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How to Throw a Wicked Halloween Party

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October 8, 2015 by Denay 22 Comments


How to Throw a Wicked Halloween Party

How to Throw a Wicked Halloween Party | Party planning guide for a spectacular Halloween party! These awesome ideas will make your Halloween party festive and memorable. Unearth secrets for hosting a wicked event. | confettiandbliss.com

Planning a fun and memorable Halloween Party can be wicked easy with this Halloween party planning guide. Get ready to dig up ground-breaking secrets for how to throw a wicked Halloween party in style. So what are you waiting for? Let’s prop open a coffin of ideas and bring your guests’ nightmares to life. Here are all the nail-scratching details for planning your monster hit.

Create a Killer Halloween Party Invitation

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Your Halloween party invite should include date and time, venue, and an activity “tickler” to generate a sense of mystery and excitement. Let guests know if they should wear a costume, and if they should bring an appetizer or drink to share. If it’s an adult’s only Halloween party, be sure to state that on the invitation or you may end up having several little ghouls floating around.

Halloween Decorations

A completely wicked Halloween party requires drop-dead decorations. It’s all about setting the stage and giving the event a good bone structure. Atmosphere is everything. Invest in realistic-looking Halloween decor that you can save and use from year to year. This is one area of wicked Halloween party planning that you don’t want to skimp on. We recommend collecting quality items that will transform your Halloween party venue into a haunted house with graveyard and dungeon. Read on for a complete description on how to do it in style!

How to Throw a Wicked Halloween Party | Step-by-step party planning for a memorable event that will be the talk of the town for years to come. | confettiandbliss.com

Halloween Party: Festive Bar

In your garage or basement, designate a corner area for setting up a small Halloween party bar. If you don’t have a portable bar you can easily build a basic one. If you will be serving blended drinks, be sure you have easy access to an outlet. Place a rectangular 6′ folding table behind the small bar where you can store bottles of liquor, cups, etc. Under the table is a great area to store extra Halloween party supplies until they’re needed. Set up large ice chests full of beer, soda and water next to the bar. On a smaller table set up a popcorn machine.

For a smash hit hire a bartender to create a signature drink for your Halloween party. To find a bartender at a reasonable cost, contact a local bartending school. A newbie bartender is a perfect fit for a Halloween party, especially if you limit the type of cocktails offered to just four or five. And for more fun, use glow-in-the-dark bottle labels for all your bottles of Halloween party liquor.

When people are feeling festive they enjoy participating in social activities. If you own a foosball table or billiard table, set it up nearby. Also remember to set up speakers for Halloween party music. If you’re running extension cords remember to secure them down with thick gray tape to prevent a trip-and-fall hazard. And for music, there are plenty of great CDs that offer a good mix of spooky and rocking Halloween party tunes that you can use.

Halloween Party: Graveyard Set-up

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In anticipation of your Halloween party, reserve a fourth of your garage or basement for setting up a graveyard. Preparations begin by visiting a large park. Collect enough fallen leaves to fill three or four large plastic lawn bags. Inside your garage lay down a series of black tarps. For covering larger areas purchase a roll or two of thick black plastic from Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Create a realistic landscape by placing long, square or rectangular items beneath the black tarps or black plastic to give lift to various areas, such as those beneath the tombstones. In a corner of the garage, create an open grave site using two long boards and two short boards beneath the tarp. Place a shovel on a mound of dirt beside the open grave site. Shovel more dirt and/or potting soil on top of the tarps to create a realistic graveyard scene. Structure a few mounds of dirt here and there to give texture to the area. Scatter fall leaves over the graveyard landscape and the floor of the garage for a seamless outdoor look. The musty smell of dirt and leaves will add an important touch to the overall feel of the spooky, age-old cemetery. Distribute bones and skulls here and there throughout the graveyard area. Ready the smoke machine for your Halloween party.

Halloween Party: Creepy Basement Dungeon

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Reserve another area of your garage or basement for creating a creepy dungeon. To distinctly divide the graveyard and dungeon sections, place a barrier between the two. Drape the barrier with either black plastic or black tarps and cover the edges with spider webs. On the side of the barrier facing the graveyard, place dungeon wall windows to give the effect that the barrier is actually the exterior of the dungeon building. Within the interior of the dungeon, cover three walls with a roll of dungeon wall decor along with the dirt floor. Situate the skeletal prisoners along the walls using chains and bonds. Place a drop-down dungeon scene in the middle of the dungeon area. If time allows, build a simple trap door with hinge and handle out of lumber scraps. Scatter rats on the dungeon floor. Across from this area create another stone wall. Hang prisoner keys on a nail. Use a “do not enter” door banner, torches and other wall accessories to create the effect of having a deep, long dungeon with more dungeon cells. Here are the basic components for staging a realistic dungeon that will horrify your Halloween party guests.

Indoor Halloween Party Scene: Haunted House

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View the purchase of quality Halloween items as an investment that can be reused for years to come. For a spectacular Halloween party scene, stage your main living area as well as a backyard patio as a haunted house. Let your imagination run wild with ideas for indoor Halloween party decor. Within these areas set up your Halloween food, punch and dessert tables. By keeping these food stations separate from your basement bar area you’ll create several unique spaces throughout your home where your Halloween party guests can socialize.

