HALLOWEEN PARTY

Have a pumpkin carving night with your friends or family. This is great for a kids party, give prizes out to the most creative! Ask your Halloween party guests to bring a carved pumpkin to the party. Set up a special table to display them all on. For more on Halloween parties, click here.

Halloween punch and the punch bowl its served in can be as much a decoration as it is a treat for your guests. Here's an idea to add a very spooky effect to the way your Halloween punch is displayed. It does require that you have a clear punch bowl so that the light will shine up through the punch, but it looks great.

If you are having a party for the kids, make sure to have lots of entertaining games ready to go. The classic "Hal O. Ween and his Squishy Body" is a great one, you'll find the instructions to it and more here.

Have a film classic themed Halloween party! Costumes can include Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, Frankenstein and his bride, Freddy Kruger, Michael Myers, Jason,  to name just a few. Have a Halloween film festival every weekend in October. Watch a scary film, an old classic or a newer horror movie. Make some popcorn, invite friends over! For film suggestion - click here!

Make your Halloween party a theme party. Every one must dress as the theme, such as vampires, zombies, witches, etc. Have a Halloween costume contest at your party! Give prizes out for the best imagination used, the silliest and the least Halloweenie costumes! Check this site out for more info.

Get together with your neighbors and have an old fashioned neighborhood Halloween block party! Or get everyone on your street to decorate for Halloween and let the local news station and paper know about it! Promote Halloween! To find out more info on starting this tradition, click here!

If you are holding your party in your house, make sure that you move any breakable pieces of furniture or knick-knacks to another room where they can't get broken. A forgotten heirloom vase that hits the floor could ruin the night for you! For more info, click here.

If you are using a lot of Jack-O-Lanterns for your party or haunt, you might want to try a battery powered light source or light sticks to light them instead of candles.  This cuts down on the fire hazards, such as catching costumes or props on fire. Click here for candle safety info.