Titanic Tricky Treats Theme

What would you do if the Titanic came back? More specifically, what would you look like if you came back from the watery depths of the Titanic’s graveyard? Have the man of the house dress up as the Captain of the Titanic. Hang a Welcome Aboard the Titanic sign above your front door. You can wear any elegant evening dress, and have you watery make-up smudged like you’ve been underwater for ages.

Hand out invitation cards made to look like Titanic boarding tickets. You could download a photo from the Internet or you could simply make up one of your own. Be sure to include the year 1912 and “TITANIC”.

If you have stairs leading up to your front door, try installing a gangplank instead. Make sure they are on firmly with enough support on both ends to prevent accidents. Have Titanic ticket master stand by your door to check tickets. Have him wear a bellboy’s costume reminiscent of the era with a not-too-happy-to-be-back-from-the-dead look on his face.

For your décor, transform your party space into the inside of the titanic but with a twist. For this, you will need to lay a moisture retention sheet on the floor to catch any wayward moisture. Hang cheap watercolor portraits, but douse them in water for that fished out of the ocean finish. Put up soaked banners and soggy streamers on ceilings; don’t worry if the color runs, that’s part of the charm! A few well placed plastic kelp or seaweed would do wonders for the watery ambiance.
 
Have your guests play lots of exciting games. Card games would have been the norm on board the Titanic. Have the children play a game of First to the Lifeboats. Arrange chairs around a circle and have the same number of children plus one, to participate in the game. Have them walk around the circle of chairs to the beat of some music. When the music stops, the children must find a seat. The last child standing will have to leave the game. Repeat the procedure until there is only one chair and one winner left.

Play music that would have been played on board the titanic. You can download a song list from the Internet, or just browse through some of your grandmother’s old records from that era. Line your walls with a few life-preservers; you can easily make one out of cheap Styrofoam.

Bring out your finest china for dinner; after all, wouldn’t you have wanted the best for your last trip on earth? Spread out a few Titanic relics around the room and on your table. You can borrow your grandparents’ old traveling bag, for example, or put your cherished grandfather’s glasses or a pair of your neighbor’s borrowed old shoes on display. You can even scour flea markets for great but cheap antique finds.

For your table centerpiece, a chunk of iceberg sculptor would do the trick. Line the table with more seaweed, plastic kelp, perhaps an old fished out watery glove or sock. Aim for the washed-on-shore look for your presentation.

For trick or treaters, hand out octopus gummy candy or Fish Snax. And be sure to include lots of seafood on your menu!