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Home » Lifestyle Parenting » Seasonal Fun » 21 Spooktacular Halloween Party Ideas for Kids

21 Spooktacular Halloween Party Ideas for Kids

September 15, 2015 | 33 Comments

If you’re planning on hosting a Halloween Party this year and you are looking for a little spooky inspiration then these 21 Halloween Party Ideas for kids will have Inspired in no time at all.

Each year my sister who I call the Queen of Halloween throws a massive party at her house. Last years party was fantastic but this year she is looking to make it even better. We have both come up with these Halloween Ideas which have been rounded up from around the Internet so we can have some ghoulish fun with our families.

21 Halloween Party Ideas for Kids

21 Halloween Party Ideas for kids

1. Halloween Marshmallow Pops

Halloween Marshmallow Pops Scary Heads

These Halloween Marshmallow Pops by I wash you dry are simply amazing. Your Ghoulish Guests will have such a fun time eating themed MarshMallow Heads. Get the Tutorial here.

2. Dracula’s Dentures for Halloween

Halloween Party Ideas - Dracula's Dentures Tutorial

This recipe for Dracula’s Dentures was found on The Girl who Ate Everything. I can’t wait to try this recipe out on our kids they look so realistic yet so scrumptious at the same time.

3. Halloween CupCake Witches Hats

Halloween Cup Cake Witches Hats

These Halloween Ice cream cone cupcakes would make a deliciously scary treat at any Halloween Party for kids.

4. Halloween Tin Can Bowling

Halloween Party Ideas DIY tin can bowling game tutorial

This great Idea was created by Red Ted Art. These handpainted Halloween Tin Can Bowling game seems a simple idea and would be not only great for the party, but it would make a great crafty activity on the run up to the Halloween Party itself with the kids.

5. Spooky Halloween Candle Light Cups

DIY Halloween Tea Light Cups

These super scary Halloween candle light cups were found Thrifty Momma. A simple DIY Halloween idea that I feel will add to your spooky decor. Again you could get the kids making these cups with their favourite ghoulish character on them.Using battery powered candle lights make them safe to use.

6. DIY Halloween Hanging Bats

DIY Halloween Hanging Bats

These simple to make DIY Hanging Bats would be awesome to place around your home at your Halloween Party for kids. These Bats where found on HDTV they even provide a template for the Bat design.

7. DIY Mummy Juice Boxes

DIY Halloween Juice Box Mummies

This idea looks so simple. You can Mummify each juice box cartoon with a little white tape or a bandage making a squeamish looking drink for the Kids.

8. Strawberry Ghosts

Strawberry Ghosts

Oh, I love how great these Strawberry Ghosts look. You can tell so much love has been put into making them by Candiquik. I really can’t wait to have a go at making these myself.

9. Halloween Spooky Ghost Pizza

ghost-pizza

No party would be complete without Pizza. This Spooky Ghost Pizza recipe has been created by She Knows Chef Mom. It’s simple but again super effective and will be really fun to make with the kids.

10. Halloween Hand Print Spiders

Halloween Hand Print Spiders

If you have toddlers coming to the Halloween Party then don’t worry. A little bit of kid friendly paint and little bit of crafty fun with your little ones will have them making these Hand Print Spiders in no time. This great idea came from Ickle Pickles Life.

11. Witches Misty Brew Cauldron

Witches dry ice Cauldron

This is such a simple idea that can be achieved quite easy following the tutorial here by Shena Leonard.

12. Glow in the Dark Halloween Drinks

DIY Halloween Glow in the dark drinks

This great crafty idea came from Come Together Kids and you can find the full tutorial here.

13. Halloween Jello Shooters

Halloween Jelly Shooters

This great idea comes from Nikki Lynn. I simple love how these Jello Shooters look. They are safe but tasty treats for the kids and quite easy to make.

14. Halloween Spooky Treat Cups and Free Printables

Halloween Treat Cups

Last year we made these very simple DIY Halloween Treat cups and they went down a storm at our Halloween Party. It’s a simple Halloween Idea which holds your scary treats for the kids. I have included free printables to create the treat cups and a video tutorial showing you how I made them.

15. Halloween Cheesy Pumpkin Burgers

Pumpkin Halloween Cheese Burgers

A super simple addition to your home made Burgers. Simple shape the face of a pumpkin in your cheese slice and place on your piping hot burgers for a super effect. This idea was found on Indulgy.

16. Halloween Balloon Ghosts and Tag printable

Halloween Boo Balloon and free printable

Imaging sending your guest home with this Ghost Halloween balloon by Eighteen25. You can get the full tutorial and printable tag here.

17. Ghost Meringues

Ghost-Meringues

Oh, I simply love these Ghost Meringues which I found on Smart School House. These would make a super scary table topper and food treat for your Halloween Party.

18. Spooky Halloween Movies

10 family halloween movies

Last year we settled the kids down and allowed them to watch a spooky movie. If you dress your living room in scary decor you will have them hiding behind cushions in no time with these spooky family movie ideas.

19. DIY Edible Pumpkin Cups

DIY Halloween Edible Pumpkin Cups

You could follow this DIY Pumpkin tutorial by Oh Nuts and make your Halloween guests a great treat. I am sure your Halloween Party for kids would benefit from all of this candy.

20. Homemade Halloween Jello

Make Halloween Jello Worms

This is a super simple idea but it’s one that will have the kids running around holding their Jello worms with pride. You can find the Homemade Jello tutorial here on the Instructables.

