Halloween Party Ideas Volume I

Halloween is quickly approaching, and now is the time to get the Halloween costume, get the candy and start planning that Halloween party. Obviously, if you are reading this article, then you are thinking about or in the process of planning a Halloween party. Being that this is one of my favorite holidays of the year, i have myself thrown and been to many Halloween parties. This article will give you ideas for your Halloween party, whether you are planning and adult party or a children's party, your sure to fine and idea in this article.

First off, i will start with ideas of a child's Halloween party. The first thing to do for any party is start figuring out how many people are going to be there. For a child, a good idea of people who should be invited are family, friends and possibly kids in their class room. So, the first thing to do is get the invitations. There are many ideas to choose from, whether you buy them pre made, or you make them your selves, this is a fun activity your children will enjoy. Bring them to the store with you to help pick out the invitations if you choose to buy them already made. If you decide to make them yourself then this could be something that the kids could get involved in and use their creative minds! One idea for a Halloween invitation, is making a bat invitation. For this product, you will need black construction paper, white stock paper, scissors, glue stick, xacto knife and a felt tip pen.

Start by taking a piece of black construction paper,

Draw the out line of a bat on the paper, you do not need any major details, just the outline.

Next you will need to cut out the shape of the bat

After cutting out the bat, you will need to take the white card stock and cut it into a square that will fit inside the shape of the cut out bat.

After cutting the white square, you will need to glue it to the black bat.

Using the xacto knife, you will need to cut two small circles in the left over white card stock. These will be used for the eyes.

Glue the circle where the eyes should go. Inside the two small circles, use the black pen to make two black pupils.