What do you need to have a fun Halloween party with a group of
young girls?
Costumes, pizza, cupcake decorating, crafts, a ghost hunt,
dancing and some screaming!
There were some great costumes which included two clowns, two leopards, a zombie prom queen, two gymnasts (one with witch hat), frankenstein girl, 80's rocker girl, Hello Kitty, a vampire, a witch and a bunny (who lost a tooth before the party was over)!
This year I skipped all of the "scary" stuff that I tried last year which didn't go over too well.
Although the basement was still decorated with some skulls and spiders and a random rat.
I even changed it up and went as a white glittery fairy rather than my usual head to toe black witch or spider queen which went well with Peyton the princess.
We started with our craft which was a glittery spider web.
Some girls opted to do their own design but I believe that glitter made it on to every paper.
They were going to pick a teacher or family member or friend to give their work of art to.
 |
| Zombie crafting…so funny! |
We headed downstairs to eat some pizza. After so many parties of cheese only requests I actually ran out of pepperoni. I'll make a note for next time!
Back upstairs to decorate cupcakes.
I'm always amazed at how creative these girls can be with some colored frosting and sprinkles.
The creepy crawler gummies were a nice touch this year.
After numbering the cupcakes and having each girl go through the line, they told Peyton what their favorite one was.
The winner was Anjolina (#12) by one point!
Lily, who was last year's winner came in second (#7).
It's amazing how many places frosting and sprinkles can reach when 13 girls are managing the decorating area!
We gathered in the living room and Isabel asked if she could perform her gymnastics routine for the group which lead to some of the other girls telling stories and performing a dance.
I love their confidence and also appreciate that the other girls are supportive and give their applause.
We had one game to wrap up our night. I had hidden 16 ghosts around the house.
They split into teams of three.
Those who were sitting quietly and waiting for directions (after I'd asked everyone to quiet down more than once) were given an advantage because I finally just whispered the directions to them.
Once a couple of teams were off and running, the other groups realized they were missing out so they settled down and were ready to find out what was happening.
After two separate searches there was one ghost still missing.
My son Jess found it that night taped to the base of the floor lamp right in the living room.
It was a fun night and a great way to kick off the Halloween festivities that will be happening all week.
Thanks to Sauve who brought the awesome treat bags for everyone!
See you in a few weeks at the Christmas party...
