Halloween is growing in popularity in Australia where it’s less about trick-and-treating and more about dressing up and having a small party at home or at work.
Halloween Party decorations
You can get started with Halloween party decorations by purchasing some themed paper plates and napkins. I purchased some black cobweb ones from my local grocery shop. Please try to reuse your plastic decorations or try the second shop first. There’s enough plastic in the world.
- Spotlight has a good range of spooky masks, accessories and decorations. You’ll find a range of spiders, garlands, weapons, treat baskets and bags. You might like to slash out on a black Halloween-themed tablecloth with witches and ghosts.
If you are keen to try carving a pumpkin, here are some tips and tricks to help you get started:
Please avoid hanging up flickering or bright lights on the verge or near your neighbour’s windows.
Halloween Party Catering
Here are some Halloween themed food for catering your party
- Homemade bat, ghosts and pumpkin-shaped biscuits
- Banana ghosts – half banana on sticks with melted white chocolate and mini chocolate drops as eyes.
- Add some candy eyeballs to chocolate brownie squares, or decorate cupcakes with spiders and spider webs
- White meringues make good ghost bases
- For easy ideas, just buy pumpkin scones and serve them with cream and jam. Add big serving bowls of Allsorts liquorice, bullets, Sherbies, Fantails, Minties, Redskins and of course, snakes
- Look out for Bat Migration beer from Boiling Pot Brewing Co, a local brewer based at Noosa Heads.
Halloween Costume Ideas
- ASOS has lots of cool ideas for your Halloween costume ideas. Think red blood glitter tears stickers, face paint, SFX spray blood, skin rip transfer tattoos, SFX scar putty, and skull face jewels.
- Fashion Nova has a devoted Halloween section including women’s costumes to dress up as a playboy bunny, naughty nun, queen of evil, catsuit, glow-in-the-dark skeleton, policewoman, red devil, cowgirl, ninja, racing, pirate, mermaid, princess, cosplay, and angel. There are lots of accessories like hats, stockings, gloves, props and wigs to complete your look from head to toe. Men can dress up as a policeman, captain, pirate, ringmaster and more.
Halloween Films
You might like to celebrate Halloween with a film marathon with some of these films:
Hubie Halloween
Halloween
Candyman
Freaky
The Craft
Malignant
Halloween Kills
When is Halloween in Australia?
Many Australians celebrate Halloween on the 31 October annually. It’s the same date in other countries, where it is known as All Hallows’ Eve and All Saint’s Eve. The date originated with The Celts in England and Ireland who celebrated the festival called Samhain.
Please leave a comment and let us know how you celebrate Halloween and any annual traditions you might have.
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