Halloween party help

Okay, I'm trying to plan a Halloween party of sorts for nine, high
functioning Downs Syndrome teens. We have a tradition of inviting
this particular class to our library for Halloween. Last year
we mostly played a few games and had ourselves a fancy feast.

This year the drama department would like to work with us tho
we all seem to be brain dead at the moment.

I'm thinking of something like a Halloween Treasure Hunt with
spooky trick or treat "stations" or hunt destinations....
maybe ending with the traditional cackling witch and the
goodies. Maybe an obstacle course?? (not necessarily physical)

Any ideas you might have to throw out there would be most
welcome.

Food treat ideas would be welcome too. We love that part of
it but new ideas are always welcome!

Thanks!

Sounds like great fun!
Does everyone come in costume? If not, the drama department could provide a
closet full of clothes and everyone could choose some and create their own
outfit. Take pictures!
Depending on the reading skills of the party guests, you could make a simple
map and have them follow it to the different stations to pick up the treat
or surprise. At the end could be the party feast, with creepy Halloween
dishes like deviled egg eyeballs, punch, spiderweb cupcakes....there are a
zillion and one recipes on the web.
Team up and decorate pumpkins, as creatively as possible...I bet your drama
department would be great at this.
Teens might like dancing to a soundtrack of Halloween music ... Take lots of
pictures or hand out one-use cameras to the party guests so they can take
their own pictures....having them developed and looking at them later would
be something to look forward to.

:-)


"Joni Rathbun" wrote in message
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Okay, I'm trying to plan a Halloween party of sorts for nine, high
functioning Downs Syndrome teens. We have a tradition of inviting
this particular class to our library for Halloween. Last year
we mostly played a few games and had ourselves a fancy feast.

This year the drama department would like to work with us tho
we all seem to be brain dead at the moment.

I'm thinking of something like a Halloween Treasure Hunt with
spooky trick or treat "stations" or hunt destinations....
maybe ending with the traditional cackling witch and the
goodies. Maybe an obstacle course?? (not necessarily physical)

Any ideas you might have to throw out there would be most
welcome.

Food treat ideas would be welcome too. We love that part of
it but new ideas are always welcome!

Thanks!