Halloween is when children dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, and eat lots of candy. But it can also be a lot of fun to do other activities on Halloween! In this blog post, we’ll list 20 fun activities kids can do on Halloween like carving pumpkins, making costumes, going to haunted houses, and more! We hope that you and your family have a spook-tacular Halloween!
DIY Candy Bags
With a little help from some construction paper and glue, your kids can make their candy bags to take out trick-or-treating! DIY cany bags is a fun activity to do together as a family, and it’ll ensure everyone has a personalized bag to carry their candy. This way, there’ll be no more arguments about who gets which bag!
Design Their Halloween Costumes
Even though store-bought Halloween costumes are becoming increasingly popular, there’s still something special about a homemade costume. Sit down with your kids and help them design their perfect costumes. If you’re feeling extra crafty, you can even help them put it together!
Designing Halloween costumes is an excellent activity for kids of all ages. You can help younger kids pick out critical elements of their costumes and put them together. Older kids can be involved in the design process. It’s a great way to get them excited for Halloween!
Make A Wreath
If you’re itching to make a ghoulishly good decorative statement leading up to Halloween, a DIY Halloween wreath is the best way to do so. You can go as simple or over-the-top as you want with this one – it’s really up to your imagination. All you need is a wreath base (foam, grapevine, wire, etc.), some Halloween decorations (fake spiders, spider webs, pumpkins, ghosts, witches, etc.), and a hot glue gun. Once you gather your materials, it’s time to get crafting!
Plenty of Halloween wreath tutorials online can help you get started. Once you understand how to make one, you can start getting creative with your personal touches—for example, adding a “Happy Halloween” sign to your wreath or spelling out “Boo” with letters. You could also add a few battery-operated lights to make your wreath stand out.
Visit a Haunted House
A haunted house is a great way to get your kids into the Halloween spirit. There are many ways to find a haunted house, such as online directories or local event listings. If you’re brave, you can visit a real-life haunted house!
When your kids experience the excitement of being scared in a safe and controlled environment, they’ll become braver. Additionally, visiting a haunted house can be a fun bonding experience for you and your child.
Play Candy Corn Bingo
Candy Corn Bingo is an exciting game that kids of all ages can enjoy. The game’s goal is to match the candy corn pieces with the numbers on the bingo card. The first player to fill up their card is the winner!
Create a Halloween Scavenger Hunt
Halloween scavenger hunts are a great way to get the kids out of the house and active. You can hide candy around the neighborhood or in your backyard and tell your kids to go find it. You can also list Halloween-themed items for them to find, such as a black cat, a pumpkin, or a spider web.
If you want to make the scavenger hunt more challenging, give your kids a time limit to find all the items on the list. You can also make it a race by dividing the kids into teams and seeing which team can find all the items first.
Try apple picking
Apple picking is a great activity to do with the whole family. You can pick apples at most farms and orchards. Be sure to call ahead to find out when they are open for picking so you can have a fun and safe experience.
After you’ve picked your apples, you can use them to make pies, cider, and other treats. You can also go on hayrides, visit the farm animals, and more. Apple picking is a great way to spend a day outdoors and get into the Halloween spirit.
Build a life-size spider web
This game may require lots of effort, but it will be worth it when your kids see the final product! All you need is some string and tape, and you can even make this activity a learning opportunity by teaching your kids about geometry as you help them measure and calculate the dimensions of their web.
If you want to make things even more fun, see if you can find some glow-in-the-dark string for your web. Then turn off all the lights in the room and have your kids crawl through their spooky creations in the dark! Just make sure to supervise them, so nobody gets tangled in the string.
Create a jack-o-lantern
Jack-o-lanterns are a classic Halloween decoration, and carving pumpkins is a great activity for kids of all ages. If your kids are too young to carve pumpkins on their own, you can help them draw faces on their pumpkins with markers. Then, when the pumpkins are all carved and lit up, your kids will have a spooky yet fun decoration to enjoy throughout the Halloween season.
Make mummies out of your kids
This activity is sure to generate some laughs! Wrap your kids up in toilet paper or gauze-like mummies and let them run around the house. You can even turn this into a competition to see who can be the first to finish “wrapping” their mummy. Just make sure you have enough bandages for everyone!
Go on a ghost hunt
This activity is perfect for younger kids just getting into the Halloween spirit. Hide some small, plastic ghosts around your house or yard and see if your kids can find them all. You can even make a game by timing them to see how fast they can find all the ghosts.
Make Halloween-themed snacks
Get your kids involved in the kitchen with some fun and easy Halloween-themed snacks. There are plenty of recipes out there for spooky treats like “monster mouth” apples, “witch finger” pretzels, and “mummy” hot dogs. Let your kids help you make these snacks, and they’ll have even more fun eating them!
Go trick-or-treating
Of course, no list of Halloween activities for kids would be complete without trick-or-treating! This is a great opportunity for your kids to dress up in their costumes and collect candy. If you’re worried about them overeating sugar, you can always trade some of their candy for healthy snacks or toys.
Bob for apples
This classic Halloween game is a great way to get your kids moving and help them burn off some extra energy. Fill a tub or large bowl with water and float some apples. Then, see who can grab the most apples with their teeth at a specific time. You can even make things more challenging by blindfolding your kids or having them do it with their hands behind their backs.
Go on a hayride
One of the best ways to enjoy the fall weather is by going hayride. Many farms offer hayrides as part of their fall activities, so see if you can find one near you. This is an excellent activity for the whole family and a fun way to spend an afternoon. It involves a bit of walking, so your kids will get some exercise to work off all that candy they ate while trick-or-treating!
It’s also great to take pictures of your kids in their Halloween costumes during the hayride. This way, you can capture their excitement and memories of this special day to look back on for years.
Visit a pumpkin patch
Visiting a pumpkin patch is a great way to get your kids into the Halloween spirit. It’s also a perfect opportunity to teach them where pumpkins come from and how they’re grown. Most pumpkin patches offer a variety of activities for kids, such as hayrides, corn mazes, and pumpkin painting.
Make Halloween-themed crafts
Crafting is a great way to spend some quality time with your kids and get them into the Halloween spirit. You can do tons of easy and fun Halloween-themed crafts with your kids, such as making ghosts out of cotton balls or painting pumpkin faces. Find some great craft ideas online or in your local craft store.
Bake Halloween-themed treats
What’s Halloween without some delicious treats? Baking with your kids is a great way to spend quality time together and get them into the Halloween spirit. You can try many easy and festive recipes, such as pumpkin cookies or spider web cupcakes. Your kids will love helping to make these spooky treats!
Pull a Prank
Halloween is the perfect time to teach your kids to pull a harmless prank, such as hiding their candy or putting a spider in their costume. Ensure that whatever prank you pull is safe and won’t scare your child too much. After all, you want them to enjoy this holiday, not be afraid of it.
Experiment with Halloween makeup
Instead of making Halloween costumes for your kids this year, why not let them experiment with their own Halloween makeup? It’s a great way to get them into the holiday spirit and have some fun together. You can allow the kids to paint each others’ faces to create different looks while you supervise and give them ideas. If you don’t want to do the whole face, you can just let them play with makeup on their hands or arms.
Conclusion
Halloween is a great time to get creative with your kids. There are so many fun activities that you can do together to make the most of this spooky holiday. Making costumes and carving pumpkins is a great time to get creative with your kids. If you’re looking for gift ideas for your kids this Halloween, check out our Halloween gift list at Callie’s online store.