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Gold Line: Sprinkles of Inspiration | confettiandbliss.comIs there a fabulous Halloween party you remember fondly? What made the event memorable? Share your thoughts and planning tips in the comment section below. I wish you the best for throwing a wicked Halloween party with style! Have a horrifyingly good time.

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  1. Kelsey Sleek says

    October 8, 2015 at 12:10 am

    This post just got me SO EXCITED for Halloween!!!! I love all of these ideas, and many of them seem easy enough to do alone and on a budget. I just may have to throw a Halloween party now :) XO
    Reply
    • Denay says

      October 8, 2015 at 10:24 am

      Yay, Kelsey! I'm so glad you're inspired to throw a fun Halloween party. There's still plenty of time to send out invites and plan one wicked event. :-)
      Reply
  2. Miss Angie says

    October 8, 2015 at 6:26 am

    You found so many great halloween decor items! So fun! Miss Angie recently posted...Growing Up as a Clothes HoarderMy Profile
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    • Denay says

      October 8, 2015 at 10:26 am

      Thanks Angie! I love Halloween. I find that planning big events like this is half the fun. :-)
      Reply
  3. Becky @ Disney in your Day says

    October 8, 2015 at 7:39 am

    These all look so fun! I wish we were having a Halloween party this year, but things have just been too busy. I've used that same dungeon decor in the past when I did a medieval themed murder mystery party :) Becky @ Disney in your Day recently posted...Dining at the Chef’s Counter at Napa RoseMy Profile
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    • Denay says

      October 8, 2015 at 10:29 am

      Hello Becky! Murder mystery parties are so fabulous. And I love that spectacular Halloween decor can play double duty at two events in one calendar year. :-)
      Reply
  4. Trista De Leon says

    October 8, 2015 at 8:08 am

    Halloween is huge in our family.. we love it. We just moved from an apt to a house, so I'm super excited to decorate this year.. thanks for the tips!
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    • Denay says

      October 8, 2015 at 10:33 am

      Trista, I'm so excited for you! Moving to a new house calls for a lovely housewarming party. If you throw a Halloween-themed event, it would be both fabulous and memorable.
      Reply
  5. Natalie Slater says

    October 8, 2015 at 10:35 am

    BAH! I love Halloween! This makes me so excited! I love the graveyard decor. I need to get myself some tombstones! thenavynest.net
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    • Denay says

      October 8, 2015 at 10:52 am

      Halloween is a very exciting time! My advice is to invest in a few quality Halloween items each year. Before you know it you'll have a fantastic collection that you can use to throw big, spooky, memorable events. Nancy, thanks so much for stopping by! :-)
      Reply
  6. Kate says

    October 8, 2015 at 10:49 am

    Great tips! Just what I needed for my planning.... Kate recently posted...The Truth About Becoming Body PositiveMy Profile
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    • Denay says

      October 8, 2015 at 10:54 am

      Kate, I'm so happy to provide you with some fun Halloween inspiration! Many spooky wishes for a fabulous event. :-)
      Reply
  7. Aishwarya S says

    October 8, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    Oh my God, this is like the ultimate guide! Awesome post! :) Aishwarya S recently posted...Presentations... And More Presentations.My Profile
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    • Denay says

      October 8, 2015 at 10:38 pm

      Thanks so much Aishwarya. I appreciate your sweet comment. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit here at Confetti & Bliss. :-)
      Reply
  8. Chelsea says

    October 8, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    Great ideas! I love the festive bar idea!!
    Reply
  9. Clare Speer says

    October 8, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    wow such great ideas! And I am truly "spooked" by some of the decorations and the skull!!!! If I went to a party and saw some of these things.... I would probably scream! Great decorations! This would be a fun time! :)
    Reply
  10. Willow says

    October 8, 2015 at 6:04 pm

    Great ideas! I love the graveyard and haunted house ideas. We used to have neighbors that had a haunted house every year. Then they moved away :(. It was a lot of fun! Willow recently posted...Arizona Vegan Cheese CrispMy Profile
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  11. Hannah says

    October 8, 2015 at 6:13 pm

    These are such great ideas! Totally love the idea of glow in the dark labels for liquor, so fun! Hannah recently posted...Touring New ZealandMy Profile
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  12. Karen says

    October 11, 2015 at 6:32 am

    What wonderful ideas for a Halloween party! I am going to be hosting one so thank you for the tips!! You have a new follower! :-)
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    • Denay says

      October 11, 2015 at 1:21 pm

      Thank you so much Karen! I hope your Halloween party is a smashing success. :-)
      Reply
  13. Chrissa - Physical Kitchness says

    October 11, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    WOAH! SO SO SO many great ideas for every element of a wicked good Halloween party! I love Halloween! And the portable bar idea is CLUTCH! Chrissa - Physical Kitchness recently posted...Must-Have Kitchen Tools For Healthy Eating & Easy Meal PrepMy Profile
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    • Denay says

      October 11, 2015 at 11:54 pm

      Thank you so much, Chrissa! I'm so happy that you love these fun Halloween party tips. My husband made a portable bar with a chalkboard in front so we can style the board as we create signature drinks for each of our different parties. :-)
      Reply

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