Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! It’s time to dig out your fake teeth, big glasses, masks, wigs and face makeup, and celebrate the magic and silliness of the season. Here are a few great ideas to liven up any halloween party or to try with your family through out the month of October. Get the kids involved and have fun!

 

6-8 oranges

1 pint cranberry juice

1 can (12 oz.) apricot nectar

1/4 c. lemon juice

1/4 c. sugar

Squeeze enough oranges to measure 1 cup. In large bowl, combine orange juice with cranberry juice, apricot nectar, lemon juice and sugar; mix well. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

1 large bag of baby carrots

1 cucumber, zuchini or olives

1 head of broccoli for stem

5 long carrots

pumpkins seeds

hummus

Pick out long carrots and cut depending on the size of your serving bowl. Shape with carrot peeler to reseble long, creepy fingers. Add pumpkin seeds or your favorite nut as finger nails.

 

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Unroll dough; separate at perforations, creating 4 rectangles. Press perforations to seal. Cut each rectangle lengthwise into 10 pieces, making a total of 40 pieces of dough. Wrap and stretch 4 pieces of dough around each hot dog to make it look like a mummy with bandages . About 1/2 inch from one end of each hot dog, separate “mummy bandages” so the hot dog can show through enough for you to create the “face.” Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 13 – 17 minutes or until dough is a light golden brown. For final touch, make eyes with a dollop of ketchup or mustard. Serve with mustard and ketchup.

props:

a pan full of large candycorn or other hard candies

a mirror

glass jar

tablespoon

This game is as much fun to watch as it is to do. One person holds a mirror in front of the player. Another person holds a pan of candycorn or gumdrops. The player holds the glass jar on her head with one hand, while she looks in the mirror and spoons the candy from the pan into the jar. The mirror confuses the players sense of direction and is sure to get some giggles. The player who gets the most candies in the jar in 2 minutes wins.

props:

2 suitcases

2 masks

2 sheets

Four people take part in this ghost race, two on either side. each team is given a suitcase in which there are two masks and two sheets. The object of the game is for these teams to race to a given line, open the suitcase, take out the costumes, put them on, race to a home line, take off the costumes and replace them in the suitcases. The team that finishes this in the shortest time wins. A varation of this game can be played with various costumes or articles of clothing in the suitcases. Hats, shoes, gloves, wigs, etc. can be used. The game may be repeated until all guest have a chance to play.

props:

large witch drawing

paper broomsticks

tape or pins

An oldie, but goody. Use a broomstick instead of a tail. To play the game: Give each player a paper broom with tape or pin. Each player is blindfolded, turned around once, and told to walk to the wall and pin the broom on the witch without feeling the wall. The player who pins closest to the proper place on the witch wins.

props:

apples

tub

water

towels

A crowd pleaser. Nothing gets a party started like dunking your head in a tub full cold water and apples.

Find a large tub that at least two people can get their heads into at the same time. Try to find a place to set the tub that will be about waist-high to those playing the game. Fill the tub with water, but leave enough room at the top so water doesn’t splash out. Place several apples inside the tub. Select two or three players and have them put their hands behind their backs. The first to bring up an apple wins. Tip: Don’t forget to have a supply of towels on hand.