Here at Wedding and Party Network we want to give you inspiration for your next party. So, here are some of our favorite ideas for a last-minute Halloween party. Yes, it's just a few days away and you probably have a great Halloween bash planned. However, if you still want some great ideas for your party, this week's Inspirational Friday has got them! It's all about orange, black, purples, greens and anything spooky!

Whether you're hosting a spooktacular Halloween event or more of an elegant take on Halloween, there's something for everyone out there. Beautiful Halloween color combinations created in pumpkins or eyeball cheeseballs are great ideas for any party. Get creative and think all things Halloween and your party will be a huge success!

Are you having trouble finding a Halloween costume this year? Are your creative juices lacking? You don't have to go all out when planning your Halloween costume, it doesn't have to be over the top. You can think of it and create it within 5 minutes and it will still be an amazing costume. That is why Wedding and Party Network has some last-minute Halloween costume ideas.

Artist
Supplies – Cardboard,, white shirt, paint & paintbrush
Directions – All you need to do is wear whatever pants you'd like with your white shirt. Next, smudge a little paint on your face. Cut the cardboard into a paint palette and use the paint for make paint circles on it. Carry the palette and paint brush for your artist costume.

Gum Under The Chair
Supplies – Small doll chair, pink clothes & accessories and elastic or ribbon
Directions – Put as much pink on as you can. Next, attach the elastic or ribbon to the chair and tie it around your head and there you go, you're gum under a chair.

Head On Platter
Supplies – Cardboard box, tablecloth, plastic tableware, glue, scissors & makeup.
Directions – Find a big enough cardboard box that will look like a tabletop and cut a whole for your head. Glue the tablecloth and tableware in place. Next, rat up your hair and put on makeup and you're a severed head on a table.

Lame Excuse Costume
Supplies – Cane, Post it notes & pen
Directions – Write excuses on the Post it notes and stick them to you. Add the cane and a limp and you're a lame excuse.

Lite Brite
Supplies – Cardboard, black spray paint, colored & clear plastic cups, glue & strap or ribbon
Directions – Spray paint the cardboard black and glue the clear and colored plastic cups on to it and wear it around your neck with the ribbon or strap.

Pigs In A Blanket
Supplies – Pig nose & Blanket
Directions – Wear the pig nose and wrap the blanket around you.

Lady Gaga's Meat Dress
Supplies – Red towels or fabric, rope, fake meat, tall heels
Directions – Wrap the red fabric or towels around you, tie with the rope and tie the fake meat around your head.

Of course, there are many ideas out there for last-minute Halloween costumes. You don't have to do put a lot of time in effort into creating a fun costume. All it takes is a little thinking and a few things around the house.

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Treat or Treating Tips

We all love trick or treating and loading up on yummy candy. However, now you must always be cautious during this time, yet still make it an enjoyable for everyone. So, Wedding and Party Network has some safety tips for this Halloween to make it fun and safe.

Route – Make sure to plan your route out in advance. Plan out who you will visit, like family members or friends and route out familiar neighborhoods. It's best to know whose door you're knocking on.

Rules of the Road - First off, always go with your children, but remind them the rules of the road. Always enforce traffic rules, like look both ways before crossing, obey traffic laws and use cross walks.

Stranger Danger – Even though you have your eyes on them, it only takes a second for a stranger to come up and take them. That is why you need to always remind them of stranger danger safety tips.

Costume Safety -Don't forget to focus on making sure your child's costume isn't a safety hazard. Keep costumes from dragging on the ground so they're not tripped,

When In Doubt - Throw it away. We are all aware of the dangers that candy can contain. So, if you're nervous about how something looks or you're not sure what's in it; throw it away.

Now, it's time to celebrate Halloween with a ghoulish themed party that will be one to remember.

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Halloween Costume Ideas

Halloween is coming up and now is the time to start preparing your costume. This is the time of year when you can go all out and dress up for the night. It's a big deal to some, however, coming up with the right costume allows some thought process.
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Halloween Ideas For A Frightfully Fun Night

Though it's more than a month away, now is the perfect time to plan your Halloween party. This is one time when it's OK to have cobwebs on the brain because you're going to throw a spooky, delightfully fun Halloween party. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
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Halloween is coming up and now is the time to start preparing your costume. This is the time of year when you can go all out and dress up for the night. It's a big deal to some, however, coming up with the right costume allows some thought process. Some aren't as creative and pretty much wants to run out of the house with a sheet over them as a ghost. However, with a little thought and some creativity, you can create a great costume. Wedding and Party Network has our picks for easy DIY Halloween costumes.

