Halloween is definitely looking different this year, but we’re determined not to let the most spooktacular holiday of the year lose it’s luster! With social distancing in mind, I teamed up with Oriental Trading to create a Halloween Monster Party Idea that can be set up as either an intimate celebration for your kiddos, a Trick-or-Treat Dinner Party, or a low-contact trick-or-treat stop in your driveway. We named this fun fête a Monster Mingle, and we think that your little ghouls and goblins are going to love it!

Halloween Monster Party Invitation - Jen T by Design

To kick off the fun, I designed this monstrously adorable Monster Halloween Invitation. Not only is it cute, it’s free! Simply head over to Oriental Trading Fun365 to download the file, then click on the text boxes in the PDF to add your own details and send the invites to your guests! To make things extra fun, deliver invites to your kiddos’ bedrooms like official mail. They’ll love it!

Halloween Monster Party Idea - Jen T by Design

Bright, festive colors make this Halloween table more silly than spooky. DIY Monster Plates are a huge hit with the kids…especially the candy corn teeth! The kids also really loved the Monster Cardboard Stand-Up that we had set up in the driveway. This is great for capturing some fun Halloween pictures!

Halloween Monster Party Printables - Jen T by Design

To add a festive flair to the table, I created some printable Monster Bottle Labels and Monster Treat Labels to coordinate with the party invitation. Both sets of labels can be found in the Halloween section of my shop. DIY Monster Eye Drink Stirrers were created by hot gluing a black yarn pom to a striped straw, then adding a googly eye to each pom. They were a super cute way to emphasize the monster theme.

This point of the party is where you can get creative! You can either set up a favor station for the kiddos, or use this station as a low contact trick-or-treat station for neighbors and friends. Display your treats in a manner that allows the kids to easily take a goodie or two. If you're offering food treats, be sure that they are individually wrapped. Make sure that you make the station look fun and inviting! I share all of the tips for recreating this look over on Oriental Trading.

Ready to recreate a Monster Mingle for your own little ghouls and goblins? Head over to Oriental Trading for all of these spooktacular details!

This post is sponsored by Oriental Trading Company.

Don’t forget to dress the part for your party! Get super easy, monstrously cute Monster Costume DIYs here:

Halloween is such an exciting holiday for little ghouls and goblins! Visits to the pumpkin patch, carving pumpkins, dressing up in costumes, candy…there’s so much fun to be had!

Halloween can be a little scary, though, especially for the younger kiddos. I recently styled a “Too Cute to Spook” Party for Oriental Trading Company that celebrates all of the spooktacular things that Halloween has to offer…minus the fright. It’s the perfect celebration for all of the little ones that are too cute to spook!

I created this super cute kids Halloween party invitation for our “spookless” soiree, and it’s available as a free download that you can use, too!

The printable invitation can be customized with your own party details prior to printing; simply download the invite, click in the text boxes to enter your info, save to your computer, then print! So easy and so very cute!

Download the free “Too Cute to Spook” Kids Halloween Party Invitations here.

Monster Mingle: A Fun Monster Halloween Party Idea

Spooky Halloween Dinner Party with Cricut and Martha Stewart

Grab your ghouls and ghoul-friends because this Spooky Halloween Dinner Party is one they won’t want to miss! If you’re looking for a casual way to celebrate Halloween with your friends, this ghastly gathering is for you!

"Bad to the Bone" 80s-Inspired Halloween Party

Bust out the Aqua Net, shoulder pads, and jelly shoes…we’re bringing the 80s back, baby!

This “Bad to the Bone” 80s-Inspired Halloween Party was so much fun to plan! Bright colors and abstract art elements + skeletons and pumpkins = an 80s Halloween Party that is totally rad…and bad…to the bone. ;)