Halloween costume ideas , spooky recipes and other ghostly things

October 23rd, 2015

Humour Ovens & Cooking

It’s that time of the year again, where little goblins roam the streets in search of sweets and tricks or treats, or how about them ghostly ghouls that bob for apples in those pools, but perhaps a little princess may want to show, instead of the things from the rocky horror show.

Ahh yes, Halloween, my favourite time of the year! And as the Appliances Online head office prepare for our annual staff Halloween party, I too am doing my own prep for the day that is All Hallows’eve (que evil laugh)

Let’s play Dress Up

 In my household, putting up Halloween decorations is just as exciting as putting up the Christmas tree! And let’s not get started on how giddy we get when it comes to choosing what we want to dress up as on the actual day, OK I give in, let’s talk about.

Over the years I’ve been a princess,

a little red devil with pitch fork and all, a tiger, a sailor, a zombie, I even went to a Halloween party dressed as a my grandmother one year, but these having nothing on creativity compared to what my little brother and sister (aka, Mothers help) have come up with over the years.

‘The Grim Reaper ‘& ‘half scream half mad butcher ‘(He couldn’t decide what he would have rather been that year)

And how about the year they went Trick or Treating as ‘Cereal Killers’

But my all-time favourite,’ Tom Cruise from Risky Business ‘

They begged me to put them on this blog, so they would hopefully be viral sensations (kids these days) and inspire others to ‘think outside the box’ when it comes to Halloween costumes this year.

Here are some more ‘thinking outside of the box’ costume ideas

Even your fur babies can get involved!

Find these as well as other awesome costumes ideas at Coolest Homemade Costumes 

Time to paaaartaaay!

Now that you (hopefully) have in mind what you want to dress up as, it’s time to start sorting out decorations and party games to really help get you and the family in the scary spirit.

Here are a few party ideas that are not only easy to create, but most are quite inexpensive.

Have fun with preserved heads and bloody hands

Halloween will not be complete without a bit of scary décor and a few Halloween games.

Prank your guests with this scary preserved head in a jar prank 

Spook-up your windows and mirrors with these awesome DIY bloody hand prints 

Forget the store bought fake cob webs and create your own with string

It’s scarier with the lights off. Easy DIY Glowing eyes

Place these ‘cute but still quite scary’ ghosts in a jar around your house this Halloween

1 pumpkin, 6 rolls of toilet paper and black oval cut outs = a fun game of Pumpkin Bowling

Gross out your party guests with the Halloween Feel Box Game

Food glorious food

Every Halloween party-goer needs some delicious grossness on their plate

Spooky Dead man’s Finger Sandwiches

Recipe found here

The puking pumpkin

Recipe can be found here

Ooozy Brain Cake Balls

Recipe found here 

Gross but O-So delicious severed hot dog fingers

Recipe found here

Once the stench of severed fingers, and the ghostly sight of giant spider webs fill your home, and you’re dressed head to toe in Halloween attire, you now can relax and enjoy your spooky night. Happy Halloween!

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Coolest Homemade Costumes

Instructables

Kylyssa’s Squidoo

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Rust and Sunshine

Mason Jar Crafts Love

Jeanetics

FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Parenting.com

Andrea Buckett Cooks

Hungry Happenings

Jojoebi Designs