ACTIVITIES:
- Feed The Monster Game
- Halloween Tic Tac Toe
- Boo Bags/You've Been Boo'd! (also has non-food treat ideas, which are good for Teal Pumpkin Project!)
- It's A Spooky Glow Party (This year's Halloween cookie decorating, including glow-in-the-dark cookies!)
- Scare Up Some Cookies We had a cookie decorating play-date and the boys had a blast.
- Spooky Storytimes Many local libraries and bookstores have Halloween themed storytimes! I included some favorite Halloween books so you can make your own storytime too!
- Halloween BINGO This is great if you are stuck at home handing out the candy.
- Pumpkin Picking (Pumpkin Patch) Every year we go with friends to the pumpkin patch and let the kids pick out a pumpkin. We usually end up at the farm's store eating apple fritters or donuts and drinking apple cider. It's a great time and I look forward to it each year.
- Haunted Gingerbread House We decorate a gingerbread house at Christmas as a family and last year we started decorating a Haunted Gingerbread House for Halloween. It's lots of fun!
- Halloween Scavenger Hunt Card Now that we walk to the bus stop, I am really looking forward to using these again.
- Halloween Time Fun: A Crossword Puzzle
- Halloween: A Word Find
- Halloween Maze: Candy Time
- Halloween Maze: Monster Time
- Halloween Maze: Pumpkin
- Halloween Maze
- Halloween Coloring Page
FOOD:
- SNACKS/DESSERTS:
- Witchy Pretzels
- Pumpkin Oreo Cookies
- Candy Corn Jello
- My Brownies Have Turned Into Ghosts!
- Are You Going To Eat That Worm? (Jello Worms)
- Brownie Candy Corns
- Pumpkin Seeds I love roasting pumpkin seeds. My kids love them and I don't feel bad giving them this snack.
- Frankenstein Cups Create super cute Frankenstein snack holders out of pretzels, candy, icing, and green ice cream cones.
- Rice Cereal Ghosts, Frankenstein, and Mummies! Love Halloween? Love rice cereal treats? Then these are the snack for you!
- Haunted Parfaits
- Monster Apples These are a great snack!
- Jack O'Fruit Bowls
- I LOVE October Making caramel apples.
- Pumpkin Dip This is great at Thanksgiving, but it works well with the pumpkin time of Halloween too!
- Rainbow Cupcakes These were a St. Patrick's Day hit, but it can be used to create a candy corn cupcake too! Use a white cake mix and color 1/3 of the batter yellow, 1/3 orange, and leave a 1/3 white. Layer the different mixes in the cupcake pan and bake according to box directions. (If you need extra instruction, click on the post link.)
- Spider suckers
- Monster Eggs
- Orange/Pepper Pumpkin
- DRINKS:
- Have Your Cider and Eat The Cup Too! Use an apple to create an instant cup for apple cider.
- Mommy's Little Helper: Warp Corp Breach WARNING: This is an alcoholic drink. BONUS: It looks super spooky with dry ice and might help you get through sitting and handing out candy.
- Eyeball Icecubes
- Witches Potion
- MEAL IDEAS:
- Haunted Shepherd's Pie
- Ghoul Burgers
- Mummified Hot Dogs Have hot dogs and dough...will make mummies.
- What's For Dinner Mummy? Mummy shaped meatloaf (including my meatloaf recipe).
- Mummy Muffin Pizzas Super easy to make mummy mini pizzas using English Muffins.
- The Not So Spooky Lunch Easy to make ghost cups and Halloween themed lunch.
- Pumpkin Soup
- Attack of the Monster Veggies
- Pumpkin Sloppy Joes
CRAFT:
- The Erasable Pumpkin (Chalkboard Paint Pumpkin)
- Feed The Monster Game
- Spider Web Placemats
- Toilet Paper Witches Boot
- Attack of the Play-Doh Spiders! These were one of my favorite crafts last year. They are a little time consuming, but a huge hit with the kids. These are a perfect treat to bring into school if you have food restrictions, because who doesn't love Play-Doh!?
- Eerie Spiders and Ghosts Reuse old egg cartons and make spooky little spiders and ghosts.
- Pumpkin Pots If you have a clay pot, a sharpie, maybe some green pipe cleaners, you can make a quick and easy Halloween decoration!
- Ghostly Handprints These make a cute craft or Halloween card to send to Grandma/Grandpa.
- Pumpkin Cards With a little paint, some paper, and the right shaped leaf, you can create a great Halloween card.
- Pumpkin Stained Glass
- Easy Halloween Luminaries
- Pumpkin Boats. We made these for Pirate Day, but they work well at Halloween too!
- Pumpkin Alternatives If you don't want to deal with the mess of carving pumpkins, here are some alternatives. Pumpkin Coloring Page at the bottom of the post.
- Sweep Your Way Into Snacks: Broomstick Bags These make a great decoration or favor bag for a Halloween party!
- Gourd Lighting (aka Pumpkin Candle Holder). I had this as a Fall and Thanksgiving idea last year, but it also fits well with Halloween.
- Help! The Toilet Paper Roll Turned Into A Monster Easy to make monsters using toilet paper rolls.
- Pumpkin Toilet Roll
- Monster Time Craft
- Homemade Tombstones
TIPS:
- Trick Or Treat: Halloween Safety Some of my safety tips and ideas for trick or treating.
- My List of Top and Worse Halloween Treats for Kids
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