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 | It's October so it means I need to kick my party planning into high gear. Not only do we have Halloween, we also have two birthdays in this house. I'll wait until November to begin to breathe again. Have an Entertaining week! | |
The Easiest Costume for a Halloween Costume Party
October has arrived, which means that we can no longer ignore those Halloween displays in the store that seemed to be there much too early a few weeks ago. If you're hosting a party this year, you might want to go with the classic Halloween Costume Party where guests can arrive in the costume of their choice. If you've been invited to a costume party and can't decide what you'd like to be, there's always the classic toga. This video shows how easy it is to make a toga from a sheet. This costume worked in college, and it still works today.
| Celebrate National Coffee Day with a Dessert Party
It's National Coffee Day. And so was yesterday, and so is tomorrow - or at least it seems that way to all of us coffee lovers. Who doesn't celebrate their first cup of coffee in the morning? And for many people, dinner isn't over until that last cup of the day has been poured. So why not add to the day's celebrations by putting together a Dessert Party with a few other coffee loving friends, tonight, or any day that you feel like celebrating National Coffee Day.
| Host a Scarecrow Making Party
Now is the time to make scarecrows, a symbol of the season that will take you through November. They can be friendly, scary or a little bit of both. Just think about the message you'll want to send to trick-or-treaters as they run up your walkway.
| How to Write an Invitation
Over the weekend I was preparing an invitation for my daughter's sleepover birthday party. I was right up to the wire in sending them out since her party is less than two weeks away, so while I was enjoying the creativity, I was also rushing. Uh, oh, I realized after they had been dropped in the mail that I forgot to put an RSVP date on the invitations. I really should have checked this guide for How to Write an Invitation before sealing the envelope.
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