| A Murder Mystery Halloween PartyThrowing
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| | broken and where it looks like a big
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| a Murder Mystery Halloween party will
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| | struggle/fight
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| leave
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| | has taken place.-> If kids will
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| your guests dying to get there to see
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| | participate, you should probably use
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| what the mystery
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| | a "Clue" game theme and leave clues all
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| is all about, thrilled to participate in
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| | over the house
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| solving the
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| | that are more kid-friendly than fake
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| mystery, and talking about your party
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| | dead bodies and
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| for months and
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| | such.-> Lots more decoration ideas and
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| years afterwards.If you want your home
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| | resources are at
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| to be "the place to be" this
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| | way, if you want to make a game out of
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| Halloween, read on for some great ideas
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| | it,
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| for a fun (and
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| | the idea is to make it so guests can
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| safe) murder mystery party for kids and
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| | devise their
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| adults alike.WhereAt your home - as
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| | own theories as to exactly what
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| you'll see, a party like this may
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| | happened, so you'll
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| involve decorating several of the rooms
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| | need a "police officer" or other person
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| in your home,
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| | of authority
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| or you can confine it to your basement
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| | to read off the stats of the crime and
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| or family/great
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| | background
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| room. If the weather is warm enough
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| | information to guests as they view the
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| (even if cool),
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| | crime scene
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| you can have at least some of the party
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| | room(s). (Or, you can include this
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| on your patio
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| | information on
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| or deck or back yard too. If your guests
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| | your invitations!)You can create it so
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| will include
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| | that there is a definite guilty
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| kids, having the party right around
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| | person, or you can just have people
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| dinner time is
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| | create theories
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| perfect as it will be getting (or
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| | and select the best one to be the
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| already) dark then,
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| | winner. Alternatively,
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| but won't be so late that the kids are
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| | you don't have to require that guests
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| losing it.InvitationsThe important part
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| | solve the crime
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| of the invitation is that it introduces
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| | but just use the crime scene as part of
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| your guests to what the party theme and
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| | your decorating
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| tone will be. You
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| | theme.FoodThere are so many Halloween
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| can go silly, as with Clue, or serious,
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| | themed food ideas that
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| as with a crime
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| | I can't even begin to crack the surface
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| from real life or a Law and Order
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| | of what is
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| episode (with some
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| | available, from haunted house cakes to
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| details changed to make the solution a
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| | spiderweb
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| surprise of course).
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| | cookies to brain-shaped jello molds to
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| You can do famous cases or make
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| | "finger"
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| something up from scratch.
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| | foods (little hot dogs), etc. Just use
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| Regardless, your invitation gives the
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| | your imagination
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| guest an idea of what
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| | or search online for "halloween
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| to expect when they come to your party.
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| | recipes."As for crime-scene related
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| Personally, I love
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| | ideas, pretty much any
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| the idea of a Costume Ball Mystery -
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| | recipes that have human parts (fingers,
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| that way everyone
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| | bones, brain,
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| can wear whatever costume they want and
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| | eyeballs, etc.) and anything bloody.
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| not feel out of
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| | Also, police-type
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| place. More information on invitations
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| | ideas include coffee and doughnuts (no
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| is at
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| | offense meant
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| you can have a specific theme for your
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| | to our people in blue!), badge shaped
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| party, such
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| | cookies or cake,
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| as Cinderella or Dead Celebrities, or
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| | and foods that are easy to eat on the
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| Monsters, you can
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| | way to a crime
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| also just leave it up to your guests to
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| | scene, like sandwiches and wraps. Get
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| drew up in
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| | more ideas from
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| whatever they want. Either way, costumes
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| | the links on the Party Food page here
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| should be
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| | forget Halloween drinks! A cauldron of
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| expected! Find more costume ideas at
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| | fruit
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| ideas (that are suitable for both kids
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| | punch, or a punch bowl of any iced drink
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| and adults)
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| | that is
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| can be polaroid mug shots of each guest,
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| | good for everyone. Be sure to have
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| anything that
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| | basics: coffee,
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| glows in the dark (necklaces, sticks,
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| | soda, iced tea, and if your guests like,
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| wands, etc.),
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| | beer and
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| small bags of candy (maybe made to look
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| | wine. If you are going to have a bar,
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| like crime
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| | search for
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| scene tape), fingerprint dust (candy),
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| | mixed drink recipes at
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| sketches of
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| | They have a bunch of Halloween drink
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| the suspects, small pads of paper (for
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| | recipes.CakeFor a Halloween party, a cake
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| taking crime
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| | is not mandatory, but
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| scene notes), nail files, fake police
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| | if you want to have one, there are lots
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| badges,
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| | of online
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| flashlights, handcuffs, whistles, etc.
