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Ghosts and Ghouls Are Out Tonight...Time For Some Silly Frights!
 It's October and it's all about your very own Monster Mash this month. Whether you are carving pumpkins, mummifying your guests, stirring spiced cider, or what have you...these are the days for ghoulish fun! Peppers and Pollywogs is excited to help you plan this time of year...with ideas galore...from invitations to goodies and everything in-between. We are pleased to help you spook it up!
We have also launched Peppers and Pollywogs' TV (PPTV) this month...bringing to life some of the ideas that are simple to do and easy-on-your-wallet! Check out the Painted Finger Invitation or the Baked Skeleton Bones. It's all on PPTV ~ brought to life so you can actually see the ideas for yourself! |
| Seven Tips for a Successful Halloween Party |
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Halloween parties are often a time for family fun, and are not exclusive to adults or to kids. So, when considering gathering your ghouls and ghosts together, both young and old, keep these etiquette tips in mind.
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| Two Quick, Spooky Invitations |
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A spooky severed-finger invitation or a less scary spider web invitation are creative and budget-friendly invitation ideas to get your guests excited about your party.
Take a severed finger candle. Cut out a small card on orange card stock and fold it over. Punch a hole at the top left hand corner, and feed through an orange ribbon to attach the card to the creepy finger. Inside your card provide all of the party details. Your guests will be filled with chills upon seeing the severed finger candle ot the creepy spider web. This is also available on PPTV. [more...] |
| Sponsor Tip: Frightfully Fun Halloween Ideas |
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 Don't go "batty" trying to throw a Halloween party! Use these fun decorating,
food, activity, and favor ideas to plan a great "ghostly" event that your little
goblins will love, or check out Birthday in a Box's Halloween
Classroom Party Guide for fun school party ideas.
Decorations:
Cut bat shapes from black construction paper, and hang them from the ceiling.
Draw ghost faces on white balloons and jack-o-lantern faces on orange balloons;
cluster them in groups of five, and anchor them throughout the party space. You
can also hang twists of black, orange and white streamers along the walls, or in
curtains across the doorways.
If you've prepared a special Halloween
cake, set it in the middle of the party table as your centerpiece. Or,
decorate the table with a black cloth, and cluster little pumpkins in the
middle. For the final touch, use plates,
cups, and other party supplies featuring a Halloween pattern.
Food:
Make Witch's Brew Punch by mixing ginger ale or lemonade with blue Kool-Aid.
For added effect, freeze gummy worms and ginger ale in ice cube trays, and float
one cube in each glass. Serve the drinks along with bowls of Monster Munch, made
by adding candy corn to a cereal snack mix.
Create a special treat by decorating a 9" x 13" cake with chocolate icing,
marshmallow ghosts and candy pumpkins. For the ghosts, pipe black frosting eyes
and oval mouths on large marshmallows, and set them on the cake in groups of two
or three. If desired, you can also press oval cookies into the cake to create
tombstones.
Crafts:
As a fun icebreaker activity, set out small paper cups of frosting and
sprinkles and pre-baked sugar cookies in Halloween shapes, and let the children
decorate their own cookies. Then, give the children white lunch bags, markers or
crayons, and Halloween
stickers, and have them decorate their own favor bags. For added fun, give
each child a small pumpkin, and let them draw on jack-o-lantern faces with
markers. They can also attach curling ribbon to the stems and let it curl down
the sides of the pumpkins as hair. View
More Fun & Easy Halloween Activites
Favors:
Wrap up the party with spooky Halloween favors. Choose glow-in-the-dark toys,
Halloween stickers and, of course, candy! View
More Halloween Party Favors Our sponsor this month is Birthday In a Box which offers a wide variety of children's party supplies including basic
partyware, decorations,
party
favors and personalized
items in over 100 party themes.
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| Budget Halloween Decorations |
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If you are looking to decorate your own abode this season, but you want to stick within a friendly budget... here's how you can use everyday items to create spooky Halloween decorations for your home, your Halloween party...and beyond!
Construction Paper: Use construction paper to create ghosts, pumpkins, bats, spiders, and other spooky creatures.
Balloons: Blow up balloons, place material, such as a small white sheet over the balloon, tie the neck with a string, and use a black marker for a ghostly face.
Cardboard Boxes: Either place the victim in a chair on the front porch or sitting under a tree in the front yard. You can make a graveyard out of your front yard by using old cardboard appliance boxes.
Spider Web: A spider web that you buy at your local drugstore will go a long way in decorating any corner area of your home and/or front porch. They often come with some plastic spiders as well for further decorations. [more...] |
| Quick Halloween Treats for the Hungry Ghouls |
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Festive goodies that match the spooky atmosphere can be quite easy and quick and doesn't need to take a lot of time or money. Use pumpkin, witch, and bat cookie cutters for a quick festive treat.
These cookie cutters can also be used to cut out spooky sandwiches as well...fill the sandwiches with blackberry jam and cream cheese. Add chocolate chips for eyes! Serve each kid a Monster Hand. You can also provide a spooky name for everyday foods - like "baked skeleton bones" for pretzel sticks. [more...] |
| Alternatives to Candy for Trick or Treating |
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If you want to take a break from handing out candy this year, here is a list of alternative non-sweet treats to hand out:
- Popcorn Balls
- Little plastic animals, i.e. spider rings
- Slime
- Mad Scientist "Google Glasses"
- Halloween Erasers
Last but not least, you could always do what was popular in the 70s hand out apples!! [more...] |
| Tip: Crafty Potion - Kids will love it |
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 Tis the season for all things wicked and hocus pocus. Here's an easy concoction to make that kids will love!
- Take a plastic goblet -either decorated or the kids can decorate by gluing on gems.
- Pour a colorful soda into the goblet cherry or orange are great choices.
- Plop in a grape juice ice cube.
- Sprinkle in pop rocks...kids will love to hear the pop, fizzle, fizz!
- Finally, throw in a gummy snake or a marshmallow eyeball...
Yummmy...Sweet...and oh so FUN!
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