching leaves underfoot. It's a great time for a really fun party, one where even us adults can let down our hair, dress up in costume and have as much fun as the kids. Here are a few ideas to help create the proper Halloween atmosphere in your home:

The Psycho Bathroom

I did this last year, and it was a huge hit! First, take down your regular shower curtain and replace it with a cheap, white, vinyl shower curtain liner. With a sharp knife, make lots of slashes in the liner. Mix up some fake blood from Kayro Syrup and lots of red food coloring, and sling it around the tub, up the shower walls, and on the curtain. Smear some of the fake blood on a large, plastic butcher knife (can be found in any store carrying Halloween costumes and props) and lay it in the bottom of the tub. For added coolness, hang a "Bates Motel" towel on the towel bar. I've seen these manufactured professionally, but couldn't find them last Halloween. Instead I bought a cheap, white towel, black fabric paint, and painted the words on myself. You should have heard people shrieking when they went into the bathroom!

Wormy Punch

I made a neon green punch for the punchbowl. I used Midori melon liquor, pineapple juice, and 7-Up for mine, but this can also be done in a non-alchoholic version using Mountain Dew and pineapple juice. I poured some of the punch in a ring cake pan, and added gummy worms all around the ring. Once frozen this makes an ice ring that will keep the punch cold without watering it down, and the worms look very cool.

Fog Machines

Fog machines have become reasonably priced in the past couple years. I've seen them at K-Mart for $39.95 this year. This is way better than trying to locate and purchase dry ice, and less dangerous too. (Dry ice cannot be handled without gloves.) Just make sure your machine has a chiller so that the fog remains low to the ground. Otherwise you'll have smog instead of an eerie fog.

No-Admittance Areas

Want to block off some rooms or areas of the house from partygoers? Keep in the spirit of the night and use bright yellow, plastic police tape printed with the words "Do Not Cross" and "Keep Out". If you look around Halloween and novelty stores you can usually find this.

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