by Charlie Henley
Creating ghostly experiences for family Halloween parties is this book’s subject. It shares methods which one family used with children aged from eight to twelve years old.
· In part it’s unsophisticated, imaginative, childlike fun – building ghost train style tunnels in your home with wet rags dangling and sheets rising spookily from laundry baskets.
· In part it’s unusual adaptation of Victorian stage magic to create memorable ghost illusions – a flying luminous skull via Pepper’s Ghost, a ghostly magic lantern image which materialises on steam, and skeletal forms which are multiplied by unseen mirrors.
You can draw inspiration from either aspect of the book on its own – or from both.
The party ideas in the book were actually carried out and photos of some props are included. Detailed guidance is given, drawn from notes made after each party. Very little spending is required – the props, like the fun, are home made.
Readers need to pick and choose which parts to adapt for own use. Great detail is supplied for some components, since without this readers couldn’t possibly replicate. You probably won’t want to follow every section in detail. Just one of these ideas, which you feel like adapting, will be enough to keep you busy!
Some of the methods in the book could be adapted for events other than Halloween, for instance Santa’s Grottoes for younger children.
This book is very much a manual for use by parents. Your children can become your partners in creating these parties and bring their own ideas and you can have great fun planning and rehearsing together, year after year. But these activities require that parents be in the driving seat and ready to enjoy putting considerable time and energy into stewarding and directing these family frolics.
Halloween Party Ghost Effects - Kindle Non-Fiction
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