Hey party peeps! Decorating a party using only black and white party decorations is a hot new trend in party styling right now and today I’m sharing with you my Girlfriend Tips on how to set up a BOO Black and White Halloween Party Trick-or-Treat Table!
BLACK AND WHITE HALLOWEEN PARTY – THE INSPIRATION!
These Boo napkins and Ghost plates from Oriental Trading were my inspiration for the whole party design. You can find these and many of the Halloween decorations I used for this over on Oriental Trading. This post was sponsored by Oriental Trading with either payment and/or product to review. All opinions are my own as I ONLY promote brands that I LOVE and actually USE.
BLACK AND WHITE HALLOWEEN PARTY – SET THE SCENE!
First things first….dress up in costumes that match your theme! This Ghost Romper costume by Oriental Trading is perfect for kids! I added black and white striped tights and a super cute black and white mini top hat that I embellished with a foam ghost sticker to match the costume. How cute!
GIRLFRIEND TIP #1: START WITH A WHITE WALL OR BACKDROP!
Next, find a white wall in your house that you can use to set up your table. If you don’t have a white wall, you could use a backdrop stand and attach a white vinyl backdrop to it. OR could also attach some plain white paper directly to your walls with Frog Tape. Oriental Trading sells white paper rolls that are easy to put up.
GIRLFRIEND TIP #2: USE SOLID BLACK AS A BASE!
Use a solid black tablecloth to create a contrast between the wall and your table. Using a solid black tablecloth allows your table decorations to pop like these GHOST ceramic letter dishes. How fabulous are these! Fill them with white sugar pearl candy and you have both a wow-factor decor piece for your table and candy dishes for your guests. I LOVE these!
GIRLFRIEND TIP #3: ADD BLACK DECOR ITEMS!
Let’s face it, a white wall is just plain BORING! Add visual interest to your wall and make a visual statement by adding black decorations that will contrast with the wall. I used two black tabletop trees. One is a black manzanita tree and the other is a glitter tree with a metal base so they both stand on their own.
Use black candleholders to prop up Halloween decorations like black pumpkins and white ceramic jack-o-lanterns to give your table height.
Once you have your tall decor placed where you want them, add a few vinyl black bats to the wall. I like to add the bats once the table decorations are all in place so I can place the bats on the wall to fill in the empty space on the wall.
How in the world do you put these on your wall and not damage your walls? Here’s my trick!
The bats are vinyl so just using Frog Tape on them to keep them on the wall won’t hold them up there. My trick is to use heavy-duty double-sided tape on the back of the bat, then fully cover the double-sided tape with a large piece of Frog Tape then place the bats on the wall. They will stay put and your wall won’t get damaged when you take them off since only the Frog Tape is actually touching your wall, but the double-sided tape is keeping the bat securely on the Frog Tape and the Frog Tape keep it on the wall. This Girlfriend Tip is a KEEPER!
GIRLFRIEND TIP 4: CREATE A THEMED CENTERPIECE!
I like to add at least one simple handmade element to my party designs and this time, I created this BOO Coffin Sign in literally minutes!
I’m a fan of simple DIYs when prepping for a party that only require a few steps and a few supplies so I’m not all stressed out. Make sure to check out my super easy, step-by-step tutorial on how to make this BLACK AND WHITE BOO WALL SIGN. Hang it from a free-standing tabletop shepherd’s hook. I like this one as I can raise and lower it to adjust the height to where I want it.
GIRLFRIEND TIP 5: ADD SOME SPARKLE!
I know! I add sparkle to almost all of my party designs, but my motto is that “everybody needs a little sparkle in their life!”
So, to add sparkle to this party design, I opted to use a sparkly black sequin tablecloth instead of a plain black one and nothing is more fabulous than a black glitter tree!
I also spray painted some black plastic spiders silver metallic for a bit of shine. How awesome do they look crawling on the trees and crawling all around the base of the centerpiece! LOVE them!
I also served silver metallic wrapped Hersey Kisses and displayed the silver metallic cutlery in black cauldrons on the table too for a bit of sparkle.
GIRLFRIEND TIP 6: ADD BLACK AND WHITE PATTERNS!
The key to successfully decorating with black and white is to use black and white patterned items to break up the starkness of just the black and white. Here I added a black and white table runner to the back of the table and two black and white striped photo boxes to the middle of the table. Use black and white paper straws, black and white baking cups, black and white BOO napkins, black and white ghost patterned plates.
GIRLFRIEND TIP 7: SERVE BLACK AND WHITE CANDY AND DESSERTS!
