Saturday, October 19, 2013

Halloween!

We're actually having a Halloween party this year! Ro has a few little friends (more like I have a few mom friends who have kids Ro's age), and some people from the neighborhood are going to come over. We'll have some snacks, some games for the kiddos, and maybe some liquor for the adults.

Now, we're trying to do this on a budget. (Chris has this whole "If we want to retire when we're 40 you can't buy coffee" sort of mentality right now.) So, to Pinterest it is (I needed a reason?). Also, some of the mommas are a little crunchy, so I'm looking for non-candy things to serve.

First Things First, Costumes:

Ro has been "Roar!"-ing for a few weeks now, so I decided he would enjoy being a monster for Halloween. (At first we had an idea to all be "60's Horror Movie Characters", because he looks like a child from Village of the Damned. I could be Rosemary's Baby, and just wear a nightgown and carry around my weird knitted Childbirth Ed doll, and Chris could be the guy from the Shining. But then I realized that Ro is old enough to 1) know what Halloween is, sort of, and 2) know what things are scary. So I didn't want things to be too scary, and also that I he wouldn't understand the irony of his costume. So Monster/Dinosaur it is.)

Plus this costume idea is relatively free.

DIY Halloween Costume : DIY Dinosaur Costume DIY Halloween

1 Sweatshirt (which he needed anyway)
3 Sponges (which we had under the sink)
Additional spots/teeth made of felt (which I had leftover from R's car mat)

And the best part, the sponges are glued to a string that I just pinned to the sweatshirt, so as of November 1, it magically becomes a sweatshirt again (though I may leave the felt teeth).

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Still working on mine. Is "Monster Wrangler" a thing?


Snacks:

For munching and mingling ...

Grave-yard 7-layer dip. Adorb.
Graveyard Dip

Sweet Chex Mix with Reese's Pieces. Crack.
Perfect for Fall: Crunchy Peanut Butter Chex mix (with Reese's pieces)...


Hot ...

Mummies in a Blanket
Mummy Dogs

Witch Fingers (mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce)
fingers

Macaroni Jack-o-Lantern. Carve a round loaf like a pumpkin!



To take home, Apple Leather (a.k.a. Healthy Fruit Roll-ups)
Apple Cinnamon Fruit Leather Recipe from bakedbyrachel.com


Drink:

Apple Cider in the cast-iron "cauldron"
(Maybe a 'Witch's Brew' sign on it?)


Decor:
(again, remember I'm on a budget)

I love these vintagey banners. Banners are so easy to make (just print, cut, tape over a string or piece of yarn, tack to wall. Boom. Decorated).
Very Vintage Halloween Banner 1 by Malia Karlinsky - Yesterday on Tuesday, via Flickr

Spider-Web made from Trash Bag. Genius.


Paper Bats



Treats (for Kids):

A cross between ...
Crafty Halloween Goody Bags

and ...
photo instructions for origami gift bag

and you get ...
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(Revised pattern and printable here).

They're a little small, which is GREAT for the whole budget thing, because I can only fit a fit a few little treats. Maybe some candy corn and a pack of stickers.


Games:

Monster Bowling
Monster Bowling
(Ro got these for his birthday from Uncle Josh, and they've been put away for a few months so he'll be super excited to see them again)

Pumpkin Decorating
I'm thinking each kid gets a little gourd, and I'll give them crayons, markers, stickers. I figure they can't do too much damage.

Coloring
Halloween color page, holiday coloring pages, color plate, coloring sheet,printable color picture
This site has all sorts of coloring pages for all different topics/holidays. I'll print out a few and let them go nuts.

I figure those, plus all of Ro's toys (which all the kids will love because they belong to someone else) will keep them entertained for 2 hours.

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