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We host an annual party for Halloween and for my question it may help to describe it a bit.
We usually start around 5:00. This year it will be Saturday, October 19th. It's an inside/outside party. That uses our upstairs living room, kitchen, and dining room. Along with our open half finished basement, we get the fire pit out in the backyard, and this year we'll probably use our 2 car detached garage in the backyard.
To accommodate those who have kids and can't get a sitter we'll have some kids running around early on, usually my nieces and a few friends kids. After the kids takeoff around 8 or 9:00, it becomes more adult. And lasts until Whenever, I think last year we shut it all down around 2:30 A.M.
Activities usually include a costume contest, beer pong, and a few sit down drinking games. We always have a great time, but I guess I'm looking to spice it up a bit (PG to PG-13 :jol
For food we usually make a huge batch of chili with all the fixings, cheese dips, ranch bacon dip, cookies and a smore's station outside. Along with the usual store bought chips etc.
It's BYOB, but we supply Jell-O shots, test tubes shots, and syringe shots.
I thought about having a classic horror movie theater in the back part of the basement, But my portable projector is not really all that great. I do have a table top movie style popcorn maker, and a lot of classic movies to play, but no screen. And I already have reprints of the classic Universal monster movie posters up and framed. I don't know if it would be worth the extra investment or if it would just sit unused all night.
In the past I've tried to have dancing in the same location basement, but the only dancers it drew where a few kids from the early part of the evening.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks everyone and happy haunting!
We usually start around 5:00. This year it will be Saturday, October 19th. It's an inside/outside party. That uses our upstairs living room, kitchen, and dining room. Along with our open half finished basement, we get the fire pit out in the backyard, and this year we'll probably use our 2 car detached garage in the backyard.
To accommodate those who have kids and can't get a sitter we'll have some kids running around early on, usually my nieces and a few friends kids. After the kids takeoff around 8 or 9:00, it becomes more adult. And lasts until Whenever, I think last year we shut it all down around 2:30 A.M.
Activities usually include a costume contest, beer pong, and a few sit down drinking games. We always have a great time, but I guess I'm looking to spice it up a bit (PG to PG-13 :jol
For food we usually make a huge batch of chili with all the fixings, cheese dips, ranch bacon dip, cookies and a smore's station outside. Along with the usual store bought chips etc.
It's BYOB, but we supply Jell-O shots, test tubes shots, and syringe shots.
I thought about having a classic horror movie theater in the back part of the basement, But my portable projector is not really all that great. I do have a table top movie style popcorn maker, and a lot of classic movies to play, but no screen. And I already have reprints of the classic Universal monster movie posters up and framed. I don't know if it would be worth the extra investment or if it would just sit unused all night.
In the past I've tried to have dancing in the same location basement, but the only dancers it drew where a few kids from the early part of the evening.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks everyone and happy haunting!
