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Paranoid Pumpkin Halloween PartyPlanning a Halloween party is much like planning any other type of party. You need to decide on a theme, who the guests will be, choose the invitations, decorate the house, and plan a few party games in advance with prizes.
Halloween Pumpkin Party DecorationsWhat would a party be without decorations? In keeping with an orange pumpkin theme, here are some suggestions with instructions on making these decorations.Jack-o-Lanterns Materials Needed:
1. Trace your pattern on the pumpkin first. Cut out the top of the pumpkin in a hexagonal pattern (the top will fit better afterwards). 2. Remove seeds and pulp. (Put seeds aside to make roasted pumpkinseeds later). 3. Carve out the pattern on the pumpkin. Add a votive candle (placed in a glass container) and voila…a Jack-o-Lantern! Materials Needed:
1. Carve out the pumpkin in desired face pattern. 2. Dip the paintbrush or toothbrush in some black paint or food coloring. Splatter it along the pumpkin, both inside and out. (To splatter, hold the brush near the pumpkin and run your finger down the brush edges, causing them to pop up and spray the paint). Do the same with the green paint. You want to make the pumpkin look like it's moldy and rotting. 3. Let the paint dry. Place the gummy worms around and inside the pumpkin. Make sure some are "crawling" out around the openings. Mini Egg-Carton Pumpkins Materials Needed:
1. Cut the cups apart on the carton. 2. Glue two cups together to form one pumpkin. 3. Paint the pumpkin orange. Glue a piece of pipe cleaner on top for a vine. 4. Color in a pumpkin face on one side with the marker. 5. Place these small pumpkins on tables around the room or create a mobile of hanging pumpkins. This is a great activity to do with your children. Special Guest: The Headless Horseman Materials Needed:
1. Stuff shirt and pants and attach together with safety pins. (Make sure the pins don't show on the outside. Attach cape around shoulders. 2. Sit the horseman in a corner of the room. (A good place is a dark corner or the end of a hallway). 3. Place the boots under the legs, arranging pant legs over the top of boots. Stuff gloves with fiberfill stuffing and secure to shirt. 4. Arrange the scarf or black material inside the neck edge of the shirt to cover the newspaper and look like the head was cut off. 5. Set the Jack-o-Lantern down on the lap of the body. Maker sure it sits snuggly. You don't want it rolling off if someone accidentally bumps into your headless horseman. 6. Place a flashlight inside OR buy one of those LED flasher lights used on bicycles that run on batteries. Pumpkin CenterPiece Materials Needed:
1. Wash outside of pumpkin and dry well. 2. Blow up the balloons and cut the dowels in varying lengths. 3. Secure a balloon to each dowel with curly ribbon. 4. Stick the dowels into the top of the pumpkin. Draw or paint a face if you wish onto the pumpkin. Materials Needed:
1. Make sure cans are clean. Fill ¾ full with water and freeze. 2. Once frozen, draw a pumpkin face on the can. With your awl or nail and hammer, punch holes around the outline of the face. 3. Punch 2 holes near the top of the can opposite each other where you will insert the handles. 4. Let the ice melt and pour out the water. Dry the inside thoroughly. 5. Spray-paint the inside of the can with black spray paint. Spray the outside with orange paint. 6. Fill in the outlines of the nose, mouth and eyes with yellow acrylic paint. Add any artistic touches or shadows with the black paint. 7. Spray the can inside and out with the clear acrylic sealer. 8. Thread wire through holes at top and twist with pliers to secure. Place a votive candle inside and light. NOTE: These are great for use both indoors and outdoors. "Grow" Your Own Pumpkin Patch Materials:
1. Decide where you want your pumpkin patch. A corner of a room or the end of a hallway work well. 2. Lay down your "grass". Scatter dead leaves and twigs over the surface. 3. Place your pumpkins within your Pumpkin Patch. Cut some of the twine and tie them to a few of the pumpkins to make "vines". 4. Set up the fence around your pumpkin patch. NOTE: Some additional ideas might be to make one or two ghosts to "haunt" your pumpkin patch. You could also create a small sign to stick on the wall stating who's pumpkin patch this is). General Decorating Ideas
Games and ActivitiesGames and activities are always fun to play at parties. They keep the guests entertained and the party flowing. Nothing is worse than having 20 guests sitting around staring at each other with nothing to say or do. So when planning out your party, be sure to include several games for the evening.Space them out accordingly. You should have one or two icebreaker games so guests get to know one another, a couple of games people can play individually, a couple of games for teams and one or more group games. Get a feel for what your guests seem to like. If they seem to enjoy group games more than individual ones, include more of these. Of course, you won't know this until the night of the party, so be sure you have several of each lined up. It doesn't mean you have to play them all, but at least you'll have a variety to choose from. Pumpkin Pop-up (Group Activity) Materials Needed: The object of the game is that the group must keep the balloon in the air at all times using only their heads. They can not use any hands, feet, shoulders, etc. It's a silly activity, but creates lots of laughs. Even our dog likes to get in on this game! Pumpkin Ring Toss (Individual Activity) Materials Needed:
Mark a spot on the floor with masking tape. This is where your guests will stand. Place the pumpkin 5 to 8 feet away. Guests line up and take turns throwing the 3 rings, trying to ring the pumpkin. You can reward guests in two ways. If a guest gets 2 rings on the pumpkin, they receive a small price. If they get 3 rings on the pumpkin, they get a slightly larger prize. You could also give each guest 9 tries (3 rings, 3 times). The one who rings the pumpkin the most out of the 9 tosses gets a prize. Pumpkin Pursuit (Individual Activity) Materials Needed:
1. Use the pumpkin templates below to cut out a pumpkin from each quarter piece of paper. You can choose from the black and white sketch and color the pumpkin in yourself or print out the color pumpkin to use instead. 2. On the back of these pumpkins you are going to write the following: Write the number 1 on 10 of the pumpkins Write the number 5 on 5 of the pumpkins Write the number 10 on 5 of the pumpkins 3. Hide the pumpkins throughout the party area. When guests arrive, tell them they must find as many pumpkins as they can in a specified time limit. 4. When the time is up, have the guests add up the numbers on the back of the pumpkins. The person with the most points wins.   Materials Needed:
Set up the bowling pins at one end of the room (use a room with flooring, not carpet). Mark a spot on the floor about 20 feet away with masking tape. This is your "foul" line. Each player takes turns rolling a pumpkin or ball at the pins. Give each person 3 tries. The person who has knocked over the most pins wins. Pumpkins Don't Smile (Group Activity) Materials Needed: None Instructions: One person is selected to stand in the middle of the room. Everyone else sits around facing him/her. This person's objective is to NOT smile while the remaining guests ask questions. The trick though, is that the person sitting in the middle can only answer the questions by saying pumpkin. If the person smiles or laughs, they are out and the player who made the person in the middle smile takes their place in the middle of the ring. The winner is the person who lasts the longest. Pass the Orange (Team Activity) Materials Needed:
Divide the players into 2 equal teams. Have them line up in a row. Give an orange to the first person in each row. They must place it under their chin, next to their neck. The object is to pass the orange from chin to chin to the next player all the way down the line. The first team to get the orange to the end wins. However, if a player drops an orange, they must pick it up with their chin before passing it on…no hands allowed! How Many Pumpkins? (Individual Activity) Materials Needed:
1. Fill the glass jar with the bubble gum or candies. Be sure to count the exact number of candies that you put into the jar. 2. Cut a rectangular hole in the center of the box. 3. Place the jar, box, paper and pencils on an easily accessible table. 4. Have guests write their names on a piece of paper and then write their guess on how many pieces of gum or candy are in the jar. Put the paper in the ballot box. Only one guess per person (or you'll be all night checking the ballots). 5. At a pre-designated time, empty the box and see who has guessed the closest. The winner gets the jar of candy/gum. (NOTE: Another guessing game to use: Put a large pumpkin on a table. Guests have to figure out how much it weighs.) Don't Say Pumpkin (Ice Breaker Activity) Materials:
Paint the clothespins orange. As guests arrive, give each a clothespin, which they pin onto their clothes in a visible area. Instruct the guests that anytime someone catches someone else saying the word Pumpkin, they can take that person's clothespin and attach it to their clothing. Play this game for about 15 minutes to ½ hour after everyone has arrived (to give the latecomers a chance to participate). After the time is up, the person with the most clothespins wins a prize. Pumpkin Piñata (Game and Decoration) (Individual Activity) Materials Needed:
1. It might be a good idea to spread out some newspapers over your work area. Mix water and flour together to form a thick gooey paste. Shred the newspapers into approximately 2" x 5" strips. 2. Dunk the newspapers in the flour mixture, coating well. Cover the balloon with a layer of newspaper strips, leaving a small opening around the neck of the balloon. Let dry 2 to 3 hours. Repeat until you have 3 to 4 layers on the balloon. Let dry 24 hours. 3. Paint the paper mache pumpkin orange. Let dry. With the opening is facing up, pop the balloon and remove it. 4. Draw a pumpkin face on the balloon and add the "ridges" with a black marker. Fill in the eyes, nose and mouth with yellow paint. 5. Poke 2 holes on the top edge of the pumpkin near the opening, opposite each other. Pull the ends of the rope through and secure to make a handle. 6. Fill with candy and suspend in an area that has lots of room. Remove any breakable objects from the area. 7. Guests take turns being blindfolded. Turn them around 3 times and end facing the piñata. Hand them the broomstick and allow them 3 whacks to try to break the piñata. Continue in turns until the piñata breaks. Everyone then runs to pick up the candy off the floor. (NOTE: In the case of small children, only use 2 to 3 layers of paper mache. Keep extra candy on hand for those children who don't pick up much candy.) Pumpkin Trivia Game (Group Activity) Materials Needed:
1. Have each guest write the numbers 1 to 10 in a list on their sheets of paper. 2. Begin asking the trivia questions. The guests write their answers on their paper next to the question number. When finished, read off the correct answers. The person with the most correct answers wins. (You may want to have guests pass their sheets to the right or left for marking by another person). Answers to the Trivia Questions:
Definitions for question #3: * Ailurophobia is the fear of cats. * Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders. * Aulophobia is the of flutes. Trivia Questions:
Party Favors & Prizes Buy Halloween Party Favors Here Pumpkin Jars Materials Needed:
1. Wash and dry the jars thoroughly. Paint a pumpkin face on the jar. 2. Cut a circle to fit the jar lid out of orange felt. Glue in place. 3. Cut one or two leaves from the green felt. Glue in place. 4. Fill the jar with candies. Give out as a prize. Pumpkin Pots Materials Needed:
1. Sand any rough edges of the pots. Paint the pot orange. 2. Using the black paint, paint the outline of the eyes, nose, mouth and ridges of the pumpkin. 3. Fill in the eyes, nose and mouth with yellow paint. 4. Seal the pot (inside and out) with 2 coats of acrylic sealer. 5. Fill with candies or insert a tea light or votive candle (orange of course). Pumpkin Net Favors Materials Needed:
1. Cut out a circle about 6" in diameter from netting. 2. Place 5 or 6 candies in the center of each circle. 3. Pull netting up around candy and secure with green ribbon. Some Other Quick and Cheap Ideas<
Halloween Pumpkin Party RefreshementsIn keeping with the orange/pumpkin theme, the following is a list of pumpkin and orange-colored recipes you can prepare for your Paranoid Pumpkin bash.Orange Jack-o-Lanterns Ingredients:
1. Slice the tops off the oranges about 1" down from the top. Scoop out the pulp and place in a bowl. 2. Cut up the other fruit into bite size pieces and mix together with the orange pieces. 3. Draw pumpkin faces on all the oranges. Fill the oranges with the fruit mixture. Stick plastic white spoons into each orange for eating. Orange Jelly Delight Ingredients:
1. Mix vanilla pudding according to package directions. Chill. 2. Mix Jell-O according to package directions. Place in an 8" x 8" square pan. Chill until set. 3. Cut the Jell-O into 1" cubes, divide the cubes into 2 bowls. Divide the pudding in half as well. Using the first half of the pudding, scoop pudding into 8 parfait glasses. Add a layer of Jell-O, another layer of pudding and a final layer of Jell-O. 4. Scoop whipped cream on top. Top with an orange candy or gummy bear. Insert a long handled plastic parfait spoon into each parfait glass. Chocolate Pumpkin Cakes Ingredients:
Directions: 1. Mix and bake cake according to package directions in muffin tins to make cupcakes. 2. Either make a creamy white icing or buy a can of icing. Set ¼ of the icing aside. Mix in orange food coloring in the remaining icing. 3. Spread the orange icing over cooled cupcakes. With black licorice strings, create the outline of a pumpkin face. 4. Mix in the yellow food coloring in the small batch of icing you had put aside. Spread it within the licorice lines to make a "glowing" face. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Ingredients:
Directions: 1. Wash seeds thoroughly of any remaining pulp. Pat dry on paper towels. 2. In a bowl combine pumpkinseeds, oil and salt. Mix thoroughly. 3. Spread seeds out on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Jack-o-Lantern Punch Ingredients:
For the adults add:
Directions: 1. In a large pitcher, mix orange juice and grapefruit juice concentrates. (For the adults also add the rum and the orange liqueur). 2. Gently stir in the soda water. Add ice cubes to chill. Serve at once. Some Other Suggestions Orange pop Orange Kool-Aid Carrot sticks with orange colored dip Sliced Oranges Cantaloupe balls Cheddar cheese slices with crackers Cheezies Zesty cheese tortillas chips How To Haunt Your Party This Year!How To - Dungeon of DoomCreate your own Dungeon of Doom. Will you perish in this room of doom or will you ever get out? Abandon hope all ye to enter here. How To - Witch Kitchen Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Even the Wicked Witch of the West would love to have this kitchen setup! How To - Bone Yard Bar Scare up some spook-tacular boos and spirits with the frightening effects of this bar façade. How To - Bloodcurdling Bathroom Go psycho for this spooky shower scene that is sure to leave an impression on your soul. |
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