61 Epic Spooky Halloween Party Ideas for Kids 

Looking for easy Halloween party ideas to create fun and spooky parties?

You can use these ideas to decorate for parties, celebrate fall birthdays, and enjoy fun fall festivities.

Some of the fun activities below include candy corn toss, crafts like making a monster out of play-dough, and a witch’s brew drink station.

You won’t find Halloween party Ideas like the 61 on the list below! Not only are they creative, but they also include all ages!

Furthermore, the fun activities on this list are fun, creative, and affordable.

These 61 Halloween party ideas cover things like:

• Games
• Crafts
• Food
• And chill-out zones are all easy for everyone

You can start planning your party weeks before the event.

Grab a pen and paper, along with input from friends and family.

Include everyone in the planning process, make your best party yet!

Get ready to plan your most memorable Halloween yet!

Spooky & Simple Halloween Party Games (The Crowd Pleasers – 16 Activities)

These  16 Halloween party ideas are fun and easy to recreate. Zombie tag is a great game for the older kids to enjoy at parties. You can also find pumpkin bowling to be a great opportunity to make a strike! Check out more ideas below!

1. Mummy Wrap: Split up into two teams and race to wrap a person in toilet paper.
2. Apple Bobbing: The classic game is fun but unhygienic. Instead, offer a non-contact alternative with tongs for your party guests.
3. Witch’s Hat Ring Toss: Use witch hats or cones as targets for rings. Ensure the witch hat is anchored to a good spot to prevent tipping.
4. Dangling Donut/Vampire Bite: Have your party guests try to eat a donut hanging from a string without using their hands. Don’t forget to capture mini videos!
5. Pumpkin Bowling: Use small pumpkins with stems removed or gourds as bowling balls and pins.
6. Eyeball Pong (or Pumpkin Pong): Spooky time! Get Ping pong balls and decorate them like eyeballs that are bounced into cups.
7. Pin the Stem on the Pumpkin/Hat on the Witch: A Halloween twist on “Pin the Tail on the Donkey.” Beware of the person holding the pin. Direct them to the right place to prevent an accident!
8. Halloween Charades/Pictionary: For this Halloween Party idea, use spooky or movie-themed words.
9. Marshmallow Ghost Stack: Race to stack the tallest tower of marshmallows in a set time. Ensure it is an open area and accessible room for everyone to move around.
10. The Grave Keeper (Zombie Tag): Make a spooky version of tag or hide-and-seek in the dark. Have the person who’s it wear a spooky (sanitized) mask while chasing others.
11. Balloon Pop Race: Have two teams race to pop balloons tied to their ankles. For an epic Halloween party idea, make the Balloons Halloween-themed. Orange pumpkins, white ghosts, or spooky Purple witch and green Frankenstein.
12. Halloween Bingo: Do you have a printer handy? Use printable Halloween-themed bingo cards. Use stickers to decorate and neon paper. Then, use a laminator to seal your creations for the party.
13. Candy Corn Toss: Try to toss candy corn through pipe cleaner hoops or into small containers.
14. Scary Movie Clue Guessing Game: Have your guests match props or items to classic horror/Halloween films. Give a prize out to the top three match costumes!
15. Spider Races: Have your Guests blow plastic spiders across a table with straws. Make the table have a white or light colored cloth in order to see the spiders on the table.
16. Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe: Use mini pumpkins or decorated bottle caps as ‘X’s and ‘O’s.

Creative Crafts & Decorating Fun (Low-Mess Options – 15 Activities)

Aiming to avoid a mess? The 15 Halloween party ideas below will make your heart skip a beat! Try cookie or cupcake decorating for tiny hands. There are also creative Halloween masks and decorating a mini haunted house. There are tons of fun activities, free for all!

1. Pumpkin Decorating Contest (No Carve): Use paint, stickers, glitter, or markers. You can also use any other decorating item you have in your home.
2. Pumpkin Carving Contest: Have a pumpkin carving contest! Provide tools and templates for guests to complete. To help beginners or younger kids, offer help carving the pumpkin with them.
3. Monster Slime Making: Halloween party idea fav! This is a classic, easy DIY craft for all ages.
4. Cookie or Cupcake Decorating: Who doesn’t enjoy a yummy treat? Provide plain baked goods and Halloween-themed toppings/icing. Used colors like orange, red, black, purple, and green.
5. Make a Monster (Play-Doh/Clay): Have your guests sculpt their own spooky creatures. For example, making the characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Jack and Sally!
6. Decorate Mini Haunted Houses: Use the same technique that you use to create a gingerbread house for Christmas. Use graham crackers or small milk cartons as the base.
7. DIY Bat Garland: Do you remember the bat scene from the classic show “Scooby Doo, Where Are You” from the ’60s? Now you can recreate it! Cut out bat shapes from black paper and string them up.
8. Halloween Coloring Station: Provide free printable coloring pages and markers/crayons. You can find my printables list here, all free!
9. Ghost Writing/Spooky Story Time: Start a story and have everyone add a sentence or two. Make the story spooky while keeping it age-level appropriate for everyone in the room.
10. Crayon Resist Spiderwebs: Draw a web with a white crayon, then paint over it with black watercolor.
11. Coffee Filter Ghosts: Use coffee filters and a string to create simple hanging ghosts. 
12. Painted Rock Monsters: Decorate small stones as eyes or monsters.
13. Create Halloween Masks: Use paper plates, construction paper, and elastic string.
14. Paper Bag Monster Puppets: Use lunch bags and craft supplies to create puppets.
15. DIY Witch Brooms: Tie sticks and twigs together with twine. 

