Pingg has a couple really cute Halloween invitations that you can print from your computer, or email to your party guests. Or if you prefer Pingg actually prints, stamps and mails them directly (no need to worry about doing it yourself)! You can have your invitations sent within a day.

They have several really cute Martha Stewart Halloween invitations to choose from. I love this one with the little mice peeking out of the pumpkin.

Here’s another one with chocolate covered ghost pears.

Pingg has a whole series of free Halloween invitations you can print out, many of them are really cute. One of my favorites is this little trick or treat ghost.

It’s not too late to get out some stylish and cute Halloween invitations for your party sent out, but don’t wait too much longer!

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If you’re looking for more fun Halloween treat ideas you can also check out the list of 50 Fun Homemade Halloween Treats Snacks and Appetizers I put together a while back, that list has some of my favorite Halloween treats on it.

SPOOKY RAISIN SPIDERS
Cost per serving: $.40

Prep time: 15 minutes
Chill time: 15 minutes

• 1/2 cup California raisins
• 1/3 cup almond or peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons each: honey and unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 3/4 cups brown rice crispy cereal
• 1 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, melted
• 96 tiny thin black licorice strips
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 24 small candies or frosting for eyes

1. Place raisins, almond or peanut butter, honey and cocoa powder in a food processor and process until a thick paste forms.
2. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in cereal, using your hands to mix in completely.
3. Press mixture into 12 balls, then press lightly onto a foil or wax paper lined baking sheet.
4. Spread a small amount of melted chocolate on the bottom of each and slide 8 small pieces of licorice under each to form the spider legs; refrigerate until firm.
5. Stir a few drops of water into powdered sugar to make a thick mixture to “glue” eyes onto spiders.

Makes 12 servings

I think these would be so fun for a kids party, or a school party! They’ll definitely get people talking.

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You can surprise your friends at your Halloween party, or gross them out with these googly eyed food ideas.

I’m starting with these cute little mini eyeball cakes by my favorite Food Network star. These sound like they’d be yummy.

Here are a few more creepy eyeball food ideas for your Halloween party.

• Green Gruel With Eyeballs
• Spooky Eyeball Tacos
• Deviled Egg Eyeballs
• Cheese Eyeballs
• Eyeball Cupcakes
• Eyeball Punch

Use these ideas for inspiration, then use your imagination to make up your own eyeball food ideas for your Halloween party. You can use any combination you want to make up the eyeball parts.

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My husband would enjoy these recipes, he’s a put Tabasco in everything kind of person. I’m not sure he eats anything without adding a drop or two.

I think the Spiced Mulled Cider sounds delicious for a cool fall evening. I love mulled cider this time of year, so I may have to give this recipe a try.

Citrus Frost

• 2 cups blood orange juice
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 1 teaspoon bitters
• 1/2 teaspoon original Tabasco® brand pepper sauce
• Ice cubes
• Orange and lime slices for garnish

Combine blood orange juice, brandy, bitters, and Tabasco sauce. Serve over ice; garnish with orange and lime slices. Serves 2.

Pomegranate Ginger Snap

• 2 cups pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup white wine such as Redwood Creek or Turning Leaf
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon original Tabasco® brand pepper sauce
• Crushed ice
• 1/2 cup ginger ale, chilled
• Lime peel twists for garnish

Combine pomegranate juice, white wine, lime juice, and Tabasco sauce. Place ice in two tall glasses; add juice mixture. Top with ginger ale; garnish with lime peel twists. Serves 2.

Spiced Mulled Cider

• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon Tabasco® brand green pepper sauce
• 1/4 cup Captain Morgan rum
• Apple slices for garnish

In 1-quart saucepan over high heat, heat apple cider, cinnamon stick, honey, and Tabasco green sauce to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add rum.

Pour into glasses. Serve warm; garnish with apple slices. Serves 2.

For more yummy fall recipes with a kick, visit the Tabasco website.

Always remind your guests to drink responsibly!

Images and recipes courtesy of Tabasco®

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Last year I posted this recipe for a harvest party snack mix, but today I wanted to share a few more ideas you can mix and match.

• Make a sweet mix with any combination of sweet cereal, candy corn, candy pumpkins, or nuts.
• Toss your mix with a teaspoon or two of cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice to give it a fall flavor.
• A curried snack mix would also be wonderful for fall parties.
• Pumpkin seeds are another great addition to fall party mixes.
• Chex cereal, bagel crisps, and pretzels, with pumpkin seeds, 1 tsp of cumin, 1/2 tsp of chili powder, a tablespoon of canola oil, and a dash of garlic, all tossed together and baked at about 300` for about 10 minutes will give you a wonderful fall chili flavored party mix.

Don’t be afraid to experiment with flavors, and you can create a party mix to fit your own taste.

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You can enjoy these by the glass, or make a whole pitcher or shaker full to share with your guests. They’ll be impressed with all the fun fall recipes you have.

Nutty Sun

• 2 parts Tommy Bahama Golden Sun Rum
• 1 part hazelnut liqueur
• 1 pinch cinnamon powder
• Cinnamon stick
• Graham cracker rimmer (optional)

Shake Golden Sun Rum and hazelnut liqueur over ice and strain into a glass. Sprinkle with cinnamon stick.

Golden Apple

• 1 part Tommy Bahama Golden Sun™ Rum
• 2 parts hot apple cider
• Garnish with an apple slice

Stir rum and hot apple cider in your mug of choice and top with a fresh apple slice.

