10-8-11 The Spookover Table
Friends:
This past Saturday, Eliana had her annual Spookover (a spooky sleepover we host every Halloween season). She dressed up as a character we invented called “Skeletina.”
10-8-11 Eliana as Skeletina for her Monster Mash Spookover
The tablescape was so cute with orange and black the predominant colors. there is a haunted mansion sitting top a formation of glass blocks. The house is surrounded by Halloween haints, a terrifying tree, and a pretty pumpkin patch.
10-8-11 The Spookover Tablescape
Here is a picture of Eliana and her frightful friends.
10-8-11 Eliana and her friends get ready for spooktacular fun!
We began the evening with some fun snack-making. They made yummy mummy dogs, hot dogs cut in half and wrapped in ready-made breadstick dough, then baked in the oven for 12 minutes. Super simple, crazy cute, and terribly tasty!
10-8-11 The girls made yummy mummy dogs
Then it was time for some ghoulish games! First, they played the “Rattle Dem Bones Race.” I gave them each a differed colored skeleton foam puzzle (Wal-Mart $1 each) and they had to reassemble the parts in their proper place. It was a lot harder than they thought because the puzzle was double-sided! LOL The winners won Halloween glow sticks.
10-8-11 The girls play Rattle Dem Bones Race
Next, they played Halloween Bingo (Dollar Tree $1). It was a wordless game so kids of all ages could play this game and it came with a dozen cards.
10-8-11 It's Halloween Bingo!
Then it was Pizza Time! My husband was in charge of the pizza. He made homemade dough (it’s his specialty) and the girls customized their own pizzas with toppings of their choice.
10-8-11 Dad was in charge of the homemade personal pizzas the girls made
While waiting for the pizzas to bake on the stone, the girls had an all-out dance party! No boys… ghouls only!
10-8-11 It's Dance Party Time!!!
The pizzas came out BOO-TIFUL!!!
10-8-11 And the pizzas... AWESOME!
And what is a Monster Mash without the ghastly green Witches’ Brew?!!
10-8-11 What's a Monster Mash without Witches' Brew?!
After pizza, the girls wanted to play some more games and I had a few more activities planned for the evening. Next, we played “Pass the Pumpkin.” They had to pass around a stuffed pumpkin behind their backs. The winner got to keep the stuffed pumpkin.
10-8-11 The girls play Pass the Pumpkin
Then we had a team contest – “Make a Monster.” The girls were given a large sheet of butcher block paper and crayons. Each girl was assigned a section (head, body, legs) and had to work together to draw a monster. The only requirements were that it had to have a head, body, arms, and legs.
10-8-11 Camrynn, Breanne & Eliana create a monster with many legs
They were very creative! After judging by a third-party, it was decided that this team won. Their monster was crazy yet gruesome.
10-8-11 Jasmynn, Ashlynn & Josie create a winning lifesize monster
Finally, we settled down and did a cool craft. We made Sockenstein monsters, wacky monsters made out of kooky socks. The socks are split at the toe, turned inside out, sewn shut to create antennae, stuffed with fiber fill, cut and sewn shut at the bottom, and finally decorated with Googly eyes and fun foam. We used hot glue to affix everything.
10-8-11 The girls created their own Sockenstein monsters out of kooky socks. Adorable!
They came out so cute that the girls wanted to sleep with them. I put in a Halloween movie (The Dog That Saved Halloween) and they all fell asleep before the movie ended.
10-8-11 All partied out... Ashlynn sleeps with her Sockenstein. Notice any similarities? 
Camrynn said, “This was the best Halloween party EVER!” Thank you, Cam! I’m glad all the girls had fun. Happy Hauntings!
Until next time…
Warmly, Dianne
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