53 Best Halloween Activities for Kids

Halloween is coming and there are lots of fun Halloween activities for kids to keep them entertained. Think of eerie Halloween learning activities, spook-tacular Halloween crafts and Halloween games!

Most of these easy Halloween activities for kids are done with things that you already have at home or are easily available.

Get in the spooky mood by working together on this list of 50+ best Halloween activity ideas to encourage little ones, preschool kids and older children at the end of the year.

Fun Halloween Activities for Kids

These kids’ halloween activities include fun halloween crafts, halloween science experiments and easy halloween ideas (with free printable!) that are enjoyable for the whole family and perfect to bring the spooky festival home!

1. Pumpkin Worksheets

Kids will love these fun printable Halloween worksheets centred around pumpkin. From Pumpkin colouring to pumpkin counting, these Pumpkin worksheets are perfect to keep toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners happily busy!

Pumpkin Worksheets

Just the perfect activity for preschool to get little minds excited and learning.

2. Make Crystal Ball

Halloween is the time when witches are on a roll and there is magic everywhere. This time keep a watch on everyone else with this fun DIY Crystal ball. This is such a fun science activity for Halloween!

We bet your kids will love making it. Excitement and fun guaranteed!

3. Play Halloween Would You Rather

Add spook and fun to Halloween with these exciting conversation starters for the spooky season. These printable would you rather questions will keep everyone frightfully entertained.

4. Halloween Paper Crafts for Kids

Halloween is the perfect time to get crafty! Try making your own Halloween decorations this time around using inspiration from these spook-tacular Halloween paper craft ideas.

5. Unfold the Mystery Behind Ghosts

Halloween is a great time to learn everything about ghosts and take a kid-friendly dive into the mysteries surrounding ghosts.

6. Cook up a Spooky Story

Wondering how to entertain kids on Halloween? Try this run roll the dice and cook up a scary story activity? This is a super creative take on the classic ‘tell a scary story’ that will unleash your child’s imagination (and yours!) and turn them into storytellers!

Just down the free printable and you are ready to roll!

Halloween Roll a Story

7. Colour Changing Halloween Oobleck

How about making a concoction that is neither solid nor liquid? Something that simply defies the three states of matter…sounds perfect for Halloween right!

But wait, there is more! This Halloween inspired oobleck changes colour and is pure magic! And the best part, it is hands down one of easiest halloween activities to do at home.

Related: Add more fun with these Free Halloween Printable Activities for young kids.

8. Oozing Bubbling Blood

This experiment sounds both terrifying and bloody, making it perfect for Halloween. To make this creepy brew, you will need:

• Tomato puree
• Baking Soda

Step 1: Take a cauldron (or a beaker) and add tomato puree to it.

Step 2: Using a spoon add baking soda to the beaker and mix.

That’s all! Bubbling, oozing blood potion is ready. It is just the ideal activity for halloween!

Who do you think would rather enjoy this oozing bloody drink, a witch or an elf?

Also try these Amazing Baking Soda and Vinegar Activities for Kids for some real science inspired fun!

9. Witch’s Colour Changing Potion

No halloween science party is complete without the witch’s colour changing potion. This potion is truly magical and will garner all the Ooos and Ahhas!

What you will need:

• Red Cabbage
• Baking Soda
• Vinegar
• Dish soap
• Beaker/Cauldron

Step 1: Make red cabbage juice by blending it with water in a mixer.

Step 2: Sieve the mixture to get lump free red cabbage juice.

Step 3: Pour the red cabbage juice in your cauldron. Add dish soap to the juice and stir.

Step 4: Add baking soda to the cabbage juice and stir. Does it change colour?

Step 5: Now, after you have observed the colour change, time to add vinegar to the concoction and stir.

Your colour changing witch’s potion is ready! Watch out for the colour change! The bubbling, fizzy concoction is nothing short of spectacular! It is a perfect activity for Halloween party at home or school.

Pair it with Harry Potter Science Activities for more fun!

10. Halloween Activity Placemats

These Halloween themed activity placemats are a wonderful resource to keep kids entertained. Each printable placemat comes with a mix of interesting halloween activities for kids like word search, I spy, Halloween colouring and many more fun learning Halloween activities.