You can even add black and white patterns to your table design with the candy or desserts you serve. Serve silver Hershey Kisses® in black and white striped baking cups. For added fun, I placed them on a spiral cupcake stand so it looked like the candy cups were floating in the air like a ghost.
Fill your candy table with all black candy like these black cherry rock candy sticks, all white candy like gumballs, Sixlets and sugar pearls. Create your own black and white pattern with gumballs by adding black and white gumballs to clear favor tubes.
And black and white swirl lollipops are always a hit!
Check out these super cute black and white cookies made by Auntie Bea’s Bakery!
Have your guests fill up these spooky cute plastic ghost cups with milk and you have a spooky cool Halloween Cookies & Milk treat for your guests.
Cups as Party Favors! These ghost cups come with clear plastic straws, but to put my own spin on them and to match the table better, I added black and white patterned paper straws to the cups for guests to use at the party. Keep the clear plastic straws, though, so you can send them home with each guest after the party with their cups. They make great party favors.
AND…my favorite? These Marshmallow Ghost Pops! These take only minutes to make and kids love them! You can place them on your table or package them up for guests to take home. Either way, they are an easy Halloween dessert. Click over to see how to make these MARSHMALLOW GHOST POPS.
Be sure to have some black and white favor bags like ghost face paper bags or black and white chevron gable boxes on your Trick-or-Treat table for guests to fill up with all your goodies.
GIRLFRIEND TIP 8: SEND GUESTS HOME WITH THEMED PARTY FAVORS!
SPIDERWEB COTTON CANDY PARTY FAVORS!
How cute are these pre-packaged cotton candy? They remind me of spiderwebs, so I like to serve them at Halloween parties. Place a ghost sticker on the front and you have a fabulous ghost-themed party favor!
Place them in a clear plastic bucket filled with white batting and black plastic spiders for a spooky look and have your guest of honor go around the party offering them to your guests.
Michael giving me his zombie pose! SILLY!
VINYL BATS PARTY FAVORS!
Pick up an extra pack of the vinyl bats too. They come in a pack of 12. For the party table, I only needed 5, so I had quite a few left over. They come with a string attached so kids can have fun pretending to fly them all around. My son played with these for hours.
They may or may not have had a battle with his dinosaurs in his room after the party! That’s when the lightbulb went off that not only do these vinyl bats make fabulous party decorations, but also can be a fun party favor too!
GHOST BALLOON FLOATERS!
Seriously, not only do these Ghost Balloon Floaters look amazing floating all around your party space, but they make fabulous party favors to send home with your guests! They are super easy to make. Be sure to check out my step-by-step tutorial on how to make these GHOST BALLOON FLOATERS!
GIRLFRIEND TIP 9: PLAY GHOST BALLOON PARTY GAMES!
Now it’s time for some party fun! Create a GHOST GAME ZONE affordably by creating your own fun balloon games using a pack of balloons. Check out my post on GHOST HALLOWEEN PARTY GAMES for all the instructions. Trust me…your kids will LOVE it!
GIRLFRIEND TIP 10: CAPTURE ALL THE FUN WITH A GHOST FACE PHOTO BOOTH!
Use the ghost face balloons as photo props. No need to set up a separate photo booth backdrop, simply use your party table as a photo backdrop, it looks great in photos!
AND..get some fun photos and have the kids hold a ghost face balloon and mimic the faces of the ghosts they are holding. This is HILARIOUS! Get your cameras ready!
Riley wanted to mimic the face on her Ghost Romper costume!
I hope this has given you some Halloween party ideas that you can use for your own parties, or if you want to recreate this one, head over to my Pinterest board here with shopping links to most of the items I used in this party! Super easy.
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WANT MORE HALLOWEEN PARTY IDEAS?
Click the links below to see lots more of my Halloween Party Ideas
– DIY Ghost Balloon Floaters
– DIY Black and White BOO Wall Sign
– Ghost Halloween Party Games
– Kid-Friendly Spookadelic Halloween Party
– Midnight Fairies Halloween Party
– DIY Day of the Dead Glasses and Tray Set
– How to Make Ghost Pops!
– Boo Bunch Kid Friendly Halloween Party
– DIY Frankenstein Pedestals
– DIY Pumpkin Pedestals 3 Ways!
