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"Decorations: Invite the party guests to dress as gypsies wearing peasant blouses, long, flowing skirts, beaded necklaces, and scarves tied in their hair. Drape sheer scarves over lamps (Note: Be sure that the scarves do not touch the light bulbs to prevent fire.) Snake white Christmas lights around the room. Play New Age music. Create a fortune-telling tent: You&amp;#039;ll need:  Several yards of black tulle appliqued with gold stars (Measurement will depend on party space.) Or apply glow-in-the-dark star stickers to the tulle instead. Large gold star and silver moon cutouts (You can make them by covering poster board cutouts with gold and silver tinfoil.)   To make the tent:  Measure the space between the floor and the ceiling.  Purchase the measured amount of tulle plus 12 additional feet.  Cut the tulle in half.  Secure the middle of both halves to the ceiling using painter&amp;#039;s tape or thumbtacks.  Create swags in the fabric by taping up the four corners. Gently pull out the middle of the fabric.  Decorate with moon and star shapes.   Make a mystical tablecloth by covering the table in gold fabric. Cut moon and star shapes out of a sheer piece of black fabric and drape over the gold cloth. Use a crystal ball as the centerpiece. Activities: Hire a fortune teller (or dress up as one): The fortune teller will look into the future of the guests by using a crystal ball, reading their palms, choosing tarot cards, or revealing their horoscopes. Keep the future-telling kid-friendly with predictions such as getting good grades, winning at sports, and getting extra allowance money. Light as a feather, stiff as a board: Take turns trying to levitate each guest by having a participant lie on the floor. Have everyone kneel down around the person and place their middle and index fingers underneath her. Chant &amp;quot;light as a feather, stiff as a board&amp;quot; while attempting to effortlessly lift her. Spin the apple: Hand out an apple to each guest. Instruct them to hold the stem with one hand and spin the apple with the other. According to ancient lore, the first person to break the stem off will also be the first to marry. More mystical games: Purchase a set of runes and play &amp;quot;throw the bones.&amp;quot; Create a seance with the help of a Ouija board. Food: Serve star- and moon-shaped sandwiches. Make magic punch by combining fruit-flavored punch and soda water. Serve in glow-in-the-dark mugs (available at party-supply stores). Make fortune cookies:  Print out a list of fortunes and cut them into small strips of paper.  Make crescent cookie dough.  Bake the cookies and take them out of the oven. Immediately transfer to a serving plate and place a fortune over each cookie. Then fold them into a crescent shape.   Party Favors: Splurge on Magic 8 balls for the guests (available at most toy stores for about $10 each). Related Stories: \u2022 How to Throw a Jewelry-Making Party \u2022 How to Throw a Beauty Blitz Party \u2022 How to Throw a Murder Mystery Party "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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