Halloween Boo-tique Decorating Ideas

Halloween is a big deal in some people’s lives! It’s the time to dress up, be silly, scary, and it’s definitely not for the squeamish! You can create a light, festive Halloween party or a creepy, crawly one using these easy tips:

Festive & Friendly Halloween:

• Hang friendly, yet slightly gruesome group hanging decorations in the doorways.
• Create a pumpkin decorating station marked with the pumpkin felt cutout assortment or let the kids make fun candy corn crafts to take home as party favors.
• Give the winner of the pumpkin decorating contest the first whack at the Halloween skull piñata.
• Pass out candy corn milk chocolate lollipops to guests as they leave your fun party.

Creepy, Crawly Halloween:

• Set up the crypt silhouette and graveyard fence in your front yard.
• Hang a large hanging witch from your front porch with a motion-activated voice box that cackles behind it.
• Place mice silhouettes along the white baseboards & stairs to “creep-out” your guests.
• Decorate tables with tabletop misting cauldrons to create that spooky atmosphere.
• Your guests may not want to eat your treats when they see the Halloween refrigerator door cover that you’ve placed on the refrigerator, near the food.
• Chase guests out of your house when the party’s over using the versatile spinning motor.

Whether your taste is festive or scary, Shindigz can help you create the perfect atmosphere for your Halloween party!

He Rolled Away a Personalized Tombstone!

Odd as it may sound at first, it may be worth your while to venture from church decorations shopping to check out some Halloween decorations and other party supplies for an Easter church display, Sunday school classroom or pageant.

Imagine adapting a crypt standee into a cave, and fashioning Halloween tombstones into a boulder. The advantage — besides not having to build these items from scratch, of course — is to be able to customize them with special Easter messages such as “He is Risen.” The products are free-standing yet do not take up a lot of floor space, so they are classroom-friendly. Place them in front of a background of tan cobblestone flat paper or other rock patterned paper.

Our Halloween costumes department includes religious costumes for children that are highly rated by shoppers for their detail and fit, a good investment that can be used for both Easter and Nativity events down the road. We also have affordable but quite authentic-looking Roman helmets and other Roman wearables tucked into our “hats, bandannas and wigs” party favors pages. The helmets are one-size-fits-most.

Get a good start on recreating a stunning Last Supper tableau by covering a long table with a white table cover and metallic gold plates from our solid color tableware collection.

And, finally, don’t forget a sign or two for reminding folks of your Easter event. We have a dozen beautiful, inspirational church banner designs that are appropriate for Easter celebrations, yard signs and a 7-foot personalized cross standee to choose from.

Happy Easter!

Classroom Party Decorations for Lessons on the Human Body

When it comes time for classroom study of the human body, look to Shindigz.com’s assortment of skeleton Halloween decorations for fun and affordable help with teaching witch which bones are connected to which.

One such product is the Skeleton Wall Cling by Martha Stewart Crafts™, shown at right (click on the image for a version you can zoom into). These realistic-looking Halloween decorations are detailed enough to provide a visual guide for elementary-level school anatomy studies at a cost under $20. As wall decorations, they do not take up precious floor space, and they come in pieces that you can position at just the right height for your class and in the right configuration to leave wall space for labeling the bones as you wish.

The Martha Stewart™ name means the skeleton wall cling is durable, too. With a little care, you can remove and store the skeleton for next year.

Here are some suggestions for using other skeletal Halloween party supplies for school anatomy units:

Cut off individual skeletons from our string of skeletons for individual student study.

Use glitter skeleton table sprinkles pieces as markers in “anatomy bingo” games, or as tokens for correct answers during anatomy contests that the winners can later trade for other prizes.

For the youngest school-agers, hang the simpler vinyl glowing skeleton set, that looks more childlike, instead.

Of course, any of the above classroom helpers can do duty as actual classroom Halloween party decorations when the time comes! See you in Halloween party supplies and Everything Elementary at Shindigz.com.

Secret Weapon for Halloween Spider Webs: Webcaster Gun™

People who like cool tools and Halloween decorating will adore the Webcaster Gun™ from ShindigZ Party Supplies. It’s just as easy as it sounds: point and shoot out your own spider webs and cobwebs for creepy Halloween decorating fun!

The Webcaster requires use of an air compressor, ideally with at least 4 CFM at 90 psi, for creating your own spider webs and cobwebs almost anywhere. After a little target practice, here are some of the ways you can use the Webcaster Gun™ to create very natural – looking webs:

Shoot webs onto ceilings in rooms and garages – even 12-foot ceilings – without having to use a ladder.

“Webcast” onto autumn porch displays or into a porch corner to create homes for large hairy spiders.

Embellish outdoor decorations, such as Halloween tombstones or components of the Spooktacular Cemetery, with spider webs.

Indoors, place touches of cobwebs onto Halloween table and mantel decorations.

Give a room the abandoned, haunted house look by building webs that stretch from walls to furnishings (most materials are OK to webcast onto, but see instructions for precautionary notes).

For further decorating ideas, and to shop for the Webcaster Gun™, spiders and more, check out ShindigZ Party’s Halloween Party Décor catalog.