How to throw a great party: Halloween
      style

      
By Eric Pero
   Argonaut Senior Staff

      

      
It's Halloween once again. For those die-hard
      fans who refused to party last weekend, today is the day to get
      down and really celebrate the festive Halloween holiday. 

      


      This article is going to give those people throwing a party tonight
      some last minute ideas to make their party the spookiest, freakiest
      party ever.

      


      The first necessary item for a Halloween party is dry ice. A
      fog machine is even better, but costs more money. 

      


      The ice can be used pretty much anywhere in the house to create
      a scary fog effect. Put some in the punch, in a bucket of water
      on the floor or create a murder scene in the bathroom.

      


      Fill the bathtub up with cold water and a lot of dry ice. Now
      get a massive amount of red food coloring and squirt it into
      the bathtub until the color is a blood hue. 

      


      Run down to the Halloween decorating supply store (your choice)
      and pick up a plastic life size skeleton. Place the skeleton
      in the bloody bathtub and there is now a dead body in the bathroom.

      


      One thing to mention, take the light bulbs out of their sockets
      before people come to the party. 

      


      Light some candles around the house, being careful that nothing
      will catch on fire of course, to give guests a little light.
      

      


      This way people won't be able to tell what is real and what isn't.
      Humans can't see details in the dark very well, better be careful
      of ghouls though. 

      


      Another good decoration idea is to make tombstones. Simply  go
      to a store that sells foam and buy enough to cut out as many
      tombstones as necesary. Be sure to buy some cheap gray spray
      paint as well. Cut the foam out in the shape of a tombstone and
      paint them gray. 

      


      The spray paint eats away some of the foam and makes it look
      like the foam is actually stone. 

      
Take a permanent marker and write the names
      of guests or friends on the tombstones. 

      


      If a backyard is available, straighten out coat hangers and stick
      half of them into the tombstone and half into the ground. This
      way the tombstones will stand up straight.

      


      Depending on what kind of a party is going on, some people might
      want to play some games. There is a pretty good variation on
      bobbing for apples that people will enjoy. 

      


      Get a bucket, much like one that would be used in bobbing for
      apples, and fill it with watered down Jell-O. 

      


      Next, an apple substitute is needed. This can be pretty much
      anything that a person can put in their mouth without using their
      hands. 

      


      For instance, candy would work or little plastic skulls will
      do fine. 

      


      Put these treats down in the Jell-O and let people go to town.
      One warning for this game, make sure there are plenty of towels
      or napkins around because it can get pretty messy.

      


      Most of the time, a party doesn't need a game. Especially at
      a Halloween party, guests can simply try to guess who everybody
      is. 

      


      This can be especially fun if everybody is wearing a mask, that
      could be a condition of coming to the party. The most important
      thing is that everybody has fun.
 

      
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