Are You Looking for Fun Halloween Party Ideas?
You've come to the right place! I've put together everything you need to plan a wonderful Halloween party for kids and adults.
Break out the costumes, decorate those pumpkins, and get ready to have some fun! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and it's a fun time to get together with all your friends.
I put together a mash-up of some of my favorite Halloween games, activities, decorations, and treats.
If you're throwing a Halloween party feel free to share your ideas at the bottom of the page in the guest book. We'd love to hear from you.
Happy Halloween!
Halloween Party Invitations
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(Halloween~ Have You Planned Your Party Yet? is October 31, 2009)
Halloween Party Activity: Build a Scarecrow
Supplies to help children build their scarecrow:Straw
Old Clothes (flannel shirts, jeans, dresses etc.)
Accessories (hats, shoes, belts, etc.)
long sticks
twine
pumpkins
glue
markers
scissors
glue
paper, or cardboard
Instructions:
You will have teams of children building scarecrows, so give each team a set of supplies. This is a great activity to do outdoors since it's very messy. If you're concerned about the straw in your yard place tarps on the ground before you start.
Give the children a time limit to build their scarecrow. Some adult assistance may be needed.
When the children are finished building their scarecrow set up a panel of judges, or if there are more than two teams, have the teams judge each other.
Halloween Party Supplies
Halloween Deluxe Party Box - $ 54.99
Our Halloween Deluxe Party Box includes everything you need to throw the perfect party for your little one and 7 guests! Contents include full tableware for 8, and a variety of Halloween party decorations.
Halloween Party Snack: Ghost Sticks
Ghost Sticks Halloween TreatGhost Sticks are a new twist on an old favorite, the white chocolate covered pretzel. They're easy to make and fun to eat.
Halloween Party Activity: Ghoulish Golf
Ghoulish Golf Set - $ 12.99
A Halloween theme mini golf party game.
Includes: 4 golf clubs, 4 golf balls, and different obstacles.
Kids will have a blast hitting the golf balls through this ghoulish miniature golf course.
Witches Finger Cookies Ghoulish Halloween Treat
Gross everyone out at your Halloween party with these witches finger cookies. You can use any shortbread cookie recipe, and shape it like a finger, but here's one for you to use if you prefer.How To Make Witches Finger Cookies
Don't forget to melt some red melting chocolate to "add blood" for extra gross factor.
Quick and Easy Halloween Party Games
Add a Halloween Twist To Old Favorites
Purchase a mini pumpkin from a local farmer and use it to play Hot Pumpkin. Pass the Pumpkin while you play some Halloween tunes, when the music stops the person left holding the pumpkin is out of the game.
Dress The Mummy
Divide the children up into teams and give each team a couple rolls of toilet paper, some construction paper (black, and a couple other colors, tape, scissors. The team should pick one child to be wrapped up like a mummy. At the end of the contest have a couple adults, or the children vote for the best mummy. Don't let them vote for their own. Give a fun prize to the winning team.
Halloween Printable Games
Fun Halloween Games from Printable Games A to Z.
Choose from Trick-Tac-Toe, Halloween Bingo, Halloween Word Scramble and more.
Ring The Pumpkin
Divide the children into teams, have a large pumpkin and a hula hoop for each team. Let the team members take turns tossing the hula hoops to ring the pumpkin. The team with the most rings wins.
Halloween Costume Contest
Don't forget to judge the costumes. Have several prizes for different categories, such as most original, best costume, funniest, scariest and more.
Halloween Party Activity: Have a Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Carving pumpkins can be a little too difficult for children, but that doesn't have to stop them from blinging their own pumpkin. Pass out the pumpkins (mini pumpkins work great for kids).Lay down some plastic or a tarp. Lay out some paints, gel pens, glitter, glue, stickers, leaves, etc. Let the kids decorate their own pumpkin, then let everyone vote for the best.
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Caramel Apples Make a Wonderful Halloween or Harvest Party Treat
Caramel apples are a wonderful treat for a fall harvest or birthday party. They're easy to make, and fun to eat. Here's my favorite Caramel Apple RecipeThe caramel apple pictured here was rolled in Reeses Pieces.
You can roll yours in all kinds of fun stuff:
nuts
sprinkles
M & M's
crushed Heath bar
crushed candy
crushed cookies
marshmallows
Yum!
Halloween Party Activity: Fall Scavenger Hunt
Plan a nature scavenger hunt, help children learn about nature, and have fun at the same time. If you don't have many of these items in your back yard, ask friends and neighbors.Pick teams, decide ahead of time how many teams you'd like to have, and hide the appropriate number of items. Give team members the rules, a list of what to find, and boundaries for searching.
Here is a list of possible items to include in your scavenger hunt. Add additional items if you want.
1. Find a ________ leaf
Have the children find the leaf of a certain tree in your yard, you may want to include a picture of the type of leaf they are supposed to find. Don't have any trees? Borrow some leaves from a neighbor or friend, most people have plenty this time of year.
2. Make a leaf rubbing
Have an area set up for the children to do this. They can use the leaf they had to find for number 1.
3. Get the autograph of a person who's birthday is in October (or any other month you pick)
Have at least one person in mind (someone at the party) who has their birthday in the month you choose, if there happens to be more it will make it even easier.
4. Nut, or buckeye
Hide a few nuts or buckeyes around the search area for the children to find.
5. Pumpkin or gourd
Have a few pumpkins hidden, or in a fall display the children can find or grab.
6. Ear of corn
Again have a few ears hidden, or placed in a fall display for the children to find. Find a local farmer who wouldn't mind to part with a few ears.
7. Find a Fall bloom
Most people will still have a few straggling late blooms, or a pot of mums on hand.
8. Rock with many colors
You can hide some painted rocks, or have them find the most colorful natural rocks they can find.
