You've sent out the invites for a fun-filled Halloween dinner. You've got fun, dark and scary décor throughout your house. Now it's time to go all out with the table setting. This is the one table setting that should entertain, scare and make the meal memorable. A typical tabletop with seasonal pumpkins and gourds just won't do. No, for this tabletop you need to bring a limited fright to the night.
Let's start with the beverages and how to serve them. Dry ice is your friend on Halloween. Roughly regardless of what you are serving it can be poured into a low bowl with dry ice on the bottom. The dry ice will keep things cold but it will also provide a nice bit of fog flowing over your table. For the bowl, try and find something dark, ceramic and mysterious. Population should wonder what the heck they are about to drink. Be sure and provide a ladle in the bowl for serving.
Halloween Decorations
Half the battle for setting the mood is the lighting and for Halloween the darker the better. Colored light bulbs or colored lamp shades work well. Use a table lamp or two settled on your dining table and whether deeply dim or turn off any ceiling lights. Remember, you never saw recessed cans in a nightmare movie. Using just candles can also be very effective. Deep purple and brown hues will complement the scary mood.
For mood music, be sure to get some old superior thriller songs with lots of pipe organs and dramatic sounds. If you want to have some real fun, attach a player under your table and have it play some screams, groans, cats fighting, wind rustling trees or wolves howling. Your guests will be surprised when they hear those strange noises coming from their evening meal table.
Now let's get creative with the linens. A black or dark brown or deep purple tablecloth is fine but how about some old burlap sacks strewn on the table for more of a storehouse look? If you have an old sailboat sail try draping it over your table. Or even an old canvas tarp will do the trick. Whatever you use, the darker, older and dirtier it is the better.
The centerpiece is where you can tie together the party theme with the evening meal table and make the evening in effect pop. This is where you want to do something dramatic. Possibly a dead alien on the table? How about a small coffin with a vampire inside? How about a dead werewolf with a wooden stake in his heart on the table? Use your imagination and put lots of detail into it. If it is done well Population will talk about it for years. Go ahead and let your creepy side out.
Halloween Decorations - How to Set Your evening meal Table
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