Welcome to ScaryHalloweenFun.com!  Whether you’re planning the ultimate Halloween Fright Frenzy or just want to make the holiday a little more spooky and fun for your little ones, you’ve come to the right place!

You’ll find lots of ideas for Children’s Party Games, and  Adult Party Games as well as Halloween music and sound effects, to help make your party a Haunting Success.

Entertain the Goblins on your list by dusting off your cauldron and brewing up a batch of gooey, green Slime!

Need some help decorating the mansion?  Check out our Halloween Props and Halloween decorations categories!

Halloween has become one of the most celebrated holidays of the year, second only to Christmas.  We’ve come a long way from the days when we simply put a Jack-’o-Lantern on the front porch and sent our kids out Trick-Or-Treating in a sheet with the eyes cut out.

In this blog, you’ll find plenty of decorating, party, recipe and costume ideas to help make this Halloween the best ever!

Thank you for visiting my site – stay safe while you have lots of Scary Halloween Fun!

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Whatever you decide to do, stay safe and have fun this Halloween!

Ewwwwww! It’s slimy!  Transform ordinary materials into a slimy recipe for fun!

Materials:

• Two mixing bowls
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Blue
• Borax
• Green Food Coloring
• Water

Directions:

1. Mix together 3/4 cup warm water, 1 cup glue and several drops of green food coloring in the first bowl.

2. In the second bowl, mix together 4 teaspoons borax and 1 1/3 cups warm water.

3. Pour the contents of the first bowl into the second, but don’t stir. Let it sit for 1 minute, then lift the now-congealed slime out of the bowl.

4. Divide slime so that each child has a piece to play with. The glue in slime can make it stick to certain fabrics. To minimize accidents, give each little monster a zip-top bag to store it in.

Tips:
SAFETY NOTE: Since borax is toxic in large doses, be sure to keep the slime away from kids younger than age three.

If you are hosting a Halloween party this year or haunting your house, it is important to use good Halloween props that will add that special creepy look to your décor.  Ghoulish props are a must-have for any Halloween party or haunted house. There are Halloween props that sit, hang, fly, make sounds, move or remain stationary. Add the spook factor to your home for your guests with some of these fun Halloween Props that we found at Fright Catalog, Inc.:

The Ground Fogger

No Halloween party or haunted house would be complete without a fog machine. We found a great fog machine called The Ground Fogger.  Rolling fog will tickle your toes as it drifts across your graveyard or walkway. This fogger has a compartment for ice that cools the fog so it will stay low to the ground, and set that eerie mood you’ve been dying for. Order yours here.

Skinned Legs

Body parts are another important prop to use for Halloween.  Here is just one body part you can add to your macabre collection:  it’s an all-latex bloody skinned body part “so beautifully sculpted you have to see it to believe it.” Grab your own attention-getting skinned left leg or skinned right leg to strategically lay somewhere in your favorite spooky place.

Bolt

Here’s a fun guy you should make sure you invite to a Halloween party at your place. Meet Bolt. This dramatic animatronic is like Frankenstein on steroids! Push the button, and as the sound of machinery winds up, Bolt says one of 5 different phrases. Then he gets SHOCKED with violent movement and screaming. Includes amplifier, speaker, digital audio, movement control system, dressed body, and metal rack. Requires AC power and 60-80 psi air compressor. Measures 30 inches wide, 84inches tall, 30 inches deep. Please Note: This item is a Special Order and may take 4 to 8 weeks for delivery.  Order your special friend Bolt here.

The Vomit Barrel

And finally, because gross and disgusting is vital aspect of any good Halloween party, we have the Vomit Barrel. A barrel of laughs and leftovers! This disgusting but funny device throws up on cue by switch. Great quantities of green vomit spew as the familiar Friday night sounds of heaving ensue! Requires standard AC power only. Comes with a cassette player, cassette, and amp with speakers. You supply the vomit (water with food coloring). Please note: This item is also a Special Order and may take 4 to 8 weeks for delivery.  Halloween is fast approaching so hurry and order yours here!

