Celebration | Steampunk
by hanging silhouette curtains of figures lurking in the night. Use dim lighting sparingly around the perimeter of your property, and adorn the lawn with other outdoor objects, such as skulls, crows and vintage trinkets, luring guests to enter at their own risk!
This spooky shindig should ooze terror the instant the door creaks open. Set the ominous and ghostly mood by renting a fog or smoke machine to create murky air. Amid the cloudy room should lie an embellished potion table complete with a spell book, specimen jars and peculiar concoctions. To complete the transformation of your home into a 1920s mad scientist's lair, don't forget the hodgepodge of trinkets and tattered industrial and technological mechanisms, which can be found at antique shops and flea markets — can you say drah-mah?
Entertain your tiny treaters by igniting their taste buds and eardrums. On the menu: finger foods … literally. In the spirit of the holiday, you can veer off course from the steampunk theme and feast on fare like test tube pumpkin soup shots, pig-in-a-blanket chopped fingers and mini- pizza mummies. Since we all know it isn't a party until dessert is served, dish out scary snack options, such as eyeball donut holes, graveyard parfaits and apple fangs. Serve up creepy kid- friendly beverages, such as Witch’s Brew, Vampire Venom or the kid-friendly Piña Ghoulada, in old apothecary jars. Parents, bring your own “boos” to conjure up the adult versions.
Cauliflower Brain Specimen Jar ACTIVITIES
TRICKS FOR YOUR TREATS: Edible icing? Yup! Decorate your baked goods with customizable stickers that can be applied to butter cream frosting with a simple peel and press.
www.ticings.com
WITCH'S BROOM FAVORS: Using paper bags filled with candy, a pretzel rod and thin black licorice, this Martha Stewart masterpiece is not only a great activity, but it also doubles as a flavorful favor.
MUMMY KNOWS BEST: Create terrifying treats by covering pretzels, Oreos and bananas with white chocolate to form a corpse suitable for eating.
Mini-Pizza Mummies
Creep on over to
www.playground-
magazine.com for these recipes, activity instructions and craft supply lists.
The Jones family: Robert, Kesha, RJ III (7) and Xavier (3) of Orlando
Witch’s Brew
As the days grow shorter and the nights get colder (ish), we look forward to parades, costumes and sweet treats to usher in the fall season. Great Halloween happenings are haunting the PLAYGROUND website. Check it out to find the best thrills and chills for your family outings.
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