Annual Witches Party

I squeezed this in right before Halloween- the kids kept asking and so I set everything else aside and made plans.

I delivered invitations, propped on Witch (or Wizard- for the boys) hats while they were sleeping.

I came down in the morning to various kids wearing their hat and watching cartoons- they love this party.


I used wrapping paper for the runner (thanks Melissa) and made sure each place setting had a glittered treat pail.


We started with a creepy hand tray:


Moved onto dinner- worms and chicken mash with broccoli and bones (breadsticks)






This year I used the Hershey's Snow Ghost Pie story (the Snow Ghost stole a piece of our pie too). My mom used this story when I was little- my sisters and I all seem to remember it.


Spooky music played and Emma and Ryan had been watching Michael Jackson's Thriller video on Youtube- together they had the moves in sync. And so Emma and her Dad danced when it played.


Ryan puts up with this silly party- he makes it fun for the kids and always tells me how grateful he is that we celebrate things as a family.

We moved onto carving pumpkins. That took a few hours, some tears and patience were required.......Tanner did his by himself.

It seems like every year I simplify this thing more and more- paper products and pre-made things and it still holds the same thrill for my kids. As long as Ryan and I act like a Witch and Wizard, our kids eat us up.