Halloween Parties

Think of Halloween and chances are you think of garish decorations, carved pumpkins, trick or treating and dressing up. This year, change things up with an elegant but spooky grown up Halloween party with the help of HOMETAINMENT.

Never Argue With The Boss — I hate fucking Halloween office parties. Or any office party. I will be just one more employee pretending to be having fun while Susan, the company owner, revels in false praise from her drunken underlings. Just a bunch of adults acting like six-year-olds. I take that back. Worse. …

Our thirty-something female arrives unaccompanied and “fashionably late,” which is what humans call being tardy on purpose. She likely delayed her entrance so as not to have her time bogarted by some lonesome, early-arriving partygoer who lacks the ability to read social cues. She is dressed as a tourist, as…

The costumes are bad enough: zombies and Regan from The Exorcist with a pea soup smeared face. But now we have crafty party givers…

We all remember the witches from the fairy tales of our youth—Baba Yaga, Snow White’s Evil Queen, and that crabby old hag who wanted to eat Hansel and Gretel. They were generally a pretty frightening bunch of ladies. Dark and a little bitter might be okay for chocolate but whose…

A little planning and inspiration will give your party life — Halloween parties come in two basic groups: gatherings for young children or adults. Other than the traditional costumes and candy, party details may include variations on decorations, music, food, and any contests or other planned events. While planning a Halloween party for teens is possible, it may be tricky since…

This ain’t your momma’s Halloween party — Here’s the thing. I don’t play around when it comes to Halloween. I could write a long, nicely worded essay detailing my spooky origin story, but that’s not really why we’re here. Just know that in my real life, I am the go-to Queen of Halloween. In my own mind…

An attempt at logical speculation — While public schools take pains to respect all religious beliefs, banning Halloween parties isn’t necessary. Any non-lesson classroom time helps a child’s social development, and Halloween parties are just as innocuous as any other supervised children’s activity. It’s not a religious service, it’s a social gathering. Decision Makers Ideally, a school’s teachers…

Spooky fun described in rhyme — For most people, nothing brings back memories of (or extends?) childhood like Halloween. The candy, Jack-O-Lanterns, costumes, and ghost stories (real or fake) hopefully remind you of an innocent, fun time in your life. Without going into the history of the holiday, this poem celebrates current Halloween traditions. Enjoy! On…