Facebook -With social media being apart of most everyone's lifestyle, why not incorporate that into your Halloween costume?
Supplies – Cereal box, marker, glue & paper
Directions – Cut the top, bottom and one side off the box. Use glue and paper to cover the printed side of the box. Accordion fold two sheets of paper and glue on each side of box and one paper on top of that to make the pages. Cut a circle for your face and around that write Facebook.

Raining Cats & Dogs – Clever Halloween costume and everyone will love it!
Supplies – Raincoat, umbrella, glue and plush dogs & cats
Directions – Glue the cats and dogs to the umbrella, wear your raincoat and then hold the umbrella.

Rock, Paper, Scissors – Everyone loves this classic game!
Supplies – Cardboard, cardboard box, spray paint and paint
Directions – For the rock, use the cardboard box and try and shape it to look like a rock. Don't forget about the straps that you can make to attach to the rock so you can wear it around your shoulders. For paper, cut out 2 pieces of cardboard and paint it to look like paper. Finally, for the scissors, cut out scissors using the cardboard and paint however you would like.

Bug Attack – What little boy doesn't love bugs?
Supplies – Hair color, face paint and plastic bugs
Directions -  Use the face paint to mix colors and create layers for a shadow effect and place the bugs all around the face. Next, use silver hair spray to create a cobweb effect and even place some bugs in the hair.

Crocodile Wrestler – Definitely perfect for a little boy's costume!
Supplies – Marker, upholstery foam or cardboard, scissors, paint & paintbrush, khaki shorts & shirt, safari hat, hiking boots, binoculars
Directions -The only part you will have to get creative with is making the crocodile. Have your little one dress up in the khaki shorts, shirt, shoes, hat and binoculars for the safari look while you create the crocodile. Either using foam or cardboard, make a u shape for the crocodile. Cut out the shape of the face and add some ridges along the backside. Next up is painting the body green and the riding back and belly with contrasting colors. Don't forget to paint the eyeballs and mouth as well! You're finished, you have yourself a crocodile wrestler.

Monkey Business – Boys are always up to no good!
Supplies – Button up, khakis, tie, briefcase, cardboard, headband, construction paper
Directions -Dress up your little one in the button up, khakis and tie. Next, cut out monkey ears out of brown construction paper and a banana out of yellow paper. Glue the ears onto the brown headband and pin the banana onto the tie. For the finishing touch, add a briefcase. If you don't have one, make one out of cardboard.

Paper Doll – Take dressing up to a different level
Supplies – Poster board, paint, black marker, velcro, headband, white shorts & shirt, Mary janes & socks
Directions – Use poster board to cut out a dress that fits around your little girl and the hair bow and purse. Don't forget to add the tabs like paper doll clothing has, collar and even the lace shorts that peek through. Next up, start painting the outlines of the dress and use the black marker to create the paper tabs. Hot glue the bow to the headband and even to the white t-shirt for reinforcement and you can add velcro as straps.

Cotton Candy – A truly sweet costume.
Supplies - White t-shirt, vinyl, pink dye, stuffing, red fabric and spray adhesive
Directions – First, dye the stuffing pink to resemble cotton candy. Cut off the collar of the t-shirt and sleeves and place the vinyl inside the t-shirt and sew together. Make sure to cut out arm and leg holes and add ribbon as the straps. Also, create a print out on your computer to create a cotton candy label. You're done!

Peacock – Definitely a costume contest winner!
Supplies – Orange tights, turquoise onesie, peacock feathers, large turquoise feathers, pins and elastic sequins.
Directions – Let your little girl put on the orange tights and onesie. Next up, pin the larger blue feathers and then the peacock feathers on top of that to make the tail feathers. For the finishing touch, use the elastic turquoise sequins for a headband.

Coming up with a Halloween costume is a cinch. All you need is a bit of imagination and creativity and you'll have your costume. Now, start preparing for your Halloween party and have an amazing time!

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Halloween is coming up, and so is your Halloween party. Therefore, you should start planning. Do you have in mind what you want to do for party decorations and the activities that you will do? What about the food? These are all key elements to think about when planning your Halloween party. However, do you need a little direction to start planning? Wedding and Party Network has some great ideas for your ghoulish party menu.

Mummy Rolls – This is a great party food for everyone! All you need are hot dogs, crescent rolls and candy eye balls and wrap the crescent roll around the hot dog to look like a mummy. However, you can also use bread dough, Nutella and candy eye balls too. Wrap the brad up in a braid and ice the face on with Nutella and place the eyeballs on. Therefore, you have an appetizer and a dessert.

Graveyard – Graveyard themed food is a must at your party. There are great ideas to create this. One great idea is to take individual small cups and put black pudding and top it off with Oreo cookie crumbs with a cookie that is shaped like a gravestone that has "RIP" iced on it. These make great individual snacks and can be picked up and finished in a few bites. Also, you can bake a cake, pipe icing on top to look like grass and place headstones all around the cake with your guest's names written on each one. Rice krispy treats topped with some green color coconut, candy pumpkin and a gravestone is also a great idea.

Pumpkin Food - Of course, every party needs something pumpkin related. Place carrot sticks on a platter and have the carrots represent the shape of a pumpkin with green dip as the step. Cheese pumpkins are such a great idea. All you take is cheese, roll it into the shape of a pumpkin, place a pretzel stick and parsley on top. Such a cute idea! Place soup in a pumpkin, create a pumpkin cake or cupcakes and don't forget to use the pumpkin as a drink cooler.

Eyeballs -Eyeball cupcakes in a red jello cauldron, eyeball cupcakes, eyeball punch, fruit eyeball Oreo pops and even eyeball pasta are just some ideas that create this eerie treat. For the eyeball pasta, just take spinach pasta noodles, red spaghetti sauce and create the eyeballs out of tofu, green olives and peppercorns. What a treat that will be for the children, plus it sneaks in some spinach and tofu into their meal. Oreo pops are simple. All you take is an Oreo, dip it in white chocolate and place a candy ring in the center and enjoy!

Skeleton -Skeletons are fun to create for Halloween. First find a small bowl and fill it up with vegetable dip and that is the head of your skeleton. Next, take vegetables of your choosing, just make sure they're cut length wise and place them to look like a skeleton. This is just a cute way to display your vegetables.

Body parts -When you think of Halloween, you always think of gory body parts being part of your Halloween decorations. So, why not include them in your party menu? Take a bowl with vegetable dip, long carrots and almonds to create a spooky dip. Just fill the bowl with dip, take a paring knife and shape the carrots into fingers and place the slivered almonds on the carrot as a finger nail and place the carrot fingers in the dip.

You can also make fingers out of sandwiches. Just roll out the bread with a rolling-pin, spread on cream cheese or butter and roll up, make indention with a butter knife to replicate a finger and place an almond on as the finger nail.

These are just a few ideas. However, there are limitless possibilities when planning your menu for your Halloween party. Create witch's brooms out of pretzel sticks and peanut butter cups, spider cupcakes, bones, knife cupcakes, ghost pizza, monster marshmallows and even spiderweb pretzels. Just get creative with it and your party will be a success!

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Yes, Halloween is right around the corner and it's time to start preparing for Halloween parties. Everyone loves getting dressed up and going out in their best costumes. Therefore, you need to start planning early for your Halloween party. So, Wedding and Party Network is here with our top picks for Halloween party themes that will be a frightful success.

Vintage Halloween – A vintage Halloween is a great way to go! It definitely adds to the creepiness and eeriness of the holiday. It's definitely in the party decorations with this theme. Use subtle colors instead of bold and bright ones that you normally see around this time of year.

For party decorations, focus on cob webs, skeleton keys, vintage bottles, crows and spiders. Place cob webs around the house with spiders in them for that vintage Halloween feel.

Use old books and photos for decoration as well. For the party food table, feature "witch's brew" cards that features what party food you are serving on the table. The cards should be ripped, torn and stain to give off that full effect. Serve drinks in old, vintage bottles with labels that have bat juice, poisonous tonic and dragon's breath. This party theme is great for every one of all ages!

Girls Night Halloween – Enjoy a girl's night Halloween party, or a "ghoul's night". For the party colors, think bright pink & purple. This party needs to be all things girly. Use glitter pumpkins, candles, candle holders, skulls and feathers for party decorations. Think glam with a touch of creepy for this girl's night in on Halloween. Sip on spooky drinks and share some good laughs and a great time.

Family Friendly Halloween Night In – If you have children, Halloween is all about family time. It's about dressing up the kiddos and taking them trick or treating. Therefore, having a family friendly Halloween night in is definitely the way to go. Invite your neighbors, family and friends over to do a little trick r treating indoors.

