Halloween Haunt

Finally, my second party-theme post! I’ve had these photos since last October (when I threw the party), but I was good and waited to show them until the relevant planning time :)

This was such a fun theme to do, and I didn’t really spend much money, by using many bits and pieces I’ve collected over the years. So have fun with it, and use the Halloween season as a great excuse to throw a get-together with your friends!

Decorations

I went with a slightly glam look, using black, white, orange and silver, as the colour scheme. Here’s a list of what I used to create the look, but by using what you have access to, your party will be uniquely yours!

·      Various paper lanterns for roof (newspaper, tissue paper)

·      Branch (painted black) in vase with baubles

·      Cauldron (old cooking pot)

·      Antique looking cake stand

·      Antique teapot with black fake flowers

·      Mushroom, owl and hand ornaments

·      Different silver cutlery

·      Orange candle holders

·      Large fake spiders

·      Black and orange plates and napkins

·      Silver teacups and milk bottles with ribbon

·      Sweets displayed in jars – Liquorice, black jellybeans, caramel popcorn

Foods

Planning the food is lots of fun! Halloween is perfect to get creative with giving normal foods a whole other creepy interpretation :) Here’s what I served:

·      Eyeballs (meatballs) with Pumpkin sauce on Maggots (risoni pasta)

·      Witches brew (raspberry and lime punch)

·      Eyeball cookie-dough pops (coated in white choc, and smarties)

·      ‘Vampire bite’ red velvet cupcakes (poke holes, and drip jam for blood)

·      ‘Spiders’ (Chang’s egg noodles mixed into melted chocolate)

·      ‘Ghosties’ (Milk arrowroots with glaze icing, smarties and half jellybean)

Games and Activities

Last year, we just ended up dancing like crazy-dressed-up-people to really loud Halloween-themed tunes! But here are some other activities, if your not keen to jump around the room like a kid on cordial!  

·      Boo boxes (Bowls containing food items (spaghetti, gherkins, porridge etc), covered by a box with a hole just large enough for a hand, then watch your guests squirm whilst they guess what they are touching!)

·      Costume Competition

·      Cluedo Board Game

·      Spooky celebrity heads (Lady GaGa, Michael Jackson, Agent Kay etc)

Playlist

Definitely recommend a themed playlist, adds a nice element to the event.

·      Purple People Eater

·      Monster Mash

·      Disturbia

·      Thriller

·      Ghostbusters Theme

·      Sweet Transvestite

·      Wild Thing

·      Born This Way

·      Bad Romance

·      Time Warp

·      Toxic

·      Phantom Overture

·      Werewolves of London

·      Don’t Wanna Let You Go (5ive)

·      Poison (Grove Coverage)

   Happy Haunting! =O

Back To School Party

Sorry for the absence my LPOFD (little pinch of fairy dust) friends, I'm now back, and ready to bring you more cute and joyous things to do in your free time this coming 2012...

It’s been a long time coming, but here is my first party-theme post!

To celebrate the imminent recommencement of studies for the year, we had a little celebration Old-School-style. It was great fun dressing up in School-girl-esque attire (think netball skirts, long socks, pigtails and ribbons) and eating from our very own ‘tuckshop’ filled with scrumptious mini-foods and treats, before settling down for a Glee marathon sesh…such a fun night was shared by all!

This party layout would work equally well for a “School’s Out” celebration or a School Breakup shindig. Even if you are no longer in School, this theme is even more fun due to the cute nostalgia of it :)

Here’s a list of the ideas and items you can use to re-create the look...

Decorations

·      Red, green, black, white and wood colour scheme

·      Mini blackboard

·      Locker

·      Jar of paintbrushes

·      Pile of books

·      Drawing mannequin

·      Apples

·      Owls

·      Milk bottles with ribbon

·      Posters of celebs and pictures of your memories

·      Paper bags

·      Milk cartons

·      Giant stationary

·      World map globe

Tip – You could make your event look more primary school or more high school depending on the little features you incorporate.

Foods

·      Milk and cookie shots

·      Whoopie pies

·      Apple cake pops

·      Mini sausage rolls

·      Mini sushi rolls

·      Lolly jars in theme colours

·      Mini pizzas

·      Individual serves of nutella (in mini bowls with paddle-pop sticks)

·      Mini sandwiches in various cookie-cutter shapes

·      Mini jam doughnuts

·      Lamingtons

·      Meat pies

Milk and Cookie Shots

Whoopie Pies

Mini Sausage Rolls and Sushi

Apple Cake Pops

Tip – You could do mini versions of your favourite tuckshop/canteen food, lunch-box inspired foods, or foods which are simply cute and thus ‘kiddy’.

Games and Activities

·      Film and TV – Watch Glee, Clueless, 10 Things I Hate About You etc

·      Choir practice - playing karaoke

·      P.E. - Wii sports

·      Maths - Uno, Cranium

·      Business - Monopoly

·      Recess - Eating!

·      Drama - Sharades/Guesstures

I hope that you are inspired to throw your own party as you head back to Work or School, taking the opportunity to celebrate, simply for the pleasure of embracing all those random events in the year besides your typical birthday and Christmas festivities! For there is always some special day or event upon which one can utilise an excuse to throw a themed par-tay!

Happy Celebrating.