I Haven’t the Foggiest!
Oct 29th, 2009 by Shari
While your gazebo can be integral to your backyard Halloween party, if you have a pool house, a cabana, an outdoor sunroom, or even a shed, don’t let it stand idly by during the festivities; any one of these garden structures can also figure into your celebration.
Although they may be useful for many things, just as with the gazebos, the number of ways in which they can serve will depend upon their sizes. For example, the smaller ones may be perfect for setting up a few folding tables for a buffet, while the larger ones may be roomy enough to hold picnic tables, outdoor dining tables, bar sets, or bistro sets, where guests can sit down and eat.
Many people also like to turn their outdoor structures into haunted houses. In these cases, the degrees to which they can be used as such will vary not only according to the buildings’ sizes, but to the ambitions of their owners as well. Obviously, not everyone wants to go to great lengths for an elaborately staged production, where people walk through in the dark, being scared by others wearing horrifying costumes, while wielding bloody axes and chain saws.
More often, the gazebos, sheds, cabanas, and pool houses are adorned with spooky decorations, and equipped with eerie lighting and sound effects. In order to make things as chilling as possible, many people also like to roll out a little fog. Unfortunately, fog machines have always been too expensive and impractical for most to consider buying; and the alternative, dry ice, is not only a hassle, but can be costly, and dangerous, if it comes in direct contact with skin.
However, because they have become much more affordable, compact, and easy to use, fog machines are quickly increasing in popularity. These days, all you have to do is to pour a little fog fluid (usually a solution of glycol and water) into the machine, to instantly create the perfect atmosphere. Many of the newer ones even have remote controls, and will turn off automatically when they’re low on fluid. Furthermore, they’re often small enough to be concealed behind an arbor, trellis, pergola, or even a planter.
So, there you have some more ideas about how you can use your outdoor furniture and garden structures for your outdoor Halloween parties. And if you are considering getting one of the aforementioned machines, I really hate to say this, but, I guess that could literally be called a foggy notion! (I’m sorry!)
Yours Outdoors,
Kathy
