Festive Halloween Party Tablescape
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I’m so excited to share my festive Halloween party tablescape with you today. It consists of a Halloween centerpiece and other fun Halloween table decorations. This set-up is the product of colorful seasonal imaginings that start building in my heart and mind when it comes time to celebrating the fall season with flair. I feel so much happiness right now! Cooler weather has finally arrived. Acorns are dropping off the beautiful mature oak trees in my yard, and tree leaves in my neighborhood are starting to change colors.
Halloween Fall Festivals
When my daughters Ashley and Brooke were in elementary school, my husband and I looked forward to helping the PTA organize a fabulous fall festival that included a fantastically spooky haunted house. Those were some of the most memorable Halloween party celebrations for our family and for everyone who participated.
It takes a small village of volunteers to plan, build and implement a spectacular halloween haunted house and fall festival. But, believe me, it’s so darn worth it! The love that’s poured into a project like that lives on in memories years after the hay bales have been picked, the real-life coffin has been returned to the funeral home, the wooden decks and porches with railings and rocking chairs have been dismantled.
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Right now, even the earthy smell of giant bags of potting soil and damp autumn leaves that had been raked up at the park near our home and transported to the school’s multi-purpose room fills my soul with sweet memories. We used the dirt and leaves to transform the floor of the multi-purpose room into a huge graveyard with grave stones, shovels, lanterns and an open-grave site.
Creating Beautiful Halloween Memories
My husband led the small team of fathers who brought to life those fabulous Halloween creations at the school site. We women of the PTA concentrated on planning the fall festival activities and trick-or-treating that would take place in the school’s courtyard, and on putting together a PTA fundraiser dinner in the cafeteria. So many wonderful parent and teacher volunteers stepped forward to help before, during and after the event.
The girls’s elementary school was so blessed to have great parent leadership during their years there. And I was honored to be the school’s PTA president for a few years in a row. It’s some of the most meaningful volunteer work I’ve participated in. We had such fantastic families who appreciated all of the special activities, fundraisers and events we organized each and every year.
Halloween Treat Ideas
This festive Halloween party tablescape is a beautiful reminder of exciting years gone by, and those wonderful moments being created and enjoyed right now too! Are you crushing on any specific Halloween table decorations shown here? How about these Halloween treat ideas? The focal point of this year’s Halloween tablescape is the large cupcake stand displaying yummy decorated cupcakes. Although I have both white and black cupcake stands, I chose the white one because it provides more of a happy, not too spooky, kid-friendly feel. My Halloween party snack mix is super popular with all age groups, as is my orange and frothy Halloween party punch. For quick and festive Halloween brownies, try my yummy recipe for Monster Mash Brownies.
The years have a way of flying by so quickly. For me and my family it’s so important to soak in all the fabulousness brought on by every holiday and season. This spirit of celebration and immersing yourself within the specialness of each holiday has been our family’s focus. It’s one of the beautiful traditions I hope will be passed down to the generations through my daughters and their future families.
Halloween Table Decorations
A little planning and organization is key to putting together a fun Halloween party with festive Halloween table decorations and centerpieces. Starting in September I start collecting lovely items that can be brought together with one cohesive Halloween tablecape theme. Every year there’s a fresh new spin on things, but I find that adorable desserts on cakes stands are the perfect focal point when it comes to putting together Halloween centerpieces that capture the spirit of the season. When setting up Halloween tablescapes, less is often more. You want the look to be clean and inviting, not cluttered and overwhelming.
Halloween Classroom Parties
Your festive Halloween party tablescape can be enjoyed on Halloween day or prior to the holiday if you’re hosting a fun Halloween party or movie night. If you have little ones and their teachers are on board with the idea, you can set up a small Halloween tablescape in the classroom. Select Halloween table decorations and Halloween centerpieces that are made with non-breakable items (no glass, no breakable ceramics, etc.). When your Halloween decor is in a classroom setting it can be enjoyed by the children for a week or two before the holiday instead of just a single day when used at a party at your home. To be mindful of religious traditions and/or restrictions of the students and their families, you can celebrate the occasion as a Fall Party rather than a classroom Halloween Party. Semantics can be very important.
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For my taste, beautiful felt bunting provides a colorful yet soft touch to a festive Halloween party tablescape. Although the exact Halloween bunting seen here in this post is no longer available through Amazon, there are so many other fun and fabulous choices! Allow your creativity to shine when selecting fun Halloween table decorations and one to three Halloween centerpieces. The quantity of decorations needed will depend on the size of your table or the area you have to work with. But overall, aim for keeping things streamlined and simple.
