Halloween themes for parties: 11 Wickedly Fun Halloween Party Themes for Adults and Kids

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Creative Halloween Party Ideas for Adults and Kids

Hosting a Halloween party is the perfect way to get your friends and family together to celebrate this spooky yet fun holiday. Halloween party ideas are endless, as it’s all about imagination and creativity! Everything from food and décor to your lawn and front door can be transformed to scare a little, but mostly surprise your guests with an unforgettable atmosphere. Whether you want to host a fun costume party or organize a scary haunted house, below are the easy steps for organizing a Halloween party. nine0003

When it comes to planning a Halloween party, it’s all about staying organized and getting things done on time. Make yourself an organizational list and follow these five steps to planning and hosting your Halloween party.

1. Select a topic. Let’s start from the beginning! Start the planning process. first of all with choosing a theme for your party. You should always choose the topic that causes the most excitement for your guests. Be sure to clearly state the theme of the party on your invitations so that guests are informed about what to wear and what costumes to prepare in advance. nine0010
2. Create Halloween party invitations. Your party invitations must follow the theme you choose and include important details about the party, such as the date, time, and location. If you need a clearer understanding on this subject, take a quick look at our guide to wording Halloween invitations.
3. Select party events. In addition to choosing a theme for your Halloween party, it’s a good idea to prepare games and activities that your guests will find intimidating and exciting. nine0010
4. Define the party menu. After costumes, decorations and invitations comes food. If you are not serving a full meal, you should set up a snack table so that your guests do not go hungry.
5. Have some fun. As soon as all the planned actions are completed and your holiday flares up with a full range of emotions in the night, relax and have fun, everything is fine!

Halloween Party Themes

Choosing a theme for your Halloween can make your party planning much easier. Once you choose a Halloween party theme that suits your agenda, you can find Halloween party invitations, decorations, and more to complete your ideas. Choose from the following themes or add your own ideas to create an Halloween party tailored to your personal taste. nine0003

Witch and Wizard: do your best with the dark witch and wizard party! This theme is more adult-oriented and encourages guests to dress up as their own rendition of a witch or wizard. This theme calls for lots of cool decor like skulls, spiders, wands, skeletons, cauldrons, brooms and anything else that makes the atmosphere feel supernatural and dark.

Superhero Party: If you love superheroes, this theme is for you. Narrow down the traditional costume party extravaganza by hosting a superhero themed party where guests come as their favorite superhero character. Use comics and movies featuring famous superheroes to inspire your decorating and event plans. You can also turn this idea into a family affair by offering a prize for the Best Dressed Superhero Family. nine0003

Haunted House: Turn your humble home into a scary party with a haunted house! We’re talking cobwebs all over your lawn, lanterns and pumpkins on your doorstep, creepy background music, and spooky pop-up decor. This theme is suitable for both kids and adults with lots of possibilities for DIY projects.

Zombie Invasion: Host a Halloween themed zombie party and invite your guests to dress up as “undead”. You can even turn this theme into a full-on activity by hosting a pre-party zombie makeup session. Put together a dressing station and a shirt that decorates the table with red paint to help guests channel their inner zombie. You can also get creative with your Halloween invitation wording by using phrases like “zombie outbreak” or “zombie apocalypse” to describe the event.0003

Monster Bash: Some of the most famous characters in the history of literature and cinema were monsters! Throw an epic monster bash this Halloween and have guests dress up as their favorite monster inspired by some of the greats. All you have to do is imagine Dracula, Frankenstein and the mummy exchanging jokes in a punch bowl before the topic wins you over.

Halloween Costume Party: Keep up the tradition with a fun costume party! Encourage guests to go all out and dress up for an unforgettable evening. Guests can choose any costume they would like to wear as there is no specific dress code. Set aside a small cash prize with runner-up prizes for the guests with the best costumes to add some incentive. nine0003

Spooky Carnival: Take your guests to the circus this Halloween with a much spookier version of the carnival, right in your backyard. This theme is usually characterized by scary clowns, weathered carnival signs, lots of skeletons and circus games. You can “spook” classic carnival foods and offer spooky treats like orange cotton candy or melted orange candy popcorn.

