It's Almost Halloween!

It's getting closer to Halloween! We've already Boo'd the neighbors. I can't wait to carve our pumpkins and roast the seeds (so yummy!). If you need any last minute Halloween ideas, here are some ideas :) 

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