I love Halloween. I love to decorate for it, make homemade costumes and of course steal trick-or-treat candy from my kids once they are in bed. Halloween is another excuse for me to express my creativity. Plus, I love to surprise my boys with spooky treats and special parties. This year I put together a spooktacular Halloween party complete with witches brew and pumpkin pizza. Here are all the details you’ll need to put together a party that is sure to please your little ghouls and goblins.
Decorations
The dining room decorations weren’t just for the party. I decorate for Halloween like some people decorate for Christmas. Across the patio door, I suspend a giant bendable spider and secure it to the wall with a teacup hook. Then, I drape two strands of black and orange candy corn garland over the doorway. I add a few spider webs to tie the decorations to the nearby wine cabinet. To complete the decorations in the dining room, the wine cabinet is decorated with a webbed candelabra and a simple white skeleton.
Tablescape
The tablescape is my favorite part of the party. I use a spiderweb table runner topped with two medium, white pumpkins and three small, orange pumpkins. The idea for the fabric-covered bats was found here. It was easy to create and added just the right amount of whimsy to the table. To assemble the place settings, I use orange and black buffalo plaid placements, black and white buffalo plaid dinner plates and polka dot and spider salad plates. A simple punch of green Gatorade and Sprite filled Belgian beer glasses. Finally, I added sour gummy worms to the glasses and told my boys it was a special witches brew.
Island
I covered the kitchen island with a plastic table cloth and used two black and orange buffalo plaid placements as a runner. The island centerpiece was a white metal scale from a home interior store. I found the pumpkins at Target, they were actually the inspiration for the centerpiece. I’ve had my eye on the scale for a couple months and once I found the pumpkins, I knew just how I’d use it. The banner hung above the island was also found at Target.
The spooktacular Halloween party was a great way to start our night before we went trick-or-treating. I went door-to-door as The Momster. Frightening.
Party Supply List
Dining Table
- Giant bendable spider
- 2 strands of black and orange garland from JoAnn Fabrics
- Webbed candelabra with glitter candles from Michael’s
- White ceramic skeleton
- Small amount of white spider webs
Tablescape
- Black webbed table runner; similar found here
- Black and orange buffalo plaid placemats
- Black and white buffalo plaid dinner plates found at Home Goods
- Orange polka dot and spiderweb salad plates (paper) found at Hobby Lobby
- Belgian beer goblets with witches brew punchCenterpiece3 small orange pumpkins
Centerpiece
- 2 medium white pumpkins
- Floral wire
- Black and white wasi tape
- wooden bats
- black patterned fabric
Island
- Orange plastic table cloth
- 2 orange and black placemats
- White metal scale
- Three pumpkins in various shapes and colors
For more party ideas, check out Mommy Baggage’s posts to celebrate Back to School, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Happy Adventuring, Rochelle