Halloween party ideas: five pieces that set the whole room
The doorway, the walls, the table and the food, covered with five things.
A Halloween party does not need a shop's worth of props. It needs the four places guests actually look: the way in, the walls, the table and the food.
Each of these covers one of them, and all five pack flat into one box for next year.
All 5, at a glance
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Halloween party idea no. 01
A balloon arch for the way in
The first thing guests walk under sets the tone for the whole night. The kit comes with everything for the arch, including a skeleton foil balloon for the top.
Good to know119 pieces · skeleton foil balloon included
See it on AmazonHalloween party idea no. 02
Creepy cloth that turns any lamp eerie
Torn grey gauze over a doorway, a lamp or a mirror does more than any single prop, and it costs the least of anything on this list. Five long pieces cover a whole room.
Good to know5 pieces · 30 x 72 in each
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A black lace spider web runner for the table
A table set for a party looks like any other night until something goes down the middle. Lace keeps it elegant rather than party shop.
Good to know18 x 72 in
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Paper bats climbing the wall
A flock of bats up one wall reads from across the room and in every photo. They go up without tools and come off without marks.
Good to know100 pieces · removable
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A small slow cooker that keeps the dip hot
Hot dip goes cold in twenty minutes on a party table. A two quart cooker keeps it warm all night and takes almost no room.
Good to know2 quart · manual controls
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