BECAUSE OUR G-KIDS DONT SEE EACH OTHER OFTEN WE HAVE A "COUSINS CLUB" PARTY EACH MONTH WITH NO PARENTS, ONLY NANA AND GRANDPA AND 8-10 G-CHILDREN AGES 2 YEARS TO 12 YEARS.  OUR HALLOWEEN PARTY WAS A SMASH AND ALL DECLARED IT THE FAVORITE OF ALL HALLOWEEN PARTIES. WHEN THEY ARRIVED WE PAINTED FACES AND STOOD EACH COUSIN ONE AT A TIME IN A COFFIN (CARDBOARD BOX A PICKUP BED TOOL BOX COMES IN FROM THE HARDWARE STORE, PAINTED BLACK INSIDE AND OUT WITH COFFIN SHAPED DOOR CUT INTO ONE SIDE) AND HAD THEIR PICTURE TAKEN. THEN THEY WERE GIVEN A PAPER BLACK CAT WITH A FOUR LINE RHYMING CLUE AS TO WHERE THEIR TREASURE WAS HIDDEN. (BEANIE BABY TYPE HALLOWEEN FIGURES WRAPPED MUMMY STYLE IN TOILET PAPER) WE THEN HAD A SHORT NON-HAY RIDE IN THE BACK OF GRANDPA'S PICK-UP TRUCK. WHILE WE WERE GONE A WEINER ROAST FIRE WAS BURNING TO COALS TO ROAST HOT DOGS AND MARSHMALLOWS. WHEN WE RETURNED THERE WAS A CONTEST TO SEE WHO COULD MATCH THE FOODS AND UTENCILS TO THE SILLY MENU. MUMMY FINGERS=HOT DOG, BAT WINGS=FRIED CHICKEN WINGS, CYCLOPES=DEVILED EGGS WITH SLICE OF RIPE OLIVE IN CENTER,LIZARD LEGS=SMALL WHOLE DILL PICKLES,WEREWOLF CLAWS=BLACK OLIVES, PUMPKIN SMILES=FRESH SLICED ORANGES,GHOSTIES=MARSHMALLOWS,MONSTER EYES=FRESH RED GRAPES,STINK BOMBS=BAKED BEANS,CHET-ER-BLOBS=CHEESE CUBES ON COLORED TOOTHPICKS, MUNSTER SALAD=POTATOE SALAD. THIS WAS ALL SERVED UP WITH MUMMY WRAPS=NAPKINS, DEVILS STAFF=FORK,BAT FANGS=KNIVES,GRAVE DIGGERS=SPOONS,TWISTED GUTS=TWISTED STRAWS, AND FRANK-N-STEINS=CUPS OF DRINKS. EACH COUSIN HAD SLIPS OF PAPER PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME WITH THEIR NAMES ON ONE SIDE AND FUNNY FOOD NAMES ON THE OTHER TO DROP IN A CUP NEXT TO EACH ITEM ON THE TABLE. A PRIZE OF HALLOWEEN WINDOW CLINGS WAS GIVEN TO THE ONE WHO GUESSED THE MOST ITEMS CORRECTLY. AFTER EATING WE PLAYED HALLOWEEN BINGO, WITH LOTS OF HALLOWEEN TOY PRIZES, FUN PADS,GLOW IN THE DARK BALLS,ECT. HALLOWEEN FIBER OPTIC FLASHLIGHTS FOR EACH CHILD WERE THE HIT OF THE PARTY IN THE DARK.(THESE WERE FOUND FOR ONLY $1.OO EACH)MINI-PUMPKINS WERE DECORATED LIKE JACK-O-LANTERNS WITH PERMANENT MARKERS TO TAKE HOME. WE MADE BAT FINGER PUPPETS AND PIN THE FACE ON THE JACK-O-LANTERN. A SPOOKY STORY IN THE DARK COMPLETE WITH CUPS OF STINKY CHEESE,JELLO,COLD COOKED SPAGETTI,PEELED GRAPES AND A BALLOON WITH WARM WATER IN IT TO REPRESENT BODY ORGANS PASSED FROM COUSIN TO COUSIN AS THE STORY PROGRESSED MADE THE EVENING FULL OF FUN. WE ENDED THE NIGHT WITH A HALLOWEEN MOVIE AND EVERYONE CRASHED ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE T.V.WITH A DELI STYLE CLEAR PLASTIC GLOVE FILLED WITH POPCORN (COMPLETE WITH PLASTIC SPIDER RING) AS A T.V. SNACK.   THE REAL CHALLENGE TO OUR PARTIES IS THE FACT THAT ONE OF OUR G-CHILDREN IS A DIABETIC AND ALL TREATS AND SNACKS ARE WORKED AROUND HER DIET SO SHE IS TREATED LIKE THE REST AND NOT MADE TO FEEL AS THO SHE IS DIFFERENT. WHEN EVERYONE DECLARED IT THE BEST PARTY EVER.