– Vintage Spider Halloween Party Dining Table
– Black Widow Spider Halloween Party Dining Table
– Bling Spider Halloween Party
– “WitchCRAFT” Halloween Kids Party
– Kid-Friendly Boo Bunch Monster Halloween Party
– “Twilight Fairy’s Hollow” Halloween Kids Party
– “Trick-or-Treat Street” Halloween Kids Party Candy Table
– “Haunted Farmhouse” Adult Halloween Party Dessert Table
– “Spooky Lab” Science Halloween Kids Party
– Day of the Dead Halloween Party
– DIY Day of the Dead Halloween Wreath
– DIY Day of the Dead Headband
– Day of the Dead Halloween Party Candy Table
– Day of the Dead Halloween Party Photo Booth
– DIY Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Party Decorations
– DIY Sparkly Spider Wreath
– Vampire Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes Recipe
– PEANUTS® Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Halloween Kids Party
– Ghost Pop Recipe
– “Bitten” Snow White Witch’s Lair
– Gold & Plaid Halloween Glam Dinner Party
– Monster High Party “Ghouls RULE” Party
– Monster High Halloween Party “Ghoul Glam”
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Black and white is perfect for a Halloween party. I think it just adds to the spookiness.
This is so cool! It’s very classy looking! I love that you did black and white- so many have orange and neon purples and greens. This looks GREAT!
Ohh your other Halloween decoration were all colorful and I loved it but the black and white theme is bad either! Hard to chose to which party I would attend to!
It is so hard to pick a favourite isn’t it – she is so good at putting together party ideas!
I love this concept! Especially with the minimal gold accents, it seems very chic and not at all tacky like Halloween decor sometimes is!
This is such a classy look. The thing I love so much about this is that it’s got the Halloween feels without being kitschy.
It’s almost Halloween and this wonderful idea just arive in time.I love your attractive decoration with black and white. Kids will be going to love it so much!
Thanks for sharing
Well it definitely looks like you know how to throw a party. I would love to be able to come to one of your parties man, this looks awesome.
Oh, I love the black and white version. At first I thought it would be boring, but no way, it’s amazing! You’ve got some great ideas.
Wow i love the colour theme it is so topical yet really stylish! The tips are really fab – it’ll be a great Halloween at yours!
Your decorations are amazing. Black and white is a great way to decorate and the bats, balloons and goodys are the stuff great parties are made of.
Oh my gosh! Seriously the classiest most unique Halloween party idea I have ever seen! Love everything about it!
I con not have a party without a theme. I love your decorations and tablescapes. The black and white is awesome.
Now I am loving this theme, there is something about black and white that can be slightly creepy in an understated way.
Oh my! All these decorations are absolutely amazing! I loved how much effort you’ve put into this! What could be a better theme than black & white! 🙂
Everything looks so festive and fun! You are very talented. You always have the most amazing ideas and decorations.
This is such a perfect party theme! I love the black and white spooky Halloween party! What fun!
What a cool idea. My daughter and her friends would love this. I just adore that decor.
I love this party look. Those ghost serving bowls are awesome!
Black and white is always perfect! The decor is so great! I defo want to have a party like this one!
This looks so cool! It would be fun to have everyone dress up as old black and white TV characters too!
These decorations are so classy and fun! love the black and white, and your pictures are great quality.
This is cool! What a refreshing change from all the orange that usually dominates Halloween. Your photos really help.
I love this concept! Very crafty and unique. I love the pictures, and how they captured the party. You are an amazing party host!
I have been at a loss at how I will be celebrating halloween this year, this post has inspired me with fantastic ideas and a burst of creativity! thankyou for sharing, i love a black and white theme!
Yay! I’m so glad!
i love this party idea. Such a nice change for the traditional orange and black color scheme. I love those Ghost Balloon Floaters. So creative!.
I’ve always liked the B&W theme because it’s so classy and elegant. I’m taking note of these tips! The decor is adorable!
I am just loving the simplicity of the black & white theme! This is almost too pretty to be scary!
Now THIS is my style for Halloween. It’s bold yet classic and looks FANTASTIC all put together like this!
I don’t do a lot of decorating for Halloween, mostly because I’m afraid I’ll overdo it, but I love the black and white you’ve used here. It’s so classy and simplifies the color palette.
This looks like a lot of fun. I think having it black and white is even better. That just makes it more Halloween with the black and white.
All of the black and white decor is so perfect for Halloween. This is so cute!! LOVE!!
What a great party! I love black and white. That tree and the flying bats look SO good as a backdrop!
Oh black and white definitely worked well for Halloween. I love how you used the ghosts. The ghost cups with milk are the best!
WOW, I love this idea and all of the decor. Your photos are so inspirational for the perfect Halloween party!
This is such a gorgeous halloween party. I love the way the black and white pop!
I LOVE this theme! I’m not a fan of black, purple and orange Halloween decor, so this is much more my style! How cute!
I absolutely love this party theme! It’s classy and oh-so-fun! I want to go to a party like this!!!
I love the black and white theme for a Halloween party. The table and decorations look amazing. I will have to try a few of these ideas for our Halloween party this year.
