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Get fabulous Thanksgiving ideas & tips - hosted by Jeanne Benedict and featuring event planner, Shawn Rabideau as well as author & chef, Steve Poses.

In case you missed it, check out our Halloween party ideas BlogTalkRadio episode, which aired yesterday.
 
It was a great episode, all about this year's hot Halloween trends and ideas. Valerie Bihet, a professional event planner shared creative ideas for kids, such as a Halloween scavenger hunt with mini pumpkins. Valerie has also shared a ton of her ideas from crafts for kids to grown-up drink recipes on Celebrations.com. Here are some of my favorites.

• Eco Halloween Trick or Treat Candy Carrier
• The Creepy Crawler Cocktail

Be sure check out more of Valerie's creative ideas on her blog at http://thevibeagency.wordpress.com/. We also got to catch up with Mary McCarthy or the "Queen of Halloween," as she's known in her Maryland neighborhood, where she throws an annual Halloween bash in her 1881 haunted Victorian mansion. Mary also authored Adult Halloween Parties, a great source of inspiration for decorations, party food, drinks costumes and more. You can also check out some of Mary's creative ideas on Celebrations:

• Halloween Costume Ideas and Trends for 2009
• Haunted House Adult Halloween Party

For more from Mary, check out her Halloween site, CreativeHalloween.net and her humor blog, PajamasAndCoffee.com. Mark your calendar's because next month on Tuesday, November 10th we'll be talking Thanksgiving recipes, cocktails, decorations and crafts. Hope you'll tune in!

Learn about this year's Halloween party trends from host, Jeanne Benedict as well as professional event planner, Valerie Bihet and Halloween guru, Mary McCarthy. Join us each month for the latest in party ideas and upcoming holidays.

Join us for a lively discussion on all things birthdays with host, Jeanne Benedict.

We’re gearing up for our next Celebrations online radio show, featuring a variety of budget party tips and ideas for both kid’s and adult birthday parties! For a chance to win a Birthday Party Bash Game, we want to hear from your little ones, what is their most cherished birthday memory? Featuring over 20 classic birthday games such as Pinata Blast and Hot Potato, the Big Party Bash Game is the perfect way to throw an easy and budget-friendly birthday party. The game even includes invitations for 12!

For a chance to win, have your child call in and leave a message with their favorite birthday memory. It’s easy! Just follow these steps:

1. Dial 212-461-1042
2. It will ask you for the number you registered with, please enter 15163131982
3. It will then ask you for your PIN, enter 1234#
4. You'll hear instructions to record your message after the tone. Have your child tell us their first name, home city and their favorite birthday memory and hang up when it is complete. The recording may be as long or short as you like.
5. If you mess up don't worry, you can do it as many times as you like. Just hang up and call again.
6. Once you and your child are happy with the recording, send an email to editor [at] celebrations.com so we will know how to get in touch with you in case you’ve won.

Be sure to tune in live at 3pm ET on Tuesday, September 8th at www.blogtalkradio.com/partyideas to see if you and your child have won! Hosted by lifestyle party expert, Jeanne Benedict, the episode will be a lively discussion on fabulous and budget-friendly birthday ideas for all ages.

Today we had a great show on Back to School and End Of Summer Party Ideas. Check it out: Back to School Party Ideas

We'd like to thank our guests for sharing their expertise:

• Megan Heep of Plum Pudding
• Bobbi Camacho of Casa Camacho
• Michelle Stepp of Everyday Celebrating
• Lisa Kothari of Peppers & Pollywogs

Special thanks also to our sponsor, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. Use promo code “celebrations” to receive 15% off your next order.

Be sure to check back next month when we’ll be talking about birthday party ideas. I’d like to invite you to post your own birthday ideas at www.celebrations.com/contribute, for a chance to win a $50 1-800-FLOWERS.COM gift certificate and be mentioned during our next show. Until then, visit Celebrations.com for all of your party planning needs and to read more about any of the party ideas we’ve mentioned today.