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Voodoo Halloween in the Big Easy

A Mardi Gras Halloween Theme Party

Why not celebrate the holiday of all costume holidays this Halloween? So what if Mardi Gras is usually in February or March! I won't tell if you won't! It's a time for reveling, getting unusually crazy and doing it all behind a mask. Invite your friends to do just that with you! As a special tribute to Voodoo of the South, take this twist to give your Mardi Gras a special tone. 

What is voodoo? Here's history on Voodoo in New Orleans.

Halloween Party Invitations

Send a Mardi Gras mask with an invitation. Purple, green and yellow are Mardi Gras colors, but don't hesitate to add orange. Do something simple and include a mask for guests to wear or let them create their own. Make sure to tell guests the colors, and tell them to meet you in the dark swamplands of Louisiana!

If you want to follow the voodoo theme, write your invitation as a spell, with the pertinent details, on parchment paper and send it off to your guests. Alternatively, send a voodoo doll with the invite, if you are brave enough to do it.

If you don’t have time to create your own invitation but you still want the personal touch we have Halloween invitations and Mardi Gras invitations that you can personalize.

Halloween Voodoo Decorations

Have your guests walk down a walkway of cemetery fences and through an inflatable cemetery gate on their way into the party. Then use "b" lights (those little ones you use at Christmas). Wrap them on your front porch railing or around your door.

As your friends arrive, you may want a "greeter" at the front--dressed as a jester who is passing out goodies, or a Voodoo Priestess.  Halloween cut-outs would look great. Carve several pumpkins and light them up with candles. Line your entryway with them.

At the entry, set up a fog machine to fill the room. Greet each guest with Mardi Gras beads or black chain beads with skull & crossbones medallion. At the fabric store, buy purple, yellow, green and orange fabrics--the fancier the better. Drape this on your buffets, and over dining tables. You may want to add gold skeleton parts confetti and more Mardi Gras beads scattered around to make your presentation just right.

For centerpieces, use Mardi Gras hats on half the tables and crystal ball foggers on the rest of the tables. Around the base, scatter beads as confetti. Simple, inexpensive and fun.

Little pumpkin votives would be cool. Find them at any craft or home store. (Candles are very important in voodoo.) If the voodoo doesn't freak you out, use candles everywhere. Have bottles of "potions" and "powders" everywhere.  Of course, a few shrunken heads and jars with floating eyeballs are important, as are other spooky decorations for your table. 

Hang more Spanish moss inside. Rent or use large tropical looking plants to add depth and swamp-like character to your décor. Place voodoo dolls everywhere, with pins, to evoke the spiritual senses.

Halloween Party Menu 

You can go Louisiana/Cajun since Mardi Gras is a New Orleans thing...or you can serve regular, inexpensive fare because at some point, no one is going to care. Serve it on paper goods in Mardi Gras colors. See our full Mardi Gras menu. Illuminate your dining area with many candles and even a Halloween candelabra.

Music and Activities

Get crazy. Pick a variety of tunes that suit Halloween and your own "festival." Or, orchestrate your own voodoo rituals. See www.voodoomuseum.com for some suggestions.

Pull out the old Ouija board or better yet, hire a professional palm readers or fortune teller to meet with your guests.  Set up an area for them with a cemetery scene.

Halloween Party Favors 

Party411’s Creations for you always provide a great selection of personalized candy bar wrappers that make the perfect party favor.  There’s nothing better than candy on Halloween so take a moment to browse through this year’s selection of Halloween candy bar wrappers. 

We also have a new party favor this year, personalized mint or candy tins, and they are fantastic. There are lots of great Halloween designs, and you personalize the message.

Have a Happy Halloween!