Instructions
1. Plan the party and decide on whether you want to have a theme.
2. Invite all teens to come in costume. Put both a start time and an ending time on invitations.
3. Decorate with anything from streamers and balloons to a full-scale haunted house.
4. Start a mixer as soon as teens begin arriving. Pin the name of a famous monster or Halloween character on each person's back and have them ask yes/no questions until they guess their identity.
5. Play games, especially team games. Try a pumpkin relay with a small pumpkin tucked under each runner's chin or a pumpkin seed necklace relay in which each team member gets a turn with a needle, thread and slippery pumpkin seeds. The team with the most pumpkin seeds on the string at the end wins. Give Halloween novelties or candy as prizes.
6. Consider games with a spooky Halloween flavor - bring out the Ouija board and the tarot cards.
7. Serve pizza, mixing 6 tbs. of Parmesan cheese with ten drops each red, green and yellow food coloring and put over pizza for a "moldy" look. Also serve punch in a witch's cauldron with dry ice, and dessert, such as pumpkin pie or pumpkin ice cream with candy corn sprinkled on top.
8. Take pictures.
9. Turn lights up and let kids know it's time to leave. Send them home with treat bags, Halloween novelties or party favors.
Tags: Halloween novelties, pumpkin seeds