Last week I shared with you how to make a Halloween treat: nutter butter ghost cookies. While searching for an amazing Halloween food idea to share with you last week, I came across so many great Halloween food ideas. So for today I have put together 10 of my favorite Halloween themed party food ideas for you. Enjoy!1. Ghost Drinks. Take the aquapod water bottles, remove the label, paint white and then add a ghost face. You could also paint them orange and turn them into a pumpkin. Idea from
Kara's Party Ideas.
2. Cheeseburger Jack-o-Lanterns. Turn your burgers into Halloween jack-o-lanterns by cutting out a pumpkin face from the cheese. Idea from
Red Ted's Art Blog.
3. Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats. This easy to make treat looks like the seasonal favorite, but turned into the kid favorite rice krispie treat. Idea from
Martha Stewart Living.
4. Monster Pudding Cups. Take the traditional pudding recipe, add a little green coloring, top with oreo crumbles and draw a monster face on the cup. A perfect traditional dessert guests of all ages will love! Idea from
A Turtle's Life for Me.
5. Chocolate Dipped Boo-Berries. Turn strawberries into white chocolate dipped ghosts for a Halloween party treat. Idea from
Taste of Home.
6. Monster Jaws. Decorate apple slices with monster faces for a healthy Halloween treat. Idea from
Our Best Bites.
7. Spider Web Snacks. With some melted white chocolate wafers turn pretzels into some creepy spider web treats. Idea from
Mom Endeavors.
8. Gummy Worm Ice Cubes. Turn any drink into a spooky one with gummy worm ice cubes. Idea from
Martha Stewart Living.
9. Mummy Dogs. Turn your traditional pigs in a blanket into Mummy Dogs which both kids and adults will love. Serve with a ketchup "blood" dip. Idea from
Our Best Bites.
10. Vampire Gingerbread Men. This was one of my favorites as I have grown up with my grandmother always making gingerbread men for holiday treats. Now they can also be made for Halloween by turning them into vampires!
I hope everyone's weekend went well. I hope everyone that is being hit/going to be hit by Sandy aka Frankenstorm (those weather people think they are so funny with their Halloween play on words) is all prepared and safe. Today's site from my window isn't too happy to look at with all this gloom and rainy weather. Hopefully it will pass by soon and with no power outages. (fingers crossed!!)
I had a much better weekend before all this weather came through. On Friday night I headed up to JMU for a great fundraising event that is hosted by the JMU Duke Club; The Duke Club Scholarship Auction. This yearly event is their biggest fundraiser for student-athlete scholarships. They organize a silent and live auction with over 200 items for the guests to bid on. I have always enjoyed this event as it is a great social gathering each year at JMU. When it comes to planning an auction fundraiser there are a few important things to remember:
1. Have a diverse selection of items. Your goal is to have at least 1 item that will appeal to each person walking through your doors that evening.
2. Have original items. Find items to auction off that your guests will not be able to purchase anywhere they want to. The more original the item the more appealing it will be to your guests and the more money you will be able to get.
3. Add descriptions. People will not bid on an item that they do not know about. A great way to inform your guests on the item displayed is to include a description with the item. A fun new "modern" way to do this is to attache a QR code to your items that your guests can then scan and learn more about through their phone. Just make sure to advertise this before hand to your attendees so that they come prepared.
4. Stagger ending times. When you have an auction with a large number of items it is a good idea to have staggering end times for bidding. Your goal is that you want to allow everyone an opportunity to be able to walk away with an item at the end of the evening. If you have all your auction items ending at the same time it will become very chaotic with people trying to bid on multiple items and it is very hard to keep track of everything. Staggering your ending times allows people who did not win anything from the first group of items to bid on something else.
5. Have fun! Remember that this is a fundraising event for a good cause. Even if you end up paying a little more than what the item cost just remember that your money is going towards a good cause.
Have you been to a fundraising auction before or planned one? What are some tips that you have for those attending and for those that are planning one? Share your tips below! And for those on the east coast today: stay safe!!
xoxo
Megan
I have seen some very out-of-the box wedding themes before, but when it comes to taking a holiday like Halloween and creating your wedding around that you might just get the award for most spook-tacular wedding event. For those that are true Halloween fanatics this is the perfect time of year to hold your wedding. Just beware, some of these Halloween ideas might have your guests turn into creatures for this All Hallows Eve event.
