The Halloween Idea Place

by Ray La Foy

Halloween is a time for both adults and kids alike to delve into their creative sides and dream up inventive Halloween costumes. It is also a time when people want to be something that they cannot be in their everyday lives. Some people choose to use their minds and try something clever, while others stick to the traditional choices of ghost or witch. They also want their costumes to be unique and very different from everyone else’s that they may see on that particular day…[read full article]

Top off your Halloween party with one of these murder mystery games:

A Taste for Wine and Murder Mystery Game [more info]

Pasta Passion & Pistols Mystery Dinner Party Game [more info]

How to Host a Teen Mystery: Barbecue with the Vampire [more info]

Find more Halloween Games at the Halloween Boootique.

by Susan Dunn, MA

Halloween is an exciting night for children and a busy time for their parents. With such excitement, it’s easy for children to forget basic safety rules…[read full article]

by Jeff Westover

There she was in all her glory. Long white lab coat, frizzy hair, safety goggles — and a face smeared with the black ash of an experiment gone terrifically wrong. She was, at least on this Halloween night, Dr. Abby Normal. But for most of her life I had known her as Abigail, my daughter, and I had just taken some of the most legendary photos of her life…[read full article]

by Jennifer Shryock

Halloween is “fright night” for humans not dogs. Screaming, running, spooky children in masks make many dogs uncomfortable, nervous and frightened…[read full article]

by JoAnne Westcott

With Halloween quickly approaching, face painting season is kicking into high gear. Try these easy, but immensely child-pleasing Halloween “cheek art” designs at class parties, fall festivals and homecoming carnivals…[read full article]

by Sam Stevens

For some of us, EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN!!! If you want to be unusual dress up as a nurse, secretary, grocery clerk or bank teller this year. Gypsy, vampires and shaman wanna-bes are everywhere already! [read full article]

by John Lenaghan

Halloween is the day of the year that has the most parties thrown in its honor. Everyone loves to dress up and attend Halloween parties with their friends. Most people end up getting several invitations to different Halloween parties that are often on the same night. If you are planning to throw your own Halloween party, how can you get all your friends to head to your shindig and not someone else’s? You need to come up with some unique and fun ideas that will get everyone on your list so excited about your party they won’t even consider going anywhere else…[read full article]

Create some culinary magic this Halloween with holiday recipes from the following sites:

Allrecipes.com: Punch, caramel apples, popcorn balls, soups and more

Martha Stewart Living: Devilishly Delicious Desserts

Britta Blvd: Halloween recipes on the creepier side

Food Network: pumpkin recipes for soups, pastas, main dishes and desserts

About.com Southern Cuisine: cakes, cookies and popcorn recipes

by Brian Johnson

If you just want to take a steak knife and hack out your every day pumpkin face, then this article is not for you. We’re going to take a look at gourmet pumpkin carving for true Halloween connoisseurs. OK, maybe gourmet is a bit of overkill, but why settle for just another carved pumpkin when you can have a prize-winning jack-o-lantern instead? [read full article]