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Party Supplies To Entertain Your Guests

By Jane Kliperrs

Call eight to ten of your ghastliest boy and ghoul-friends for this year’s Halloween get-together and it’s sure to be a scream! Party supplies are likely to include elaborate decorations, partyware, favors, themed food and party supplies costumes. You can have just as much fun planning the party as you’ll have at the party, if you start a month in advance.

The first task can be rather daunting, knowing where to look for costumes and party supplies. Party City is a great wholesale party supply store that will have costumes from $15 - $60 for adults.

However, you’ll want to shop as early as possible to avoid barren shelves and poor selection. Buycostumes.com has unique costumes for reasonable prices. If you want a really horrific mask and are willing to spend a little more, Thehorrordome.com is your site. You can find hundreds of costumes at Orientaltrading.com, including plus sizes and couples options!

Party Supplies Online

It pays to look for party supplies online, especially when it comes to decorations and props. Avoid cheesy or cutesy Halloween decor, unless you’re throwing a kids party. Instead, buy some inexpensive yet creepy cobwebs and table cloths and strategically place several really gruesome items around the house, as well as props and wall coverings.

At Frightcatalog.com, you can get $20 wall coverings that turn your house into a cemetery, haunted forest or blood-splattered torture chamber; a $20 light-up Bates Motel sign or a $5 monster hands "Enter At Your Own Risk" sign; life-sized Freddy Kreuger cut-outs ($10) or possessed pictures that change from normal to ghastly for $20.

Freak Out Your Guests

If you’re one not to be outdone and want to really freak your guests out, check Thehorrordome.com for super creepy animatronics and props. While some items range into the thousands (for Haunted House displays), you can find a light-up skull for $30, a talking animatronic tree face for $34, a 21-inch skeleton shelf for $33, a severed vampire bride head ($30) or even the "It’s Alive" baby puppet for $89! At Orientaltradingpost.com, you can also purchase 144 orange and black balloons for just $13 or 48 black skull balloons for just $8.

As far as partyware party supplies go, Orientaltrading.com offers 25 plates in themed colors for just $2.95, skeleton hand champagne glasses (12 for $18), decorated table cloths ($3), a skull punch-bowl set for $24, and monster hand Jello molds.

A traditional and cheap main entree is goulash made of just noodles, sauce, peppers, onions and ground beef. (You can serve a small army for $10). Other options include: Pumpkin soup or pie, deviled potato salad, herb-marinated olives, nutty phyllo ghosts, candy apples and more (at Foodnetwork.com). A larger list of Halloween recipe sites can be found at: Darklinks.com/dhauntfood.html, which includes vegetarian and cocktail options.

Music At Your Halloween Party

For music party supplies, you can purchase a Halloween compilation or download the typical "Monster Mash" or Ghostbuster theme tunes. For more upbeat atmosphere, try a "horrorbilly" or "psychobilly" band or two.

The Matadors, The Creepshow or The Horrorpops give you Halloween-themed music with an old rock n roll twist that’s sure to get your party dancing. Or purchase an inclusive murder mystery kit with food, music and entertainment directions.

Favors For Your Friends

Lastly, it could be fun to give your friends some favors to take home with them as a memento. Orientaltrading.com has an especially good selection of party supplies and favors by the dozen -- like 12 light-up skeleton shot-glasses for $10.

A bare bones Halloween party will probably cost you from $50 - $100 in party supplies, but a fearsome bash can cost even more, depending on your props. It’s a good idea to settle on one big prop each year if you plan to keep hosting parties, talk to friends to pool resources and perhaps even host the party with someone else and split expenses.

Remember, making a budget and sticking to it is the best way to have a guilt-free and monstrously good time!

About the Author:
By Jane Kliperrs has written a number of articles on food and party ideas including Birthday Party Ideas, The Birthday Party, Birthday Party Supplies, Gift Ideas Unique, Mothers Day Gift, Wedding Gift Ideas, Unique Gift.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.

Facts About Party Supplies

If you are in charge of the party, think about the little extras. No, not extra people. Extras like decorations, party favors, noise makers and things that go along with the theme of the party.

It has become customary to give out little party bags to the guest. This is especially true if it is a child's birthday party. The little trinkets can be anything from pencils to small bottles of bubbles. It is not necessary to drive around town trying to round up the party supplies.

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