11. Halloween Trivia

Indulge in fun Halloween Trivia and check out who knows all about the spooky season. These 100 Halloween questions and answers, ranging from easy to difficult, will test your acuity of Halloween origins, history, traditions and latest fun facts!

12. Halloween Bat Crafts

These spooky bat crafts are super fun to make and uses simple supplies like construction paper and glue. They are perfect for DIY Halloween decorations at home and school.

13. Halloween Candy Catapult

How about a science project that has candies as props? Turn trick-or-treating into a catch-your-treat game with a sample DIY popsicle catapult. This simple catapult guarantees hours of Halloween fun.

What you will need:

• Orange Craft Sticks
• Rubber Bands
• Double Sided Tape
• Plastic Bottle Cap
• Halloween candies

Step 1: Stack five craft sticks together and secure them at ends with rubber bands.

Step 2: Insert a craft stick between the first and second craft stick on the stack.

Step 3: Take another craft stick and secure it with the craft stick from step 2, so as to make a V shape. This is your launcher craft stick.

Step 4: Secure the assembly with an elastic band so as to hold all the craft sticks together.

Step 5: Using double-sided tape, paste a plastic bottle cap at one end of the launcher craft stick. This is your launcher stick.

Place a Halloween candy in the cap and pull down the launcher stick with your finger and release. The one who catches the candy wins the treat!

Definitely one of the most fun Halloween activities for kids that doubles up into a fun Halloween game!

Related: Make some time for family bonding this Halloween with these Fun Family Games. Perfect for family get-togethers, these games will help you make memories.

14. Crack Halloween Jokes

Get everyone howling with laughter with silly and scary jokes. Perfect for the season, these jokes will get everyone in lighter mood.

15. Build STEM structures With Toothpicks and Pumpkin candy

STEM construction challenging is always a hit with kids. Use the pumpkin candy (or diced pumpkin) instead of the marshmallows for your own STEM halloween challenge.

Also check out these Fun Toothpick Activities For Kids that make learning fun and polish fine motor skills.

16. Create Dotted Pumpkins

One of the art-inspired halloween activities for kids, this one teaches students about Yayoi Kusama’s work.

Famous for painting with dots, this Japanese artist inspired Halloween themed activity is perfect for young as well as older kids. Simply take a sheet of paper and let kids create a colorful pumpkin of their own. Let their imagination flow!

Learn more about Yayoi Kusama and other famous artists with these Biographies For Kids. They are certain to inspire and open their minds.

Video tutorial on Fun Halloween Crafts for Kids

17. Break Halloween Code

Get your brain working with this fun printable logical Halloween activity for kids. It’s a perfect family fun Halloween activity to do at school or at home.

Halloween Code Break

18. Make a Spider Web Maze

This is an excellent way to get your kids moving and crawling. This real-life maze for kids will challenge your kids to move under, over and around the spider web to accompanist the task.

A great halloween activity for a dull afternoon, this one is great fun.

Tip: Let your kids dress up in their halloween costumes to notch up the fun quotient.

Related: Also try these Fun Halloween Games to make memories that last!

19. Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe

Planning a Halloween party? Here is a cool Halloween inspired version of classic Tic-Tac-Toe. Simply download the Halloween tic-tac-toe pdf cards printable and let the fun begin. We have also included halloween themed counters to fit into the festive theme.

Click to Print Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe

20. Halloween Ghost Craft

One of the forever loved halloween activities for kids that is a must for every spooky season is making flying Halloween ghosts!

Super simple and easy to do, this Halloween craft for kids is always a big hit. Hang them on your porch or in your backyard and watch them sway & dance. They are a perfect DIY Halloween decoration for kids to make.

21. Halloween Cutting Skills

This halloween activity is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners who are learning scissor cutting skills.

Download Scissor Skills Bundle

These printable Halloween worksheets help children practise holding paper and scissors together and cut through various lines and also sort cut out objects according to size. Just the perfect way to club motor skills with early math activities to make learning fun.

22. Lentil Pumpkins

Another fun motor activity for preschool and kindergarten kids, this one is wonderful for little hands. Simply print out the Pumpkin template (or draw one) and let your kids glue orange lentils on the pumpkin.

Your kids may use assorted lentils to unleash their creative side with this easy halloween craft for kids.

23. Paper Pumpkin Craft

Halloween crafts are incomplete with paper pumpkin. Children simply love making these and hanging them around as halloween decorations.

Easy-peasy, paper pumpkin is a cute art project to do with little kids and quintessential Halloween activity to do at home.

24. Swap Scary Stories

Halloween is the perfect time for scary stories. Sharpen your kids story telling skills with this fun halloween activity that revolves around sharing halloween tales and reciting them in the most fun way.

Here are a few Halloween Books for Kids to make this activity a great hit!

25. Halloween Musical Chairs

Nothing can be as fun as playing musical chairs dressed in halloween costumes. This old classic game is perfect for the fall parties and is always entertaining. Make sure to spike the fun up by playing Halloween themed music.

26. Halloween-Style creative writing

How about encouraging children to pen down their thoughts and let their imaginations run wild with these printable creative writing prompts? While the spooky holiday is all about tricks and treats, make sure to include a few learning Halloween activities to do at home.

Download Halloween Creative Writing Prompts

Creative writing is an immensely beneficial activity that encourages children to think out of the box and get crafty with their language skills.

Such a lovely activity to get children practise creative writing!

27. Make Halloween Paper Bag Puppet

Make way for a fun paper bag Dracula puppet to light up your spooky scary halloween stories. This cute Halloween puppet craft is super easy to make and makes for a perfect homemade Halloween decorations.

28. Halloween Origami

Make origami this halloween to spike up your Halloween decorations. These adorable paper crafts will not only engage your kids constructively but also build their observation skills along with motor skills.

29. Halloween Bingo

Bingo is always a great hit and perfect party game. This fall, try halloween themed bingo printable cards for added fun. Make sure to replace counters with candy corn to make it all the more enjoyable.

Download Halloween Bingo

Simply print this printable template and you are all set for a fun-filled holiday!

30. Make Glow in the Dark Paints

Make most of the scary, spooky Halloween theme by making your very own glow in the dark paints. This easy recipe is quick and easy for kids.

Children will simply adore their painting coming to life in dark!

31. Make Climbing Popsicle Stick Spider

Halloween crafts for kids are an excellent way to entertain kids in fall. And this one tops the list. Let your kids learn how to make spider with popsicle sticks that can really climb!

What a fun craft to include when teaching students about arachnids.

32. Magically Inflating Jack-O-Lantern

Halloween is all about magic and jack-o-lanterns. But this time instead of just carving it on a pumpkin, try summoning one with magic. It is one of best and easiest halloween activities to do at home for kids who love getting hands-on with science!

Quick Tip: Pair this activity with Legend Behind Pumpkin Carving to make it more interesting!

What you’ll need:

• Empty plastic bottle
• Baking Soda
• Vinegar
• Black marker
• Orange balloon
• Funnel

How to do it:

Step 1: Using the black marker, draw the eyes and mouth of your jack-o-lantern on the orange balloon.

Step 2: Clean the plastic bottle and fill it one-fourth with vinegar.

Step 3: Place the funnel in the mouth of the balloon and one tbsp baking soda. Twist the neck of the balloon to secure the baking soda inside.

Step 4: Carefully slip the mouth of the balloon into the bottle top and untwist the balloon.

As the baking soda slips into the bottle, it reacts with vinegar kicking off a chemical reaction and realising bouts of carbon dioxide gas. This gas rises up and inflates the balloon, bringing your jack-o-lantern to life.

Spooky fun! Try doing it in a dark room with a focused light on the bottle to add real drama!

33. Halloween Symmetry

Math when gamified not only becomes fun but also far less intimidating. This halloween, practise symmetry using halloween themed math printable worksheets for kids.

Download Halloween Symmetry Cards

34. Make Realistic Eyeballs

Definitely one of the spookiest halloween crafts for kids, this one will really make your Halloween decorations stand out. Your kids will love making these with commonly found materials.

35. Pumpkin Spinning Tops

What could be more adorable than making these Pumpkin Spinning Tops! These fun toys are great for giving a hands-on-lesson in science the fun way.

36. Make Spooky Snacks

Halloween is all about candies, isn’t it! Lets kids can make their own appetising halloween treats to add on the Halloween menu.

37. Monster Letter Hunt

What could be more fun than learning letters with the help of cute little monsters! This preschool activity for kids not only helps in letter recognition but also keeps your tot busy searching for them, building their observational skills.

