TRICKS and TREATS

TRICKS and TREATS by PipPipHOORAY

Today I’m sharing the TRICKS and TREATS party I recently hosted - it’s absolutely one of my all-time favorites! This bright and bold party is packed with TRICKS and TREATS that will surprise your guests from beginning to end. It’s all about celebrating silly - and is guaranteed to deliver lots of laughs, gasps, and even some groans. So much fun!

I got the party started with a PARTY POPPER INVITATION that both TRICKs and TREATs - pull the string for a surprise pop, and then uncover sweet treats inside. It’s easy to make using an empty toilet paper roll and a few basic supplies.

I chose bright and bold colors for the party decor - hot pink, lime green, citron, and gold - and kept my decorations (and prep) to a minimum by just focusing on the food table. The WALL FRINGE BACKDROP was super simple to make - tying strips of plastic tablecloths to a piece of string - but it definitely delivered a lot of color. I also made several TISSUE PAPER TASSELS in the party colors to add to a purchased honeycomb ball and an extra large CONFETTI BALLOON to make them more festive. I created a TRICK PINATA (see more below) in the same party colors as one of the games, but I used it as a decoration until it was time to bust it open. Finally, I cut FRINGED STREAMERS and draped them to the front of the food table.

I wanted to continue the TRICKS and TREATS theme with the party food, so I served a FRO YO bar where guests could treat themselves to lots of fun toppings. I included some other silly treats too: USED BANDAID COOKIES, DIRTY QTIPS, and TOOTHPASTE FILLED COOKIES. I also made a SPONGE CAKE using kitchen sponges and covering them with icing. I served it with candles lit and asked everyone to sing the Happy Birthday song - no one guessed it wasn’t real until I cut into it. Such a tricky surprise!!

I love how silly all of the party games were - they definitely delivered lots of laughs and giggles! We began with ROLL ‘EM UP - the kids had to eat a fruit roll with no hands. We also played SHAKE IT OUT, TRICKY TREAT BALL, and I FEEL SOMETHING TRICKY. Our final activity was the TRICK PINATA. I made the piñata easily by using a purchased paper lantern for the form and then filling it with - surprise! - broccoli and mini carrots instead of candy. I loved seeing the kids’ faces when they saw veggies instead of candy fly out of the piñata!

As the final party trick, I passed out empty prize bags. Of course, the kids were surprised again! I had their real prizes - all silly items from the party supply isle - nearby so that they could fill their bags with them to take home. I also sent home a printable THANK YOU CARD that I created with mirror image text so it was little tricky to read. I used a glassine envelope so that you could see the colorful paper confetti made in the party colors

(Complete instructions and printables for all of the party details shared today and more are included in the TRICKS and TREATS Party Plan available @ www.pip-pip-hooray.com as a digital download for $14.99.)

• What People Ate

  Tricked Out FRO YO Bar, Used Bandaids, Dirty Qtips, Trick Cookies

• What People Drank

  Party Punch

• Desserts

  "Sponge" Cake and cookies

• Party Favors

  Tricky Prize Bags

• Activities / Games

  Roll 'Em Up, Shake It Out, Tricky Treat Ball, I Feel Something Tricky, Trick Piñata

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