Oct 7
Today's free tip is recipes for ALCOHOLIC Halloween punches.
These look great at any Halloween party but remember, if there are kids at the party too, that they punch bowl is well out of reach of the children.
QUICK & EASY STOMACH CHURNING BLOOD RED PUNCH
Chill the Vodka (in the freezer) and lemonade (in the fridge) for at least 24 hours. Just before the party combine "spirits" and the lemonade in a large punch bowl.
Add red food colouring to make it blood red.
Then place the marshmallows on top of the mixture to create a gooey, stomach churning blood red punch.
For a truly exhaustive list of Halloween shots, cocktails and punches go to http://www.drinkoftheweek.com/special/halloween.htm
Tomorrows tip #7 will show you how to make a great ICY HAND for your punches, and tip #8 coming up is non-alcoholic Halloween punches.
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Oct 6
Admittedly I have yet to try this one out but I am sure it will work a treat.
To make floating ghosts you need
* Large Helium Balloon
* Some lightweight white fabric like voile or even large white bin bags will also do the trick
* Small glow sticks
* String
* Black card & glue
Very simple, tie the glow stick to the helium balloon and place the fabric over it. If using white bin bags, you will have to cut open the bin bag first and then maybe tie it around the balloon so it doesn't slip off.
Then with the black card, cut out some ghoulish eye and mouth shapes and stick to the fabric.
The floating ghosts will float around the room, especially if there is a fan to create a breeze and will have a spooky eerie glow from the glow sticks.
Oct 5
Here are some recipes for you to make realistic-looking fake blood. Real blood is reddish brown so you may need to alter the amounts of ingredients for the desired affect. Keep in mind, fake blood is messy and some of these recipes may leave stains -- so use with caution.
It is recommended to apply Vaseline to skin before applying to reduce staining on the skin. Also, make sure that clothes and furniture that you do not want to be ruined are kept well away from the fake blood.
Chocolate Fake Blood
1/2 c. Warm Water
4 tbsp Corn Syrup
1 tbsp Cocoa powder
1 tsp Red Food Colouring
Blend the water and cocoa together and then add the rest of the ingredients. Leave to stand for a while. Skim any bubbles off the top.
You may wish to add a few drops of food colouring to adjust the colour.
Foolproof Fake Blood
Clear Corn Syrup
Red Food Colouring
Milk (Optional)
Pour it into a bowl and mix in some red food colouring (and blue food colouring also if you want to adjust the colour)
Adding a small amount of milk will make the blood appear darker and thicker.
Realistic Recipe
2/3 c. Corn Syrup
1/3 c. Warm Water
5 tbsp Corn Starch
4 tsp Red food colouring
1 tbsp Cocoa powder
2 drops of green or yellow food colouring
Mix the corn starch with the water in a large mixing bowl and then stir in the corn syrup. Add the food colouring drop by drop until you get the dark reddish brown colour of blood!
Credit Crunching Coffee Blood
Plain Flour
Water
Red food Colouring
1 tsp CoffeeThe quantity of ingredients aren't important, it just depends on how much you want.
Boil the water then sieve in the flour, making sure you get ALL of the lumps out and you have a thick paste.
Add the red food colouring.
Dissolve the teaspoon of coffee granules into a small amount of hot water. The water must be HOT otherwise the coffee will not dissolve.
Add the coffee to the paste and the colour will change for a bright ghastly red to a reddish brown.
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Oct 2
Today's Halloween tip is absolutely free! perfect for a party on a budget!
This is idea for both kids Halloween parties as well as adult Halloween themed parties.
You can then either burn some a CD or play through your mp3 player.
My recommendation is to compile music & sound effects together and mix them randomly so you get the sound effects in between tracks. It really does make people jump.
If music maketh the party, then the Halloween sound effects really will be the icing on the cake!
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Sep 30
These little faces, made from dried apples, can look really nasty and sinister -- the perfect thing to decorate a Halloween party. Tuck them in among the food at your Halloween Buffet.
Once dried, they last and last for years.
apples
whole cloves
a few grains of rice
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons salt
Instructions:
Peel a large apple and coat with mixture of lemon juice and 2 teaspoons of salt to prevent browning. With a potato peeler or small knife carve out eye sockets, a nose, mouth and ears. Don't worry about carving small details as they will be lost when the apple dries. Go for the big features and nature will take care of the rest.
Use whole cloves for eyes and raw rice grains for teeth (the faces also come out looking great without these extra props, just carve and let dry if you want to keep it simple). The photo below right shows the freshly carved apples used to make the apple heads in the photo above.
Sit apples on a wire rack in a warm, dry place for about 2 weeks. You can speed the drying process a little by drying in an oven set at the lowest temperature. However, the process will still take several days.
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