2012 Witches Party

 One of my favorite days in the whole year is the day in October when I do my witches party!   It is a lot of work, but I just love it!!   This is the 4th one I've done in Utah since moving back and I thought it was a really fun one!

The prep for this party always starts in about June.  That is when I decide on a quilt to make and the party favors.    Then, as it gets closer, I put the menu together, decorate the house, beg Kirsten for her ideas :) and get super excited!

I had lots of wonderful help the day of the party!   This was the day after Becky & the kids came in from AZ, so it was fun to have them there helping me!

Decorating cupcakes



 Making witches brooms - Reese's PB cups with stick pretzels

 

 Brooklyn was even willing to help

 

 And willing to sample them :)

 

While the inside was getting ready, my professional cob web designer, AKA Tom Bowen, was outside putting up the spider web.    Tom had gone to OR just a couple of weeks before the party and I wasn't sure if he was going to be able to do it.  Jon was willing to try, but I prefer Tom to do it.  Thankfully he came back to SLC for some meetings and was able to get it up.  Once again, it was fabulous!!

Jon was kind enough to take all 7 kids (mine plus Brooklyn) to McDonald's right before the party started.   (He is funny - he even stopped at RC Willey on the way home to pick out new carpet).

 The tables all set - notice the cute witches legs hanging from the mantle.

 

 

We had the usual menu:

 

 

Bread bowls

Soup from Kneaders (Creamy Chicken Noodle & Loaded Baked Potato)

Homemade chili

Veggies with dip

Creamy cranberry salad

a yummy punch - lemonade, cranberry juice & raspberries

 

 

Dessert was cupcakes, witches brooms & pumpkin crisp (a new recipe)

 

 

I always do this party for my cousins & aunts!   This year's hat decorating theme was "Favorite Holiday."    ALL of the hats were so cute!   I always appreciate all the work that they put into them ( I don't do a hat - I have too much work to do doing the rest of the party :)    My favorite hat was Jill's.  She made an Easter "bonnet" - so cute!    I think there are pictures of everyone in their hats, but they're on Becky's camera, so I'll have to add those later).

 



 Becky wanted to do a Christmas hat.  She was kind enough to let Lindsey design it for her.    All Lindsey needs is some contruction paper and tape.

 

 

In addition to the witches hat contest, I added a game (compliments of Kirsten's idea) called "Which Witch is Which?"  and it was a blast!!  I had everyone email me something about themselves that no one knew.    They were great and most of them fooled everyone!  

 

For fun, here were the "witches" which....

 

Kathie Olsen - got hit by a car 2 times in the same day

 

Sharon Unufe - loves playing card games

 

Uini Unufe - all time favorite movie is "What's Up Doc?"

 

Pat Olsen - flew to LA to take tests and be interviewed to become a stewardess.  Went to LA Temple while on a break and the temple president said "the Lord has something much more important waiting for you than becoming a stewardess."  Soon afterward, met her husband.

 

Jill Clark - has a minor in anthropology

 

Jennifer Welsh - when she was younger, used to make prank calls and say "This is Kmart.  Can I put you on hold?"

 

Isabella Welsh - as a little girl, licked her finger and smeared it on the mirrow in the dance studio, just to make her teacher mad.

 

Jeannette Bowen - dream job would be to put large Lego displays together

 

Emily Bowen - played soccer as a 3 year old and hated it

 

Becky Mortensen - got punched in the face by a boy in Elementary School

 

Misty Sorenson - her first & longest crush is on Fred Savage...oh, so dreamy!"

 

Meg Graf - she almost lost her pants on the streets of New York City

 

Annie Cowden - eats 2 bowls of cereal every day

 

Carla Olsen - in high school, had lunch with President Kimball's wife, all by herself.

 

Jillian Koon - has 2 different shaped thumbs & thumbnails.

 

Camilla Christensen - dreams of opening & owning her own restaurant one day with her husband

 

Pam Beach - would really, really like to live in a big city like New York, Paris or London

 

 

 

For the last year fews, I've made a Halloween or Witches quilt and given it away in a drawing.  If you've won a quilt before, you can't win again.   So, this year's winner was.....

 

 

 

 

Ms. Jennifer Welsh!!!

 

 

 



 I was soooo happy that Jenny won!   She totally deserved it!!

 

 

These were the party favors - I had found these little paper purses on clearance last year, so they were so easy to put together.   Inside was a small hand sanitizer with a witch on it and a couple of pieces of candy. 

 

Thank you everyone for coming and making it another successful witches party!!!