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1. Haunted Dinner
- Whip up your favorite meal, but add a Halloween twist.
- Feel free to make elaborate Halloween treats or simply decorate your food to fit the theme.
- For example, decorate cupcakes as spiders or wrap hotdogs in puff pastries to make mummy dogs.
2. Halloween Dance Party
- Create a playlist of fun or spooky music and dance the night away.
- Don’t forget to add Halloween classics like “The Monster Mash” and “Thriller.”
3. Halloween-Themed Game Night
- Play Halloween trivia or add a Halloween spin on games like tic tac toe and bean bag toss with some decorations.
- Host a virtual Halloween game night with online games so you can play with friends and family across the country.
4. Scary Movie Marathon
- If your family is older you can have a movie night featuring your favorite horror films.
- Younger children can still get in on the fun by choosing family-friendly movies.
- Don’t forget Halloween snacks like popcorn with candy corn.
5. Make Halloween Crafts
- Spend your Halloween making spooky crafts.
- Try your hand at a Halloween wreath or a floral arrangement.
- Or, keep it simple with paper bag ghosts or making witches' hats out of paper.
6. Hold a Face-Painting Party
- Grab some inexpensive face paint from the Halloween section and paint each other’s faces.
- Hold a contest to see who comes up with the best designs.
- Easily remove face paint with a gentle makeup remover or baby oil.
7. Carve or Paint Pumpkins
- Pumpkin carving is a classic Halloween tradition.
- If you don’t want to use carving tools, opt for painted pumpkins instead.
8. Decorate Halloween Treats
- Build haunted gingerbread houses using your favorite Halloween candy and treats.
- Bake and decorate cookies using Halloween-themed cookie cutters.
9. Build a Haunted House
- Turn your home into a haunted house.
- Have each family member create their own “wing” of the haunted house.
- Go through the haunted house individually and try to scare one another as you visit different wings.
10. “Ghost” Friends or Family
- Buy or make ghost-themed bags — such as a white paper bag decorated as a ghost.
- Fill the bags with goodies and treats your family and friends will love.
- Deliver the treat bags to family and friends by leaving them on their doorsteps.
- Be sure to include a note that they’ve been “ghosted” and ask them to pass on the haunting by delivering treats to their loved ones.