Autumn is my favorite season. It’s so magical when the leaves start to turn and fall off the trees, and the lawn becomes littered with bright reds, greens and yellows. It’s the beginning of the holiday season when people are to be visited, food is to be made and parties are to be had. What better way to spend a crisp fall day or evening than decorating pumpkins? It makes a great idea for [tag]kids parties[/tag], where they can set up around a large table or outdoor space with brushes, paints, glitter and other odds and ends like the feather boa in the photo. Then you have an instant front step decoration or table centerpiece. Just make sure you serve up some shrunken head cider while decorating the pumpkins.
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Spooky Halloween Cauldron Decoration
From Martha Stewart.com:
Even if your party guests don’t have a sweet tooth, they’ll be drawn to this bubbling candy display. Set a twig wreath on an end table or other flat surface; if the sticks are tightly woven, pull at their ends so the wreath appears slightly disheveled. Tuck a sheet of orange tissue paper in its center, and place a shallow glass bowl on top. Set a strand of small holiday lights in bowl, letting the cord dangle out.
Drill holes in the lid of a one-gallon storage bucket. Position the bucket in the center of a large lobster pot (about 20 quarts), and nestle newspaper around it. Remove lid from bucket; fill bucket two-thirds with water. Add 1/2 pound of dry ice chunks to the water. (Handle dry ice with care; it should not come into contact with bare skin.) Replace lid, and arrange wrapped candy on top. Place pot on top of bowl in wreath, and plug in lights. This display should be set up in a well-ventilated area. The “smoke” will flow for a half hour.
