Halloween Card Making Party

K&Company Halloween Paper Pad, on Amazon

THEME:

Skull Cameo Dimensional Stickers, on Amazon

Invite five or six other adults over to create beautiful handcrafted paper greeting cards. Each guest will work to make their own cards to take home and mail to family and friends. Meanwhile, serve a nice dinner, fun appetizers and devilish desserts.

ACTIVITY:

Martha Stewart Crafts Halloween Designer Paper Pad, on Amazon

You'll provide everything your guests will need to make their handmade Halloween greeting cards: Colored paper, colored pens, rubber stamps, paper punches, scissors, tape, glitter, glue, Halloween stickers, and other crafty supplies. Serve dinner on the coffee table or buffet, or clear it away quickly so your dining table can be used for the crafting project. Serve dessert about half an hour before the end of the evening, a clue to guests to start wrapping up their work.

Martha Stewart Crafts Spiderweb Punch, on Amazon

Jolee's Boutique Potion Stickers, on eBay

Martha Stewart Crafts Elegant Witch Circle Stickers, on Amazon

PARTY INSPIRATION:

Halloween Card Week, at Simple Flourishes

DECORATIONS:

Meri Meri Boo! Party Garland, on Amazon

Haunted House Metal Tealight Holder, from Cost Plus World Market

Halloween Purple Twinkle Bright Tree, on Amazon

MUSIC:

Play something fun and upbeat, a bit spooky, but something you can chat over and hear what your neighbor is saying.

This is Halloween, from Nightmare Before Christmas, on YouTube

Halloween, by Steven Lynch, on YouTube

Spellbound MP3, by Siouxsie and the Banshees, on Amazon

This Is Halloween MP3, on Amazon

APPETIZERS:

Spider Bites, by Kitchen Daily

Gougere Ghosts Recipe, from Kitchen Daily

Witch's Cauldron with Severed Fingers (Fun Family Crafts)

BEVERAGES:

Serve hot cocoa, hot apple cider, or mulled wine. Your guests will get thirsty as they work on creating their cards!

Vampire's Punch, at Drink of the Week

ENTREES:

Frankenstein Pesto Pizza, at Family Fun Crafts

Yummy Mummy Meatloaf Recipe, from Epicurious

Cauldron Curry Recipe, by Martha Stewart

DESSERTS:

Pear Witch, at Spoonful.com

Kooky Cauldron Sundae, from Better Homes & Gardens

Ghostly Graveyard Cookies, from Taste of Home

Spiderweb Cookies, from Kitchen Daily

Bat and Spiderweb Cookie Recipes, at Martha Stewart

BOOKS FOR PARTY PLANNING:

Old-Fashioned Halloween Stickers, on Amazon

Old Fashioned Cards, on Amazon

Old Time Halloween Illustrations, by Dover, on Amazon

RELATED LINKS:

Homemade Halloween Card Gallery (Family Crafts/About.com)

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