It’s Important to Celebrate Life During Difficult Times We live in a world full of the Three Ts: tragedy, trauma and terror. While some of us are fortunate enough to live a relatively peaceful life, others live in places of extreme instability and chaos. No matter where you live, we have all experienced at least […]
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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
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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
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Kids Need Their Own Halloween Bash The theme ideas you’ll find on Party Themes Galore are all curated for adult parties (though they can often be tailored for kids’ parties, too)…except for this one. This theme is a stand-alone because it’s only for kids: a kids Halloween party! Whether you have your own kids, whether
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Why Pink Halloween already has such a fun colour palate: orange, black, purple, and sometimes lime green playfully mix and mingle. So why switch it up? Because pink has its own secret magic in Halloween, too. Beyond the gore, terror and sometimes disturbing aesthetics we see marketed more and more each Halloween, there is a
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Why You Need an After-Party Plan for Party Stuff Not only is it wasteful to trash your party decorations and supplies after you’re done with them, but you’re also throwing away your money (and/or DIY efforts). So even if you are less concerned with contributing to landfill waste, at least consider your own money and
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Why It’s Fun to Go to Somebody Else’s Party for a Change As fun as it is to host parties, it’s even more fun to attend somebody else’s party. For one thing, there is obviously less responsibility so that means you don’t have to do as much in preparation. It’s good to sometimes step down
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It seems like the older you get, the more money you’re likely to blow on eating out at nice restaurants for special occasions. These can be lovely affairs, but the expenses really rack up quick. Or maybe you blow way too much money at a bar on a night out with friends. You could probably
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Every Fun Event Has to Eventually End It’s easy to assume that all guests pick up on social cues and instinctively know the appropriate time to leave a party. There’s a meme about how Midwesterners cue when it’s time for company to leave: somebody slaps their knees and abruptly stands up from their seat while
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Why You Want to Have Fun at Your Own Party Hosting a party is a generous thing to do. You give your time, resources, and energy to something that ultimately serves other people. You serve up an opportunity for fun! It’s up to each guest whether they actually enjoy something, but the host sets the
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