Halloween Harvest: If you want your Halloween party to be less about ghouls and goblins, you can take some fall decor inspiration and have a Halloween harvest. Instead of scary Halloween decor, you can use traditional fall decor like pumpkins, pine cones, or wreaths to add elegance and warmth to your Halloween party. Find Halloween decor that uses yarn, twill, or straw instead to mix and match Halloween-inspired symbols with your own fall style. If you can pull some strings, decide to host your harvest party at a local farm to create the perfect atmosphere. nine0003

Halloween Party Activities

Setting up Halloween party games is a must to keep your guests entertained. Once you receive a response to your invitation, you can estimate how many guests will attend your Halloween party. With this information, you can decide whether you want to play team games or one big group game. Popular team games include building a scarecrow and wrapping a mummy. You can also opt for classic activities such as monster charades, Halloween movie trivia, or a round of murder mystery. nine0003

Host a Jack-O-Lantern Carving Contest: Halloween tradition always calls for a Jack-O-Lantern Carving Contest. Despite the high competition, this party idea is full of Halloween spirit. You can ask guests in advance to work on your Jack-o-lantern and judge your party, or host a wood carving contest during your party. If you’re letting guests carve their own pumpkins at a party, be sure to set aside supplies such as pumpkin hand saws, cookie cutters, toothpicks, ice cream scoops, spoons, and anything else that will help your guests get to the finish line. This contest is best suited for adult Halloween parties. Rong >

Create a spooky photo booth: Collect the best spooky props you can find for a spooky photo booth. If you’re hosting a themed costume party, this is the perfect idea for capturing photos of all your guests and their elaborate costumes. You can set up a backdrop with spiderwebs and bats, accompanied by a table of props that matches your party theme. For example, set up wands, brooms, cloaks, and witch hats if you’re hosting a witch and wizard party. nine0003

Halloween Party Food Ideas

After the cost kicks your guests off this year with creative Halloween party food ideas that turn easy finger foods and treats into chilling bites. You don’t have to serve fancy food to impress your guests; however, you can invent simple recipes and classic party foods, giving them a Halloween touch.

Prepare decorative food and desserts: Your Halloween romance should have a variety of products that are relevant to your party idea. Monster-themed cupcakes, Halloween gingerbread houses, mummy-themed cookies, orange and black macaroons, spooky finger foods, werewolf cakes, and vampire cakes are just a few ideas that can inspire your Halloween party menu. Once you have a meal plan in place, consider using themed tableware along with items like black lace tablecloths, spider webs and plastic spiders to complete your tablescape. If the kids are attending the event, you can also set up a trick or treat candy bar so the kids can take packets of candy with them. nine0003

Build a Spooky Drink Station: You can never go wrong with a spooky and charismatic Halloween party drink station for adults or kids. Use your imagination to make Halloween themed cocktails for adult parties or non-alcoholic punch bowls for kids in fun colors. Give all your drinks creepy names like “poison apple,” “black magic,” or “zombie slime,” to add interest. You can also reduce the fear factor by adding an icy hand or a few fingers to your punch bowl.

When it comes to Halloween parties, planning them can be as fun as planning the party itself. Feel free to ask family or friends for help! If you have kids, do your best to include a few DIY projects that are kid-friendly so they can join in on the fun. Any successful Halloween party is a team effort between you, your family and your guests.

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Halloween party for kids: organizing the most mysterious holiday

Halloween, also known as All Saints’ Day, came to Russia from America and quickly became one of the most anticipated holidays of the year. The costumes look effective, the competitions have a touch of mysticism, and the music and decorations create a mysterious atmosphere. A Halloween themed party is a good idea that both kids and teens will love.

Contents:

• Halloween do -it -yourself
• List of guests and invitations to Halloween
• Ideas for invitations for the holiday
• Scenario
• Suitable games and contests
• Suitable quizzes at the party
• Heroes for a party
• How to decorate the hall?
• Pumpkin decoration
• Party table
• Conclusion

DIY Halloween

This holiday has an ancient history, it was celebrated even by the ancient Celts. According to legend, on the night of October 31 to November 1, the spirits of dead people appear on earth. They need to be appeased so that they do not send misfortunes. So, gradually the legend turned into a fun holiday, for which it is customary to dress up in scary costumes depicting spirits and monsters, go from house to house and ask for sweets – to receive “cavitation” for the spirits. nine0003

Home visits are not accepted in Russia, but the love of dressing up and having fun is in the order of things, and therefore the holiday pleases both children and adults. In 2020, Halloween is celebrated on October 31st, but in other years the date may fall on the 28th, 29th, or 30th. The holiday can be celebrated at home, in a cafe, in a kindergarten, at school, in a camp. The organization of a children’s party goes through the following stages:

• Drawing up a list of guests and issuing invitations to the holiday. nine0010
• Writing a script.
• Suit preparation.
• Hall decoration.
• Table preparation.

It is important to show Halloween symbols at all stages:

• An orange pumpkin with a carved face on it.
• Witch.
• Pumpkinhead Jack.
• Black cat, etc.

Stick to the black, orange and white colors traditional for the holiday.

Halloween guest list and invitations

A children’s party will be better if a child is involved in the organization. Ask him and ask for advice – so you can organize a holiday that will really be of interest to children.

Before you make a Halloween invitation for teenagers or toddlers, find out who your child is friends with, who they would like to invite to the party. Match the list of invitees to the party with the amount of space. Everyone should fit at the table, and the hall should have enough space so that the guests do not touch anything during the games. nine0003

It’s better to create a Halloween atmosphere in advance. Invitations do a great job. Decorate them in a Halloween themed style and send them to your invitees. It can even be a purchased postcard, the main thing is that it accurately conveys the atmosphere of the upcoming party.

Holiday invitation ideas

• Owl or bat.
• Pumpkin.
• Skeleton figurine.
• Image of a monster or a witch.

Halloween invitations can be drawn or printed. It is better to do this together with the child, so that he feels that he is organizing the holiday. Be sure to mention in the text that a costume party is planned. Parents and children should have time to prepare their Halloween costume. Together with the invitation to the party, you can send themed souvenirs or bags of gummy worms. nine0003

Scenario

Be sure to think over the program for the party: children cannot always keep themselves busy, and in order to keep their interest, you need to organize an entertainment part. It can be:

• Creative workshops.
• Active games.
• Quests.
• Competitions.
• Dances and songs.

Matching games and competitions

• Monster hunters. One of the children becomes a hunter – he is blindfolded, and he must find other players by voice and name them. If a large company has gathered, there may be several hunters. nine0010
• Make a mummy. Participants are divided into 2 teams, each of them receives paper towels. They choose a player to be wrapped from head to toe with the help of towels, like a mummy. The team that finishes their mummy the fastest wins.
• Sabbat. Guests stand in a circle, music is turned on. They pass the broom around. When the music stops, the player with the broom is out of the game. The same can be done with a pumpkin or a monster figurine.
• The moon is running away. Donuts are hung on ropes. Without the help of hands, the participants must eat them. The one who does it the fastest wins. nine0010
• The scariest monster. Host a Halloween costume contest. Nominations can be different: the scariest costume, the funniest, the most beautiful, etc. The main thing is that none of the guests is left without a nomination.

All games and competitions can be combined into one quest. For the victory, give a hint or part of the card – at the end of the evening they should lead to a cache of sweets. You can come up with a whole story: a witch stole sweets, a spirit asks for help to find a hidden treasure, etc. Prepare a chain of riddles that will gradually lead to a cache. nine0003

If conditions allow, you can prepare a real horror room: put skeletons, monsters that will suddenly appear. Turn off the main light, leave only electric or real candles and garlands. Turn on the ominous music in a low voice. However, such a room should not be too scary for children of primary school age.