Omg you are so creative! Black and White party is still fabulous even during halloween.
That is such an original idea for Halloween. I love all the ideas you’ve woven together with that color theme including your daughter’s ghost costume.
This is like out of a Halloween’s lover Best nightmare, lol. Amazing job and amazing tips!
Black and white looks classic and pretty. I am considering this color for the Halloween designs too!
That looks really awesome! I love the black and white motif and it’s perfect for this season!
This came out too cute! I love the black and white theme, it is classic and elegant but fun enough for a party that the kids will love too!
I love the decorations, but the kids made this post so awesome! The black and white decorations are a perfect idea.
Yes! to every single image on this page! Halloween is my fave holiday and I’m loving the classic black and white theme this year!
Gah! I’m SO excited for Halloween hadn’t thought of all black and white for decorations though, will definitely be stealing some of these ideas
This is a wonderful idea for a Halloween party.Black & white patterns give a new elegant look for the decorations..
These are really gorgeous ideas for a Halloween party! I am totally in love with them.
This looks like a really classy Halloween Party! I love the idea of doing it in black and white. SPOOKY!
This sounds so much fun! I love the monochrome theme! I remember the one time we had a Halloween party when I was a kid, it was crazy and my Mum swore she’d never do it again lol.
I love that this is kid friends and cute and fun and not gothic and scary! This would be so appropriate for a kids Halloween party!
Love the styling of this party! One of my daughters has a birthday right on Halloween time, so this is a perfect way to celebrate her day with her friends!
This looks so my aesthetic, honestly it looks as if I put these together! Black white and a bit of a sparkle! Yay! I have a small army of diy bats very similar to these ones on my (white) walls at the moment!
Oh wow! I love the black and white theme. I like the added touch of the glitter on the tree.
This is so cute and perfect! Looks like a lot of the stuff is reusable too!
As a minimalist, a black and white halloween party is right up my alley! I want to do this with friends and just add cocktails!
This is so different. It reminds me of beetlejuice. I can hear the soundtrack right now.
I love the idea of just black and white for Halloween. It makes it looks so much more spookier !!! Such great ideas.
I love this idea! I can’t wait until my husband and I get more “settled”. Once we’re done with school, settled in our jobs, move to our forever home and have a family, and make forever friends…I hope we can do seasonal parties like this!
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Wow, you never cease to amaze me with your creativity. Definitely pinning this spooky delight!
The best part of these ideas is, it seems not expensive and not time consuming to make. Black and white is easy to source! Love it.
Great tips! I’ll tell this to my nieces and nephews! I’ll definitely share it.
This looks like such a fun party! Your party decorations look great!
Everyone likes purples and oranges at Halloween, but I really love this party idea! I find the stark white and black colors to be really spooky!
Omg now this is one epic party set up!!! So glam. Just love it!
I love this black and white theme! My favorite is the ghost cups. Those are awesome.
This is so unique. I absolutely love it, hope I can pull this off whenever I decide to give it a try.
I love the look of these party! Gimme all the black and white decorations! Hope it was a great time!!!
You ALWAYS have THE BEST creations and designs!!! I just don’t know how you do it! I may need to hire you for my wedding!!! Awesome job!!!
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I really like the white and black color theme. You always make the best table-setting.
I really love the simplicity of the black and white theme. It feels so modern and yet still very spooky.
Your tips make this such a great theme. I love the spider cotton candy.
I love the concept that this is all black and white. Such an amazing setup for a Halloween Party!
those ghost pops are so cool! I love your unique idea, and probably will integrate something like that next year. Sadly, this year is already planned to the smallest detail, so I found this article a little too late. Blessings
I’d love to hear what you planned. Halloween lova over here!
This is by far the cutest set up I’ve ever seen! I love all things monochrome and that BOO sign is amazing!
Oh wow! Something cool to try. Not the typical orange-black theme. I love this idea, and the choices of decors are 2-thumbs up for me.
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I’m loving this black and white theme for Halloween. It really is a good idea for the kids.
What a great theme! I would love to throw a party like this!
These decorations are gorgeous for Halloween! I love the idea of having all the decorations in black and white.
These are all cute. Would love to try this. My kids will surely love it.
This is AWESOME! I love how you used your cupcake stand for treat cups – genius!
I never would have thought to do a black and white themed Halloween party but this is absolutely fantastic and I love it!! It gave me an Adams Family vibe, thanks for sharing!!
These are FABULOUS black/white Halloween party ideas! What a perfect way to celebrate the season with family and friends.
Wow! This is very in depth! It looks really good too! Def awesome for Halloween parties!
This is such a good idea! Love the black and white idea!