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Planning a Halloween party is almost as fun as having the party itself and the best part is that anyone can do it. You begin by picking out the theme you would like for the party to follow. For example, would you like your guest to be wearing costumes or would you prefer them to come as they are? Normally a costume party will be much more interesting, but if you want to invite guests that you know would prefer not to dress up then it can be optional.

Next, you are ready to choose your decorations. You can buy these from any retail store or have fun designing your own. A combination of both will add design and originality to your party. The room that you have set aside for dancing could have a strobe light in the center of it to add to the excitement of the night. If this is something you would like to do it would be a good idea to go out early and choose one that is the perfect size for the amount of room that you have. There are many different designs and sizes to choose from.

Making the guest list is a very important step in planning a Halloween party. It is the only way to ensure that you do not miss anyone when the invitations are sent out. If you are allowing alcohol beverages to be served at your Halloween party, then make sure that you let the guests know ahead of time and remind them to make arrangements to get home safely. You can even place this announcement on the invitations you send out.

The next step is a very important one, you must make sure that you are able to provide enough food and drinks for the number of guest that you invite. These items must last through the duration of the party. No one wants to run out of snacks and refreshments. Special Halloween music is a must to keep the sprite of the night going strong, along with some spooky games or contest for your guest to enjoy. Punch bowls and dishes full of candy are also great accessories for any Halloween party.

Make sure that you allow yourself plenty of time to decorate your home for your Halloween party. After all, the surroundings have a lot to do with determining the mood of your guests. Never be afraid to let loose and experiment a little, after all its Halloween!

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So, you need to plan for your upcoming Halloween party. How should you decorate? Black and orange streamers are okay. Having a jack-o-lantern out front is just fine. When you are planning a Halloween party, though, make the party decorations more elaborate and give your guests a bash they will really remember!

Some decorating ideas for your next Halloween get-together:

Tombstones are always a big hit for decorations. For every guest that sent in an RSVP, make a tombstone with their name on it. It doesn’t have to be made from anything fancy, either. Cardboard painted gray will work just fine! For an extra impact, add funny little poems on the headstones telling how the guest died. One common example: “Here lies good ol’ Fred. A great big rock fell on his head!”

Spiders, spiders, spiders. Not many kids or adults have a bigger fear than of spiders, but they make great decorations at Halloween. You can buy plastic spiders and webs in large packages and just hang them all over your home.

Alternatively, make a large, black spider by filling a black garbage bag with foam or newspaper. Add legs that have been cut out of black poster board or any cardboard painted black. Create your very own “sticky web”. Use regular rope and make it into the shape of a web. Cover in many areas with rubber cement.

A game that you play can be a decoration, too: pin the spider on the web!

Hang various items from the ceiling. You can hang a witch’s broom, several black bats, and even a hangman’s noose. Any items you hang should be out of the reach of little ones, if they will be guests at the party.

Use dry ice for a foggy atmosphere! Make sure you use it outside and don’t let small children stand in the fog for long.

Skeletons, bones and coffins. Use a refrigerator box for a coffin, and go to your local party supply store for lots of cardboard cut out skeletons and bones.

There are so many elaborate decorations for a Halloween party. The only limit you will have is your imaginationand your space to put them!

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If someone were to ask you the question, “What is Labor Day?” could you really answer it? I doubt many of us really know anything about the holiday other than the fact that it is the first Monday in September and is the official end of summer. It used to signal the beginning of the new school year, but with more schools returning to classes in middle or late August that is no longer the case, though the beaches and other summer activities continue throughout Labor Day weekend.

The tradition of celebrating Labor Day as a national holiday is over one hundred years old. From its original conception as a labor union celebration, it has grown to be symbolic of the end of summer activities. It began in 1882 in New York as a parade by the Knights of Columbus to give credit for the contributions to New York life of working class citizens. In 1884, a large parade organized by the Knights to celebrate the working class. The first Monday in September was chosen for the date of the parade, and the Knights decided to hold all future parades on that day. From then on the Knights designated the first Monday in September as Labor Day.

Similarly, the Socialist Party held a celebration in honor of the working class on May 1st, a date that became known as May Day. It was celebrated by both Socialists and Communists, thus in the United States, the first Monday in September was selected in order to disassociate itself from any identification with Communism.

Toward the end of the last decade of the 1800’s, labor organizations to lobby state legislatures to observe Labor Day as an official state holiday. In 1887, the first states declared it a state holiday: Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. In 1894, Congress passed a law that designated Labor Day as an official national holiday.

Currently Labor Day is celebrated in the United States, Canada, and other industrialized countries. Though in the U.S. it is a general holiday, which also designates the end of the summer season; in European countries its roots to the working class remains clear.

Nicola always enjoys celebrating Labor Day and the end of summer. Visit her site Labor Day 2006 site for Labor Day party tips and news, information and views at http://labor-day.your-holiday.info

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