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Halloween Punch, Drink & Cocktail Recipes
By Leslie BlumensteinIf you'll be serving monster appetites at your Halloween party, try some of our favorite ghastly Halloween punch recipes! Ghastly Black Halloween Punch: Ingredients: 1 envelope orange kool aid mix 1 envelope grape kool aid mix 2 cups white sugar 3 quarts cold water 1 liter ginger ale (well chilled) Directions: Make a frozen hand using a disposable glove. Start by washing the glove thoroughly with dish soap and water. Turn it inside out and fill with water. Seal the glove closed with a rubber band and freeze until hard. This typically takes about 24 hours. Stir together the grape and orange kool aid mixes, sugar and water until solids are dissolved. Combine with chilled ginger ale just before serving. Float the frozen hand in the punch bowl for a horrifying effect. To remove the glove ...
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The Story of the Halloween Jack O Lantern
Ever wonder why we carve pumpkins at Halloween? It is definitely a part of the modern American celebration of Halloween. In October, pumpkins can be found everywhere in ... -
Origin Of Halloween – The History
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Halloween Trivia Facts & Tidbits
Halloween Trivia Facts In the United States, the first citywide celebration was in Anoka Minnesota in 1921. 36.1 million is the estimated number of potential trick-or-treaters in ... -
Little Known Pumpkin Fun Facts & Trivia
Here are fun and informative facts about pumpkins to interest people of all ages. Have fun sharing your newfound knowledge on pumpkin trivia with your friends and family!...
Facts & Trivia
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Print At Home – Invitations, Greeting Cards And More!
Looking for an easy way to print at home? With the PurpleTrail Design Center you can do just that! You can print your own greeting cards, ... -
Be Green Not Mean This Halloween
If you are trying to turn Halloween green, it can be ... -
Halloween Invitation Wording – Part 2
Invitation Inspiration – Halloween Happy Halloween! Looking to send out invitations for you Halloween party? Here are even more Halloween Invitation Wording ideas for ... -
Pumpkin Palooza!
Prettying those naked pumpkins at your front door is quick, simple and truly fun. The following are notes from Elizabeth my partner at Partybluprints.com, who completed ... -
Halloween Treats Not Sweets
Trying to keep the candy to a minimum this year? Here are a few clever ways to do it. 1. LET THEM EAT CAKE Make ... -
Twilight Costume Ideas – Bella and Edward
Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series has definitely won the hearts of many loyal fans. The tale of two star crossed lovers, Bella, a quiet, clumsy average girl and ... -
Twilight Character Costume Ideas – Beyond Bella and Edward
The Twilight saga is one of love, tourment, and coming of age. The Twilight characters are not your typical vampires. There are no capes or fangs involved in these ... -
No Fear Halloween
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Ready Your Home for Festive Fall (looks for less that will last!)
This week brings the beginning of a new season Change is in the air – be inspired and take the upper hand by getting an early start ... -
Monster Mash Halloween Bash
During this festive Halloween season, a Monster mash party is a perfect celebration to throw and the monsters can be cute (not scary!) too! Invite all of the little ...
Planning, Decorations & Invitations
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Halloween Kids Craft – Spooky Spinners
Make your own spooky spinners for Halloween! These would be perfect for a Halloween party craft, decorations or as party favors. We found this spooky Halloween inspired craft ... -
Halloween Centerpiece Idea
Throwing a Halloween bash? Add in this dramatic Halloween Centerpiece. You can easily make this Black Dahlia Centerpiece and it will be the perfect addition to your creepy ... -
Free Printable Halloween Game – Halloween Pictionary and Charades
This free printable game is perfect for your Halloween gathering. In this version of Halloween Pictionary and Charades, each of the clues falls under three categories: Object Action ... -
Printable Halloween Game – Frightfully Fun
This is a fun printable game full of your favorite Halloween sayings and phrases. The number of players are endless. Just cut and paste into a Word document and print one ... -
Halloween Printable Game – Scary Word Scramble
Looking for some great Halloween games for your upcoming party? Try this scary Halloween Word Scramble printable game. Just cut and paste into a word document and print ... -
Pumpkin Painting
With fall upon us and Halloween nearing, the kids might be getting restless for something fun to do. Well gather up the masses and bring out your paint ... -
Halloween – Pumpkin Carving Tips To Remember
Pumpkin carving is one of the best parts of celebrating Halloween. Here are some tips and suggestions to make sure you have the best pumpkins carving on the ...
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Caramel Apples With A Healthier Spin
Just because Halloween is over, doesn't mean you can't still enjoy some delicious treats! Caramel apples are a staple at Halloween but aren't very healthy to make for ... -
Hallo-Wine Party!
This Halloween is the perfect party fright night! It falls on a Saturday and we get to "fall-back" by getting an extra hour due to Day Light Savings ... -
Halloween Treats – Witch Fingers
Dare to bite into a delicious witches finger and cackle in delight. We found the recipe of for these edible witch fingers and The Idea Room, ... -
Cob Web Cupcakes
These cupcakes are spooky and delicious. They are easy to bake, yet look like lots of work! If you are making these for a Halloween Party and are ... -
Halloween Treats – Ghoulish Strawberries
Halloween is creeping up...you'll need some scary snacks and Halloween treats for all your hungry ghosts and goblins. We found a fantastic sweet and scary snack at ... -
Halloween Recipes – Fun and Easy Treats
With Halloween around the corner you'll want to make sure you've got some great, ghoulish Halloween treats to share with your witches, goblins, and little monsters. Here are ... -
Halloween Punch, Drink & Cocktail Recipes
If you'll be serving monster appetites at your Halloween party, try some of our favorite ghastly Halloween punch recipes! Ghastly Black Halloween Punch: Ingredients: 1 envelope orange kool aid mix 1 envelope ...
Food and Drinks
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Halloween Safety Tips
Halloween is here! While you are making plans for trick or treating with the kids this year we wanted to pass on some great saftey tips. Halloween night ... -
Printable Greeting Cards
Today's technology lets us do just about anything online. Scrapbooking, shopping, play poker, you can do it all. Now you can exercise your creativity further and create your greeting cards ... -
Halloween Jokes – Frightfully Funny For The Whole Family
Looking for something a little less scary but oh so fun this Halloween? Take at look at these Halloween jokes we found. They are frightfully funny for the ... -
Halloween Card Wording
It's time for trick or treating and Halloween greetings! Send Halloween wishes to friends and family as they welcome the fall season. Find your Halloween card inspiration. It's ...
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Reasons to Celebrate
- November 26, Thanksgiving
- November 27, Eid-al-Adha
- December 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- December 18, Islamic New Year (Al-Hijra / Muharram)
- December 21, Winter Solstice
- December 12-19, Hanukkah
- December 24, Christmas Eve
- December 25, Christmas Day
- December 26-January 1, Kwanzaa
- December 26, Boxing Day
- December 31, New Year's Eve
Halloween Fun Facts
- Trick-or-treating harks back to the Middle Ages and All Souls' Day, when poor people in Britain would beg for soul cakes, a sweet-bread treat, and pray for dead relatives in return.
- When trick-or-treating first became popular in the United States in the 1800s, more children played mischievous pranks than asked for candy.
- More than 93% of children, under the age of 12, will go out trick-or-treating
- Chocolate makes up about three-quarters of a trick-or-treater's loot, according to the National Confectioners Association.
- Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
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