Thrills & Chills Guessing Games (Sensory & Trivia – 15 Activities)

1. Blind Feel-Box Guessing Game (“What’s In The Box?”): Use peeled grapes (eyeballs), cold cooked spaghetti (worms/guts), dried apricots (ears), etc. Halloween party ideas like these never fail to spook your guests.
2. Guess the Candy Count: Fill a jar with candy corn or mini chocolates and have guests guess the number. The person who guesses the closest wins a prize.
3. Guess the Pumpkin’s Weight: The closest guess wins the pumpkin. While pumpkin shopping, aim for a large pumpkin that is a little heavy.
4. Halloween Trivia: Use easy trivia questions about movies, history, or folklore. Have a few friends dress the part for the Halloween Trivia game to surprise your guests when they get the correct answers.
5. Deadly Wink: A spooky twist on “Wink Murder” where the “murderer” eliminates guests with a wink. Spooky!
6. Two Truths and a Lie (Halloween Edition): Guests share three “spooky” experiences; the others guess the lie. The Halloween edition is fun and entertaining!
7. Spooky Telephone (The “Whisper Game”): Whisper a spooky sentence down the line; reveal the funny final phrase. 
8. Halloween Would You Rather: Ask themed questions (e.g., “Would you rather fight a werewolf or a vampire?”). 
9. Ghostly Guessing Game (Blind Taste Test): Blindfold guests to taste or smell mystery foods/drinks. Add baby food to the mix to make everyone bewildered. 
10. Halloween Scavenger Hunt: Hide themed objects or clues around the party area. Make the objects fun and spooky for kids of all ages.
11. Halloween Mad Libs: Print out themed fill-in-the-blank stories. 
12. Monster Mash Dance Freeze: Play music, and when it stops, everyone has to freeze like a monster. Do the Munster dance!
13. DIY Fortune Teller (Cootie Catcher): Use a paper cootie catcher with spooky fortunes inside. Halloween Party Ideas are great for all ages!
14. Guess the Song (Spooky Edition): Play snippets of classic spooky songs or movie scores. Thriller by Michael Jackson and Ghostbusters would be a great selection. Also, try The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack!

Low-Prep Fun & Atmosphere Boosters (Simple Activities – 15 Activities)

1. Costume Competition/Parade: Host different categories. Aim to create different genres of awards for each costume: Funniest, Scariest, Most Creative DIY, etc.
2. Designate a Photo Booth: Here are some Halloween party ideas to make your party epic. Set up a spooky backdrop with props (hats, masks, signs). 
3. Host a Kid-Friendly Spooky Movie Screening: Play a classic like Hocus Pocus or a Goosebumps movie. Don’t forget the popcorn!
4. Witches’ Brew Drink Station: Set up a self-serve punch or themed drink station, such as a green punch with a cool fog effect pouring out from the sides.
5. Spooky Music Playlist: Play classic Halloween songs and movie scores for ambiance. You can’t go wrong with the Monster Mash!
6. Pass-it-on Ghost Stories: Sit in a circle and contribute to one collaborative spooky story. Use books like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Short and Shivery tales.
7. Haunted House Tour (DIY): Dim the lights and guide guests through a simple, themed part of your home. Use glowsticks and black lights to create a spooky ambiance.
8. Trick-or-Treating (Alternative): If you’re staying in, hide candy for an indoor hunt. Make the places where you hide the candy spooky, decorated rooms. For example, the garage can become the dungeon.
9. Pumpkin Seed Roasting/Tasting: Roast leftover pumpkin seeds with different seasonings (sweet/savory). Sprinkle salt and bake on!
10. Make Monster Munch/Trail Mix: Have a station where guests can create their own bag of spooky snacks. Help everyone feel welcome to bring any snacks of their choosing.
11. Halloween “Never Have I Ever”: Play with themed prompts (e.g., “Never have I ever re-worn a costume”).
12. Glow-in-the-Dark Activities: Use glow sticks for dancing, ring toss, or decorating. Neon parties are fun!
13. Tarot Card/Fortune Teller Station: Offer silly or semi-serious fortune-telling. Ensure that your guests understand it’s a game you’re playing!
14. Face Painting/Make-up Station: Simple spiderwebs, cat whiskers, or vampire fangs.
15. Designate a “Graveyard” Treat Table: Use themed names for all the snacks.
16. Host an Impromptu Costume Challenge: Give teams random items (tinfoil, trash bags) and a time limit to create a new costume.

Conclusion

Halloween is a great time to get creative Halloween party ideas! 

It’s fun to make creative ideas together. 

Do you have any ideas you plan on using? 

These 61 ideas will ensure you have the best party of the year. 

Have fun and let the spooky spirit guide you and your guests.

I look forward to seeing the activities you’ve used or would like to use. 

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