Party Themes & MotifsNo. 3824 · The 2026 edition
A Walk in the Countryside: Halloween Party 2013
Get ready for a spooktacular night with our 2013 Halloween bash! Discover how to create eerie window silhouettes, conjure floating witch hats, and inspire guests to don their most creative costumes fo
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This guide outlines the key elements of a memorable 2013 Halloween celebration hosted in a private residence. It highlights three main attractions: crafting dramatic window silhouettes to set the mood, designing floating witch hats as a unique decorative feature, and encouraging attendees to wear imaginative costumes. The event focuses on creating an immersive and festive atmosphere through these specific DIY decorations and interactive costume participation.
About this
A home blogger's photo recap of her 2013 Halloween party, focused mainly on the DIY decorations that pulled the look together. The standout was window silhouettes made from black poster board and white chalk, backed (or not) depending on the room's curtains, done for under $10. Other highlights include floating witch hats, glittery orange jack o' lanterns above the kitchen cabinets, thrifted $5 costumes on homemade stands, and guests in costumes from Duck Dynasty to Darth Vadar.
The plan
- Keep the window silhouette project under $10 total.
- Before buying backing material for every window, test one window with a single plastic tablecloth to see how it looks.
- Shop complete costumes at Dirt Cheap for $5 each.
- Ask your husband to build costume display stands from 1X2's and chicken wire.
- Check each room's curtains before deciding whether silhouettes need backing — dark or lined-dark curtains block the light, light-colored curtains let enough through.
Decoration ideas
- Window silhouettes: draw Halloween shapes with white chalk on black poster board, cut them out, and tape them to the windows.
- Back the window silhouettes with yellow tissue paper, a plastic tablecloth, or white tablecloths — or leave them unbacked when curtains are light enough to glow behind them.
- Note that the upper-left room used yellow tablecloths behind dark brown curtains, which blocked too much light, while the bottom-right room used white tablecloths and the rest had only closed curtains behind them.
- Hang witch hats from the ceiling with tacks and clear fishing line so they look like they are floating in the air.
- Place glittery orange jack o' lanterns on top of the kitchen cabinets.
- Display costumes on stands built from 1X2's and chicken wire.
Activities
- Costume party — almost everyone dressed up, with only a few exceptions.
- Guest costume themes that appeared included Duck Dynasty characters, groovy characters, a father-in-law in a Darth Vadar costume, and at least one scary zombie.
More photos
Photos hosted by awalkinthecountryside.blogspot.com.
