Though we weren't planning on throwing a Halloween party this year, the kids talked us into having a "small gathering". Rather than having a costume party (we couldn't have had one as only 1 costume was finished by then), we decided to celebrate in the colors of the holiday. Regardless of no costumes, the Halloween spirit was presents on many levels.
Izzy helped me create this gruesome cake. She is my fondant roller and did one heck of a job in keeping uniformity. This is the 2nd time we have made this cake together. She wants to enter a decorated cake for the fair next year. This may be it!
John's creative take on healthy food options.
Bubbly poison drink choice are always a hit for young and old. We enjoyed seeing distinct bubbling patterns for the different ingredients.
Several activities were available for guests. One was decorating miniature pumpkins.
This was one of my favorites. We only saw this after all the guests had left.
Halloween inspired bingo. I think the younger guests ate more candy corn than using them as markers.
The hit of the night was a twist on the proverbial bobbing for apples. Guests were asked to eat hanging donuts without the use of their hands. Various heats were held basked on age to keep things as fair as possible.
There was even an adult heat which did not take much convincing for participants.
No everyone figured out how to use their shoulder and/or upper arm to stabilize the donut. Those that did were more often the winner.
I noticed towards the end of the night that I had not seen Victoria in many of these activities. Why? She was doing what she does best... socializing with her girl friends. All I see in this picture is these girls fast forwarded 10 years!
Micah was stoked to have two of his favorite friends attend; Gavin & Mark. We saw a much more engaging Micah compared to years past.
Our final activity was creating toilet paper mummies. Guests were asked to pair up and see who could wrap their partner the fastest.
John was saddened that Bonnie and him didn't win this contest.
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