41 spooky Halloween foods, pranks, crafts & decorations

Here are some of the best ideas from parents for celebrating Halloween with food, pranks, crafts, decorations and more — great for parties, celebrating at home and enjoying the season.

Halloween pumpkin carving

1. How to carve a Halloween pumpkin
2. Where to go pumpkin picking in the UK
3. 5 ideas for Halloween pumpkins, from BritMums co-founder Jenography.net
4. Impress-your-friends pumpkin carving. The Crazy Kitchen reveals the shortcuts

Halloween decorations for home

5. Create a spooky house, the American way, with inspiration from Expat Mum
6. Get inspired with New York Halloween decorations, thanks to HPMcQ
7. Add spiders to bath time: an easy craft from Pink Oddy

Easy Halloween Crafts

8. Cool Halloween craft projects for 2021
9. Autumn leaf craft ideas
10. Make Jam Jar Lanterns, with Being Mrs C
11. Create adorable Halloween Monster Cards, described here by Mum of One
12. Discover how to carve a pirate pumpkin (and make the honey roasted pumpkin seeds), with advice from Mummy Alarm
13. Try this fun #SkullPotatoPrinting, perfect for younger kids, suggested by Kids Chaos
14. Make an orange fur and glittery ribbon wreath, with Yellow Days
15. Put together Halloween Spider creations. Pink Oddy shows how
16. Plus, pumpkin patch carrot dippers, also from Yellow Days
17. No-mess craft: Simple button cards to make, with Here Come the Girls
18. Create marshmallow faces and other frugal crafts, as suggested by Frugal Family
19. An easy do-it-now activity: Post-It note pumpkins. Being Mrs C tells how.

Halloween cookies and cakes

20. 30 horrifying Halloween sweet treats
21. 10 best Halloween bakes
22. I want my mummy! Gingerbread mummies by Mamacook
23. Ghost, zombie & monster cupcakes, created by Kiddy Charts
24. Spider cupcakes by Pink Oddy and son
25. Halloween pumpkin cupcakes made with pumpkin puree from Romanian Mum
26. Boo! Meringue ghosts you’ll love from Life at the Zoo
27. Spiced cookie stacks that look like pumpkins — cute stuff from Here Comes the Girls
28. Inventive: Candy-filled pumpkin cakes, thanks to Mummy Mishaps

Pranks for kids

29. 6 spooky Halloween pranks and crafts to do with kids
30. 30 fun Halloween pranks and activities
31. 5 easy Halloween pranks to do with your children

Savoury and healthy Halloween food

32. Halloween lunchbox ideas from The Lunchbox Lady on BritMums
33. Delicious pumpkin recipes
34. More healthy pumpkin recipes
35. How to make fruit spooky. Really. Fun idea from A Strong Coffee
36. And more spooky fruit, from Romanian Mum
37. Healthy “monster mash” for toddlers, made by Mamacook
38. Witches’ fingers (aka soft pretzel dipping sticks), straight from the fingers of Yellow Days

Costumes and children’s party ideas

39. 6 cheap and easy Halloween costumes for kids
40. 10 no-sew costume ideas, by the inimitable Red Ted Art
41. Cute ideas for Halloween on a budget, curated by Missie Lizzie B (aka Me and My Shadow)
42. Discover fun science experiments – fake blood, lava lamps, creepy density and pumpkin carving ideas — great inspiration from Science Sparks
43. A twist on an old favourite: Gingerbread house of horrors, as demonstrated by Coombe Mill

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