How-to Throw a Last-Minute Halloween Party CHEAP

BOO!

uh oh… The gang is headed to your place for some post-trick-or-treating refreshment! But don’t run screaming out the back door. You can do this!

Here are some tips for throwing together a spell-binding Halloween scene — on the cheap, no less!

FOOD: Make a big pot of something they can help themselves to. Pasta and gooey sauces make good choices. Set up a buffet area with everything your goblins need: bowls/plates, silverware, napkins, and a basket of buns or rolls. Have several candles on the buffet. A big bowl of popcorn, and you’re done!

DRINK: If you don’t have time to make blood red punch with dry ice “fog,” no worries! Cider or softdrink (Spaberry) is a perfect beverage for this party.

DECOR: Cheap and easy! Gather some colorful leaves, dry them off and flatten them for a couple hours, then scatter them on your buffet table.

TABLES: If you have a tablecloth in black, use it! If not, a clean flat sheet in a shade of red, orange or brown works fine. For your centerpiece, more candles and a group of small pumpkins look great. Scatter more leaves around, and voila!

LIGHTING: What else? Candles, candles, candles! If you have purple or orange mini lights, use them on your buffet table.

MUSIC: Nothing sets a Halloween mood like spooky music.  How about the soundtrack from Halloween? Or play a scary movie on TV during your gathering.

HOW ABOUT A GAME

“THE HANDS-FREE DOUGHNUT DEVOUR” Having purchased a dozen or so doughnuts, you hang one by a string just above mouth-height for each contestant. Without using their hands, they must eat the entire doughnut. Sound easy? Try it! For more giggles and shrieks, use powdered sugar doughnuts (OR YOU CAN USE APPLES).

(Have clean up supplies at the ready!) We recommend you do this in a non-carpeted area, or put down a drop cloth to catch the MESS.

Depending on your space, you can have all guests do this at once, or one at a time. For extra fun, time the contestants.

SOURCE: bettybrigade.com