Silly Monster Trunk or Treat

Who's going Trunk or Treating this year??!!!  Well, I'm happy to participate in another Trunk or Treat Blog Hop hosted by Tikkido!  Today I'm sharing my fun and SILLY Monster Trunk or Treat ideas with you.  Last year my trunk or treat theme was a bit morbidly cute....I mean, gravestones, black cats...it's all fab Halloween goodness.  This year, I'm all in for laughs and giggles.  I found the most adorable Silly Monsters party goods at Oriental Trading this year and can't wait to share all my fun tips and ideas for setting up your very own fun and silly Monster themed trunk or treat!

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know I'm super crazy about Halloween.  It's my absolute favorite holiday!  So, when decided to focus on a fun monster theme this year I wanted to get really fun costumes, weird treats and have some activities and not just focus on the candy.

All the decorations for my trunk setup are from Oriental Trading company.  They have the most adorable monster themed decor.  I found a huge monster mouth photo prop that I thought would be great for photos. When I took it out of the box, I instantly knew I could do more with it.  So, I made it the focal piece for our trunk.  I had my husband add some support and a stand to the back of the prop and then placed bowls of sweets in behind the mouth.  Using a few glasses and two sided tape, I propped up monster cut outs from the Monster Decorating Kit and hung hanging decor from the ceiling using T-pins and push pins.  The Monster Treat Stand with Cones were also another great decorative piece.

My 'MOM-ster' costume was an easy DIY.  I used a Blue Beehive Wig and enormous Glow in the dark googly eye and dressed up in khaki's, a polo top, pearls and an apron!  My kids followed along the monster fun.  My daughter loves this Polka Dot Monster Girls Halloween Costume and my son had a blast dressed up as a Purple eyeball - it really is a costume made for adults, but I think he did it justice in his own little way.

I set up fun activities like Pin the Eye on the Monster, make your own monster with a Monster Magnet Craft Kit, a Monster Bean Bag Toss Game and downloaded Mini Monster Free Printable Coloring Page directly from the Oriental Trading site.  Then, for each activity that was completed, I handed the kids a  Monster Face Sticker for a 'prize'. You can do the same and make sure that once all the activities are complete the trunk or treaters get a bag of sweets!

I love that I also found fun candy from Oriental Trading.  As soon as I saw these Snotten Candy Cotton Candy Fun Pak bags, I knew I had to get them for my kids.  They LOVE cotton candy!  They also love marshmallows and these Oozing Eyeballs are right up their lane.  They also have the most adorable Goofy Monster Head Suckers.  I used these along with Laffy Taffy candy in our treat cones.  To mix things up a bit, I added a few frosted sugar cookies to our sweets spread because......cookies.

If you're trunk or treating this year, be sure to share your fun party set ups with me on Instagram and use the hashtag #cwbdpartieshalloween....and hey, even if you're not, be sure to share your Halloween fun and celebrations!

I received product to review from Oriental Trading.  No other compensation was received.  The opinions expressed in this post are my own.

Want even more fabulous Trunk or Treat ideas for Halloween?
Check out the amazing Trunk or Treats created by my blogging friends:

Minecraft Trunk or Treat from Frog Prince Paperie

City Morgue Trunk or Treat from Everyday Party Magazine

Ancient Egyptian Mummy Trunk or Treat from Fern and Maple Events

Silly MonsterTrunk or Treat from Cupcake Wishes and Birthday Dreams

Big Top Terror Trunk or Treat from Michelle's Party Plan-It

Day of the Dead Trunk or Treat from Hey Girl Events

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Trunk or Treat from Tikkido

Halloween in the Garden by Garden Chick,

{13 Days of Handmade Halloween} Googly Eyed Monster Pom-Pom Garland Tutorial

Are you hosting a frightfully delightful Halloween bash for your little ones this year? Then this project is just for you. To finish off the 13 Days of Halloween series, I created this adorbs monster pompom garland with silly googly eyes. A perfect decorative piece for an All Hallows Eve kiddie bash !

To start you will need a few supplies  -  to make my pompoms I use a pompom maker by clover, yarn (of course), googley eyes, plastic needle, scissors and glue!

To start, following the instructions on the pompom maker, wrap the yarn around several times on each side.

Once you've wrapped the yarn, take sharp scissors and cut down the center of each side following the notch on each handle.

With both sides still closed, tie a length of string in the center and pull taut a few times.  Snip off any excess from the TIED string only.

Make about 8-10 pompoms (or more) to start building your garland.

Add a dab of glue to the eyes and start applying them to the pompom balls.  I like to use hot glue (on like everything) fabric glue or regular old Elmer's All-Purpose is fine too - there is just a longer wait time and I like instant gratification!

Once your pompoms have all their eyes added, take a length of string, twine or yarn, and with a plastic needle, thread the string through each pompom.  Be sure you are running the string through them so that the decorated side will show when hanged.




Once completed, hang your garland against a wall or along a shelf or even across a mantle for a 'EYE'-catching display.

I hope you joined this year's 13 Days of Handmade Halloween series! 

A HUGE thanks to everyone who contributed to this years 13 DOHH series and for everyone who linked up their ideas in our linky party at the end of each post.  It's been a really fun time learning and sharing new ideas! 

Please be sure to join us for our Pinterest Party that will start at 7pm EST tomorrow evening, October 23, 2014 and share your favorite Halloween themed pins, crafts, parties, recipes and more!!!  The fun doesn't stop there.  I've got more Halloween party ideas and inspiration to share over the next few days. So keep checking back daily!

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{MG Party Impressions} Halloween Monster Mash Bash

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

I'm over at MG Party Impressions today with ANOTHER Halloween party recap!  This time around we threw a Monster Mash Bash.  Swing past and check it out - and if you're going out trick or treating this year - make sure to be safe!

 

{Cupcake Monday} Halloween Cupcake Monsters

Meet Alfred, Edgar and George, three lovable cupcake monsters I created in my cupcake laboratory!

Alfred, doesn't say much, but does like to keep an 'eye' on things.

Edgar, is a somber fellow and enjoys to dine on slime and spiders - but he is a bit touchy.

Then there is George, he's a good listener but, he doesn't wash much and sometimes gets things caught in his fur. Even though he tends to be the happiest of the group....he can be a bit envious at times.....wonder why????

Tee-Hee - I'm such a corn ball! You too can make lovable cupcake monsters with just a few bits of candy, sprinkles, frosting and LOTS of imagination. They're perfect treats, especially if your Halloween theme this year has anything to do with Monsters or Aliens!!! Check back later in the week because I will have a tutorial on how to make your own!