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Zombie Party – Party Planning Ideas for your Zombie Themed Event

Published: Oct 31, 2012 · Recipe by: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

We had so much fun planning and hosting our Zombie Party this year and I want to share some tips for decorating for your own Zombie themed event. It’s such a great theme for Halloween.

Zombies Party Graveyard Decorations

Welcome to our 2012 Zombie themed Halloween party. 

Zombies in our Graveyard

Zombies greeted out guests as they entered through our cemetery.

Graveyard Halloween Party Ideas

Guests were summoned to enter at their own risk as…

Zombie Party Ideas - Decorate your front porch with zombies.

 brain eating zombies were trying to enter our home from every door and window.

Zombies Breaking In through boarded up windows.

Some zombies were successful at breaking through the windows that we had boarded up.

Their arms were reaching in to grab unsuspecting guests.

zombie Halloween decorations

No window frames were harmed in the making of this display! These clever props, designed by my husband, just pop into our window opening and can be pulled out after the party.

Halloween Food Table Graveyard Theme

We had 103 party attendees and we knew they were going to come hungry. We needed a lot of space to hold all of the food and utilized the entire kitchen.

Cool graveyard filled with Halloween party food.

Our kitchen island was transformed into a graveyard scene which featured all of the savory food.

Zombie Decoration on our Halloween party food table.

A brain eating zombie climbed out of his grave at one end of the island and a tombstone was set at the opposite end. In between was lots of tissue paper grass and food, of course.

Halloween Party Food Ideas

Creepy zombie hands reached up out of the ground grasping at food like the skull shaped cheese.

Halloween Dessert Display

Our desserts were a major focal point of the party food. We were sure to leave plenty of room around the tables so our guests could easily serve themselves.

A fun way to display Halloween desserts for your Zombie Party.

Our haunted house display held individual zombie themed desserts including …

Zombie Party Desserts

Cake Ball Brains, Dark Chocolate Caramel Marshmallow Filled Brains,   Vanilla Bean Marshmallow Brains, Gingerbread Zombies, Zombie Sugar Cookies, White Chocolate Zombies, Peanut Butter Fudge Filled Chocolate Skulls, Bleeding White Chocolate Popcorn, Coconut Cream Skulls, Chocolate Coffins, and Chocolate Caramel Brains.

Chocolate Brains and Skulls

We made plenty of lollipops and painted candies to set around the table too.

I loved that I could fit my small skull shaped candies into chocolate coffins. During the party one young boy came up to me holding a chocolate coffin lid that had a big bite taken out of it and said, “this is chocolate, the whole thing is chocolate, this is so awesome.” It was too cute!

Nutter Butter Skulls and Zombie Cookies

We really had fun decorating lots of zombie themed cookies for our display including Nutter Butter Skulls.

Zombie Desserts for a Zombie Party

We needed more room for our Cookies ‘n Cream Fudge Tombstones, Brownie Coffins, Pumpkin Caramels, Zombie Marshmallows, and some handmade Halloween Chocolates, so we created another display on my kitchen desk.

Decorate for a Zombie Party

We added tables covered in blood splattered tablecloths to our living room so our guests could sit and enjoy all their tasty morsels.

Zombie Decorations

One of my favorite decorations at this years party was our zombie family portrait wall.

Wall of zombie portraits.

Family and friends were zombified using a clever zombie app. Even the dogs were zombified!

Mad Scientist Halloween Party Decorations

Our garage was transformed into a laboratory complete with a mad scientist doing experimental work. We served drinks and had more tables and chairs set up for our guests.

Hairy Spider Decorations

Our basement, once again, became a movie theater. The entry into the movie theater was infested with spiders and guests got their hands stuck in spider webs as they made their descent down into the catacombs.

Zombie Movie Theater

Guests entered the cinema and met our zombie ticket taker.

Zombie Concession Stand Halloween Party

Then they could get snacks at the concession stand. This picture was taken before the popcorn and snacks had been put in place.

Halloween Party Movie Theater Decorations

Movies played throughout the party and many guests enjoyed time viewing the show.

Aside from the movies, the kids played games, won prizes, went on a scavenger hunt, and had fun running around playing ghosts in the graveyard.

Halloween Decorations Shelf of Skulls

At the end of the evening, our guests exited past this ghoulish display.

We were so happy to host so many of our friends and family and look forward to our 2013 Halloween party.

Be sure to check out all the Halloween recipes here on Hungry Happenings.

About the Author, Beth Jackson Klosterboer

Beth is a professional chocolatier, recipe developer, event planner, and cookbook author who loves to make fun food.

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Comments

  1. Miss.L

    October 21, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    This is awesome!! I run a youth centre and I think your window idea is incredible but Im curious how did your husband build that? Is it hard, or would it be a project we can do with our teens?

    Reply
    • beth

      October 21, 2013 at 9:02 pm

      The windows popped into our window frames and that was the hardest aspect of building these windows. My friend used them for her party this year and they just hung them so they would have been easier to build to begin with. We created the frame using two by fours. The frame had one by two's attached on the back, and that's what held them into our window frames. If you are just going to hang these, then just make a big rectangle using the two by fours. Paint the frame white. Then cut more boards in various widths and lengths and nail them across the window frame. I hope that simple explanation helps.

      Reply
  2. Miss.L

    October 21, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    This looks awesome!! I run a youth center and would love to decorate as such. How did your husband build the boarded window panels? Is it a hard task? I would love to get our teens involved in creating a similar look

    Reply
  3. Miss.L

    October 21, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    This is awesome!! I run a youth centre and I think your window idea is incredible but Im curious how did your husband build that? Is it hard, or would it be a project we can do with our teens?