What kind of theme did you or would you have at your wedding? Only 1 more week until Halloween!!!
xoxo
Megan
With Halloween just over a week away the costume craze is in full swing. Whether you are hosting a Halloween party, dressing up for a day at the office or going to a hosted Halloween night event I have always found it so hard to choose what to dress up as. For those that are having trouble figuring out what to be for Halloween this year (this includes me!) I have put together 10 great costume ideas so that you can just worry about what Halloween treats to serve instead.
Here is my list of 10 great Halloween costume ideas for 2012:
1. NFL Replacement Ref. Wear a stripped jersey and carry around a whistle while making absurd calls all evening long.
2. Fifty Shades of Grey. Taking the book and spinning the name a little can give you a great costume idea like this DIY from a
Lauren Conrad fan Kaycee.
3. Honey Boo Boo. Thank you TLC for giving us the newest craze in America: Honey Boo Boo.
4. Disney Characters. You can’t go wrong with the classics like the Minnie costume or any other Disney character.
5. Hunger Games. Since the first Hunger Games movie, dressing up as Katniss Everdeen is both a great Halloween costume ideas as well as fashionably in style for after the holiday.
6. Election Candidates. With the election just around the corner you can always find a candidate mask to make your outfit complete.
7. Rock, Paper, Scissors. This is always a great DIY option for a group of friends.
8. Dr. Seuss’ Things. No matter how many you have in your group this can be a great costume idea for both guys and girls who don’t want to spend too much money. These girls made
Thing dresses which are too cute!
9. Spice Girls. With the reunited Spice Girls performance at the 2012 London Olympics you can dress up as the original or modern day group members.
10. Gangnam. As the latest dance party crazy you can’t go wrong dressing up as the man that started it all, but just be warned you better know the dance!
There are so many great options for Halloween this year! What are you planning on dressing us as for Halloween this year?
xoxo
Megan
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. This past weekend I headed back to Richmond for my brother’s senior night and was able to see him perform. He plays on the drum line at his high school and this was the first time I was able to see him perform this year.
Last week I talked about different events that you can take part in or organize in honor of October’s National Breast Cancer Awareness month. It just so happened that my brother’s school also planned this past weekend’s game as their pink out game. The event organizers coordinated with the visiting school to have both teams participate in Pinking Out. One of their biggest fundraisers was making shirts for both of the schools to wear. The band and football teams also had a variety of pink items that showed their support of the cause. The drum line was able to pink out a little extra with their shiny pink drum covers during their 4th quarter performance.
Have you attended a Pink Out game or event this month? Don’t forget you can keep up with The Preppy Planner by signing up for email notifications on my website here. Have a Preppy Pink Out Day!!
xoxo
Megan
I have been waiting for today’s post for quite a while. A few months ago I found some amazing harry Potter themed party ideas but sadly had to hold onto them until closer to Halloween. Being the Harry Potter fan that I am, I could not wait to share some of the amazing idea that I found. So now, for all those Potter fans out there I have some great ideas for you on how to put together a great Harry Potter Halloween themed party.
To officially be a Harry Potter party a great way to start is with the decorations. At the doorway you can create the Platform 9 ¾ that transports your guests in the world of Harry Potter. Upon entering you can string floating battery operated candles from your ceiling with fishing wire and setup a Quidditch court in the front or backyard.
Once your guests have arrived at Hogwarts it is off to the sorting ceremony. Have a sorting hat with slips of paper inside for your guests to choose their house. At the sorting hat you can place school colored ties, scarves, buttons, wands and capes for your newly sorted students.
When it comes to the food there are so many options. Since the books have come to life you don’t just have to imagine the food that J.K.Rolling described in her books they have now come to life. There has even been a Harry Potter cookbook published that you can get ideas from. However, I have found some of my favorites.
And of course there are the countless number of officially Harry Potter items that you can buy for your party like the every flavor jelly beans, chocolate frogs, official movie posters and table décor. For any Harry Potter fan the more “magical” you are able to make the party the better. What is your favorite party of the Harry Potter story that you would include at your party?
xoxo
Megan