Halloween is right around the corner and although you may have already figured out every detail of your costume, have you considered what your family dog will wear?  Halloween costumes for dogs are gaining in popularity every year (cats not so much). If you have a tolerant pooch who allows you to dress him or her up, it can be fun and exciting to dress your dog up in all types of cute outfits.  It doesn’t matter what size pet you have because you can find very reasonably priced costumes to fit dogs of all shapes and sizes and there are plenty of options to choose from so you can even match their personality, too!

Halloween is truly one of the most exciting occasions of the year because everyone is eager to wear spooky or outrageous costumes while attending Halloween parties or going trick or treating. For dog owners, this is also a great time to make their dogs look fashionable and give their pets an opportunity to partake in the festivities and fun.  Halloween is the perfect time to dress up your favorite four-legged buddies with extraordinary “duds” that make them stand out from the rest of the pack and become the center of everyone’s attention.

To ensure that you have the most fun this Halloween, dress your dog in a costume that is comfortable for him or her and make sure that it is break-away so he or she does not become entangled in it or become injured should he or she chase after any other goblins running the streets. Take him or her out for a fun night of trick-or-treating – hey you never know – other pet owners may become inspired by you!  Be sure not to feed your dog any of the treats that you’ve collected together, though.  Rather, have healthy treats available for him at home when you are all finished trick or treating.  Have Fun!

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Kids of all ages are looking forward to Halloween – it’s hard to say who has more fun with it – little kids or older ones (or the adults!). It’s the time when they can play tricks on other kids and  older people and they also get a chance to ask for candies and other treats from the different houses they visit while dressed up as their favorite character du jour.  DuringHalloween Season, you will often see lawns decorated with pumpkins and spooky props including monsters, vampires and coffins. Some people even use lighting and sound effects to help make their yards extra scary.

If you would like to put pumpkins on your lawn, you might be looking for designs for pumpkin painting.  Decorating pumpkins with paint is not that hard (I think it’s easier than carving!). When the Halloween season is near, you can start looking for excellent decorating ideas. You can decorate the pumpkins together with your family and closest friends.

First and foremost, you have to shop for a pumpkin that preferably has a relatively flat bottom surface. It doesn’t have to be really flat; even only a slightly flat surface on one side will do, depending on the decoration you want to paint on it. You will need to keep this in mind especially if you have smaller kids joining the painting session, but if everyone is a little bit older, usually most any pumpkin will do.

Once you’ve purchased the pumpkins, drop by your local discount or craft store. Acrylic paints are more suitable for pumpkin painting. You should get several different colors especially if you have kids helping out so that they can create their own crazy designs and color mixes.

Before you start the painting session, you first must determine the design. You can create scary designs or even funny designs. You can find a lot of designs on the Web even if you log on for just several minutes. You just have to type the words ‘pumpkin painting’ and many results will be displayed on the screen.

You can even paint silly or famous celebrity faces your pumpkins. While this is more difficult because you have to concentrate a little more on the details – give it a go and see what you come up with.  Sometimes, the goofier, the better!  Then you can put wigs and ties on that the pumpkins to accentuate the face.  (Hair is a great way to cover up any “boo boos”).  To make a good celebrity face design on the pumpkins, you simply have to put the distinguishing feature of the celebrity and exaggerate it a bit.

You can also make other designs besides faces – you can make monster designs, animal designs and many others. Pick something that you’re interested in so that it will be a lot easier to paint on the pumpkin (your creativity will come to you easier if it’s something you like).

Aside from the acrylic paints, you will need to have several different sizes of paint brushes and small containers where you can mix different colors. Sit someplace comfortable and be sure to spread lots of newspapers around. Put the paints, brushes, and other materials over the newspaper where everyone can reach them easily. Give each family member a pumpkin and then have some fun!

This can be an exciting activity for the whole family and friends for the upcoming Halloween. You can even put lights inside the pumpkin heads if you’ve carved them out, to make the design more visible at night. Do your pumpkin painting a day or two before Halloween. This way, you’ll have time to prepare for your costumes, treats, candies, and other things that you will use for this very special occasion. Enjoy pumpkin painting with your family and friends.  This year’s Halloween will surely be extra memorable – and don’t forget to take pictures of your creations!

To kids, Halloween is all about the Treats!  So serve them up something Spooky this Halloween!

