Make your Halloween bash the best ever by shopping online at Celebrate Express where you can buy everything from costumes to party favors. They even have some wonderful “party suggestions” that are very handy to putting together your party in a snap. For example, the perfect table setting for a Friendly Haunted Mansion theme:

How about this Candy Buffet? What a brilliant idea since we are quite certain that most ghosts and goblins have a sweet tooth:

And don’t forget about the Spellbinding Halloween Decor, it’s a must for creating the perfect spoooooooky atmosphere:

And best of all, you can create all of your Halloween effects by shopping online at Celebrate Express (and/or sister site Costume Express) and enjoy 25% OFF Sitewide when when you use coupon code:  25OCTOBER at checkout.  And don’t forget you’ll get FREE 2-Day Shipping (and returns!) when you checkout with ShopRunner!

Summer time BBQs, dinners, and gatherings can be fun and memorable especially when you add a bit of creativity to your party by selecting a theme.

To get everyone’s creative juices flowing, guide your guests into participation by choosing a theme and ask that each person bring a food item that fits the theme. For example, if you were to choose a camping theme, ask one individual to bring Hot Dogs, another BBQ Beans, another person s’mores, and so on. With Evites or even Facebook Groups, it can be easy and clear to see what others are bringing (to prevent overlap).

Decorating can be fun and simple, and it can also help to set the mood of the entire party! Use your guests as decorations by suggesting that they wear a certain color or even play the part of role of characters that fit your party theme.  A Caribbean night could have everyone dressed up in bright summer time clothing, for example.

Also, try to overlap decorations and food. Select colorful food dishes and serving trays that blend well with whatever your party atmosphere might be.  Make a fun American Flag Cake using Blueberries, Strawberries and Whipped Crème. Create edible centerpieces. Ideas include a Pot of Dirt using Chocolate pudding, crushed Oreos and Gummy Worms or a Bowl of Fish using Blue JELL-O and Gummy Fish. If making a fun refreshing drink like Lemonade or a Sangria, use your extra fruit to make frozen fruit popsicles or perhaps a decorative floral arrangement outlining your glass flower vase with sliced lemons.

Be sure to check out Celebrate Express for summer time theme ideas, decorations, and more. They have a wonderful Fourth of July section that would make for  a fun Red, White, and Blue July Theme. They are currently offering 15% off when you use coupon code: EVERYTHING15 at checkout (offer ends 7/1/12), and don’t forget that you will get FREE 2-Day Shipping with ShopRunner, which is just perfect for any last minute items that you might need to put the finishing touches on your themed party!