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Organizing Your Halloween Party

Halloween is a fun holiday that begs for having a creepy
costume party. But getting such an event together requires
some planning and organizing.

First Things First
Step one in organizing your Halloween party is deciding
what kind of party you are going to have. Are you going to
have a themed party or just a fun bash? Is it going to be a
potluck or are you going to try to do it all yourself?
Hint: Trying to do it all yourself not such a great idea.
It makes your life a whole lot easier and allows you to
have more fun if it is a potluck. Believe it or not, it can
also make it more fun for your guests. Some fun potluck
ideas: Have everyone bring the most disgusting looking or
sounding dish that they can find. However, make sure that
they know it must be edible! If you’re doing a themed
party, have everyone bring something in keeping with the
theme. For example, for a pirate party, have everyone bring
a dish that has a skull and crossbones in it or on it.

So first decide what kind of Halloween party you are going
to organize and how you are going to handle the food.

Make a List
Step two in organizing your Halloween party is making a
list of everything that needs to get done. Just sit down
and brainstorm everything that you can think of. Then go
back over your list and figure out the order of what needs
to get done. For example, sending out invitations should be
one of the first things on your list. Organizing and buying
decorations should also be near the top. Getting food ready
will be at or near the end of the list. Then go back
through that list one more time and organize it one step
further by figuring out roughly how long each task will
take you. Hint: It is better to overestimate the time it
will take you than to underestimate.

Get Ready Before The Day
Okay, so this is more of a tip than a step in getting your
Halloween party organized. But it is important so bear with
me. In order to minimize your stress and to make the party
more fun for you, get as much as possible organized before
the actual day of the party. This includes making as much
of the food as you can before the day of the party. If you
can make it and freeze it, by all means, do it. This also
means cleaning whatever areas of your house you feel need
to be cleaned beforehand. A few more things you can do
before the day of the party: wash dishes, decorate, setup
tables and put out anything non-perishable the night before.

And the most important tip of all: Have FUN!

Happy Halloween!


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Jill Seader has a passion for organizing and for helping
others get their home organized as well. You can find home
organization resources, tips, and an ebook to help you get
organized at:
http://www.YourHomeIsOrganized.com

Pumpkin Festival Canceled

That's not the sort of headline you want to see at the beginning of October with Halloween fast approaching. But this is what has happened in the small village of Michelmersh in Hampshire, England. The festival was started 39 years ago by the landlord of the Bear and Ragged Staff pub in Michelmersh and this is the first time that it has been canceled.

Because of the poor summer weather and unusually heavy rainfall this year which caused major flooding in some parts of the country it seems that the pumpkins have not grown properly. So with no worthwhile specimens to display the organizers of the annual show were left with no other choice than to call off the event.

Club member Jenny Gale said "Because of the bad summer weather and the cold nights we don't have any really good pumpkins to show this year. For some reason they just aren't growing properly. Hopefully next year things will have returned to normal and we will be able to hold the show again".

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