The following recipes listed are alcoholic Halloween punch creations. If you are looking for something for the kiddies or non-drinkers in the family, you can try a few of my favorite Simple Holiday Party Punch Recipes.

Wicked Witch Apple Punch

* 1 750 ml bottle Skyy Infusions Passion Fruit
* 1 750 ml bottle sparkling apple cider
* 1 64 oz. bottle cranberry juice cocktail
* 1 Liter ginger ale
* 2 cups pineapple juice
* Red apple slices

Combine all of the ingredients in a large black witch’s cauldron with ice and stir thoroughly. Garnish with large slices of red apple, and float on top. If desired, add dry ice. Serves 12-14. Recipe and image from Skyy Vodka.

Halloween Harvest Punch

* 1 part Midori Melon Liqueur
* 1 part Dark Rum
* 1 part Light Rum
* 2 part White Cranberry Juice
* 1 part Unfiltered Apple Juice
* 1 part Simple Syrup
* Juice of one lemon
* Apple slices, blueberries and melon balls for garnish

For a punch bowl (32 ounces), use this recipe 8 X’s. Add the liquid ingredients and mix well. Top with apple slices, blueberries, and melon balls. For an individual cocktail: shake and strain into an old-fashioned glass. From Midori Melon Liqueur.

Dragon’s Blood Sangria

* 1 bottle red wine
* 12 oz. of club soda
* 2 oz. of cognac
* 3 tbs. warmed honey
* 4 sliced figs
* 1/2 cup red or black grapes, halved
* 1/2 cup pitted cherries (fresh, canned, or frozen)

Combine all of the fruit and full bottle of wine in your punch bowl or pitcher, adding the cognac and honey until the honey has completely dissolved. Refrigerate for at least two hours. When you are ready to serve, add the club soda and stir gently.

This entire collection of printable games can easily be crafted yourself such as Phantom’s Vortex, The Vault of Mystery, or Undead Checkers, and could easily be the life or the death of your Halloween party. Projects such as the coffin boxes and CD cases would make excellent party favors, and toys such as various masks or creatures such as “The Splatterbot” would make fun projects to print out in multiples for your guests to enjoy. Goodbye toilet paper roll mummy-wrapping games…

Some of these would also make great centerpieces and table decorations when arranged with other props, such as skeletons and spiders.

Oh, you want the link?
RavensBlight Printable Toys

Sort your Halloween decorations and props by theme and throw a unique Halloween party this year that no one will forget…

Here’s 9 creative themes to get you started, including:

* Traditional (festive)
* Modern or Contemporary
* Halloween from the Grave (spooky Halloween decor)
* Wicked Witch
* Things that go Bump in the Night (Scary props)
* Masquerade / Carnival
* Creepy Castles
* Fantasy and Mythical Beasts
* Pirates – Creatures of the Sea

Halloween Party Decor

An elegant Halloween treat, and who wouldn’t want to rip into these 8-legged Raspberry and whipped cream filled chocolate spider cakes?

Tutorial: Spider Cakes

Forget the deviled eggs this Halloween, these spider web eggs are much more creepy and fully cracked up to be all they can be…a little bit of food dye goes a long way!

Tutorial: Spider Eggs

Classy, intricately designed little spider web cookies. Brush up on your icing skills, and get ready to decorate…it’s ok, don’t forget you get to eat all the rejects to hide the evidence. lol

Tutorial: Spider Web Cookies

Sit together and read the clues out loud, tossing the first person that calls out the correct answer the winning candy, OR you can print out lists and have your guests write their answers for a scavenger hunt. Whoever gets the most winning answers then receives a larger prize (keep multiple prizes available so everyone wins).

Clues:

Large heaping piles – Mounds
Slightly stifled laughs – Snickers
Rescuers – Life Savers
Slippery hands – Butterfinger
Busy buzzing bees make this – Bit O’ Honey
Gear for felines – KitKat
The galaxy – Milky Way
Time to collect the green – PayDay
5-pointed blast – Starburst
Can’t remember what it is – Whatchamacallit

My larger collection of adult and kid-friendly Halloween games are here:
Halloween Party Games

There’s no reason to grab a last-minute Halloween costume, with these great options available this year!

Alice in Wonderland Halloween Costumes

Get 20% off 1 item at SpiritHalloween when you use the coupon code SPAF20! Ends 10/29/09

These apothecary jars filled with black and white Halloween candy create a very unique and elegant display.

The photo came from last year’s Pottery Barn Halloween selection, but these Glass Jars are still available if you can’t find a cheaper option in time for this Halloween.

The full Halloween display is very simple, elegant, and inspiring:

A cat chicken sandwich with skull and crossbones hard-boiled egg combo. Source

Halloween Hello Kitty – steamed carrots and sweet potatoes used to create the pumpkins. Source

Nightmare before Christmas – a very cheesy Jack Skellington with macaroni au gratin and ham & cucumber rolls. Source

Spooky rice ghosts and carrot pumpkins. A simple and boo-tiful Bento. Source

Spider Legs – black licorice
Creepy Crawlers – gummy worms and bugs
Drops of Blood – red jelly beans
Dragon Scales – candied pumpkin seeds
Bat Droppings – black M&Ms, jelly beans, gumdrops

Creepy Halloween Jar Labels to Print

Wash and drain your seeds and spread them on a nonstick or greased baking sheet. Coat seeds with oil. Bake for about 30-45 minutes at 300 degrees until light brown. Remove and season with salt.

Sweet or Spicy Pumpkin Seeds

Use Worcestershire sauce and butter, salt, or oil before roasting/toasting. For spicy pumpkin seeds, try cayenne, paprika, chili powder, Hickory BBQ powder, or Cajun seasoning. For sweet seeds, use brown sugar, cinnamon, and/or nutmeg before cooking. For candied seeds, stir cooked seeds in melted caramel and sugar then let cool, separated on a baking sheet.

Pumpkin Seed Brittle

Cook 2 cups of granulated sugar and 1 cup water in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar is dissolved and golden. Keep cooking until golden brown. Stir in 2 cups of toasted seeds and pour your mixture onto a large nonstick or greased baking pan, spreading it into a thin layer. Cool it completely, then break into pieces. Keep in an airtight container.

Other Uses

Add toasted pumpkin seeds to a party mix with crackers, chips, and other nuts. Add them to a soup or salad. Use to garnish your favorite main dishes.