HALLOWEEN DISPLAY IDEAS

You have all you need to put together great food for your party but what to do about the decorations and table settings? Click here for some great ideas on that subject! Below, you'll find some quick tips on adding some Halloween spark to your food tables.

GELATIN MOLDS & ICE SCULPTURES
A spooky gelatin mold can add a spooky ambience to your Halloween table. Some can also be used to freeze juice or water and used in a punch bowl as well. You can use a multitude of things as molds for both ice and gelatin to make your sculpture, including small Halloween cake pans and body parts gelatin molds. These look great setting next to or floating in your punch bowl!

You can use a decorative cake pan such as a tombstone, skull or bat to make an ice sculpture centerpiece. Fill mold with water, add food color if you'd like it to have a tint to it. You can find brain, hand and heart molds around this time of year that will make great molds for ice to add to your punch bowl! Be sure and keep it frozen until use!! To remove, run pan side under cool water to release the ice mold. Go to this page for more on Gelatin Molds.

HALLOWEEN CENTER PIECES
Setting the perfect table for your Halloween party is easy, finding or making the right centerpiece to set it all off can be a bit harder. Here are some ideas for some Halloween centerpieces that will help finish the look of your table! Anything from a cornucopia, dried harvest corn, mini pumpkins used together for an autumn center piece to a small water fountain to a smoking cauldron. Use your imagination, make your own or pick up a cool looking  center piece at your local Halloween or online retailer!

Choosing a centerpiece depends on the size of your table and the theme you are going for, you don't want it to over power the table but add to the beauty of your Halloween settings. You can choose something that matches your place settings or go with something else.

You can use a plastic cauldron as a punch bowl, just make sure that you wash it out well before use. You can use a hand, heart or brain mold to make a giant ice cube to keep it cold in a spooky way! Click here for more info on making your own Halloween centerpieces.

SETTING A SPOOKY TABLE
Setting a coordinated Halloween banquet table for a spooky evening of treats is a great touch. Choose a large, stable table so you have plenty of room and its doesn't look over crowded. There are a multitude of Halloween paper plates and utensil designs to be found during the Halloween season. The only problem you'll have is picking which one to use!

If you use real candles make sure there's nothing that can catch fire and don't leave it unattended. Hollowed out mini-pumpkins make great votive candle holders! Use your imagination and go crazy! There are also plenty of battery powered tea lights and battery powered pumpkin lights that can be used in place of candles on your serving table.

Make sure to use matching tablecloth, complementary decorations and tableware including spooky plates, cups, napkins, table clothes, eating utensils, table decorations and more.