10 Tips for Your Halloween Party
Are you planning a Halloween party this year? Amazing! We have 10 tips to make your Halloween bash a hit! Get inspired and transform Halloween 2014 into an unforgettable experience for you and yours.
1. Pick a theme you love.
Halloween means horror – eerie, dark and monster-tastic costumes are a must. Your Halloween party will be even more atmospheric with a theme that brings together all the costumes, decorations, music and food. Whether a vampire party, horror movie homecoming, sci-fi hell, or simply “Sexy Halloween,” a common thread makes your Halloween party something special.
2. The creep-factor starts with the invitation.
Just make a Facebook event or send a group e-mail? You could do that. It’s much more personal, however, to activate the old snail mail to get your guests in the mood for a spooky evening. Give your imagination free rein. Send death certificates or ransom notes. Write your invitations by hand on parchment with blood red ink, and while you’re at it, throw a severed finger into the envelope. Most importantly, the invitation should match the theme of your Halloween party.
3. Your Halloween costume is everything.
Halloween is a celebration of and in costume. Your costume makes or breaks the party. To this effect it’s worthwhile to take a moment to find the right Halloween costume. Which costume is right for you and your party theme? How warm or revealing can/should it be? Should it be macabre, funny, classic or gory? Is there a special somebody in your life you could wear a couples costume with? Once you’ve answered these questions for yourself, the happy perusing is endless!
4. Don’t be afraid of Halloween make-up: let others be afraid of yours!
If you’re not wearing a mask with your costume, make-up is a terrific way to achieve a stunning overall look. Beyond normal make-up you can create amazing transformations with special effects, such as effect contact lenses, fake blood, latex wounds, fake teeth and our Oscar-winning wound tattoos.
5. Shock the palate with Halloween recipes.
Halloween isn’t just a feast for the eyes – your guests‘ taste buds will want some attention, too. Theme-appropriate dishes and drinks tastefully (wink wink) round out the overall experience of your Halloween party. Blood red Bloody Marys for the vampires, meatballs and ketchup for the werewolves – it’s as easy as (flesh) pie! If you really want to get your hands dirty, have a look at some of the creative recipes the Internet has to offer. From Mad Scientist Potion to Tentacle Pot Pies, Halloween party food is oh so fun!
6. For the love of death, decorate!
Even the most blood-thirsty of horror beasts isn’t half as frightening among flowers and stuffed animals as it is in a dark basement or moldy crypt. The decorations at your Halloween party are, needless to say, terribly important. For tablecloths and napkins use black, red or brown tones. Warm, indirect light is perfect for showcasing your guests‘ costumes. Decorate with spider webs, skeletons and anything else that fits your theme. This year animated Halloween decorations are especially en vogue: monsters with blinking eyes, sound and movement effects transform your party into a true cabinet of creep!
7. Create a hot Halloween playlist.
The right music can take your Halloween party to the next level from one minute to the next. Ask yourself this question: What should actually happen at the party? If you’re in the mood for a fright, the more sombre of classical music and horror movie soundtracks are just right. Or are you going for more of an anything-goes dance party? Then Goth punk and death metal are just as appropriate as the evergreen hits from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
8. Have some party games ready.
Party games aren’t for everybody. But should the mood get playful, it’s always good to have a few fun and simple games up your sleeve. Of course, it’s best if your Halloween games go with your theme. There are all kinds of game ideas right here, from the classic Bobbing for Apples to Ready, Set, Scream! there’s sure to be something in the mix for your Halloween party.
9. Candy candy candy candyyyyyyyy!!
In the hustle and bustle of party preparations don’t forget that trick or treating should be a built-in feature of the festivities. When spooky little children and naughty neighborhood teens come a’knocking, you should definitely have a sweet selection of tasty treats on hand. If you don’t deliver, they will. With tricks!
10. Put the horror movies on loop.
At a decent party you usually have better things to do than collectively stare at the idiot box. Yet, as a supplement to your decorations, and in tandem with your Halloween party playlist, horror movies can up the atmospheric ante quite effectively. Especially when you turn off the sound and project the movies large-scale on the wall. Depending on your mood and theme, black and white horror classics as well as ’80s slashers can add some interesting vibes.
Here’s to a hair-raising Halloween!
The Party People @ maskworld.com
