Whether your hosting a Halloween party for your kids at home, or helping with a classroom party, our Halloween party ideas will ensure your little goblins will have a frighteningly good time. Tips on kid-friendly party games, haunting decorations, revolting recipes, fun Halloween crafts and party supplies will make the planning is so easy you won't be spooked with trying to pull off a fantastic fete.
HALLOWEEN PARTY SUPPLIES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS
For easy party planning, order your Halloween party supplies and decorations on-line from our favorite suppliers. Then add a few of the Halloween party games and crafts provided below to create a Spook-tacular Halloween celebration!
Halloween Party Supplies from Birthday in a Box
A really fabulous selection of party supplies, house decorations, yard decorations and scene setters. You'll find kid-friendly Halloween patterns and themes for grown-ups too!
- Hi-Bounce Spider Ball:
- Spiderweb Bag:
- Sticky Bug Fling:
HALLOWEEN PARTY PLANNING AND DECORATING
As with most events, you should try and give yourself a minimum of 4 weeks to plan your party. This allows plenty of time for ordering on-line party supplies, cake orders invitations etc. However, planning a Halloween party is much easier than most, because you already know your theme.
Simple or elaborate, which ever decorating style you choose needs to fit into your schedule, party space and the age of the kids. The success of your party will be the fun activities, so don't let this be a sources of stress. Older kids may enjoy a spooky motif with Halloween props; cobwebs, gravestones, spiders an such. When hosting younger children, keep your decorations simple with a black and orange color scheme, balloons, streamers and cute Halloween images.
Cover your table with a Halloween table cloth, fabric or even a white sheet and create your own festive table centerpiece by tying a bouquet of Halloween balloons to a pumpkin. Group a few more smaller pumpkins in various sizes around the larger pumpkin. We always place items in groups of three.
Add color by scattering candy corn down the center of the table. Provide small pumpkin treat holders or pumpkin cookies with the guests names at each place setting.
There's no rule saying you only have to stick to the tried and true colors of black and orange -- why not try adding purple, green, or yellow to the mix? Your local fabric store will have Halloween fabric deeply discounted at this time. Pick up several yards in a variety of patterns to use a table runner, to drape on chairs, or cover your door and possibly furniture. It really sets the stage for a fun party!
HALLOWEEN PARTY CRAFT IDEAS FOR KIDS
If your hosting several children such as a classroom or scout troop, consider purchasing a prepared craft kit. The children will have just as much fun but it will keep the chaos down to a minimum.
But if you are the plan-ahead type, gather all the supplies to one of our suggested Halloween crafts, and give it a go!
Mask Making
Use paper plates a hole punch and scissors to cut a mask. Decorate with glitter glue, gel pens, markers, glue, odds and ends of fabric, feathers etc.Silly Hats
Pick up old hats from a thrift store. Decorate with glue, ribbon, glitter etc.Play Dough
Make a batch of orange play dough. Set it out on a table with Halloween cookie cutters and wooden dowel pieces for rolling.
HALLOWEEN TREATS & RECIPES FOR YOUR PARTY
Try the recipe below, or one of our other Halloween recipe ideas:
Monster Hands
You'll need: Clear disposable plastic gloves, popped popcorn, red or green small gum drops and spider rings (optional).Place a gumdrop into each finger of the glove (these are the fingernails) fill the glove with pop corn. Tie off the end with rubber band or ribbons. Add a spider ring for fun.
HALLOWEEN PARTY FAVORS
Party guests will receive plenty of sweet treats on this special day. Parents will appreciate a fun-filled goody bag that is sugar free.
To Make Your Own
Decorate brown lunch bags with a pumpkin paint stamp (craft store) and write the children's names with an orange or black gel pen. Fill the bag with small toys, bubbles, coloring book, glow sticks, stickers, homemade orange play dough, etc. Gather the top of the bag and tie with green ribbon or raffia.
