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Happy Hallowe'en!
Oct. 30th, 2013 09:22 pmJust a reminder that my party is ON!
To my vast astonishment, it looks like the house will even be ready. (Wow!)
Here's when to arrive: After 6pm
Here's what to bring:
Food to share such as snacks or a savory dish to share. I'm making Macaroni and Screams with Halloweenies as one of the main dishes. The other will be a stuffed pumpkin. Experiment style; I have some ham I'm going to include. It will be a Jasmine rice variation, but not saffron as I'm out. Curry, probably. Ham curry stuffed pumpkin. Yeah! Maybe with pineapple. Mmmmm.
Drinks are good, too. Booze, if that's what you are drinking. Soda, if you or your kids like it.
Here's what else to bring:
CANDY. I'm broke as a joke, and while I have some candy lurking in the house, some basic chocolate and stuff would help. NOTE: please PLEASE don't bring gum. At all.
Other Treats for the Trick Or Treaters. I'm game for there to be a non-candy bowl for the kids to reach into. I have plastic spiders and some pencils and things.
ICE, ICE BABY. I can always use a cooler full of ice. If the weather is as sultry tomorrow, we can do snow cones on the front porch! In fact, I found my recipe for snow cone syrup so we can have ALL THE FLAVORS...
Spiders. Not real ones, please. Big ol' fake spiders, small spiders, spiders spiders everywhere!
Spider Movies. I have a friend who is going to try to bring Krull and Kingdom of the Spiders, but feel free to dig into your collection and bring a movie, show, or short featuring the eight legged kind.
Kiddos. Our deal is to gather in, eat some food, watch some movies, and then go forth as a group to trick-or-treat up and down the streets. Last year I took the kids up and down this section of my street and another parent took over from that point on. I'm down with this kind of a plan, mainly because that way the parents can tag-team. Non-parent adults are ALSO allowed to go trick or treating with the kids. Most houses will also give candy to the "adults" if they're in costume with kids and ask. Your kids will get to trick or treat in a nice big group, with plenty of supervision, and YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE ONE to take them around. Genius, right? Those of us who have no kids (or grown kids, GROAN) are more than happy to indulge your little goblins!
Here's what to expect:
Expect to take a turn handing out candy. The rules are simple:
Anyone (And I mean ANYONE) who steps onto the porch and says, "Trick or treat!" is given candy.
Anyone who tries to scam for candy without a costume does not get a treat. I *might* have some "costume" pieces to hand out, as I have in the past. If I can't find them, the kids are SOL.
Adults taking trick or treaters get candy, too. Being dressed up as "Mom" or "Dad" counts. Adults may be offered costume pieces if there are any to be had.
Scam artists who say, "I'm a rapper/Rock star/dancer" are required to perform their part. Otherwise, the costume doesn't fly.
Complicated explanations can justify street clothes. (IE "I'm a vampire slayer. Here's my stake." "I'm a homicidal maniac/Serial killer, they look just like everyone else." "I'm a twilight vampire. Scary, huh?")
I have a spooky fence! It occurs to me that if it is not raining, it might be fun to spook the kids. IF you have a spooky spider-oriented costume or are interested in puppeteering a big hairy spider, come prepared! You can hide behind the fence and jump out to spook the kids! Psst: Silly string might be fun for this. Just sayin'.
I have a fog machine! I haven't decided its destination, so if we're not spooking the kids directly, I'll likely run it out by the fence.
I have a projector and home theater situation. This year we're hooking up the laptop to play random crap. Mwa ha ha!
I have some beer/booze! But not tons, so if you have a particular thing you like to drink, feel free to bring it and share it.
I have some food! But not tons, so once again; pot luck!
If you want to borrow costuming, your deadline to tell me is noon on Halloween. Do not show up asking for a costume unless you've made that arrangement in advance. I'm more than willing to make that arrangement in advance, but I don't want to be surprised by guests arriving and asking where their costume is or if they can work on it somewhere.
If you want to come early to help, you MUST let me know when you plan to arrive; if I have warning I can leave specific "other people" chores to you. If you show up unannounced, you run the risk of getting cat litter duty, or a temper tantrum from the hostess. I do want help! I will welcome your help! Just tell me! In advance! And Stuff!
