2006

Our first big party was in 2006, and we didn't really have a theme, just general Halloween.  A couple of things to keep in mind about our parties: scary or creepy is ok, but we don't do gore or (lots of) blood.  These are typically family parties with kids, teens, and adults.  We've had anywhere from 30 to 80 people at these things.  They are always outside because we live in an area with great fall weather and large yards. 

So, on to the fun stuff.  We had a big, dark, creepy yard to work with so we went with that.  Most of the decorating for this party was pretty generic, but we did a couple of successfully creative things.

This is "Joey."  He is made from a borrowed jumpsuit, beach towels, boots, gloves, a bit of black fabric for the head covering, an old chair, some wires, and if I remember correctly, a hubcap.  Pretty easy prop with no real cost involved. He's sitting in a storage shed.

The picture here is still in the daylight, so the effect is not that good, but a colored spotlight made a huge impact on this simple prop. 

I know lots of people have seen this around the internet, but here it is in real life (so to speak).  Very easy to do and a nice effect (rubber glove ice cubes--red punch). 

 Photos to give some idea of the size of the yard.  The grass and tree area is probably twice the size of the patio