It's safer that way and everyone can enjoy each others company. Go with the traditional orange & black colors or choose something funky like purple & lime green or do a contemporary black and white Halloween party. Keep the party decorations kid friendly, some can really be a bit terrifying, especially for younger ones. Place furry spiders in cob webs around, owls, pumpkins and mummies around for party decor.

The best part about the night will be all the delicious food Think spider cupcakes, ghost marshmallows, mummy cake pops, graveyard sandwiches, jack-o-lantern burgers, bone yard cookies and brain punch. Set up different candy stations for the kids and fun activities to keep them entertained all night.

Fright Night – If you have older children or you want a party for the adults, this is a great theme for Halloween. Fright night! Turn your Halloween into a frightful evening with a spooky haunted house or trial ride. This is sure to bring a little fear and a great time to everyone.

Have your friends and family members dress up like mummies or zombies and have them hiding. You know how a haunted house and trial ride goes, so you can plan exactly how frightful you want it to be.

Visit your local party store to find ghoulish party decorations, try to find decor that actually looks like the real thing.

These are just 4 party theme ideas, however, there are a ton more out there. You can even go with a ghoulish glam adult party, upscale Halloween party or a Victorian Halloween party. Remember it's all in the accents for this party. Pick one of these themes and you're sure to have a successful Halloween party!

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Tricks For Treating: Halloween Entertaining

The night is dark and the goblins are out, and the witches and black cats are prowling about. And costumed creatures, the strangest I've seen, are knocking on doors 'cause tonight's Halloween!

October is the month for tasty, fall treats, beautiful colors and Halloween! A month for chilling, themed parties that everyone will truly enjoy! For this month, Wedding And Party Network's Halloween themed newsletter just for you! Here you’ll find lots of ideas to throw a thrilling Halloween party! Here are just a few ideas to let you know what’s in store:

Halloween Colors: Of course, you’re thinking black and orange. However, change it up a bit with hot pink, purple & black for a more modern vibe. Whichever way you decide to go, just make sure to keep it within the Halloween spirit!

Party Décor: Spiders, bats and cobwebs, oh my! Think, cobwebs, spooky jack-o-lanterns and witch hats for fun party decorations. Your Halloween party décor should be chilling and thrilling decorations that will put a frightful spin on the party.

Frightful Food: Picture finger shaped appetizers, graveyard cupcakes or a witch’s house-inspired cake that will put your Halloween party over the top. Frightful treats will truly be one to enjoy!

You’ll find these ideas and many more that will help you create a fun, Halloween themed party for everyone! All your guests will truly enjoy their frightful night provided by you. So go on and find out what’s in store. You may want to be cautious and continue reading, if you dare!

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How To Throw A Zombie Invasion Halloween Party (For Under $40)

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Ghouls Night In— The Ultimate Girls Halloween Party

Halloween is such a fun time of the year!  Delicious candy, creepy decorations and adorable costumes to get you in the Halloween spirit!  There's so many Halloween themes and party ideas to pick from that you won't know where to begin!  Well, why not choose a Halloween theme for just the girls, or ghouls?
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Empty houses abound in the once densely populated city. Zombies are now all that remain in this decaying suburbia. With no more humans to devour, what better way to enjoy these empty spaces than to throw a ZOMBIE PARTY!

HOW TO THROW A ZOMBIE PARTY FOR UNDER $40

Zombie parties are the easiest way to throw an impromptu Halloween party. The decorations are easy, in fact, you don't really have to decorate at all. (But it's a lot more fun if you do!) Keep reading for more on how to throw an amazing zombie party with decorations, zombie-themed food, and easy zombie make up for under $40!

+ zombie party decorations

Zombie party decorations are the EASIEST! You just have to make your house look wrecked and messy. (Gee, that's not hard to do!) You want your house to look like it was quickly abandoned.. For this you can do as little as turning over some chairs or as elaborate as actually boarding up your house.. It's up to you, be creative! (note: we are not liable for any damage you might do boarding up your windows ) Here are a few suggestions that I did for my zombie party last year:

FAKE BOARDS – The last, uninfected humans used boards on their windows to keep the zombies OUT! Our fake boards give our party the same look and feel.

For our fake boards, we used recycled cardboard boxes from our local grocery store.

• Cut the cardboard into 1½' strips about 4" wider than your windows
• Draw on them with markers, like so:

• Attach the boards to your windows with masking tape. (Be careful not to use tape that might hurt your window frame or wall.)

For curtains – I have long curtains that I really didn't want to take down and put back up, (lots of windows and I'm short!) I taped safety pins to the back of my 'boards' and just pinned them to my curtains.

Other Places: Don't forget to board up other places that zombies might enter. I also boarded up my fireplace!

COBWEBS: Your house has been abandoned for a while, there are cobwebs all over.

You can find fake cobwebs at almost any store that sells cheap Halloween decorations. String your cobwebs up all over your house, or at least anywhere your guests might enter.

FACE MASKS: The last humans would have tried to protect themselves from the z-day infection with face masks.

I figured whoever lived here, I bought a package of face masks from my local hardware store and placed them around my house. I have a few busts that decorated with face masks as well.

WARNING SIGNS: No doubt there would be signs warning of the zombies.

Out of the same cardboard used to make the fake window boards, I made warning signs: Quarantined! Beware! Zombies! Infected! Captured! …you get the idea.

+ zombie party food ideas

For the best zombie party food, just think, "If I were a zombie, what would I eat?" This might bring to mind things like, brains, fingers, toes, eyes. Well, now think of creative ways to recreate them in food!

EYE BALL & BODY PARTS PUNCH – Make your favorite red punch and float gummy eyeballs and body parts in it. (Add rum to make it even better — adult zombie party!)

LADIES FINGERS - Carrots, String Cheesesticks, Cream Cheese, Green Peppers.

• Use carrots and string cheesesticks as fingers.
• Carve little lines in the center of your fingers for the knuckles.
• Cut a small notch in the end for the fingernail bed.
• Use cream cheese as 'glue'.
• Cut green pepper into a  fingernail and stick to the cream cheese.

GLOOMY DIP – Gray is always a gloomy, moldy color. Add a few drops of black food coloring to the ranch dip in a vegetable tray to make a very gloomy, yet delicious dip.

GUACAMOLE – Make regular guacamole dip, it's gross enough.

BRAINS JELLO – There are lots of unique jello molds out there just perfect for a zombie party! Check out this brain jello mold from Think Geek. You can make your jello opaque by using a little condensed milk or cornstarch. Use unflavored gelatin for pure white! Add fresh fruits like strawberries, cherries and grapes to make something horrible, yet delicious and healthy.

Your Zombie Party Food Table

• Table Cloth – Sheet with fake blood stains
• Table Accents – Plastic mice, spiders and gummy worms and bugs
• Lighting – Lots and lots of candles! Find old candelabras at thrift stores and burn a few cheap candles before your party to add lots of melted wax.

If you want to skip the work of making party food, call your local caterer and ask if they will create a unique zombie party menu for your part!

+ zombie makeup how-to

Probably the easiest Halloween costume to create is a zombie costume. You can wear your day-to-day clothes and just add blood to them. Fake cuts, bruises and bites are easy too!

Zombie Makeup How-to

• Use dark eyeshadow to create bruises. Blend together a mixture of black, gray, purple, and green, if possible, for an authentic look.
• Use ladies blush to create red  areas around your bruises, also around your eyes.

For Cuts & Gashes

• Paint a layer of white glue on the area you want to make a gash.
• Stick tiny pieces of torn toilet paper to the glue
• Paint another layer of glue on top of the toilet paper.
• Continue adding layers of toilet paper pieces and glue until it's about 3-5 layers thick, depending on the size.
• Before the last few layers dry completely tear a tiny gash into the middle. Be careful not to tear all the way threw.
• Paint the wound with fake blood.
• Paint the outside edges with makeup and bruises.
• Pour extra fake blood into the center of your wound and let it drip down for an authentic zombie look.

+ zombie party under $40!

So lets recap:

Zombie Party Decorations:

Recycled cardboard - free
Cobwebs - $1.00
Facemasks – $2.00
Glue & Toilet Paper – free (Hopefully you have this at home.)
Makeup: Eyeshadow/Blsuh - free (Should either have these at home, or you could probably borrow them from mom or a friend.)
Food – $37 budget

Not too bad! Zombie parties are GREAT way to get friends together for a night of ghoulish fun. Your zombie party doesn't have to be on Halloween, you can throw a party anytime!