21. Pretzel Sticks with cheese string Broomsticks.

Cheese String and Pretzel Broomsticks

Although the last in my Halloween Party Ideas for kids list this idea looks so scrummy. You can find the tutorial here by One Little Project.

These 21 Halloween Party Ideas should have you throwing one heck of a Halloween bash in no time.

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This children’s craft idea features in Twinkl’s Halloween Activities for your Ghouls, Ghosts, and Goblins blog.

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Comments

  1. Lindsay @ Newcastle Family Life says

    September 16, 2015 at 7:08 am

    what brilliant ideas , I can not wait until my younger two are old enough to get excited about halloween and we can do thing’s like this xx

    Reply
    • Rachel Hirst says

      September 16, 2015 at 8:32 am

      Oh, I do miss my two being toddlers, Halloween is so much more fun! although, now I get to trick or treats with them as teens.

      Reply
  2. Joely Smith says

    September 20, 2015 at 2:06 am

    WOW! Love the teeth cookies that made me LOL and the witches brooms are adorable! I wish we had the internet and blogs like yours when my kids were little! You are so creative!

    Reply
  3. Terri says

    September 20, 2015 at 2:44 am

    What great ideas, I am saving this for Halloween that is so quickly coming.

    Reply
  4. Tiffany says

    September 20, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    What Fun! I am considering having our very first Halloween party this year and these ideas are not only tons of fun but easy to do which is what this non-crafty mom is always in search of!

    Reply
  5. Dogvills says

    September 20, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    Those are wonderful ideas. I am hosting a party this year and I’m definitely trying all these.

    Reply
  6. Terri Beavers says

    September 20, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Oh what spooktacular fun party ideas. I really want to try the painted cans and I’m going to check out the recipe for Dracula’s Dentures . How cute everything looks, makes me wish my kids were small again. We always had fun on Halloween.

    Reply
  7. Jenn Peters says

    September 20, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    What a great mix of ideas for Halloween! Love them all. I’ve seen the worms before, but the rest were all new to me. Thank you for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  8. Jessica says

    September 20, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    i love halloween, i don’t have children but i’ll definitely be making some of these this year. i love the vampire cookies.

    Reply
  9. Jessica says

    September 20, 2015 at 10:37 pm

    i love halloween, i don’t have children but i’ll definitely be making some of these this year. i love the vampire cookies.

    Reply
  10. Elizabeth O. says

    September 21, 2015 at 9:00 am

    I love all the ideas, except for the worms! Lol. Halloween is such an enjoyable time for kids, there’s so much sweets!

    Reply
  11. Nikki says

    September 21, 2015 at 12:50 pm

    Wow omg, these are cute ideas my kids would love those ideas.

    Reply
  12. Jeanine says

    September 21, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    Wow these are all so awesome! I cannot wait to try some of these with my kiddos. They just love halloween and doing neat and fun things during the time leading up!

    Reply
  13. April G says

    September 21, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    I really have to start thinking about what I’m doing for Halloween. I haven’t even thought about it.

    Reply
  14. MsCrookedHalo says

    September 21, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    These are all really cute ideas that would probably be a big hit at grown up parties too.

    Reply
  15. Faye Wilkerson says

    September 22, 2015 at 7:33 am

    Halloween will be here before we know it. Lots of cute DIY products for everyone.

    Reply
  16. Katrina Chambers says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    what a fantastic collection. i have seen a few of these on pinterest, and you have definitely picked the best ones. i cannot wait to try some of these out! the only one that i liked that is missing are mummy biscuits.

    katrina x

    Reply
  17. Zoe Alicia says

    October 5, 2015 at 8:06 pm

    Oh my gosh – I love ALL of these! feeling like a throwing a Halloween party now. Complete with balloons and marshmallows and vampire teeth and EVERYTHING. Excellent round-up. x

    Reply
  18. You Baby Me Mummy says

    October 7, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    WOw such an amazing round up, I will be looking at some of these for baby. Thanks for linking up to #TheList x

    Reply
  19. Annie Costa says

    October 11, 2015 at 4:31 pm

    fantastically ghoulish ideas,love them!

    Reply
  20. Karl Borowy says

    October 12, 2015 at 5:59 pm

    shriverringggggggggg lyyyyyy good ideas

    Reply
  21. Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen says

    October 13, 2015 at 2:44 pm

    I’m excited for the upcoming Halloween ! I want to make the ghost meringues

    Reply
  22. Phyllis says

    October 26, 2015 at 6:37 am

    OMG, so MANY GREAT IDEAS! I LOVE THE tin can bowling game and the Edible pumpkin cups! I wish I was having a Halloween party!

    Thanks for sharing your post on the Simply Sundays link up party! I look forward to reading your other posts!

    Reply
  23. Mim says

    October 26, 2015 at 7:55 am

    These are brilliant ideas! Oh I do love Pinterest, I’d be so clueless for events like halloween otherwise. I really like the tin can game, i’m not brilliant at crafts but I think i could even manage that 🙂 those worms are a bit yuck though ha ha! Thanks for linking up to #Parentingpicks! Mim x

    Reply
    • Rachel Hirst says

      October 29, 2015 at 11:09 am

      Pinterest really does have lots of awesome ideas! I am addicted to using it… Those worms just simply look super and yucky at the same time.

      Reply
  24. Janine says

    October 27, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    The cupcakes look delicious. And I might actually have burgers this halloween with those cheesy pumpkins. I used to make spaghetti with sausages in them so they look like spiders. Thanks for linking up to #Halloweenlinky Week 3 is live now.

    Reply
  25. sabrina fancy says

    November 4, 2015 at 10:09 am

    I love these ideas!

    Reply

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