Ask friends to bring bottles of wine with different countries (and cost if desired) of origin. Buy a selection of fruit, bread, crackers, and cheese. Cover the wine labels and taste the wines. Invi...

Hold a quiz night where guests’ wits are pitted against each other. Ask questions in categories such as general knowledge, history, movies, music, food, sports, geography, science, etc. Hold a ...

Get a bunch of people together and have them dress up as different characters from the game Clue! Then, make mixed drinks that color coordinate with the characters. For example: White russia...

Ninja Costume Black hooded sweatsuit Long strip of black cloth (long enough to wrap around head with about an extra a foot left) Cardboard Aluminum foil (or a plastic play sword) Long stick or ...

Carved pumpkins make great lanterns for Halloween parties. Cut the top off a pumpkin and scoop out the flesh. Draw outlines of eyes, nose, and a mouth on the pumpkin with a marker pen. Using a craf...

For a fun and easy party, try having a pizza party. Guests prepare their own custom pizzas with the ingredients which you’ve prepared in advance and put out. You can buy premade crusts at the ...

Create the look of a winter forest in your living room or party room. Gather bunches of tall twigs and branches to make arrangements in standing pots. Spray the branches with white or silver paint a...

To add some small touches to your Christmas decorating, try scattering a few sprigs of evergreen clippings, a topiary tree, a small pot of poinsettia, a small bouquet of flowers, a container of narcis...

For your next party, embellish plain white candles with a pattern of gold, sliver, or other color spray paint. Cut a paper doily to fit around a candle. Hold the doily in place with masking tape. S...

Decorate your Halloween party by stringing thick twine across the room or party area. From the twine, you can let your imagination go wild and hang Halloween decorations that will decorate the area. ...

Make a weighted tablecloth for the next outdoor party you throw. Sew attractive objects relevant to the theme of the party. For example, you can attach items such as seashells, glass beads, pebbles...

Make luxurious gem-encrusted goblets for your next party. Spray paint a plain glass with gold paint. When the paint is dry, use cold paint to cover the glass with a swirled pattern. Glue glass or p...

For your next Valentine’s Day party, make these cute heart napkins. Gather white linen napkins, red fabric paint, and make a heart stamp out of a potato. Use a small, sharp knife to cut a hear...

For your next party, try making a fancy ice tray to serve fruit and vegetables. Fill a shallow tray with water. Place slices of lemon, lime, and parsley in the water and place the tray in the freeze...

For your next party, embellish your plain paper plates to make them a fancy fixture of the meal. Use a hole punch to make sixteen evenly spaced holes around the edge of each plate. Thread ribbon thr...