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How are you celebrating the fall season with your family? What do you think of this festive Halloween party tablescape? Do you have a favorite Halloween Party memory to share? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
What a nice tablescape for halloween. I am sure kids would never get scared they will instead love it. Thanks for sharing this, now I have an idea of what to decorate and how to decorate.
This tablescape is sososo cute! I want to throw a Halloween party now so that I can do something like this!!
I can remember the time we decorate during halloween. Maybe this year would be different, you inspire me to finally have a halloween deco!
You are so creative :)
This has to be the best looking Halloween table scape I have seen and the web is absolutely genius! I also love the range of gloulish snacks perfect for a Halloween party x
Super cute ideas. Great job!
Thanks Lori! I appreciate your sweet comment. :-)
Were going to have a Halloween party and this is a great setup.I will use this as my inspiration idea. Excited to put this up.
So many adorable and beautiful party ideas for Halloween!! Definitely have me inspired to host a party this holiday!
There are some super cute ideas here. I love coming up with ideas for our Halloween tables. Isn’t it a ton of fun?!
This so beautiful and cute. I loved each and every detail about it. <3 PERFECT
At my country, people don’t celebrate Halloween, so I have always wondered about the overall atmosphere when the day comes.
And now there’s even a festive Halloween party tablescape, which I consider so creative and interesting. Halloween now is not when you visit all neighbors’ houses scaring them, but is when your family gathers at the table. How warm and meaningful it is!
Aw what a fun tablescape! I especially love the candy holders and those cups!
How cute does it get? How fun and festive for the season!
Thank you Patricia! I’m embracing the festive feeling of the fall season.
Oh my goodness! How fun are your decorations! I love Halloween, and I can’t wait to decorate like this! Thanks for the inspiration!
The table looks stunning :D…. I am in love with it :D… This would be great for our halloween party this year :)
This is so adorable! Love all the little details! Amazing job!
I just love this set up. Now I want some candy. I don’t throw Halloween parties, but I’d want this set up just for the family.
I love all of these fun ideas! I’m totally going to try and find some of those cute jars to hold candy!
So cute for a Halloween party! I would even use these for regular home decorations for the fall/Halloween season. My daughter would love it!
What festive table scales for Halloween.?I like you idea and it looks like a treat. I’m going to make a similar one, thanks for the inspiration.
Wow, I have such fun memories from elementary school fall festivals–thanks for bring those back for me! ;) This looks fabulous and has me in the Halloween spirit for sure! :)
The design, color and decoration are perfect for a fall ot halloween party. Not creepy but fabulous! Very creative!
It’s so beautiful and fun! Halloween is not celebrated here. Well, there are events like trick or treat, but not a party.
What a great post for Halloween! I simply adore those open face candy bowls!
im getting excited just looking at the photos! fun and creative and the kids will surely enjoy! http://www.crayonized.com
These are the cutest arrangements ever. You are so creative! I’m hesitant to accept the fact that fall is coming, but you definitely have me excited for halloween and fall decorations now! :)
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That is one beautiful party table set up! I love all the beautifully captured photos of it too! Halloween is a great time to use creativity :)
This is the most beautiful tablescape ever! Love the photos and all the decors. This is really awesome!
This is so cute!!! I love it. I’m taking some of these ideas and doing it for Halloween this year.
This is such a cute table setting! Halloween is my favorite time of year, and I always like to go all out with decorations. I love the open mouth pumpkin candy holder, so cute!
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and these posts are my favorite to read! I love the attention to the details as they really complete the design!
What an absolutely fantastic looking table set up, I am loving the dishes they are amazing! For some reason this year I really want to get a good Halloween look going.
OMG! Love love love this setup. Especially those orange glasses, so cool! I’m obsessed with Halloween too and it’s so cool how you get so involved with the haunted house, how fun! This display is so colorful, bright, and fun! It gets me really excited for the holiday.
That is one huge list of ideas and glad you got everyone helping out. The caramel apple dip has got to be the dish that caught my attention. Personally I love anything with caramel in it.
I love all these ideas! Such a fun looking table! I am going to have to keep these in mind for trick or treat night when all the neighborhood kids are over for dinner before we go out. Love the eyes in the pretzel/chip bowl!
Wow! Such a fun table! This is absolutely gorgeous and would be the perfect touch for a Halloween party. As for celebrating, this year we plan on taking it easy and enjoy giving out candy to kids in the neighborhood.