In your Halloween party planning this year, begin the haunting by either sending packaged invitations that coordinate with the tableware you're using, or creating them on your computer with themed stationery. You can also make a fun invitation by cutting out a witches hat and using it for the background for all your party info. Valentines Day Parties and Party Banners

Halloween Ideas

Haunted House Ideas

Creating a haunted house is as adventuresome as scaring the kids once it is finished. The first step is to organize your thoughts by writing ideas down for a story behind the haunted house. View our Halloween ideas for haunted houses:

Real Scary Halloween Theme

Halloween is not much fun without a theme driven party. While traditional Halloween themes such as Jack-o-Lanterns, paper skeletons, carved pumpkins etc. can be good fun, remember that your guests are expecting more than that. Try these ideas for spooky Halloween themes:

Halloween Props

You can get a number of Halloween props from your local stores but most of them will be expensive, especially those made with high quality materials. If you want a Halloween decoration without spending too much on props, here are some simple but great ideas for creating your own spook-up Halloween decor:

Free Halloween Party Games

Halloween games need to be short little fillers since your guests will be busy going trick or treating, eating and drinking. Most of our games are free. We also have some printables. For the kids (and adults) we have free printable word find and printable word scramble. Here are some fun free Halloween game ideas:

Halloween Decorations

A good Halloween decoration can add some real fun to the occasion. Here are some great but simple and easy ideas for creating your own Halloween decoration and props to spook-up your Halloween decor:

Making Halloween Masks

Instead of buying expensive masks for Halloween from your local stores, you and your family can have an enjoyable day creating and designing your own. Here’s a simple but very useful guide on how to create your own papier-mâché Halloween mask:

Halloween History

To understand the history of Halloween we must look at Halloween's origins which date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1st. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter.