When you were a kid, Halloween was fun, a holiday graced with the simple joy of dirt-cheap décor, stupid games, horrible food and silly spookiness, the perfect kid’s holiday. Now that you’re adult, you’re expected to glam it up for Halloween, with fancy décor, quality food and drink, clever costumes and refined casual conversation…but never, never any childish games or contests.

Well, that kind of Halloween party just blows.

This year, keep things real. Turn back the clock a few decades and throw an old-fashioned kids’ party…for you and your adult friends. You’ll get props for the kitsch value, and your ne’er-do-well partygoers who bring their kids will love you to death. Hooooowwwwhhhhaaaaaaa!