Boo! Did I scare you? Hopefully I got your attention. Convince that I sometimes have holes in my brain it is necessary for me to make lists in order to remember anything. If you’re having a Halloween party the last thing you want is to forget the details necessary to make your party a complete Halloween spooktacular.
In order, you will need the following:
Invitations – get some fun Halloween invitations that will match your party theme i.e. spooky, kid friendly.
Decorations – This is the fun part. Inexpensive options are spider webs with plastic spiders and carved Jack-O-lanterns. Scene Setters are inexpensive wall décor that can completely transform your room for just a few dollars. More expensive decorations include things like life sized horror figures, lawn ornaments and spooky furnishings. Put most of the decor at the entry to the party so you set the mood immediately. Decor is like a Halloween costume for your home.
Party supplies – This is all your paper goods, silverware, table covers and such. A combination of black, orange and purple will work for any Halloween party. Whether you make it fun or scary depends on the decor your choose. Party supplies also include prize ribbons for the costume contest and other prizes or favors.
Mood setters – This includes spooky music and sound effects, eerie lighting, fog and animation. Motion sensor props scare the bajeezas out of people and create a delightfully spooky atmosphere. My friend Suzy has a life sized zombie that crawls from her living room into her foyer to greet people. Fog machines cast an eerie yet harmless smoke that hangs low to the ground. You can achieve the same effect with dry ice and water. Mood setters are essential. Even something as simple as dim lights and candlelight can make a big difference.
Food – Its always more fun to eat food that matches the party theme. There are way too many ideas to mention here so we recommend you look at websites that feature spooky Halloween food. It can be super gross or yummy for everyone.
Entertainment – good food, music and company are usually enough for a grown up party but you can always include some extras. A fortune teller is a great idea but if you’re on a budget you can play games such as the Creepy Feely Game or Pass the Gord.
Costumes – sometimes its easier to see how your party planning evolves before choosing your costume but don’t wait too long. Always leave enough time to make an exchange. Websites like Costume SuperCenter have a Free Size and Exchange Policy. As long as you make an exchange either for a different costume or a different size, they pay the shipping for the return and the replacement.
Get your flapper 20s costumes and zoot suits ready. The popularity of the new hit HBO series Boardwalk Empire has sparked a rebirth of the Roaring 20s. Resorts Atlantic City is turning the hotel and casino into a 20s theme effective this December. Everything from the décor to the wardrobe of the staff will be 1920s style. According the Associated Press article, dealers, cocktail waitresses, bell hops and other employees will dress in 20s costumes. You’ll be seeing flappers and gangsters all over making you feel like you’ve stepped back to 1920s Atlantic City when the city was the prime destination for sin; gambling, drinking and sex were the hot commodities and business was booming.
Resorts Hotel and Casino will play music from the era and the shows will have a roaring 20s theme. Patrons should even expect to see a strolling violinist in a zoot suit. The theme will further extend to the drink menu featuring several cocktails with whiskey because that was the most plentiful alcohol during prohibition. The 20s costume and theme is a major renovation. The cost of the 20s costumes alone will be around $1Million.
Resorts will no doubt encourage their patrons to partake in the hotel and casino’s ambiance and dress in 20s costumes too. Imagine women in their flapper costumes and Gatsby Girl costumes and men dressed as gangsters (minus the Tommy gun). Thanks to Boardwalk Empire and Resorts Atlantic City, now the 1920s theme can be appreciated for more than just Halloween costumes
The new owners of Resorts wanted to go as far as to name part of the street after “Nucky” Johnson, the real life crooked official played by Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire, but the City Council voted against it because he was not the most law abiding citizen. Despite his well documented generosity, Johnson was the boss of Atlantic City’s illegal bootlegging operations during prohibition and spent 10 years in prison after a 1941 conviction for tax evasion. For a city that wants to clean up its image Enoch “Nucky” Johnson Avenue is not the best idea. The 20s Boardwalk Empire theme however, might help breathe some life back into this beat up old casino and Atlantic City’s struggling economy.
If you happen to find yourself in Atlantic City after December, head over to Resorts and check it out. And don’t forget your 20s flapper costumes and gangster costumes sold year round at Costume SuperCenter.com.
I remember last year I blogged about how you could use accessories to make your own Lady Gaga costume and this year we have a complete line of licensed Lady Gaga costumes and accessories in our warehouse. These Lady Gaga costumes are the hot enough to fry the meat on her VMA outfit. No, we don’t have the meat dress – no one does….yet but we do have every other Lady Gaga Costume as well as all the Lady Gaga accessories you can find. Better get them quick!
Here’s a listing of the Lady Gaga costumes you can buy at Costume SuperCenter.
Blue Swimsuit Costume – This costume was made famous in the Poker Face video. It is for girls who dare to bare. Pair it with the long blond Lady Gaga Wig.
2009 VMA Performance Outfit – Here is a replica of the hot little number she wore that features jewels, lace and thigh high boots.
Lady Gaga American Flag Costume – Again, this is for ladies with as much positive body image as Lady Gaga herself. We’ve got the yellow toned wig too.
Lady Gaga Star Dress Costume – If you loved her performance on American Idol then you remember this costume well. Recreate her star presence by wearing this awesome outfit.
The Silver Sequin Costume and the Black and Silver Costume - two variations of the same cut dress that are replica’s on dresses the singer has worn on stage.
For every one of these costumes you can choose a wig, a pair of sunglasses, shoes, and eye decals that make them completely “Gaga-esque.”
There are also non-licensed costumes that, even though they are “unofficial,” scream Lady Gaga. Check them all out while they last.