38. Cotton Swab Skeleton

Let’s start with human anatomy! On a sheet of black craft paper, get the child to draw a scary skull. Use earbuds or cotton swabs and stick them below the skull on the black card paper to make the rib cage, spine and limbs to make an easy-peasy Halloween craft.

39. Build a Bone Bridge

This is perfect STEM Halloween activity for grade 4 and above. Encourage your kids to learn about bridges and progress to making a bone bridge.

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40. Screaming Spoon

How about bewitching a spoon this halloween? This fun halloween activity is a sure shot hit and is super fun. Try it out!

41. Dracula Pie

This is the ultimate activity for Halloween that kids and adults will love indulging in! Play this fun halloween game at home or in classroom for endless spooky fun!

42. Halloween Friend Bingo Challenge

Take a clever twist on the classic game of Bingo and be the first one to win this Halloween Bingo challenge! Be prepared, this Halloween activity will make you scratch your head and think of the corniest answers!

It is perfect Halloween activity for friends and family!

Halloween Friend Bingo Challenge

43. Candy Corn Rhyming

This free printable helps little one identify ending sounds. Such a fun way to work on phonics and also practise three lettered words.

44. Halloween Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

We know scavenger hunt is a much loved outdoor halloween activity but for those looking for indoor halloween activity ideas, try Alphabet Scavenger Hunt!

It is wonderful Halloween literacy activity and will test your kids vocabulary related to spooky holiday!

Halloween Scavenger Hunt

45. Halloween Jigsaw

This halloween craft for kids is excellent at building their logical thinking and critical reasoning skills.

Download Halloween Jigsaw Bundle

What could be better than creating your very own Halloween Jigsaw puzzles and challenging friends and family!

46. Puffy Paint Pumpkins

This is a perfect activity for preschoolers who love to colour. But instead of using crayons or water paints, make your Halloween Pumpkin special by using these easy to make puffy paints!

47. Haunted Hands

One of the most loved halloween activities for kids, this is a BIG hit with all kids. Hide some Halloween goodies in surgical gloves. Fill them up with colored water (use food coloring). Then, turn them ghostly by freezing them up in the refrigerator.

Cut out the gloves when you remove them. Let kids sprinkle salt — salt melts ice — on the frozen hands and dig out the goodies! Such a fun halloween activity with water!

48. Halloween Bath Bombs

This super-fun wicked experiment clubs water with Halloween. A total hit with children, this will surely make Halloween celebration memorable.

49. Halloween Clings

These gelatin based window clings make the perfect decorations for Halloween. Nothing beats window cling, full of Halloween inspired spookiness!

50. Get Creative With Pumpkin Golf

Give your old golf toy set a halloween makeover with this game.

This game requires you to make a giant jack-of-lantern with a mouth to insert golf balls. Easy-peasy, this fun halloween activity is also a great for birthday party games for kids born in the autumn months.

51. Glow-In-The-Dark Jelly

Add glow-in-the dark jelly to your Halloween night menu for some extra spookiness. This jelly is super easy to make though not the most healthy option. But then Halloween is all about treats, right!

52. Bouncy Eye Balls

Add a touch of horror to your Halloween celebration with bouncy eyeballs! This activity for Halloween is a twist on the classic naked egg science experiment, making it one of the spookiest Halloween activities for kids of all ages.

What you’ll need:

• Eggs
• Orange and black food colouring
• Vinegar
• 2 Glasses

How to do it:

Step 1: Fill one glass – a little more than half – with vinegar and orange food colouring and the other with vinegar & black food colouring.

Step 2: Place one egg each in the coloured vinegar solutions and let them sit in the solution for a day.

Step 3: Replace the vinegar solution with fresh vinegar solution after 24 hours and let them sit for another day.

At the end of 48 hours, you will have your very own monstrous, orange squishy and bouncy EYEBALLS!! Make a bowlful of these monster eyes for a spooky Halloween night party.

53. Glow in the dark slime

Use some glue and contact solution to make slime. And oh, don’t forget to add glow-in-the-dark paint to the mix to make it glow in the dark!

Certainly one of the most fun halloween activities to do at home for kids!

Related: Do you know you can also make a Glow-in-the-dark Lava Lamp to add oomph to your halloween decorations? It is super easy and a treat to eyes!

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