How to Make Halloween Punch with Dry Ice

For your Halloween party you can turn even the simplest of party fixtures into a great piece of Halloween decor. You can turn ordinary punch bowl beverages into Halloween approved goodness with some creativity and dry ice.

Using dry ice to make a Halloween punch bowl that is functional and cool looking.

First you need to purchase dry ice. You can buy dry ice at a wide range of places, including places ranging from superstores to special effects stores. You should only need a small amount to pull off the Halloween smoking punch bowl. You will also need two punch bowls, one must be able to fit inside the other one.

Take the largest punch bowl and place it on the table. Take the dry ice and break it up in the bowl. Be careful to wear gloves, directly touching the dry ice can cause burns. Do not use a lot of force to break up the ice as this can cause shards to hit you and those around you. For best results, do not break up the ice until right before the party.

In the small punch bowl, prepare your Halloween drink of choice. Whether or not this punch is "spiked" is up to you and depends on your guests. You can use any beverage option that you want to use in the punch bowl.

Carefully place the small and filled punch bowl inside the large punch bowl. Place it overtop the dry ice being careful not to get any dry ice inside the small bowl.

Place the whole set up in a well ventilated area as inhaling dry ice fumes can cause discomfort and place it in an area slightly away from other foods and drinks.

Your dry ice punch bowl should produce "smoke" for at least an hour or so depending on how much dry ice was used. You can add small bits of dry ice to the larger punch bowl throughout the party to keep the smoke going. However too much dry ice will produce high levels of "smoke" which can make it difficult to see the punch bowl and serving spoon. Too much "smoke" can also irritate your guest's skin as they reach into the smoke to get to the punch bowl serving spoon.

Be sure to clean out both bowls completely before using them again for another purpose.