A fog machine,creepy music,pumpkins, and candycorn/candycorn lights at lowes.
You can find creative halloween pary ideas online at places like halloweenbox but also visiting the party store during the halloween season for help on party ideas.
The following website has some great Halloween Party ideas for old and young alike: http://www.halloweenpartyideas.org/ Here, you will find ideas for food, music, costumes, games and more. Another great site to check out for fun family Halloween party ideas is Disney Family Fun, at: http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-parties/
Every town has a halloween store. You could try there for some ideas. keep in mind they can be expensive. Maybe sitting down with the boys and brainstorming might lead to some really good ideas that could leed you on another path besides a retail store.
Halloween party games are always a fun addition to Halloween parties. I would suggest checking out www.halloweengames101.com. They have ideas such as apple bobbing, card games, among many other fun ideas.
There are many sites that provide great ideas for teenage halloween parties. Here are a few links: party.lovetoknow.com/Halloween_Party_Ideas_for_Teenagers and www.ehow.com/how_1398_throw-halloween-party.html.
Books that have good ideas for crafting on Halloween are Good Housekeeping, Easy-to-Do Halloween crafts, Enchanted Learning and a Ghostly Good Time are all good books.
Halloween Express is an online store that is full of a variety of costumes and ideas for a fun-filled Halloween. You can get any type of costume plus accessories and party supplies for a one stop shop for the holiday.
i would use the party city store or website they always have great stuff to choose from. there stuff is also priced good and they also have great ideas for parties and it would be plenty of fun for everyone thats at the party.
You can find alot of good ideas for arts and crafts online. A good site for easy Halloween Decorations is http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-crafts/ Good luck with your students hope you can find something that you and the children will enjoy.
I know of two really good places to find ideas for decorating Halloween treat bags. You can find them at Party City. I'm not sure if you have one near you but I'm sure they have a website. Also, Oriental trading Company. They are a catalog company with great ideas.
I believe that a good Halloween costume might be a character of the kid's favorite show. For example, if he likes the Power Rangers, he can dress up as his favorite one.
I try every year to get good decoration ideas and I always browse around. Here is a good site that has many great ideas. http://www.hgtv.com/topics/halloween/index.html