5-Step Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party Guide

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5-Step Last-Minute Halloween Party Guide

StandardSeptember 21, 2021by admin

Halloween isn’t just for kids, and our 5-Step Easy Last-Minute Halloween Party Guide is perfect for everybody. (Make it kid-friendly with non-spiked punch.)

5 steps is all it takes to throw a great Halloween bash on a moment’s notice. Check out these fast, simple and fun ideas that’ll make this year’s Halloween way more fun than buckets of trick or treat candy!

5-Step Last-Minute Halloween Party Guide Step #1:

Carve a Pumpkin … or Paint one!

This classic carved pumpkin is totally “messy” and truly adorable!

To watch the DIY YouTube how-to video Click HERE for this Cute & Easy Pumpkin Carving

Double-Duty Pumpkin Game:

Hollow out a couple of pumpkins then stack them for a beanbag toss!

Source: countryliving.com

Click HERE for their article 46 Easy pumpkin Carving Ideas

Super-Simple Spider Pumpkin

Grab a bag or two of little plastic spiders & glue away!

Source: hative.com

Click HERE for instructions

Painted Chain Ghost Pumpkin

This is so easy, it’s obvious!

Source: hative.com

Click HERE for more Cool No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

Spray Paint Pumpkins

These gorgeous ideas come from The Celebration Shoppe.

Source: thecelebrationshoppe.com

Click HERE for their DIY Spray Paint Pumpkin blog

5-Step Last-Minute Halloween Party Guide Step #2: Create a Bloody Good Punch

Note: Both of these recipes are fabulous “virgin style” so make two bowls of each!

Dracula’s Blood Punch

Source: bbcgoodfood.com

You’ll need:

Cherry juice
Chili sauce
Cinnamon
Ginger
Vodka
For more fun: Garnish with edible fangs.

Click HERE to get the recipe

Even Bloodier Bloody Mary

Picture: BBC Good Food

Start with:

Tomato juice
Lemon juice
Vodka

Then add

Red grape juice or pomegranate juice to give it a “bloodier” color!

Click HERE for the recipe

5-Step Last-Minute Halloween Party Guide Step #3: Easy-Cook or No-cook Spooky Treats

Here are 11 yummy and ultra-easy recipes. (And we’ve alternated sweets with not-sweets just to keep things fair!)

BIG TIP: If you want to have a more substantial snack table, then make your party a potluck!

Meanwhile, you toss together these cute & spooky goodies.

Super-Easy Mummy Brie

Just wrap puff pastry strips around a regular wrapped brie, then add eyes with black olive circles & pimentos.

Source: delish.com

Ghost S’Mores Dip

Source: delish.com

Click HERE for the easy video tutorial

Graveyard Chicken Enchilada Dip

The “big secret” is sticking round tortilla chips straight up like headstones!

Source: delish.com

Click HERE for the recipe

Spider Nest Treats

White cotton candy puffs on top of little cakes or biscuits make the perfect quick treat. Make them yourself or snag some at the store. They’re great either way. Add a plastic spider for fun. (Maybe the leftovers from the Spider Pumpkin???)

Picture: BBC Good Food

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Pumpkin Patch Deviled Eggs

These are so easy, you almost don’t need a recipe!

Source: abc.go.com

Click HERE for the recipe & easy display instructions

Pumpkin Pie-Flavored Pumpkin Seeds

TIP: You do want these in the shell

Source: Delish.com

Click HERE for the recipe

Spiderweb Deviled Eggs

These are totally worth the extra work!

Source: Duke’s Mayonnaise

Click HERE for the recipe

Jack O’Lantern Quesadillas

Could these be any easier?!

Source: delish.com

Click HERE for the recipe

Melted Witch Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Fruit Dip

Nope, it doesn’t have mint. Just green food coloring. This is perfect with:

Apples
Pretzels
Graham crackers
Strawberries

Source: Delish.com

Click HERE for the recipe from I Wash You Dry

Spooky Spider Halloween Appetizer Dip

Talk about 5 Minute Health food!

Source: Two Healthy Kitchens

Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip

Serve this with:

Graham crackers
‘Nilla wafers
Jumbo marshmallows (stick them on mini preztel sticks!)
Tart crunchy apple slices like Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala, Cortland, or Golden Delicious

Source: Delish.com

Click HERE for the recipe from momontimeout.com

String Cheese Witches Brooms

Way easier than they look – the “tie” is a strip of green onion top.

Source: foodnetwork.com

Click HERE for the recipe the Food Network

Roasted Pumpkin Seed Hummus

Source: halfbakedharvest.com

Click HERE for the recipe from Half Baked Harvest

Want more ideas?

There are TWENTY additional awesome recipes here – they just take a little more work!

Click HERE for all of the recipes & links courtesy of 31 Halloween Appetizers to Get the Party Started

5-Step Last-Minute Halloween Party Guide Step #4: Create Clever E-Invitations

No need to wait for snail mail or print anything out and pass around. Now you can send any type of invitation from your phone!

Source: imgbaik.com

Click HERE for Apartmenttherapy.com 6 Ways to Send Party Invitations Right From Your Phone

5-Step Last-Minute Halloween Party Guide Step #5: Create a Cute Costume with Stuff from your Closet

If you haven’t see this blog, CLICK HERE NOW!

Bonus Fun: Take a tip from the British & Finish Up with a Bonfire!

And since anything that’s safe for kids is also safe for everybody, we found kid-friendly instructions for a bonfire that’ll have them talking about your Halloween party for weeks!