Ask The Celebration Advisor: I need to know who can make me a Halloween wedding cake, as well as favors and Ideas, and decoratons for my wedding. Most particularly the cake. for 200ppl? and a price in Calgary. Thank you. ~ Carmen Turning Robe, Calgary Alberta Canada

Celebration Advisor: Of course you can find all of that and other great wedding supplies in Calgary AB!

In fact, I know of a few places where you can find theme cakes, wedding cakes and (imagine this) theme wedding cakes in Calgary. For starters, try Cake Creations. They're incredible! Their wedding cakes are elegant regardless of the theme. All you have to do is ask! Theme cakes as well as wedding cakes come in all shapes and sizes so be specific about what you want. Just let your wedding cake bakery know the size, general theme, and amount of people eating the cake and you're good to go!

As far as wedding favors and ideas go, that's greatly dependent upon the type of ceremony that you are having. It sounds like you're having a really fun Halloween wedding–congrats! That sounds like so much fun! I would start by speaking with the professionals at Claudia's Mementos. Though not located in Calgary, wedding favors from here are bound to be awesome. They always do an incredible job of hooking you up with the wedding favors that YOU want.

If you want a cool idea to start with for your wedding favors, try this one that my friend is using at her Halloween wedding this year. Our wedding favors are placeholders which are going to be little skulls, monsters, and ghosts with our names written on their heads. It took her a long time to choose those over chocolate cupcakes with vanilla icing decorated like webbing and our names written in red icing over that. Somehow I knew she'd go with the haunted cemetery wedding favors instead! *grin* I'm sure these will taste great with the wedding cake. Have guests bring a sweet tooth!

Wedding decorations aren't quite as tricky. The only thing you really need to figure out is whether you want this to be more like a Halloween wedding or a Halloween party. If you're wanting the more upscale, ask a local Calgary wedding planner to help you come up with something that will celebrate the holiday and the occasion at the same time. If you want more of a party atmosphere, go all out with black tablecloths, creepy decorative lighting, blood-colored punch and other party foods, jack-o-lanterns and other spooky decorations. It just takes a little imagination! If you want some ideas, check out these great Halloween party pictures.

Together, your choices of wedding cakes, wedding favors, and wedding decorations is immense when you use the local  wedding suppliers that you have right there in Calgary!

Thanks for your question Carmen. I look forward to seeing the pictures of your wedding!

Halloween is one of those fun mystic nights each year when anything can happen.  Sometimes though the safest thing for everyone is to throw or attend a Halloween party. Whether just for adults or bringing along the kids, here are some great ideas for your Halloween party!

Start the night out right with fun music at your Halloween party! Karaoke machines and CDs with Halloween inspired music are guaranteed hits for any spooky shindig. Hiring a disc jockey? Give him or her a list of popular songs like these and other great frighteningly fun Halloween party music!

1. "Monster Mash" by Bobby Pickett
2. "Love Potion #9" by The Searchers
3. "Witch Doctor" by David Seville
4. "The Addams Family" TV Theme
5. "Zombie Jamboree" by Rockapella
6. "The Munsters" TV Theme
7. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" Movie Theme

Fright up the night with a neat assortment of festive foods. If pumpkins are still available, any type of sweet pumpkin treat is a big hit with all ages (just don't tell the children that it's pumpkin!). Blood-colored punch is a Halloween drink so eerie that everyone will thirst for your exotic blend. Make plenty in case a bunch of Draculas attend the party.

A great way to avoid the hassle of cooking and cleaning is by hiring a caterer for your Halloween party! Let your caterer know what direction you'd like to take with the food and watch the creative ideas come to life faster than a midnight zombie.

Encourage a fun evening with a costume party contest! Will it be Marie Antoinette or Frankentstein to take the big prize this year? Who knows! The fun begins with a Halloween costume contest. Letting the guests vote is the best way to ensure a fair contest while giving participants a reason to go all out. Reward participants with spooky Halloween party favors. Once the guests arrive, sit back and watch the fun as you see just how creative your friends can be!

Get guests participating with fun crowd-pleasing games such as Boo-Bing For Apples, Kreepy Karaoke, the Dirty Dracula version of the Christmas game Dirty Santa, and other fun games adapted in rules (and title) to fit the Halloween theme.

Create the perfect atmosphere with Halloween party decorations such as spiced cider and other candles with scents of autumn, ghoulish plates and napkins, hay and gourds for outdoor parties, bonfire material for outdoor parties, and others. Ask friends for tips from previous Halloween parties that really stuck out in their minds. Find your own fun version and run with it!

Oh, and have fun!