Halloween Party Ideas

Halloween costumes and parties are traditionally modelled after supernatural figures. Works of Gothic and horror literature (such as novels and movies like Frankenstein and Dracula) have also played a major part in our vision of Halloween.

So why would anyone dress up as an apple on Halloween?   

What's the relevance to apples and Halloween costumes? 

Well at a Halloween party dunking or apple bobbing, (dooking in Scotland) is very popular. This is where apples float in a tub or large basin of water (some over 18’s use beer/cider) and the participants must use only their teeth and mouth to pick up and remove an apple from the basin.  Another apple Halloween game played by women is to carve an apple in one long strip, then toss the peel over their shoulder. The peel is believed to land in the shape of the first letter of their future spouse’s name.

Halloween imagery also includes themes of death, evil, and monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches and werewolves.  Skulls also have a unique reference to Halloween, traditionally served as “a reminder of death and the transitory quality of human life”, hence why they have a common place in Halloween. Images of skeletons and the dead are also traditional Halloween decorations to use for your party.

Homes are often decorated with all types of other scary symbols from magic cauldrons to mythical monsters. Some traditional Halloween colour themes to follow are black, orange and purple for decorating your home and dinner table. Keep this in mind when decorating your Halloween party.

Now for desert, so how about literally sticking to another traditional game, It involves simply hanging up treacle or syrup coated scones, buns or cakes with string. These must be eaten in the same manner as apple bobbing, without using hands while they remain attached to the string, an activity that will almost certainly end up messy and with sticky faces, even horrific looking sticky faces, but nevertheless its fun.

So whether you are holding a children’s party or a Halloween party for adults at the office or at home, bear in mind that your costumes and decorations need to be well thought out.

The simpler costumes usually are the best ones. Now there are second skin/morph skin tight bodysuit costumes available and they are really cool and very easy to wear, they truly do look amazing! They are well made and will definitely help you stand out amongst the rest of the costumes at the party for sure...

Halloween Ideas for 31 October 2011

H A L L O W E E N

Halloween is celebrated on the 31st October, which includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending fancy dress costume parties, carving pumpkins, apple bobbing, telling scary stories and watching horror films.

The word Halloween is derived from the word "All Hallows Eve" which occurred on the 31 October, the end of summer in Northwestern Europe. "All Saints Day", or "All Hallows Day", was the next day, November 1st. Therefore, Halloween is the eve of "All Saints Day"

"Apparently" the origins of Halloween can be traced back to Scotland and Ireland, around the time of Christ. The Celts celebrated the end of Summer, which was a time when the animals would be put in barns for the Winter and a time of the Harvest Crops. The change of season was celebrated with a festival called Samhain, pronounced, 'Sow-ane', and means end of Summer.

There has been much superstition surrounding this time, including the belief in fairies and the spirits of the dead wonder around looking for bodies to inhibit. Since the living did not want to be possessed by spirits, they dressed up in costumes and paraded the streets to frighten and confuse the spirits back to where they come from.

In today's era, the dressing up in costumes has been much associated with trick or treating in outfits such as: the classic vampire costume, wicked witch costume and ghosty costume, just to name a few.
You will find that there tends to be a wide age group, from children to adults who like dressing up and getting into the spirit of this Halloween occasion.

Happy Halloween!

Childrens Halloween Party Games

 CHILDREN'S HALLOWEEN PARTY GAMES

Ghosts and Ghouls, Witches and Warlocks, Tis soon be the season for parties and trick and treating:

If you are going to have a Halloween party, some of the traditional kids party games are: Apple Bobbing, Halloween Hunt (Old Treasure Hunt), What's the time Mrs Witch (What's the Time Mr Wolf), Pass the Pumpkin (Pass the Parcel). A lot of the traditional games can be changed to have a Halloween theme to them.

Here is an idea for one party game, maybe suitable for slightly older children:

BRAIN DIGGING

You will need: A big bowl of cooked spaghetti, some ping-pong balls, and some small bags of sweets.

Get the kids to dig in amongst some bits of 'brain' to find a trick or treat! Cook up a large pan of spaghetti, leave to cool then put into a large bowl. Hide in amongst the spaghetti, one half of the ping balls with tricks written on, and the remaining put treats on them. This can get very messy, so best to lay it on old towels or sheets. The children then take it in turns to dig into the brains, if they pull out a trick, get them to either do an impression, or something silly, like a joke. If they get a treat, they win a bag of sweets.

SLEEPING MONSTERS 

You will need: Pillows or Cushions and small bags of sweets:

Ideal for younger children, especially if they are over excited. Get the Monsters (children) to lay down on the floor, when somebody moves they are out.

To help with your party game requirements, we have midnight dreary invitations to invite guests to the halloween party, a Halloween party box with various designs for holding small gifts and ideal for going home boxes, and large Spiders Web with Spiders to help you decorate your home for that special party.
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