5 Cool Ways to Throw a Vampire Party

!±8± 5 Cool Ways to Throw a Vampire Party

The situation: New Moon DVD release party.

The issue: How to pass the time before the DVD arrives.

The solution: Twilight themed party.

Whether you party for the New Moon DVD release, your birthday party, or just because you love Twilight and want to celebrate with the characters, here are five tips that will make your vampire-themed party to die for.

What's a party without food? Yummy recipes can be found all over the Internet. If cooking isn't your strength, then store bought foods are just as good. For a Twilight themed party, red-colored rice krispy treats make for an easy treat. When using your favorite rice krispy treat recipe, remember to blend the red food coloring in the marshmallows before you put in rice cereal. Otherwise, the color won't blend in perfectly and it will look sloppy.

Pop fresh, plain popcorn to munch while watching New Moon. After you melt butter, add red food coloring and mix well. The drippy red butter will give an icky, blood appearance but still taste amazing.

Another fantastic treat is red velvet cupcakes, a traditional chocolate flavored cupcake dyed red. They are yummy and the bright red coloring is perfect for any bloodthirsty vampire. For drinks, mix pomegranate juice with club soda for a sparkly cocktail with the same color as blood.

Once the menu is selected, conquer party games next:
o Be each other's Alice by taking turns reading one another's fortune with Tarot cards or a crystal ball.
o Stump one another by playing trivia games that incorporate books, movies, and actor biographical facts.
o Slay vampires, ala pin the tail on the donkey. Put up a poster of James, Victoria and Laurent or of the Volturi. Take turns blind folding one another and trying to get "stake" stickers as close to their hearts as possible. Team Jacob can switch the poster to the Cullens and stake them.
o Have a beads craft activity where guests make Bella-like bracelets with wolf charms and crystal hearts.
o Using stills from the movie, take turns shouting out character's dialogue from the movie. The one who guesses the most correct stills wins.
o Have a karaoke tournament. Stop the music and have people sing the words that follow, each level getting harder and harder until one person is left standing.
o Don't forget to brainstorm more fun game ideas. Maybe you and your friends will come up with unique ideas.

Music plays a huge part in the Twilight movies and should be at the party. Play Paramore and Coldplay CDs. Don't forget to pop in the original movie soundtrack. Play Twilight music videos on television as your guests arrive.

Set the mood with soft lighting. For example, drape a red scarf over lampshades. Other decorating tips include lightings candles in the room and putting up your favorite movie stills, print outs, magazine pictures and other posters on the walls. With fabric paint, paint the Cullen's crest on white or red sheets to hang on the walls.

When the movie's over and its time to go home, give your guests a New Moon party favor. Make your own or buy them in stores. Prices vary, but most are inexpensive and fit any budget. Twilight party favors make a great memento of the millionth time you've watched the film.

Once games are won and the movie's rolling, sit back, relax and enjoy. Know your friends had fun playing games, eating vampiric treats, playing with their Twilight party favors and watching that gorgeous Taylor Lautner.