Terrifying Tortilla Chips

Spray regular Flour Tortillas with a bit of canola oil cooking spray and sprinkle with parmesan cheese or cinnamon and sugar.  Use Halloween Cookie Cutters to cut the tortillas into your favorite Halloween shapes and then bake for a crispy treat!

Spooky Sandwiches

Even Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches are a treat when you use Halloween Cookie Cutters to cut them into witches, bats and ghost shapes!

Wicked Witch Fingers

Have some left over cookie dough and a few almonds?  Shape the into the shape of a Witch’s Finger – make it crooked and include a gnarly knuckle – and press an almond into the tip for the nail.

To make these cookies even more fun, color the dough green!  Or use black or red food coloring to paint the “nail” before baking.

Color it green!

For special snacks at Halloween – color all their food green!  Green Milk, Green Pudding, Green French Toast!  You name it – if it’s green, it must be Halloweeeeeeennn!

Easy Halloween Party Mix

Ingredients

• 1 package (11 ounces) pretzels
• 1 package (10-1/2 ounces) miniature peanut butter filled butter-flavored crackers
• 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 package (10 ounces) M&M’s
• 1 package (18-1/2 ounces) candy corn

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the pretzels, crackers and peanuts. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and baking soda (mixture will foam). Pour over pretzel mixture and stir until coated.

Transfer to a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 250° for 45 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes. Break apart while warm. Toss with M&M’s and candy corn. Cool completely. Store in airtight containers. Yield: 4 quarts.

Superheroes have always been popular Halloween costumes for kids, and Iron Man is no exception.  This is an officially licensed Iron Man 2 Movie child costume. Includes jumpsuit with muscle torso and arms, attached light up chest with three batteries and mask. Sizes available are Large (10-12),Medium (7-8),Small (4-6).  Visit Fright Catalog.com to order!

On Halloween, one of the “darkest” of nights, proper lighting is crucial to the spook factor.  Lighting plays a huge role in setting a “dark” mood, and can help create the sinister shadows that are perfect for Halloween.

Add creepiness to your Halloween party with special lighting effects! There are lots of ways you can illuminate this delightfully dark holiday with spotlights, window lights, strobe lights, colored bulbs, and more.

Light strings are a good starting point when thinking about Halloween lighting. They come in a variety of colors such as orange, black, green and purple as well as other colors and they are relatively inexpensive. They are also available in different Halloween shapes like skulls, pumpkins, goblins, ghosts and candy corn. They can be hung from trees and shrubs, strung along fences or attached to the eaves of the house.

Other popular choices for Halloween lighting are flickering candlelight or black lights.   Black lights produce a dark purple glow after the sun goes down and highlights costumes and makeup that are fluorescent. You can purchase black lights by themselves in most hardware stores and replace existing outdoor lights or buy them complete with a fixture.

Strobe lights create a  Halloween lighting effect  that teases the senses to a razor edge. The flashing itself is frighteningly disorienting. Add the apparent disjointed movement of a zombie or a monster, and your guests’ emotions will be piqued for any terrifying surprise you wish to spring on them.

Be sure to use some type of lighting on your walkways and paths to make sure that small Trick or Treaters or guests coming to your Halloween party can see their way clearly. Halloween luminaria, or candles places in paper bags filled with sand, are an excellent choice for people with uneven sidewalks or long driveways.  You can also buy Glow Sticks as party favors, so that guests and Trick or Treaters will have lights that they can carry with them to help them see their way and be safe while they’re out having scary fun.  Happy Halloween!

A banquet suitable for Dracula himself – Chef Daniel Bonnot in New Orleans prepares his Halloween treat: Black Widow’s Web (Black Bean Soup), Picked-Fresh-on-Full-Moon Graveyard Salad (Fresh Greens), Roasted Baby Bat (Veal-stuffed Quail), King Trout’s Mummy (Trout with Leeks, Onions, and Ricard, Wrapped in Phyllo), Witches’ Cauldron Souffle’ (Pumpkin Souffle’ in a Baby Pumpkin), and Dracula’s Bite of Delight (Chocolate Mousse with Caramelized Pastry). This one-hour video is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.

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