Maple Old-Fashioned

• 2 oz Tommy Bahama Golden Sun Rum
• ½ oz Maple Syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Apple Dunkin’

• 1 ½ oz Tommy Bahama White Sand Rum
• ¾ oz JC Apple Cognac
• ½ oz Apple Puree
• ¼ oz Sweet Vermouth

Shake ingredients over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an apple float.
L’uva

• 10 Seedless Green Grapes
• 2 oz Tommy Bahama White Sand Rum
• ¾ oz Sauvignon Blanc
• ½ oz Simple Syrup

In a mixing glass, muddle grapes. Add remaining ingredients and shake well over ice. Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass and serve with a grape on a cocktail pick.

Make sure you remind your guests to drink responsibly!

Images: Tommy Bahama

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When you’re putting together a Halloween menu you want to add some things to go with the theme, some scary, gross, or creepy food that still tastes delicious will fit into the menu perfectly.

You can even come up with your own menu ideas, use some of these for your inspiration. Think pumpkins, eyeballs, brains, ghosts, and witches. What a combination.

Halloween Appetizer Ideas:

• Last year I put together this list of 50 Halloween Treats, Snacks and Appetizers, and it’s still a great list for your party this year.
• Deviled Egg Eyeballs
• Witches Cauldron Soup with Breadstick Brooms

The Halloween Dinner Main Course

• Eyeball Tacos
• Barbecue Worm Sandwiches
• Halloween Pizza
• Eyeball Beans

Halloween Cocktails:

• Here’s a whole list of fabulous Halloween Cocktail Ideas
• Halloween~Fall Cocktails From Jägermeister
• My favorite? The Pumpkin Pie-tini
• For the kids there’s Ghoul’s Punch

Halloween Dessert Ideas:

• 21 Ghoulishly Fun Halloween Cookie Ideas
• 10 Fun Halloween Cupcake Ideas
• Halloween Cake Ideas

What’s your favorite Halloween food?

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Why not have a neighborhood Halloween costume swap? When you send out invitations let your guests know the cost of entry to the party is at least one used Halloween costume to swap, also let them know they can also bring more if they have them available.

When everyone arrives place all the costumes on display on a large table, or hang them with a clothes rack. Draw numbers to see who gets to take a look at the costumes first, or start with the children, then move on to adults.

Don’t make the party just about the costumes. Have everyone bring their favorite Halloween dish to share and let the adults mingle while the children play. At the end of the party, give out any Halloween costumes that were not claimed in the original trade, or send them back home with the person who brought them.

You can use some of the budget Halloween party ideas I shared yesterday to help pull off a low cost Halloween costume swap party.

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Here are a few low cost Halloween party planning tips:

• Decorate with nature. Look around you, Mother nature has decorated herself for fall. Take advantage of her free decorations. Use plenty of free (and low cost) decorations from Mother Nature. Grab some fall leaves, pumpkins, gourds, ask your neighbor if you can borrow a couple bales of straw, or some corn stalks.
• Make it a pot luck party. Have all your guests bring their favorite ghoulish Halloween treat or dish. Tell them to bring a couple copies of the recipe to share.
• Make it a pumpkin party, and have everyone bring a pumpkin and their favorite carving tools for a pumpkin carving competition.
• Invite everyone over for a Halloween bonfire, roast some hot dogs, and make some s’mores.
• Make your own apple decorations.
• Use some free printable Halloween games and activities for the kids.
• Think about what you can “borrow” for the party from a friend or neighbor or ask them to collaborate with you on the party.

If you have more low, or no cost Halloween party planning tips I’d love to hear them.

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I have cocktails for scary or fun Halloween parties, make a whole pitcher or shaker full and have them ready when your guests arrive. Make up a couple different cocktails, and make place cards with the drink names to get the conversation started.

These frightful Halloween cocktail recipes are courtesy of Jägermeister, Michael Collins and Tommy Bahama.

After Dark

• 2 parts Tommy Bahama Golden Sun™ Rum
• 1 part premium orange liqueur
• 1 part espresso
• 1/2 part simple syrup
• 1 pinch grated nutmeg_
• Cocoa powder for garnish

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a martini glass. Sprinkle cocoa powder on top.

Graveyard

• 1 part Tequila
• 1 part Tommy Bahama White Sand Rum
• 1 part Vodka
• 1 part Gin
• 1 part Blue Curacao
• 4 parts Sweet and Sour

Shake with ice, strain, and top with citrus soda.

Smashing Pumpkin-tini

• 3 parts Tommy Bahama White Sand Rum
• 1 part Orange Curacao
• 1 part Triple sec
• 2 parts OJ
• 1 part cream

Shake with ice, strain, and serve in a martini glass rimmed with sugar and garnished with candy corn on a toothpick.

Zombie

• 1 part Tommy Bahama White Sand Rum
• 1 part Coconut Rum
• Splash of fresh pineapple juice

Shake with ice, strain, and serve as a shot.

Jack o’ Lantern

Equal parts:

• Jägermeister Liqueur
• Irish Cream
• Coffee Liqueur
• Butterscotch Schnapps

Shake with ice, strain, and serve as a lip smackin’ shot!

Freddy Kruegar

• Jägermeister
• Grey Goose Vodka
• Sambuca

Served straight or on the rocks.

Gaelic Witch

• 1 part Michael Collins Irish Whiskey

• 1 part melon liqueur

• Ginger ale

Mix the Michael Collins with the melon liqueur, fill with ginger ale, and serve on the rocks with a wedge of lime

Jekyll and Hyde

• ½ part Jägermeister
• ½ part Peppermint schnapps

Combine and shake ingredients over ice.

Strain into a shot glass

Undertaker

• Jager
• Bacardi 151
• Cointreau

Layer in a shot glass

Candy Corn

• 2 parts Jäger
• orange soda

Always remind your guests to drink responsibly!

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