How to Have an Adult Halloween Party

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Host the Best Adult Halloween Party Ever

Halloween as a child was more about trick-or-treating than the costume. Sure, it was fun to get dressed up for Halloween, but the costumes were usually unoriginal and uninspired. I was a punk with hot pink hairspray in my hair and two different shoes. I was a cat with ears and a tail pinned to a black panther and my face painted. I was a princess with a pink dress and miles of tulle. It was all merely a means of being dressed up to go house to house and beg for candy.
As an adult, Halloween has a much deeper meaning. It is more about the costume and the parties than it is about going door-to-door. As an adult, Halloween gives us an excuse to cut loose and be somebody else, even if just for a few hours. Hosting a great Halloween party is a great way to encourage other adults to get into the spirit. It allows people to enjoy the spooky mysticism associated with the Holiday.
There are a few major things to think of when hosting an adult Halloween party.
First and foremost will be the drinks.
Secondly, the atmosphere, and third will be your costume.
When most adults think of a Halloween party, cocktails are a must-have on the list. You can make drinks as simple or as elaborate as you would like. For a fun touch, there are special label stickers you can purchase to attach to wine bottles and 2-liter soda bottles. They are spooky labels to cover the original label on the front and say things like "poison" or "vampire blood", and have spooky designs on them. If you are looking to provide a creative, spooky drink, try something like absinthe. Absinthe has a mystical background itself, and was actually banned by the FDA for a long time. Only recently has it been legal to sell again in liquor stores. If absinthe isn't something you want to serve at your party, perhaps blood orange martinis or spiked cider will be more up your alley. Both can be made in a large batch prior to the party and can be ladled out of a punch bowl to make service of the drinks a breeze.
The next thing you need to do to make sure your adult Halloween party is a success is the atmosphere. This will include decorations and music. Create a spooky party atmosphere by using fog machines or dry ice, black lights, and eerie music. Guests will be certain to get into the Halloween spirit when they see how all-out you have gone to put together your party. Instead of a punch bowl for cocktails, get a cauldron and instead of regular ice, fill the drink bowl with dry ice to make it look like a bubbling batch of potion. Or create a mad scientist lab and serve shots out of plastic test tubes. The creepy atmosphere will be sure to impress your guests and have party goers feeling ready to cut loose and get into the spirit.
Finally, your costume is going to be the icing on the cake of your adult Halloween party. The beauty of Halloween is that you can be whomever you want to be, if only for a few hours. Want to be a sexy vampire? Perhaps a scary ghoul? The possibilities are endless. Whatever you choose for your costume, be sure it is something you will be comfortable moving around in, as you will need to be attending to your guests needs.
Halloween parties aren't just for kids. Adults enjoy a great Halloween party, too. Throw a memorable party by providing great cocktails, setting a spooky atmosphere, and wearing your own costume.
Your guests will be impressed, and it will be a Halloween party they will remember for years to come.
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