Costumes
- For a classy dinner party, even a Halloween one, we
ask our guest to dress semi-formal, with coats and ties
for the men, and dresses for the ladies. We allow
costumes to be worn only if they are very dressy, such
as a Gothic vampire men's suit or women's floor length
dress. Check out the top three costumes on
this page
to see what we mean. Something like these, minus
the fangs and vampire make-up make for a very classy
look.
Decorations
- We put out our LeMax Halloween Village, place displays
of autumn leaves, mini pumpkins, gourds and other Fall
foliage around the living room and dinning area. You can
make a very nice Halloween centerpiece for your dinning
table using Autumnal silk flowers and a medium sized
pumpkin. Check out
Halloween Online Craft
section for instructions. Use a nice linen
Halloween tablecloth for your table along with cloth
napkins, Halloween napkin rings and tableware. A
Halloween tree makes a great addition to your other
decorations.
Refreshments
- A full course meal including appetizers, soup, salad,
entree and a desert. Fresh apple cider, spiced tea and
red wine are good choices for drinks. For the main
course we like to use pumpkin, you can find main meal
recipes at
The Pumpkin Patch as
well as ideas for all courses. Dessert is usually a
sweet treat of Crème Brule' served in individual small
pumpkin bowls.
Music
- We like to have music playing quietly in the
background during dinner. Midnight Syndicate is good or
some classical music on a spooky note. See our
Entertainment section
for more suggestions.
Entertainment
- At least one Halloween party game is a must. For lots
of Halloween party game suggestions visit the
Halloween Games 101
website. If time allows, we may watch a classic
Halloween movie like "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". That
one just seems to fit in with the mood of the party
every year.
A Halloween dinner party is a classy way to entertain your family
and friends before Halloween. We sometimes do this as a celebration
of October, the gateway to Autumn, Halloween and our
favorite time of year. Keep the party small, six to eight
people is a nice number that won't over crowd your dinning
room table. As they arrive, we'll serve some
small appetizers and drinks.