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Fun & Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party How-to Guide – Sparkle Prom Blog

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

Don’t have time to shop? Get your cotton candy in one day!

Click HERE to order with Amazon Prime!

 

 

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

If you haven’t see this blog, CLICK HERE NOW!

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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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