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| | ideas for Halloween. I couldn't find a
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| For kids,
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| | crime scene
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| matchbox police cars too.DecorationsHere
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| | style cake, but a badge or handcuff
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| is where the fun is! You'll need to
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| | shape would be
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| decorate your
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| | cool. Check out the links on this page
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| house as though a crime was committed.
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| | for more ideas:
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| If kids will be
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| | course, your mystery can be a game and
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| around, you'll need to have any gory
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| | you can
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| stuff you want to
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| | also have Halloween oriented games too,
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| include in a room where they will not be
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| | including
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| or avoid it
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| | bobbing for apples, candy or treasure
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| altogether. It doesn't have to be bloody
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| | hunt, pumpkin
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| to be thrilling!First, general
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| | carving, etc. When I throw parties for
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| decorations for the food and mingling
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| | kids, having
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| area:-> Black, orange, and metallic
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| | several games planned is great, but for
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| balloons and streamers
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| | a more adult
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| would look great, especially if you have
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| | party, just socializing seems to be what
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| the balloons
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| | my guests
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| filled with helium and allow them to
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| | tend to want to do for the most part.
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| float on the ceiling
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| | More game ideas:
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| with long ribbons on them. This gives a
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| | probably want to have some Halloween
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| surreal kind
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| | spooky
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| of feeling with dim light.-> Of course
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| | music CDs. Since the crime scene will
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| the light should be dim. There are all
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| | take some time,
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| kinds
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| | you might want to have a stereo with
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| of halloween lighting, including black
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| | music rather
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| lights, cauldron
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| | than live entertainment. But it's
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| lights, candles, etc. (This is for the
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| | completely up to
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| food/mingling area;
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| | you and what your guests would enjoy the
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| the lighting in your crime scene will
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| | most. I
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| vary depending on
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| | wonder if there's a CD with theme songs
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| the crime you want to present.)->
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| | from crime
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| Candles on the main table as a
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| | drama TV shows anywhere? :) Or if you
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| centerpiece are great -
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| | have a police
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| if you use candles, be sure that kids
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| | scanner or even have a crime show on TV
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| can't get to them.
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| | or on
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| There are some really neat dripping
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| | DVD playing, like a season of Law and
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| blood candles. Or you
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| | Order or CSI.There are endless ideas for
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| can display carved pumpkins.-> Tableware
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| | having a crime scene
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| could be black, orange, metallic, or in a
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| | Halloween party - as I mentioned, you
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| | could set it
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| nice Halloween pattern.As for the rest
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| | up like an actual crime scene or set it
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| of the house, you might want to only
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| | up like a
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| decorate one room, or several, depending
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| | Clue mystery. You could also create a
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| on the crime
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| | Scooby Doo
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| story you decide to use or create. Here
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| | mystery or a mystery involving
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| are some ideas:-> Put crime scene tape
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| | Halloween-type
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| across your front door. (Make
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| | creatures like ghosts, werewolves,
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| sure it is easy for people to lift up to
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| | vampires, etc.
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| get in and put
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| | It's all dependent on what type of
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| back for other guests.-> In the
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| | Halloween crime
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| bathroom, write a cryptic clue in
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| | party you want to have.Cheryl Williams
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| lipstick
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| | owns
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| on the mirror. Put a fake dead body in
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| | a website with awesome ideas for all
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| the bathtub with
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| | kinds of parties.
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| fake blood all over him (If kids are
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| | To get tips, ideas, and resources for
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| coming, you might
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| | planning the perfect
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| want to skip this!) To make him, you can
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| | party, visit the site and be sure to
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| stuff clothes
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| | subscribe to
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| with hay or wadded up paper and use a
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| | Party Tips ezine now! Publishing
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| stuffed mask for
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| | Guidelines: You are welcome to publish
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| the head. You can use ketchup for
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| | this
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| blood.-> Use glow in the dark tape to
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| | article in its entirety - as long as the
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| create a figure outline
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| | resource box is
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| on a floor, or put bits and pieces on
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| | included - electronically or in print.
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| the walls to try
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| | If possible, please
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| to give the impression of spattered
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| | send a courtesy link or email where you
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| blood lit up with
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| | publish to:mailto:Line space: approx. 60
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| infrared light.-> Create a room in which
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| | characters per line.
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| things are overturned and
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