Department 56 Snow Village, Christmas Miniature Villages, and Halloween Village Displays
A guide to Halloween party planning, featuring your Department 56 Halloween display.
A Department 56 Halloween display forms the perfect centerpiece for your Halloween party decor. Your display will make a great talking point for your party guests, and you can build your Department 56 Halloween collection by adding new pieces every year.
I like adding a new Halloween piece every year because it makes the piece special because you can remember the year you purchased it by placing a sticker with the year on the bottom. Or take pictures of your display ever year and you can watch it grow. This also spreads the cost of your Halloween village display over a few years.
There’s a great range of Department 56 Halloween display pieces to choose from, including:
- Halloween Villages, with spooky lights and sounds.
- Halloween decorations, including witches, ghosts, monsters and pumpkins.
- Freaky figurines, including Halloween Krinkles characters and spooky Snowbabies.
- Department 56 also offers an imaginative range of Halloween party wares, including candy dishes for Halloween treats.
Five Halloween party planning tips:
1. Choose a good date for your Halloween party. It doesn’t necessarily have to be Halloween itself. Check that your chosen date doesn’t clash with a big local event, or a friend’s party.
2. Decide whether you’re going to serve a full dinner, or just drinks and finger food, and make sure it’s clear on the invitations.
3. Decide on an appropriate number of guests for the size of your house and the capacity of your kitchen and stick to it. If you want to have a bigger Halloween party, consider a larger venue, like a community hall.
4. Choose tried and tested recipes. Don’t experiment on your guests!
5. The more preparation and planning you do ahead of time, the more you’ll be free to enjoy your party. Choose food you can make the day before and refrigerate or freeze it.
For more Halloween display ideas, please read this article on spooky Department 56 Halloween villages.
