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Calling All Ghouls and Ghosts
Throw a Halloween Party Adults and Kids Will Love
By Donna Smith
Spider webs can be made with the black frosting, monster faces with the green, and a "bloody" cupcake can be made with the red frosting. Adult supervision is recommended when kids are using knives, even the plastic kind! Pay particular attention to children younger than 3, since the small items used to decorate the cupcakes can be choking hazards.
Blow up a balloon, cover it with a white sheet and hang in the corners of every room. Replace the standard light bulbs in your lamps and overhead lights with black lights. Place baskets of apples and miniature pumpkins and gourds around the house. Light some pumpkin or cinnamon-scented candles to make the house smell like Halloween, and don't forget to pop in a tape of scary haunted house sounds or Halloween music.
