Throwing A Halloween Party? You Need These Awesome Tips!

2020 has taken a lot from everyone, but if there is one thing that it hasn't taken, it’s Halloween. Sure, the usual activities such as Trick or Treating have had to be cancelled, but does that mean that you can’t have fun this year? Absolutely not! Halloween is merely a week away, and you can still pull together an amazingly spooky bash if you work hard now you can put the party together that the whole neighborhood remembers and stand out among your guests. 

For a Halloween party to go well, you need more than just a few decorations and pumpkins outside the house. You need to really make this an event. A party with a little food and some decor is great, but it’s the way that you put this party together that will make it stick in the minds of your guests long after the party has finished. So, let’s check out all the ways that you can make sure that you have the most memorable Halloween party this year.

• Choose A Theme

If you want a party to go well, you need a theme. Are you going for a spooky theme or a fancy-dress fairytale theme? Halloween is all about spooky things, but you need a theme so that people can get some inspiration for their costume. Choose a Halloween theme and let everyone know!

• Choose Your Decor

Are you going for the tacky or the all-out-technical decor that will make your house stand out? Choose cool decorations that will get people talking and don’t be afraid to go right to the end of your front yard with it. You want the moment that people step onto your property to be a big one! Add the little details, from outdoor music speakers blaring spooky tunes to the fake cobwebs up the side of the house!

• Pick A Venue

Given that we’re in a pandemic, it’s unlikely you’ll be allowed to legally throw a party in a hall. So, you need to think about how you plan to lay out your house. You can move furniture back and host your party in your bubble, and then you’ll have room for food and for party games, too. If you want to maximize a little amount of space, then extend into the back yard as well as the front and allow the party goers the run of the bottom floor of your house.

• Food & Drink

Apple bobbing, finger foods (literally, make them look like fingers!), Halloween cocktails for the adults and lots of candy make a Halloween party simply amazing. If you have the space and the budget, why not set up a BBQ in the back? You can make hotdog fingers and burgers for guests full of blood (ketchup) to enjoy something deliciously spooky! 

• Music Needs To Happen!

Googling the best Halloween music playlists is a good start, and you can pick songs that have a great party vibe, too. Ask a range of DJs their opinion and if you really want to splash out for this party, contact one and have someone do the party for you. They may be able to teach you how to convert MOV to MP4 and enable you to stream that spooky movie you wanted to play as part of your entertainment! Entertainment is a must for a Halloween party and a movie can get you all in the mood for spooky fun.

• Grab A Projector

The outside of your house really needs to bring in the trick or treating kids from the block, and if there isn't any this year due to the pandemic, you can still have a projector of spooky images flashing on the side of the house to entertain those doing Halloween drive-bys for decorated houses. It’s a thing! People love to see the way that others decorate the house and you can be a part of that! There are some excellent visuals out there, too, and you can get into the spirit with them.

• Games!

Any party needs games, and your Halloween bash is no different. Whether you put on icebreaker games or you go for the traditional apple bobbing games, you can really make your party hop with the right games in place. You can make them spooky like these Halloween party games lists say, or you can get some props and have fun with silly strings and other “pin the cape on the witch” type games!

• Entertain The Masses

If you have a lot of people coming to your party, you can entertain them all by adding a DJ, a balloon animal expert or even a movie! Streaming a movie on the side of the house and watching it outside is a great way to have fun during a party. 

You want this party to be the best ever, and so incorporating all of these awesome tips into your Halloween party is going to have the whole neighborhood talking about it for months! Halloween may not be a big deal in your area usually, but that doesn't mean that you can’t throw a party to have spooky fun with those in your immediate bubble. If you are in an area where lockdowns are happening, then the best thing that you can do is to check the rules where you are before you start making any concrete plans. 

Halloween parties should cater to the right age, so if you’re throwing one for small children, then checking out child-friendly halloween movies is your best bet. For the grown-ups, go for the all-out fear factor and make this the spooky event of the year. Stay away from the Ouija boards and instead, throw a hide and seek party in the dark! You won’t believe how much fun a bunch of adults can have playing hide and seek until you play it yourself. Once you’ve planned your party, get everyone invited and start the celebrations as early as you can. It gets spookier in the night - in the dark!