TABLE Magazine’s Ultimate Guide to Halloween

Get ready to make this Halloween season your most unforgettable one yet! Whether you’re planning a spooky soirée, looking for kid-friendly fun, or dealing with a massive candy haul, this guide has everything you need. From transforming your office into a haunted haven to mastering themed cocktails and using up that mountain of leftovers, here are your essentials to making your Halloween absolutely perfect (and a little spooky too!)

Your Ultimate Guide to Halloween

5 Ways to Celebrate Halloween at the Office

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Just because you’re stuck at the office on Halloween doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the holiday. We’ve got your simple, fun, and appropriate ideas for turning your workplace into a festive space. Homemade treats as well as sharable lunches ensure everyone—from colleagues to clients—can enjoy the spooky spirit without disrupting the workday.

Adult Halloween Treats and Drinks

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Elevate your evening with sophisticated, spooky-themed treats and beverages designed specifically for grown-up celebrations. Rather than subcumb to the basic, add an air of elegant indulgence to your Halloween party this year. Try our spooky coffee cake with skull decorations on top or delicious cocktails that taste so good it’s scary.

Where to Stream Halloween Movies and Cocktail Pairings

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Perfect for a chilling movie night, we’re here to help you find the best horror and Halloween holiday films to stream on all your favorite apps and websites. Plus, we also suggest the ideal cocktail pairings to sip while you watch, enhancing the atmosphere of your fright night and making it a night to remember.

The Ultimate Halloween Party Playlist and Menu

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Take the stress out of hosting with a curated list of spooky songs and a complete menu plan too! Ensure your party atmosphere is perfect from food to music all while enjoying the celebration yourself for once thanks to our easy-to-play Spotify playlist. Just for the record, a zombie cocktail 100% goes with Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

Fun and Easy Halloween Treats to Make with Your Kids

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Halloween really is a holiday for the kiddos after all so why not get them in on all the fun in the kitchen too? These simple, hands-on recipes get children involved so that your little one grows up with a fun, creative, and memorable activity for the whole family. Think Slime Popcorn that can form into monsters or completely customizable candy bark.

Halloween Candy Baked Goods

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Solve the annual problem of overwhelming excess candy by crafting those leftover treats—like chocolate bars and peanut butter cups—into delicious, crowd-pleasing baked goods. We’re turning candy corn into Rum Pecan Candy Corn Blondies, Twix into an Easy Twix Cold Cake No Bake recipe, and also Butterfingers into a Rum Buttermilk Butterfinger Cake. You’ll never look at Halloween candy the same way again.

10 Halloween Cocktails Perfect for Spooky Season

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Everyone needs a cocktail (or mocktail) to truly bring the life to a party. Our collection of inventive and thematic drink recipes, leave your bar fully stocked with creative potions that look amazing and taste even better. Wow your friends with your new mixology skills with cocktails based on Halloween characters like witches and vampires as well as brews for your favorite movies.

Story by Kylie Thomas

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