    Reply
  4. Domagoj

    September 25, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Like someone already said before me… truly brilliant!

    Love the boards on the window detail! 🙂

    They actually look like real boards and not fake ones. I've seen people use cardboard for fake barricades and that looks amazing!

    Zombie Decorations

    Reply
    • beth

      September 25, 2013 at 8:26 pm

      Thanks! My husband built the boarded up window panels to just pop in and out of our actual window frames. We are storing them for use at another party someday. They really looked cool in our dining room.

      Reply
  5. KarenB

    November 6, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    OMG!!! This is so amazing!!! PLEASE put me on your guest list!!!!! I'll even clean up for you!!! Your friends are so lucky to have a friend like you!!! They probably talk about "THE Party" to go to and look forward to coming every year!!!!

    Great memories for your children. Can you picture them some day telling their kids about Grandma and Grandpa putting a graveyard on the front lawn and having creepy monsters "breaking in" the house!! Too Funny!!!!!

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      November 6, 2012 at 8:23 pm

      I welcome anyone who is willing to clean!!!!! I did get smart this year and hired someone to clean before and after the party. That is just something I don't have time to do. Last year as I sat in the middle of the aftermath from the party, I realized I needed help. Smartest thing I've ever done! Of course, we still have to take all the decorations down. Taking a vacation right after the party was so nice, but coming home to the decorations was a bit overwhelming.

      We don't actually have any children, but our nieces, nephews, and exchange students will surely have stories to tell. My niece just house sat while we were gone and she was a bit scared by some of the zombies, so she moved them into the basement:)

      Reply
  6. Jen

    November 6, 2012 at 1:43 am

    What great decorations! It is amazing. I really liked the boards on the windows.

    Reply
  7. Lora

    November 4, 2012 at 12:48 am

    Best zombie party ever. The details, the decor, the food…soooo fabulous.

    Reply
  8. Anonymous

    November 2, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    I have that same Welcome outdoor sign and realized I forgot it this year! I did your brains both white and gray and they were a hit at my office. Love the garage.
    P. Calef (I can't figure out the name stuff without facebook).

    Reply
  9. Misbah

    November 2, 2012 at 7:28 am

    How briiliant. I agree with the above about your front lawn and the inside windows very very impressing.

    Reply
  10. J

    November 1, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Beth, this is absolutely AMAZING! I love everything, but the front lawn and the inside windows are a movie-set-worthy work of art! And your countertop…with the zombie crawling out…..WOW! So much fun for us just to view- but I can't imagine how much the guests enjoy actually being there every year!

    Reply
  11. The Partiologist

    October 31, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    I enjoyed and spent alot of time viewing all the wonderful pics of your party. It truly was an amazing party and I know how much work, time and zombie love went into it! Fantastic!!

    Reply
  12. Beth Jackson Klosterboer

    October 31, 2012 at 7:30 pm

    THANKS FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS! Our party was really a lot of fun. Not only did the guests have a great time, but we did also, which isn't an easy feat when you are trying to keep such a large party going. It was my favorite party to date. I can't wait until the next one!

    Reply
  13. Lisa

    October 31, 2012 at 5:11 pm

    YOU are such the Halloween BOMB! what totally awesome memories you have created for all your guests! what totally awesome inspiration you have created for all of us! way to go Beth way to go! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Brenda

    October 31, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    WOW! I am totally amazed and impressed … you thought of everything!

    Reply
  15. Diane

    October 31, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    That is Incredible!!!

    Reply
  16. Anonymous

    October 31, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    Wow, I THOUGHT my Halloween party (for 100) was over the top until I saw yours! AMAZING!!!! I know how much work goes into these things, so really appreciate your labor of love. Happy Halloween!

    Reply
  17. Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie

    October 31, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    Wow – what an amazing party! You have quite a house!! 🙂

    Reply
  18. Jo and Sue

    October 31, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    I just died.
    Seriously.
    Holy heck woman! Once again you have raised the bar. That looks AMAZING!
    Sue and I just finished our little Halloween dinner and it took quite a bit of work. I can't even imagine how much work it took to pull that party together. Congratulations! It looks like an incredibly successful night. 🙂

    Reply
    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      October 31, 2012 at 7:45 pm

      Don't die, unless of course you want to come back from the dead to be part of my party!!!! Our party is a true labor of love. It takes more than a month just to decorate our house, over a week to make all the food, plus much more time just planning, but all the work is worth it when the party is a success like it was this year. I'm currently resting and enjoying some down time.

      Reply
  19. humblehomespun

    October 31, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    I am BLOWN AWAY by this party. Incredible. I'm bookmarking it so I can get inspired next year. The zombie portrait wall, the dessert table, the laboratory…fantastic. Congratulations on being awesome!

    Reply
  20. sandy

    October 31, 2012 at 8:32 am

    wow you did awesome!!! keep up the good work. i love all the stuff you do.

    Reply
  21. Dina

    October 31, 2012 at 7:20 am

    I'm totally impressed! Brutally good! :))

    Reply
  22. Candy

    October 31, 2012 at 6:54 am

    Happy Halloween, Beth! Everything is great! Amazing and scary and fun!

    Reply
  23. Enda

    October 31, 2012 at 6:04 am

    You're amazing! It looks very fun!!! Hope to be in your party in the near future 🙂
    Bestt!
    http://detailsbyenda.blogspot.com/

    Reply

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