Call eight to ten of your ghastliest boy and ghoul-friends for this year's Halloween get-together and it's sure to be a scream! Party supplies are likely to include elaborate decorations, partyware, favors, themed food and party supplies costumes. You can have just as much fun planning the celebration as you'll have at the event, if you start a month in advance.
The first task -- that can be rather daunting -- is knowing where to look for costumes and party supplies. Party City is a great wholesale party supply store that will have costumes from $15 - $60 for adults.
However, you'll want to shop as early as possible to avoid barren shelves and poor selection. Buycostumes has unique costumes for reasonable prices. If you want a really horrific mask and are willing to spend a little more, Thehorrordome is your site. You can find hundreds of costumes at Orientaltrading, including plus sizes and couples options!
As far as partyware celebration supplies go, Orientaltrading offers 25 plates in themed colors for just $2.95, skeleton hand champagne glasses (12 for $18), decorated table cloths ($3), a skull punch-bowl set for $24, and monster hand Jello molds.
A traditional and cheap main entree is goulash made of just noodles, sauce, peppers, onions and ground beef. (You can serve a small army for $10). Other options include: Pumpkin soup or pie, deviled potato salad, herb-marinated olives, nutty phyllo ghosts, candy apples and more (at Foodnetwork.com).
A larger list of Halloween recipe sites can be found at: Darklinks.com/dhauntfood.html, which includes vegetarian and cocktail options.
For music party supplies, you can purchase a Halloween compilation or download the typical "Monster Mash" or Ghostbuster theme tunes. For more upbeat atmosphere, try a "horrorbilly" or "psychobilly" band or two.
The Matadors, The Creepshow or The Horrorpops give you Halloween-themed music with an old rock n roll twist that's sure to get your celebration dancing. Or purchase an inclusive murder mystery kit with food, music and entertainment directions.
Lastly, it could be fun to give your friends some favors to take home with them as a memento. Orientaltrading has an especially good selection of celebration supplies and favors by the dozen -- like 12 light-up skeleton shot-glasses for $10.
You shouldn't see cobwebs when you open your wallet after buying party supplies, as long as you've made a budget and stuck to it. Decide which area you'll want to spend in and recruit some friends to help out. Remember, decor is key for a creepy Halloween bash that your friends will always remember!
Halloween Party Supplies