9. Pine needles, or pinecones
Don't have a pine tree? Borrow some needles or pinecones from a neighbor, or buy some pinecones at a local craft store.
10. Candy
The only problem with candy is, it may not make it to the end of the scavenger hunt, you may have to count wrappers.
11. Trash
Maybe you can get the yard cleaned up at the same time?
12. A Halloween Mask
Halloween Cupcake Toppers and Picks
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JACK-O-LANTERN CUPCAKE PAN Jack-O-Lantern Cupcake Pan. Serve pumpkin-shaped cupcakes at your Halloween party! All treats are sweeter when they come in fun shapes! This 8 1/2" metal pan makes 4 cupcakes. Non-stick. Dishwasher safe.
Halloween Sprinkles for Cookies and Cupcakes
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Pumpkin Patch CupcakesIce your cupcakes with chocolate icing, and add pumpkin candies to the top. Have your preschooler add chocolate sprinkles, to make your icing look like a muddy field. You can also use gel icing to add vines and leaves to your pumpkins.
Spider Web Cupcakes
Ice your cupcakes with white icing, use black gel icing to create a spider web pattern to the top of the cupcake. You can also add a plastic spider ring to each cupcake for a finishing touch.
Candy Corn Pinwheel Cupcakes
Ice your cupcakes with white, chocolate, or yellow icing. Add a few fall sprinkles to the center of the cupcake. Add 8 candy corns around the sprinkles to create a pinwheel, or daisy shape.
Rest In Peace Cupcakes
Ice your cupcakes with chocolate icing. Insert a chocolate covered graham cookie to make a tombstone, with RIP written across the top with white gel icing. Add chocolate sprinkles to the cupcake for a finishing touch.
These cupcakes would be a wonderful treat to take to a Halloween, or Harvest party.
Rest In Peace Cake
Make a brownie or chocolate cake and decorate it with chocolate icing, Brachs(c) candy pumpkin, and use decorative icing to write on sandwich cookies to make tombstones.
How to Make This Spider Cake
Bake your cake in a rounded bowl shaped pan, or round cake pan.
Ice with orange icing using a decorative tip.
Use black licorice for the legs, attach them to the cake plate with black icing.
Use icing to create the eyes and mouth.
Halloween Party Pinatas
Pumpkin 13" Piñata - $ 14.99
A cute decoration and fun Halloween party activity. Fill with treats, and play! A removable sticker marks the hidden location where candy should be inserted. Piñata fillers and pull-string piñata kit sold separately.
Ghost Pinata - $ 14.99
Scare your guests with this fun Ghost traditional style pinata. Boo!
Halloween Party Snack: Witches Hat Cookies
Witches Hat CookiesCombine these fun cookies on a party tray with the Ghost Sticks, some candy corn, some Halloween cupcakes, and candy pumpkins for a fun, festive Halloween treat.
Halloween Party Decorations For a Frightfully Good Time
Yummy, Gooey, Sticky Popcorn Balls
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup white Karo syrup
Combine ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a soft ball boil. Use a candy thermometer to determine when the correct temperature has been reached.
Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon of butter. Pour hot mixture over a large bowl of popcorn and shape by hand into popcorn balls.
Optional: To make your popcorn balls Halloween festive add Halloween colored sprinkles, Reeses Pieces(TM), or Halloween colored M&M's(TM) to the mix before shaping.
Wilton Jumbo Ghosts sugar-sprinklers
Jumbo ghosts adds new bigger dimension to your cupcake sprinkles, or add them to your popcorn balls for a Ghostly good time.
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More Halloween Cookie Ideas
Wilton 4-Piece Grippy Halloween Cookie Cutter Set
Set of 4 Grippy cutters. Set includes ghost, cat, pumpkin, and bat.
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Wilton Halloween Pre- Baked Pre-Assembled Cookie House Kit
Fully assembled Halloween cookie house kit is easy to decorate.
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Wilton Halloween Push N Print Cookie Cutter Set
Just roll cookie dough, push n print your design and bake
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Wilton Halloween Color Cutter Set, 3 Piece Set
WILTON-Halloween Cookie Cutters. A 3 piece set of the most popular halloween shapes: Pumpkin (3Hx3W); Cat (3.25Hx3.5W) and Ghost (3.25H x3.5W).
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Pumpkin Cookies With Cream Cheese Icing
These cookies are perfect for a harvest or Halloween party. They're delicious, I promise the kids will scarf them up and ask for more.Pumpkin cookie recipe
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Party Fog Machine Maker
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Halloween Party Craft: Pumpkins On A Fence
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The Halloween Book
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Halloween Propmaker's Handbook
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A Halloween How-To: Costumes, Parties, Decorations, and Destinations
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- JJNW JJNW Oct 29, 2008 @ 2:27 am
- SO fun! Congrats! Great to see good things happen to good people!
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- Oct 27, 2008 @ 10:30 am
- Congratulations!!
I loved the ideas too bad I already hosted our Halloween party .....I must ask though how you placed the timer, I would like to use it for my own lens. Thanks
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- Oct 27, 2008 @ 10:30 am
- Congratulations!!
I loved the ideas too bad I already hosted our Halloween party .....I must ask though how you placed the timer, I would like to use it for my own lens. Thanks
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- dustytoes dustytoes Oct 25, 2008 @ 11:20 am
- Oh I love that RIP cake! Why wasn't squidoo around when I was young and my kids were young and each year I would kill myself trying to come up with fun party ideas! It's all right here! Love this lens soooo much...
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- site-builder site-builder Oct 24, 2008 @ 3:39 pm
- Great lens and congratulations on LOTD! *****
thanks for all the great ideas. We give out small
toys instead of candy.The kids get way too much
sugar.
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