Suitable party quizzes

You can have a quiz about Halloween history, mystical legends, monsters, etc. The topic should not be too complicated, focus on the audience: questions for older children and younger children will be different from each other. Fix the answers so that those who score the most points will be given a sweet prize. nine0003

Don’t forget the appropriate Halloween music. Find mysterious quiet compositions. For competitions and games, you can pick up louder and more fun tracks, but at the same time, guests at the party should hear each other well.

Looks

You can’t go to an All Saints’ Day party without a suit. Let the child choose whether he wants to be reincarnated as a good spirit or a monster. Most often, Halloween costumes require additional make-up:

• Face painting or theatrical make-up. nine0010
• Decorative cosmetics.
• Colored crayons.
• Handy materials.

Heroes for a party

• Fairy-tale heroes

It is convenient to choose such a theme for a private children’s party. Gathering at home, parents agree in advance what kind of fairy tales they will be: Russian, European, fairy tales of one author – and decide who will be who so that the costumes are not repeated. Girls usually try on the image of princesses, fairies or witches, and boys – princes, wizards or villains. nine0003

• Animals

The animal costume can be chosen for any gender and age. Images of a black cat or a cat, a bat, a spider, a dinosaur, a dragon, a snake, etc. are suitable for All Saints’ Day.

The easiest way to make a cat costume. It is enough to put on black clothes, make a tail from the belt, and cut out the ears from thick paper. Making a nose and mustache is easy with a cosmetic black pencil.

• Superheroes

Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Catwoman, etc. costumes are suitable for boys and girls. The simplest option is the Hulk costume. Dress your child in shorts or ripped trousers and a green turtleneck. A vein or padded jacket will help mimic muscles. Make face painting on your face or buy a mask. nine0003

• Cartoon characters

It is important that children of the same age are invited to Halloween in children’s style: kids watch some cartoons, teenagers watch completely different ones. Children under 7 years old will like costumes from Fixiki, Smeshariki, etc. For those who are older, costumes from Monster Family, Monster Academy, etc. will suit.

If the party is not limited to a specific theme, then you can choose one of the classic outfits is skeleton, mummy, vampire, zombie, witch, ghost. For the basis of the costume, any things that are not a pity to cut or paint with black paint are suitable. In stores closer to the holiday, they begin to sell the relevant attributes: witch hats, masks, wigs, etc. nine0003

How to decorate the hall?

No matter where you choose to host the party, the decorations will be the same. This is everything that is usually associated with Halloween, everything that creates an atmosphere of mystery. At the same time, the design of the holiday should not be too dark, oppressive. Use contrasting and accent colors: black, orange and white.

First, see what is suitable in your home. Most often these are toys: black cats, birds, monsters. To make decorations, you will need black ribbons, black fabric, etc. nine0003

The beginning of the party is a pumpkin with a carved face. An obligatory symbol of the holiday, without which you can not do. A face can be both evil and good. Find a pumpkin of the right size, then draw a face on it with a marker and carefully cut it out with a knife.

Pumpkin decoration

The more pumpkins, the better. They can serve as a decoration of the table, shelves, walls. If you pick up pumpkins of different sizes, you can arrange a bright thematic photo zone from them.

• You can hang a poster on the door and hide a secret word in it – whoever reads the text on the poster and finds it will receive a sweet prize. nine0010
• Stick figurines of ghosts, black cats, witches, bats on the windows.
• Throw a white cloth over white helium balloons and draw a face on it – the ghosts are ready.
• Red and yellow leaves can be used to make crafts and decorate cupboards and tables.
• Make a jack-o’-lantern from an orange or grapefruit. Carefully cut off the “lid” from above, remove the pulp. Put a small candle inside, and draw a face on the peel. Pumpkins can be made the same way.
• Use old wallpaper or paper to make paper garlands in the form of monsters, ghosts or spiders (spiders are best painted black). nine0010
• Paint an empty glass bottle with white paint and draw a monster face on it. Put a garland inside – the flashlight is ready, it will be interesting to look at the table or on the window.

Party table

If you are planning a house party, you will have to prepare food and drinks by yourself. Halloween is commonly associated with the following treats:

• Caramelized apples.
• Bread or fortune cookies.