Throw the perfect Halloween party at the very last minute with our Fun & Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party How-to Guide.
The food is easy to make and our Dracula’s Blood Punch and Bloody Virgin Mary’s rock alcohol-free so your kid brother or sister can sneak in without you getting into trouble.
Send out crazy cute e-invitations on your phone and then dig into your closet for a cool and creative costume.
Check out these fast, simple and fun ideas that’ll make this year’s Halloween way more fun than those kids’ buckets of trick or treat candy!
Fun & Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party How-to Guide Step #1:
Carve a Pumpkin – or paint one!
This classic carved pumpkin is totally “messy” and truly adorable!
To watch the DIY YouTube how-to video Click HERE for this Cute & Easy Pumpkin Carving
Double-Duty Pumpkin Game:
Hollow out a couple of pumpkins then stack them for a beanbag toss!
Source: countryliving.com
Click HERE for 46 Easy pumpkin Carving Ideas
Super-Simple Spider Pumpkin
Grab a bag or two of little plastic spiders & glue away!
Source: hative.com
Click HERE for instructions
Painted Chain Ghost Pumpkin
This is so easy, it’s obvious!
Source: hative.com
Click HERE for more Cool No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
Spray Paint Pumpkins
These awesome ideas come from The Celebration Shoppe.
Source: thecelebrationshoppe.com
Click HERE for their DIY Spray Paint Pumpkin blog
Fun & Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party How-to Guide Step #2:
Create a Bloody Good (or a Good & Bloody) Punch
Note: Both of these are fabulous “virgin” recipes!
Dracula’s Blood Punch
Source: bbcgoodfood.com
You’ll need:
- Cherry juice
- Chili
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- For more fun: Garnish with edible fangs.
Click HERE to get the recipe
Bloody Virgin Mary
Picture: BBC Good Food
Start with:
- Tomato juice
- Lemon juice
Then add
- Red grape juice or pomegranate juice to give it a “bloodier” color!
Click HERE for the recipe
Fun & Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party How-to Guide Step #3:
Easy-Cook or No-cook Spooky Treats
Here are 11 yummy and ultra-easy recipes. (And we’ve alternated sweets with not-sweets just to keep things fair!)
BIG TIP: If you want to have a more substantial snack table, then make your party a potluck!
Meanwhile, you toss together these cute & spooky goodies.
Super-Easy Baked Mummy Brie
Just wrap puff pastry strips around a regular wrapped brie cheese round, then add eyes with black olive circles & pimentos.
Source: delish.com
Ghost S’Mores Dip
Source: delish.com
Click HERE for the easy video tutorial
Graveyard Chicken Enchilada Dip
The “big secret” is sticking round tortilla chips straight up like headstones!
Source: delish.com
Click HERE for the recipe
Spider Nest Treats
White cotton candy puffs on top of little cakes or biscuits make the perfect quick treat. Make them yourself or snag some at the store. They’re great either way. Add a plastic spider for fun. (Maybe the leftovers from the Spider Pumpkin???)
Picture: BBC Good Food
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Pumpkin Patch Deviled Eggs
These are so easy, you almost don’t need a recipe!
Source: abc.go.com
Click HERE for the recipe & easy display instructions
Pumpkin Pie-Flavored Pumpkin Seeds
TIP: You do want these in the shell
Source: Delish.com
Click HERE for the recipe
Spiderweb Deviled Eggs
These are totally worth the extra work!
Source: Duke’s MayonnaiseClick HERE for the recipe
Jack O’Lantern Quesadillas
Could these be any easier?!
Source: delish.com
Click HERE for the recipe
Melted Witch Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
Nope, it doesn’t have mint flavoring. Just green food coloring. This is perfect with:
- Apples
- Pretzels
- Graham crackers
- Strawberries
Source: Delish.com
Click HERE for the recipe from I Wash You Dry
Spooky Spider Halloween Appetizer Dip
Talk about 5 Minute Health food!
Source: Two Healthy Kitchens
Click HERE for the recipe from Two Healthy Kitchens
Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip
Serve this with:
- Graham crackers
- ‘Nilla wafers
- Jumbo marshmallows (stick them on mini pretzel sticks!)
- Tart crunchy apple slices like Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala, Cortland, or Golden Delicious
Source: Delish.com
Click HERE for the recipe from momontimeout.com
String Cheese Witches Brooms
Way easier than they look (the “tie” is a strip of green onion top)
Source: foodnetwork.com
Click HERE for the recipe from Food Network
Roasted Pumpkin Seed Hummus
Source: halfbakedharvest.com
Click HERE for the recipe from Half Baked Harvest
Want more ideas?
There are TWENTY additional awesome recipes here – they just take a little more work!
Click HERE for all of the recipes & links courtesy of 31 Halloween Appetizers to Get the Party Started
Fun & Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party How-to Guide Step #4:
Create Clever E-Invitations
No need to wait for snail mail or print anything out and pass around. Now you can send any type of invitation from your phone!
Source: imgbaik.com
Click HERE for Apartmenttherapy.com 6 Ways to Send Party Invitations Right From Your Phone
Fun & Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party How-to Guide Step #5: Grab a Cute Costume from your Closet
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Bonus Fun: Take a Tip from the British & Finish Up with a Bonfire!
And since anything that’s safe for kids is also safe for everybody, we found kid-friendly instructions for a bonfire that’ll have them talking about your Halloween party for weeks!
TIP: Use this same idea for a bonfire after Prom!
Source: rosslynva.org
Click HERE or on the image below to read the article 10 Tips for a Safe Bonfire with Kids
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