These are just a few of my favorite things about the Halloween Season:

• crisp, cool air and clear blue skies contrasted against blazing Autumn colors on the trees
• picking a pumpkin straight from a farmer’s field
• the Harvest Moon
• purchasing bags of candy while the good stuff is available and then trying not to eat it
• decorating the front porch with a jack-o-lantern and chrysanthemums
• watching the original “Halloween” on DVD for the umpteenth time
• seeing luminaries light up the pathway across the street
• receiving an invitation to a Halloween party
• driving around town to check out everyone’s Halloween decorations and voting on the best one
• making caramel apples (and eating more of the caramels than melting them for the apples)
• helping my kids with their Halloween costumes
• answering the door and seeing toddlers dressed as bugs and fairy princesses
• helping my kids check their trick or treat bags to see what they’ve brought home – hoping they’ve got something they’ll want to share with me.

What are some of your favorite Halloween memories and traditions?

The word “hospitable” has a pleasant ring to the ear. According to the dictionary, this adjective is defined as “receiving and entertaining guests generously and kindly.” Today, the adverb “easily” should be added to that definition, as the whole trend in entertaining is toward simplicity.Every hostess likes to receive the compliments, “You always seem to have such a good time at your own parties,” and, “You do everything so easily.”Of course, this does not mean that she has not spent plenty of time in planning and preparing for a party, but it does indicate that the apparently un-harried hostess is not plagued with too many last minute details that take her away from her guests.

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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!