30 Cheap Halloween Party Ideas For Kids
These cheap Halloween party ideas for kids prove that joy doesn’t have to come with a big bill.
With a little creativity and some budget-friendly magic, you can plan a celebration they’ll remember. Without the expensive price tag.
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20 Cheap Halloween Party Activity Ideas
For these activities, take advantage of the free printables and be resourceful with the Halloween items you already have. You’ll be cackling in no time!
1. Costume Contest
Kids love showing off their costumes. So, let them parade around and give out small prizes or certificates for the silliest, scariest, and most creative costumes.
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2. Halloween Touch Sensory Game
This game requires a few items, but I mostly used things I already had on hand. Kids LOVE feeling into the bags to decide what each item might be.
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3. Pumpkin Decorating
Set up a no-carve station (easier to supervise!) with markers, stickers, googly eyes, and paint. Then, give kids time to make their masterpieces.
4. Halloween Would You Rather
Use the full list of Halloween would you rather questions or cut out the free download on the post and have kids quiz each other.
5. Candy Taste Test
Try out a blindfolded candy guessing game. Simply buy different candies and see if kids can guess which ones they are.
6. Halloween Treasure Hunt
Cut out the free cards and hide them. Then, have kids go on a Halloween-themed treasure hunt around the house or outdoors.
7. Pumpkin Ring Toss
Use glow-in-the-dark rings and mini pumpkins for a good old-fashioned toss game.
8. Minute to Win It Games
Try candy corn toss or a spider race! Add time limits to amp up the friendly competition for older kids.
9. Monster Dance Party
Play spooky music and freeze when the music stops.
10. Spooky Bingo (Free Game)
Fill up a row on these free printable Halloween bingo cards. We love using candy corn as the markers.
Play Halloween Taboo or the Halloween 5-second rule game for party ideas for teens or older kids.
11. Haunted Walk or Obstacle Course
Crawl through webs, jump over pumpkins, and find spooky treasures. For older kids, add eerie music, strobe lights, and light scares.
12. Trick-or-Treat Dice Game
Roll and follow directions to win candy or prizes. You could also add Halloween trivia or dares based on what they roll.
13. Spooky Stories & Mysteries
Check out a few slightly spooky Halloween books at your local library. Then read them with a flashlight at your party.
14. Halloween Mad Lib Stories
Have players fill in the blanks with random words to create a funny, spooky story. The randomness of the words leads to silly Halloween tales that make everyone laugh.
15. Mummy Wrap Race
For younger kids, use toilet paper to wrap up teammates. For older kids, race in teams and challenge for speed or neatness.
16. DIY Halloween Craft Bash
Make paper bag monster puppets or cotton ball ghosts.
17. Zombie Apocalypse Party
Keep it playful with zombie tag, face paint, and “brain” Jell-O.
18. Classic Movie Marathon
Show kid-friendly favorites like Hocus Pocus, Hotel Transylvania, or Coco. Add popcorn bars and themed snacks.
19. Halloween Charades
Use simple charades game ideas like “witch,” “pumpkin,” or “trick-or-treating.” Or print out the free cards on the post.
20. Spooky Science Lab
Create hands-on stations with baking soda potions, slime making, and “mad scientist” goggles.
21. Pumpkin Hunt
Hide mini pumpkins with prizes or dares inside. Whoever finds them has to perform the action or win the treat!
22. Glow-in-the-Dark Theme Ideas
Decorate with glow sticks, black lights, and neon spider webs. Then, hand out glow bracelets and necklaces and dance in the dark.
23. Left Right Story Game
Use a free Halloween-themed left right story and pass candy or small toys.
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24. Witch’s Brew
Create a fizzy drink bar with soda, juice, and floating eyeballs (grapes!). Or cut open the top of a large pumpkin, scoop out the guts, and pour your drink concoction inside for a festive punch-serving twist.
25. Creepy Cookie Decorating Contest
Set out supplies for decorating sugar cookies as monsters, pumpkins, or mummies.
26. Spooky Snack Challenge
Make monster mouth apple treats or mini mummy pizzas. Snacks trays are so fun for Halloween!
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27. Glow sticks
28. Orange and Black Balloons
29. Tissue Paper Ghosts and Mummy-wrapped Doors
30. Jars Filled With Gummy Worms & Spiders
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