Natalie’s birthday this year was a blast! A wild, noisy, chaotic blast! With adults and kids included, we had about 40 people packed into our 2 car garage!
We had a nice open area where the kids could play and the adults could chit-chat! And we weren’t cold since we had so many people in there. We had fun games for the kids including Witch’s Stew and the classic game of Bobbing For Apples!
Believe it or not, we didn’t own one Halloween decoration before this party. Everything that we used was either borrowed or was homemade! Natalie and I had lots of fun making the decorations during the month of October and slowly decorating little by little.
First I started with the wall of bats! This awesome craft is cheap, easy, and doesn’t take much time! (Exactly what I needed!) For my bats, I used black construction paper and double sided tape to attach them.
The free printable template was a little large for my folded piece of paper but I improvised and was able to get 3 bats out of each sheet of construction paper.
TIP: Cut multiple bats at once by cutting 4-5 sheets of construction paper at one time.
My favorite craft to make was probably the Giant Spider! (#5 on the list) It was challenge, especially to make it stay up on the wall. I used wadding up newspaper for the body and head and I used leftover bubble wrap in the legs.
TIP: If you are going to hang the spider, be sure not to overfill the spider making him too heavy.
I also made orange and black pom-pom balls. I made these for Natalie’s party last year too. It adds a nice festive look! This is a Martha Stewart creation! She has a pom-pom tutorial with step by step instructions here.
TIP: Pull from both sides as you go. If you pull one side of your ball out, the other side will be MUCH harder to pull and the ball will end up uneven. (The hubby learned that last year!)
I used candy and cheap dollar store items like vampire teeth in goody bags for all the children! See Natalie’s Halloween themed invitations here.
All the food was also Halloween themed…
In order from left to right:
- Veggie Pumpkin Face
- Bugs in a Blanket
- Deviled Eyeball Eggs
- Monster Toes – I used crescent rolls instead of tortillas.
- Ghost Graveyard – lollipops
- Harvest Snack Mix
- Luscious Slush Punch – with Lime instead of Strawberry Jello
- Pumpkin Face Spinach and Artichoke Dip
- Paula Deen Snake Bites
- and last but certainly not least, Natalie’s Birthday Cake! (Made by Publix)
Overall, Natalie had a great time playing with family and friends! She opened presents, had cake, and ate a ton of candy – just the way a Halloween Birthday Party should be!
Big thank you to HouseParty.com who provided a monster party package full of goodies, treats and bags! Visit my party page to see more party pictures!
You did such a great job and made it so much fun! I love how the wall of bats came out and your food was fantastic!
Wow!I loved all of your homemade decorations and the food looked amazing! I will have to try that Martha Stewart craft for my Daughter’s Valentine’s Birthday party! Looks like she had a great birthday and so adorable!
Looks like it was a lot of fun. Great job on all the decorations and food… everything looks awesome!
Oh my goodness, you’re so crafty. I gotta ask–was she scared of that inflatable monster? She’s adorable, by the way! Thanks for visiting me today! Following you.
Thank you! She was unsure about the monster at first but she ended up riding on his foot! She’s not scared of much!
Great food listed.
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Love the decorations looks like everyone had tons of fun!
Such a great setup, your 2 year old is going to have so many awesome birthdays in the years to come! The bats….so easy yet made such a great decoration! I think I’ll make some of those next year! And to top it off….the cutest food ever! I really need to step up my Halloween game haha.
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Oh I love how the “Deviled Eyeball Eggs” look! Fun! Thank you for adding this to our Halloween linky! Liza http://www.thebluebirdpatch.com/2013/10/fangtastic-halloween-party-ideas.html