Fall

A Fall Equinox Party Officially Welcomes Fall Everybody loves the start of fall, especially after a long, hot summer (and especially in the American south where summer lasts half the year). Though there are several ways to commemorate fall – such as an autumn apple party or a pumpkin party, a Fall Equinox party is […]

Apple: The Fruit That Welcomes Autumn Apples are such a ubiquitous fruit. They’re harvested in the fall, which is when kids go back to school and, per tradition, bring an apple for their teacher. Apple is often the first word kids hear for ‘a’ when learning the alphabet. It’s colloquially referenced as the forbidden fruit

Why Small Business Saturday Calls for a Party Small Business Saturday is an opportunity to support small businesses with your Christmas shopping the weekend after Thanksgiving. It’s a great (and beneficial) alternative to Black Friday’s rampant big box retail consumerism. It’s also prime opportunity for a shopping party! But this looks a little different than

Friendsgiving: The Holiday for Friends Thanksgiving is a tradition when we gather with family to feast and give thanks. But what if we can’t (or don’t want to) gather with family, for any given reason? That’s where Friendsgiving comes in! Friendsgiving is unique in that it’s the one holiday where the focus is friends, not

The Inspiration for a Día de los Muertos Party Día de los Muertos is a beautiful tradition that begins at midnight the night of October 31st and lasts through November 2nd. While we formally remember and celebrate passed loved ones during this time, a Día de los Muertos party is also a wonderful way to

The Spirit of Vintage Halloween The first citywide Halloween celebration took place in 1921 in Anoka, Minnesota. Through the decades we’ve seen plenty of interesting iterations of this fantastic holiday. And we all have fond memories of celebrated Halloweens from our own childhood years. Those basic motion-sensor hanging ghosts that blared a hyper vibrato cry

What Makes a Halloween Party Classic? Like many modernized holidays, Halloween has scattered origins which mostly trace back to ancient European practices. But Halloween as we know it didn’t materialize until the past couple hundred years. And only within the past century has it become relatively tame. It used to mark a raucous night of

Why a Witch Fest, You Wonder? Witches are integral characters of Halloween. So naturally, October makes the perfect time of year to dust off your witch hat and celebrate! You could go so many ways with this theme. You could make it a natural, woodsy witch interpretation and incorporate a lot of natural materials (or

Meet the Classy Halloween Party What makes a Halloween party classy? For one, a classy Halloween party doesn’t feel like a haunted house with drinks and music. Neither does it feel like a kids’ party with juice and cookies. A classy Halloween party feels like an old wine bar or jazz club: upbeat while also