Here's a picture I just took of one I had left over from the 4th of july project. I never put the light brite pieces in this and I can't find them right now, but I'm sure you can use your imagination...

You can use the crystal lite lid to stabilize the light source and then all I did was use a size 18 cross stitch/needlepoint needle to create the weak points/holes for the light brite pieces. Cinco de Mayo is on monday and these would actually look good with a Mexican theme like cinco or even dia de los muertes halloween party...

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So good idea Madame Turlock, use those crystal "lites" as "lights" for your next party!

Thanks so much for responding to my thread I am saving all your great ideas
I really appreciate it... Someone always has an Idea you have never thought of before!!!

One more thing to add I need a motorized cake stand...any ideas for that?
I have looked and the only ones I found were 300 dollars....

Thanks again....

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A motorized cake stand? I never heard of such a thing!

How big will the cake and stand be? Why will the cake be moving?I don't know what your intentions are but could you use a remote controlled toy car or something that you could attach the cake to and disguise the toy under? Maybe that could be a cheap way around spending 300 bucks?

I just looked online for motorized cake stands and if you want one that is going to make the cake turn in a 360, why not use an old record player? What movement do you want your cake to make?

How about a rotating Christmas tree stand? They are around $100 bucks new, but here's a link to ebay and the bid is currently $19.99...

ROTATING CHRISTAMAS TREE STAND - eBay (item 300222320241 end time May-10-08 08:30:40 PDT)

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Thanks guys I guess I should have given a bit more information as to why I needed a rotating cake stand...I want to make a haunted carousel cake and I think it would be so cool if it would spin....not sure about making it go up and down at the moment but Thanks Yellow moon and Mhooch great ideas ..I already saved the stand to my ebay and the toy Idea might come in handy for another rotating desert lol....

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Excellent theme choice, Spookyboo.
I did an Edwardian Sideshow-themed party for a friend last year, and it was my favorite theme EVER. Here are some ideas for ya:
sideshow "freak" banners. I used some old sheets, acrylic paints, and a wooden dowel. "Spidora", "Rubber Skin Man", and "Tattooed Girl (over 1037 designs!)" were all copied from artwork I saw on ebay, or just by googling in "Sideshow banner".
Creepy Ticket booth. We put a GID skeleton inside the booth, lit by hidden blacklight. He greeted everyone at the door.
"Wheel of Torture" game. Spin-the-wheel game with various circus-themed topics (Ripley's Believe It or Not! book has more info than you'll ever need).
Freakshow room. Imagine lots of weird things in jars.
Dangling foam-core signs reading, "Why?" and "Alive!" from the ceiling.
Great circusy music: Virgil Franklin's "Klown" has some of the best circus-music I've found. Also try Michael Hedstrom's "Midnight Circus". I believe Nox Arcana also has some good circus music.
Gypsy's tent with tarot cards dangling from the ceiling, voodoo dolls, fog, and a talking gypsy-head in a crystal ball from Michael's. We threw a tarp over the swing set, it worked out great.
As for a cake, there's a book called, "The Whimsical Bakehouse" that shows how to make these crazy tilted cakes. An easy and fun technique.
Themed drinks are also fun. Webtender.com is good for that stuff.

Hope that helps, and keep us posted, and have fun!

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you gotta include the sideshow it's the best part of the midway. I'll be looking forward to this one as my sister in law type person is deathly afraid of clowns and i'll never get to do it myself.

Are you having this party primarily inside?

Some ideas that first came to me (If I can convince my wife to have another Halloween party this year, this theme is on the list of options).

Peanuts -- Either having peanuts on the floor (I really have no regard for my house staying clean during Halloween parties, so throwing peanuts on the floor is absolutely an option)... having a room dedicated to the 'animals' of a circus - peanuts on the floor or in barrels. Though, if any guest has a peanut allergy, you might have a real scare.

Fortune Teller (as BTM mentioned) -- My first thought for this was picturing my house, of course, and having the fortune tellers tent in the backyard behind the detached garage. Somewhere 'far' away from everything else. I always think of TV shows or movies where the one lone tent is separate from everyone else... you have to walk through the dark to get there - secluded.

I really like to utilize as many of the senses as possible because I think it makes for a more complete experience for the guest. Visuals are pretty easy - all the decorating stuff... things like smell, sound, and touch are tougher ones. Someone mentioned popcorn/cotton candy machine - those are great for smells! I like doing something in the bathrooms that is usually sound... it's the time of night where people are (usually) alone, and the best time, imo, to use sound. For a circus theme I would have a looping tape of creepy carnival music and children giggling. Kids giggling can be the most joyous and terrifying thing!

If you have a fog machine you are using, you could construct a cannon that a clown would shoot out of... just have the fog roll up through a pvc pipe.

I also picture a lot of carnival 'advertisements' on the walls -- maybe just a piece of cardboard or sheet painted to look like an ad for the carnival coming to town. Also, posters for the attractions (I think of the old timey posters with the bearded lady, strong man, etc - from the 30's or so).

I don't know... I could come up with more, but I'll stop for now. How in depth are you going to be? Do you build things or try to keep it simple?

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I was just thinking and am not sure they would work but there's a web site called "Pumpkin Lights" & they sell those battery operated lights that go in your pumpkins. Its just a little round device, I'm not sure how much light they give but I do know they have blinking ones too. It may be to large for luminaries but then again it might work.

Muf

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