To my vast astonishment, it looks like the house will even be ready. (Wow!)
Here's when to arrive: After 6pm
Here's what to bring:
Food to share such as snacks or a savory dish to share. I'm making Macaroni and Screams with Halloweenies as one of the main dishes. The other will be a stuffed pumpkin. Experiment style; I have some ham I'm going to include. It will be a Jasmine rice variation, but not saffron as I'm out. Curry, probably. Ham curry stuffed pumpkin. Yeah! Maybe with pineapple. Mmmmm.
Drinks are good, too. Booze, if that's what you are drinking. Soda, if you or your kids like it.
Here's what else to bring:
CANDY. I'm broke as a joke, and while I have some candy lurking in the house, some basic chocolate and stuff would help. NOTE: please PLEASE don't bring gum. At all.
Other Treats for the Trick Or Treaters. I'm game for there to be a non-candy bowl for the kids to reach into. I have plastic spiders and some pencils and things.
ICE, ICE BABY. I can always use a cooler full of ice. If the weather is as sultry tomorrow, we can do snow cones on the front porch! In fact, I found my recipe for snow cone syrup so we can have ALL THE FLAVORS...
Spiders. Not real ones, please. Big ol' fake spiders, small spiders, spiders spiders everywhere!
Spider Movies. I have a friend who is going to try to bring Krull and Kingdom of the Spiders, but feel free to dig into your collection and bring a movie, show, or short featuring the eight legged kind.
Kiddos. Our deal is to gather in, eat some food, watch some movies, and then go forth as a group to trick-or-treat up and down the streets. Last year I took the kids up and down this section of my street and another parent took over from that point on. I'm down with this kind of a plan, mainly because that way the parents can tag-team. Non-parent adults are ALSO allowed to go trick or treating with the kids. Most houses will also give candy to the "adults" if they're in costume with kids and ask. Your kids will get to trick or treat in a nice big group, with plenty of supervision, and YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE ONE to take them around. Genius, right? Those of us who have no kids (or grown kids, GROAN) are more than happy to indulge your little goblins!
Here's what to expect:
Expect to take a turn handing out candy. The rules are simple:
Anyone (And I mean ANYONE) who steps onto the porch and says, "Trick or treat!" is given candy.
Anyone who tries to scam for candy without a costume does not get a treat. I *might* have some "costume" pieces to hand out, as I have in the past. If I can't find them, the kids are SOL.
Adults taking trick or treaters get candy, too. Being dressed up as "Mom" or "Dad" counts. Adults may be offered costume pieces if there are any to be had.
Scam artists who say, "I'm a rapper/Rock star/dancer" are required to perform their part. Otherwise, the costume doesn't fly.
Complicated explanations can justify street clothes. (IE "I'm a vampire slayer. Here's my stake." "I'm a homicidal maniac/Serial killer, they look just like everyone else." "I'm a twilight vampire. Scary, huh?")
I have a spooky fence! It occurs to me that if it is not raining, it might be fun to spook the kids. IF you have a spooky spider-oriented costume or are interested in puppeteering a big hairy spider, come prepared! You can hide behind the fence and jump out to spook the kids! Psst: Silly string might be fun for this. Just sayin'.
I have a fog machine! I haven't decided its destination, so if we're not spooking the kids directly, I'll likely run it out by the fence.
I have a projector and home theater situation. This year we're hooking up the laptop to play random crap. Mwa ha ha!
I have some beer/booze! But not tons, so if you have a particular thing you like to drink, feel free to bring it and share it.
I have some food! But not tons, so once again; pot luck!
If you want to borrow costuming, your deadline to tell me is noon on Halloween. Do not show up asking for a costume unless you've made that arrangement in advance. I'm more than willing to make that arrangement in advance, but I don't want to be surprised by guests arriving and asking where their costume is or if they can work on it somewhere.
If you want to come early to help, you MUST let me know when you plan to arrive; if I have warning I can leave specific "other people" chores to you. If you show up unannounced, you run the risk of getting cat litter duty, or a temper tantrum from the hostess. I do want help! I will welcome your help! Just tell me! In advance! And Stuff!
