Spooktastic Halloween Party Ideas For Kids

Halloween party ideas for kids are great parties for this fall holiday. What decorations, candy and costumes will you have at your party?

If you have younger girls it’s easier to control the scare factor yourself than them going to another party which may be aimed at older children, which means bigger frights!

Remember kids Halloween party ideas are supposed to be fun so take into account the ages of all the children that will be attending before you plan any spooktacular Halloween party ideas for kids.

If there is a lot of young children try a less scary theme, such as a candy theme (where everyone comes in candy costumes and the decorations resemble different sweets).

If you have older children then take a look at the more scarier Halloween party ideas for teenagers and for party supplies visit our USA or UK party shops!

INVITATIONS

Every Halloween party needs some guests, whether they are witches, monsters or ghouls they all need Halloween party ideas for kids invitations before they can attend the spookfest!

Party invitation ideas can easily be made using black card and cutting out the shape of a black cat.

Use some pink velvet and cut out a small rectangle piece to stick on as the cat’s collar, and then stick a diamante on the collar. In silver pen you can then write the details of the party on the back:

“BOO, (guests name)!

Calling all witches, ghouls and ghosts on the eve of Halloween when the moon is full, at precisely (time of party) there will be a celebration of spooktastic proportions at the haunted house of (hosts name and address).

Trick or Treat? RSVP to (name and number)”

If you are going for real authenticity use the above wording and write it with black marker on the back of a carved pumpkin and then deliver to each guest.

If you want to make some easy but professional looking invites then the Pink Heaven Party Angel recommends creating extraordinary free digital invitations in minutes at Smilebox.com! You can even add your own photos, video clips and music.

DECORATIONS

Halloween party ideas for kids, like Christmas, are very decorative Holiday ideas, so don’t hold back on the party decoration ideas: jack o lantern

Have Jack-O-Lanterns outside leading up to your front door and also in the window.
Hang spider webs over your front door and put up a sign that says ‘Enter if you Dare!’
In the front windows you can either hang spider webs or cut out black ghoulish shapes and stick them up.
Put some white sheets over the furniture to make your house look like it’s been deserted for decades.
Hang bats from the ceilings and cut holes in white sheets to hang in the corners to look like ghosts.
Put out plenty of black and silver balloons
Make tombstones from cut out polystyrene painted grey and decorated (a great craft idea to keep the ghouls amused).
Use a smoke machine or dry ice to create a spooky effect, but check with the kids first to see if they are not scared.
Have a black, purple and silver colour scheme. This can be used for all of the table wear. Have black tablecloths with purple plates, silver goblets and skull and tombstone confetti.
Place a pumpkin centrepiece or a skeleton or silver candelabra on the center of the table.
If the party is heading outside also decorate your garden with purple and silver lanterns and fairy lights.

PARTY COSTUMES

Without fancy dress Halloween just wouldn’t be Halloween. Who will attend?

Ghouls, goblins, wicked witches, cats, skeletons and devils or for a less scary choice princesses and fairies are now becoming more popular.

You can either buy kids Halloween costumes or make your own which are much more unique Halloween party ideas for kids and are more simply done.

Try mummifying your Pink Heaven Party Angel with a load of bandages and fake blood, a black jump suit with a stick on tail and some ears for a cat or a simple black dress with a hat and broomstick added is an easy witch costume.

Have fun choosing simply wicked Halloween party ideas for kids costumes!

FOOD AND DRINK

Any type of Halloween party food ideas can be given a Halloween twist you just need to stick to the Halloween colour scheme and add some devilish extras. Here are some fun ideas for Halloween party ideas for kids food:

Cup cakes (with purple icing and topped with a spider ring)
Bat shaped cookies
Dirt and worm pie (ice cream sprinkled with crushed Oreos and jelly worms)
Ghost cakes (half a mini roll covered in white icing and decorated)
Orange or purple jelly (with jelly worms in or cherry eyeballs)
Mummy dogs (hot dogs wrapped in puff pastry strips with blood curdling red sauce)
Witches brew (made with cola and ice cream)

Also if you are after Halloween birthday party ideas a cake is a necessity. Why not have a bat, cat or witches hat shaped birthday cake.

ENTERTAINMENT

The most popular Halloween party idea for kids activity is, of course, trick or treating (which my kids tend to do when the party ends), but when the kids have had enough of candy or they are after some school Halloween party ideas try these other bone chilling party entertainment ideas:

Bobbing Apples – The traditional game of where each Pink Heaven Party Angel has a turn of trying to bite an apple bobbing in a bowl of water with their hands behind their back.
Pumpkin Toss – Using a cleaned out pumpkin get the girls to throw small plastic bats and spiders into the pumpkin. Whoever gets them into the pumpkin wins.
Monster Making – This craft idea will get even the most timid child over their fear of monsters. Get together a load of craft materials and either divide the girls into groups, or if there’s not many let them work on their own, creating the ultimate monster. So if the girls want to create a big cuddly monster with pink bows on his ears then let them!
Pin the Nose on the Witch – A simple Halloween party game idea game using a large poster of a witch and a cut out witch’s nose. Who can be the first one to pin the witch’s nose in the right place.

FAVORS

A Halloween party idea for kids favors is to place some of these treats in a small black witch's cauldron or trick and treat bag along with their candy:

Light up flashing pumpkin wand
Personalized chocolate
Pink glow sticks
Ghost stationary
Witch tattoos
Pumpkin jewellery

Remember, if you can't find what you are looking for here then why not ask the Pink Heaven Party Angel, who is there to answer all your party questions. Or why not help others with their party planning problems by answering their questions!

Then once you've thrown your party let everyone know about it at YOUR parties, readers can then rate your party and give their comments. Your party could then help others searching for the perfect party idea, whilst giving your ideas the fame they deserve!

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