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Fun Halloween Candy and Cocktail Party

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PhotobucketThrow a sweet Halloween Party with all types of goodies and delicious Halloween themed cocktails. Here is a quick list to help you get organized and make it fun for you and your guest.

Get your list together and send out the invites via, email, text, phone, or snail mail. Let your guest know this is for adults only and that cocktails will be served so they can plan to have a designated driver if needed and that dessert is on you.

You decide if you would like this to be a costume party or not, but be sure to include this in the invite. Start your party for around 8 PM, giving them time to have supper and take the little ones out for Halloween trick or treat night.

Plan Ahead – A few days before the party

Talk to a few friends who may not mind being a designated driver if needed.

Take stock of the cocktail glasses you have. You will want to mix drinks in new glasses every time you serve. A trip to a local thrift shop may be helpful to get glasses low cost and for this type of party they do not all have to match. Stock up on plenty of ice or buy bagged ice and store in a cooler the day of your party.

This is the perfect time to get Halloween candy. Not only will you want it to decorate your cocktails, but bowls of candy set out for the guests. Use your imagination… get plastic pumpkins or candy dishes that are Halloween themed for candy and snacks. Fill a small pumpkin with candy corns, another dish with caramels. Since you are serving cocktails, munchies would be a good idea too. Crackers and orange cheese such as cheddar, nuts, veggies and dip, chips and dip, and even some hot appetizers.

Decorating is always fun and does not have to be expensive. Head to your local dollar store for all sorts of low cost stuff such as banners and even fall flowers that always look pretty no matter what.

Check out some CD’s with Halloween themed music for background music in between what your other choices of music are.

Halloween Cocktails:

Check out these Thriller Chiller cocktails from Food Network Semi Homemade Sandra Lee

Please drink responsibly and don’t let anyone drink and drive or drink that is underage.

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Ladies Night In – Throw a Fun Poker Party

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Plan a Poker Party with just the ladies and make it a fun night even for beginners. Good food, friends and fun are what is in store with one of America’s favorite and easiest poker games, Texas Hold’em. Here are some tips to make it a great event.

The Week Before:
Send out invites by email, text or call up your girlfriends and get an RSVP so you know how many to set up for. Texas Hold’em is best played at tables of 6-9 people. Let your guests know if you are going to bet with just chips for fun, coupons, nickels and dimes etc. so they can be prepared upon arrival.

Theme your party like a casino.
Red and Black are popular colors and just a few candles can help with that. You could also use red and black plates, napkins and utensils, the colors match the cards.

If you are using chips, take out a color you will not be using in the game and scatter them among the food for a festive and colorful addition to your serving table.

A green felt tablecloth or cover at the game table will not only give it the casino feel it also keeps your table from getting scratched, keeps watermarks from drinks away and helps the cards stay put.

Setting Up
Pick a table where everyone can sit comfortably and not see each others cards. You can use your dining table or coffee table if you have more guest.

Atmosphere and Music
Any party with music is just that much better. Bring in the casino atmosphere with songs like:
Texas Hold’em by David Cline
The Gambler by Kenny Rogers
Casino Royale Soundtrack

Good Eats
Leave out the greasy finger foods and bring on bite size sandwiches, kebobs with fruit or cheese and deli meats and olives. Also a good idea is to have a cheese platter or veggie platter on hand. Keep plenty of napkins on hand since your guest will also be handling the cards. Little cakes or cookies would be great for dessert.

For drinks you can serve alcohol or non alcohol or both. Put a punch together if are expecting a larger crowd to make it easier on you.

Here is an easy Party Punch

Review the Rules:
Make sure you know what the rules are and how to play the game. If you do have some beginners, maybe play the first couple of hands for fun so they can catch on. You can even print out a cheat sheet for each guest so they can refer to it during the game. You can get that Right Here!

Please check with your county on rules of gambling in your home town.

Poker Chips
Poker Cards
How To Play Poker Books
Poker Party Favors

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How To Organize a Delicious Foodie Book Club

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If your a foodie as I am, you love anything to do with food, recipes, cooking and eating delicious meals. There are many books on the market, memoirs, mysteries, humor and novels to name a few that are geared toward food lovers. A love for food, reading and great conversation can be shared with friends and family with your book club.

Get your book club going easily with these tips:

Get your Group together:

Contact family members, co-workers, friends and ask if they are interested. I am sure you know of a few people off the top of your head that like to read or cook, they should go at the top of your list. Invite at least 7-10 people to start.

First Meeting:

Your first meeting should be about picking a book everyone will enjoy. (See book ideas at bottom of page). Have a list of at least 3 books available to choose from as too many books could get overwhelming. Organize what day and time of the month is good for everyone for your first book review meeting. Let your friends know that you will be rotating meetings at each others homes and will put a list together along the way as well as more books to choose from. Serve cookies, drinks, something light at this meeting and it should only be about up to an hour long.

Book Review Meeting

Have the first book review meeting at your home. Since your are the creator of this group, you should host. This is also a good way for your friends to see how you do it and be able to feel more comfortable for the next meeting if it is in their home. Send out a reminder of the day and time of the meeting a couple days ahead, and ask if anyone will not be able to attend. You will be serving food that is themed to the book, so getting a head count will help know how much to make. Arrange your furniture for conversation or set a table big enough to hold everyone.

Set aside at least 15 – 20 minutes of this meeting for everyone to socialize a bit and then start to focus on the book. Explore the characters, the authors recipes, favorite parts of the book etc. The meeting should last about an hour and a half and you can serve the food as you are starting the review or after.

Theme your Dishes

Theme your dishes for the meeting to the book your reading. Try pulling out a recipe from the book and bring it to life at your meeting. If you cannot make the recipe, see if one of your members would like to give it a try. Most of the recipes in these books, are easy to follow and make. No time to cook? Visit your local bakery, deli or hold your meeting at a restaurant geared toward that dish.

Your goal should be to have fun, enjoy good food and friends.

Here are a few hot books to get you started

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Game Night Fun For All

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When was the last time you played a board game? Remember how much fun it was and especially on a snowy or rainy day when going outside was out of the question. Invite some friends over and relive those good times.

Get the Invites Out
Invite your guest through email or texting and ask them what their favorite board game is and take up a poll by their suggestions and narrow it down to a few games everyone will enjoy. From Scrabble to Operation it will be fun. Check out Evite.com for emailing your guest with a fun invitation.

Get our Game Space Ready
With most games you can up to eight players at a time or you could set up stations, tables with four at each game. You will have different games at each table. Once your player are seated put up a whiteboard or chalkboard with the game menu and players.

Fun and Incentive
For the winners of the game have a grab bag ready with fun gifts that don’t cost a lot of money. Have the winner reach in and grab their gift such as a deck of cards, a game of Yahtzee, Uno etc.

Fun Snacks
Keep your game players energy up with a buffet table of finger sandwiches, appetizers and drinks. Make it easy on your self with plastic forks, spoons etc and paper plates and cups. Have plenty of napkins available as well.

Get Your Game On
When choosing your games think of fun, brain teasers, silly, classic and new.
Suggestions:

Trivia Pursuit
Operation
Scrabble or Scatttergories
Checkers
Connect Four
Mental Floss
Yahtzee
Uno
Backgammon
Clue

Make your party one to remember!

Check out great board games Right Here