Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween everyone! We had a party at our home on Saturday.. spent Sunday recovering and cleaning. And today H went dressed up, he will have a parade and a class party and then trick or treating at night. D cares a lot less as he is 'older' now.
By now I feel like I have already done most of the ideas.. and I don't want to making the more crazy elaborate things out there on the internet. I want to keep entertaining fun and honestly as long as the food is good our friends don't care.
The original plan was to have a drizzle of fake blood and some candy eyeballs but my fake blood turned out too watery and I didn't have more ingredients, then I asked M if he could run out and get me some black decorating gel to make Jack Skellington faces. He couldn't find any. So then idea three.. thankfully it worked and I was able to put the kids to work on this one.
Inside the house
and the costumes
I have been hosting the Halloween party for years now.. it is low key.. so crazy elaborate costumes.. we mostly stick to cat ears and scary masks.. it's more about the getting together than anything else. Initially I put in a lot of effort with themed food.
By now I feel like I have already done most of the ideas.. and I don't want to making the more crazy elaborate things out there on the internet. I want to keep entertaining fun and honestly as long as the food is good our friends don't care.
So this time I went with an Asian theme and made this with noodles, this with rice, this salad, Costco vegetable spring rolls and the best coconut soup which no matter how much I make we never have leftovers, plus these for dessert. And yes I forgot to take pictures. I am not big on following recipes.. mainly in regard to the spices.. we like everything spicier than normal.
I did take pictures of the dessert..
The original plan was to have a drizzle of fake blood and some candy eyeballs but my fake blood turned out too watery and I didn't have more ingredients, then I asked M if he could run out and get me some black decorating gel to make Jack Skellington faces. He couldn't find any. So then idea three.. thankfully it worked and I was able to put the kids to work on this one.
Outside the house
Inside the house
and the costumes
And that's a wrap. Phew.
The decor, the make-up, the outfits and the food - amazing! Glad you had fun.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks wonderful!! Your scar looks SO real. Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteThis all looks so good!!
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Looks like a lot of fun and a great tradition. Your food all sounded delicious. Love the costumes!
ReplyDeleteAll that scary food looks like so much fun! My favorite costume is your oldest son with his t-shirt! Too funny!
ReplyDeleteyou are such a fun hostess! I'm checking out the recipes after I write this. We have trick or treating tonight and i"m interested to see who shows up in the rain :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great party fabulous deco happy halloween!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I'm loving the decorations, the treats and your costumes. Yours made me giggle! xxx
ReplyDeleteAll looks perfect Dear friend! Happy Halloween. Have a wonderful new week.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!! My grandson is a skeleton this year, too. One granddaughter is a vampire complete with fangs and pointy ears (fae-vamp) the other is an adorable furry unicorn. It looks like you all are ready. Loving the treats!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like your home is ready for the party. I understand about getting tired of elaborate food art. It can be a lot of work. Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween. It looks to me as if you put a LOT of effort into what I am sure was a very successful evening.
ReplyDeleteHow fun!! Everything looks wonderful (and delicious) and I love the family photo!
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween!!! :):)
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful Halloween! All of this looks so amazing!
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was a great party. Yeah, you can go too far with the food, and why? There's a point when going to all that trouble is too much.
ReplyDeleteLOVE! I love it! What a great party! I love your costumes, the decor, and the food. Wow!!! Happy Halloween!!!
ReplyDeleteThe party sounds great. The kids will remember how you celebrated Hallowe’en for sure. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThats quite the party you had! Love all the decorations, especially the watermelon and other hors doeuvres. We are having a low-key Halloween and living where we do, we have not had trick or treaters for years.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a very successful and fun party!
ReplyDeleteScary costumes and decorations! I'd gladly eat a couple of those treats though!
ReplyDeleteFun, we used to do Halloween parties when our kids were little with a couple of families, but we all moved back to the states, scattered across multiple parties and now we don't do anything.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are awesome! That's a lot of work but everything looks amazing. The food is so fun. Thanks for sharing your party. Happy Halloween!
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Looks like a fun and festive celebration. As long as the food tastes good, most people are okay if it's not elaborate.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun party, and those cupcakes look so Yummy. I like the candles in the fire place with a few spiders. And the pumpkin soap dispenser is cute. The food sounds good, and I'm not one who follows recipes either. The girls just had a big pirate party, and they came up with so many creative ideas. You did a great job hosting this party, and that watermelon is something else. : )
ReplyDelete~Sheri
You always come up with the most fun food!!
ReplyDeleteCarrie
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Hena! You guys look so great:) Love love love your themed party food and decorations! I so agree...if food is good, then everything else is good.:) Please send some of the food over:D
ReplyDeleteIt's still a lot of work with what you did decorate and do. And I bet the kids love it!!
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Jodie
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What a fun party! Love the themed food and your costumes!
ReplyDeleteJill - Doused in Pink
Everything looks so fun!
ReplyDeleteYou guys did a fantastic job!
Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🕷️💀⚰️🦇
It looks like you guys had a fun time. The décor and costumes are cool.
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Lovely
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creative... and fun..
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween...
WOW! I'd want to be someone you invited to your Halloween party! Your food and treats were so creative. I always dressed up as either a witch or skeleton when I was a child--fun memories!
ReplyDeleteCool costtumes! I hope you all enjoyed!
ReplyDeleteS
Looks like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteAw, how fun! Low-key parties are really the best. And all your spooky food looks so tasty!
ReplyDelete-Ashley
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I looks like it was a fantastic party! I love the decorations and costumes!
ReplyDeleteOh your Halloween looked great you did an excellent job with the food! The costumes are super fun. I did not do much for Halloween but my friends daughter won a contest she went as Jared from Laberynth. And my friend won a contest she went as a ghost/zombie bride LOL.
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Looks like such a fun party and I like the Halloween treats you made! :) We don't really do Halloween here in Australia.
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a lovely weekend.
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I love everything about this post. The Halloween theme food of days gone by is really wonderful but so labor intensive -- well done on taking an easier route and spending the time on H's fab costume. He looks GREAT! Love the costumes. Love everything!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you and your family had a fun Halloween!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun post! I love your indoor and outdoor decorations, and the costumes are great. I hope a good time was had by all. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a fun Halloween! Those treats are so cute, I especially love the watermelon.
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