Halloween is a fun occasion for everyone, especially kids. If you want to give them a Halloween to remember this year, try throwing a kids Halloween party. And don’t think this has to be an expensive matter either, because it doesn’t, especially if you follow the budget Halloween party tips in this article.
Halloween Party Invitations
Firstly, you need to send out party invites. Since you’re online, you also have access to a huge range of Halloween party invitations that you can download and print off yourself. It’s best to get your invites in order in plenty of time, so make sure that they’re delivered around three of four weeks before Halloween.
Halloween Costumes
A Halloween party just wouldn’t be the same without costumes, and kids just love dressing up. You might want to go for a particular theme, perhaps based on the popular children’s cartoon or TV character – if you go this route, make sure you let people know on the invites. Whether you choose to have a themed Halloween party or just a general one, you don’t need to spend a lot on costumes.
Many people create great looking Halloween costumes from thrift store clothing and items such as white sheets, scarves and the like. The accessories you choose can also go a long way to making your costume a success, so don’t forget about things like colored hairsprays
Halloween Party Food
Your guests will need feeding, and it’s very easy to make Halloween variations on many popular and tasty dishes. You can rename them with ghoulish-sounding titles such as Squirmy Worm Sandwiches and Zombie Punch. For Zombie Punch, just take one pitcher each of 12 oz frozen orange juice and limeade. Mix with half the water as the recipe calls for. Refreeze these into tubs. At party time put them frozen into a punch bowl and add key lime sherbet and 7-Up to taste. You can also make Graveyard Chips and Blood Salsa, buy combining blue corn chips with a very chunky salsa. Click for more great Halloween food ideas.
Halloween Games
You’ll also need to line up some Halloween party games to keep your young guests amused. One game that’s fun for young kids is Mummy Bingo. Buy an orange poster board and use a black marker to make a bingo pattern. Candy corn makes great ‘bingo chips’ and is fun for munching. You can laminate these and re-use. A white sheet simply placed over a child creates another game; Guess the Ghost!
Halloween Decorations
Lastly, we come to Halloween decorations. Try carving some pumpkins before the party – about 5 or 6 is good. If you use a pumpkin carving kit
Place one of the pumpkins in the window closest to your entryway, and a few more around your porch, steps or doorway. For best effect, the pumpkin should be lit from within, although you might want to use battery-operated LED lights rather than candles for safety reasons, since kids will be around. You can get lights that flicker like a candle, so you can get the same spooky Halloween effect.
Other cheap Halloween decoration ideas include creepy spiders, cobwebs or bats that can be hung from tree branches or doorways within your house. You can save more money by buying these online or in your local bookstore. Don’t forget to pick up some spooky Halloween music or sound effects
Hopefully these ideas will help you to throw the phone Halloween party for your kids without breaking the bank. You might also want to read more about cheap Halloween party and decorating ideas.
Happy Halloween!
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