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The Best Easy Halloween Party For Kids

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Planning a Halloween party couldn’t be easier with these suggestions for food, decorations and games. The kids will have a spooky time and it’s not as hard to organize as you might think. 

So grab their Halloween costumes and start planning. The kids are going to have a great time with the games used at this party!

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October is upon us, which means Halloween will be here before we know it. Having grown up in the UK, and now living in Australia, I have never really celebrated Halloween, as it has never really been a ‘big thing’.

I do however love to see all the parties on the internet, and some of those parties look like a whole lot of fun. This Halloween party is no exception.

This Halloween party submitted by Jennifer from Pink Elephants and Lemonade is full of spooky fun. I love all the home made decorations to give this party a real spooky feel.  

The party activities are very creative and perfect to keep the little ones entertained.

Jennifer said about the party planning “My daughter was starting in a new school and was apprehensive about meeting all of the new students. To be honest I was also worried about meeting all of the parents and making positive connections, so I came up with a brilliant idea (read INSANE idea), to invite all 25 classmates, siblings and parents to a Halloween party at our house.

I am Canadian, married to a Dutch fellow living in The Netherlands. Halloween is not a holiday here, but I LOVE Halloween; the candy, the costumes and the creepy decorations!  

I decorate the house every year, so I figured I might as well have a PARTY!  

I sent out e-mail invitations, which was easier for a large group, although this pained me as I love to design and make cards. It was however the easier way to go for this particular party and made it easier for people to RSVP“.

Halloween Party Decoration

Decorating for a party is always the fun part, but sometimes it can be hard knowing where to narrow it down.

You can certainly be spoilt for choice with bats, spiders, witches, pumpkins, just to name a few. Jennifer certainly did a great job with creating a spooky atmosphere in her home!

Jennifer said “My kids and I designed the spiders by using Styrofoam balls and pipe cleaners which we sprayed black. The kids had a lot of fun doing this and we were really pleased with how they turned out.  I made all the buntings myself, which can be purchased from my Etsy store“.

Halloween Party Banners

Halloween Party Spiders

Spider web party decoration

Apothecary candy jars

Halloween Party Food

The food is the highlight of most parties and when there is a cake involved, it certainly has center stage on the dessert table.  

The cake for this Halloween party was no exception and provided a wonderful spooky Halloween scene. I love all the grizzly treats used at this party, and those fingers. Eeek!

Jennifer said “The food was the absolute highlight of this party. My girlfriend, prepared the party food, cupcakes and cake and everything looked and tasted amazing!”

Halloween Party CakeHalloween Party Table

Halloween Cupcakes

Halloween food fingers

Skeleton plate of foodHalloween Food Table

Halloween Party Activities

The great thing about having kids at parties is all the fun filled activities that you can then hold.  

I love the spooky ghost silhouette used as a bean bag toss, this would have been a lot of fun. It is also a great idea to use activities as party favors where ever possible and a pumpkin decorating activity was the perfect idea for this.

Jennifer said ” My husband designed and painting a Ghost Bean Bag Toss, which the kids loved. Halloween is a sugar induced coma holiday, so naturally the prizes were candy bars! The kids also decorated mini pumpkins which they took home with them as party favors“.

Ghost bean bag toss

Halloween pumpkins

Children in Halloween costumes

Need more ideas for Halloween? Check out the best easy Halloween party ideas. You will have a ton of inspiration for different themes, food, decorations and more.

What was your favorite part of this party? Do you think the kids would love the spooky games or maybe they would like to eat those fingers with green nails!


Vendors and Credits:

Bunting decoration: Pink Elephants and Lemonade

Cakes and cupcakes: Original Kitchen Rotterdam

Catherine

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Catherine Holt is the founder of Smart Party Planning. She is a stay at home mum with a passion for celebrating life’s little moments, with creative yet budget friendly ideas. Catherine often has a camera in hand capturing everyday events and is a self obsessed chocoholic! She loves connecting with other mum's on the blog and sharing party planning tips and tricks. Get all the answers to every aspect of party planning with her eBook today! If you want to hold a party with that ‘wow’ factor and have it tailored to the person you’re holding it for then this eBook is for you. Let Catherine take the stress and headache out of organizing your next party or event.

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  1. Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro says

    October 1, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Hi Catherine,

    Great posting as always…

    Ron

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    • Catherine Holt says

      October 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

      Awww…thanks Ron. I’m glad you are enjoying the content. Thanks for stopping by 🙂

      Reply
  2. Cheryl says

    October 14, 2013 at 1:46 am

    Love the activity ideas! The food looks delicious too.

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    • Catherine Holt says

      October 14, 2013 at 9:40 am

      Lol….delicious in a creepy way Cheryl 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jacqui Odell says

    October 14, 2013 at 2:39 am

    I love the Spooky fingers. My baby shower for my middle child was a Halloween Themed party. Would have loved using some of these ideas. Thanks for linking up to Party Time on Moms & Munchkins and we hope to see you next week.

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    • Catherine Holt says

      October 14, 2013 at 9:42 am

      Oh wow, a Halloween themed baby shower would have been a very different party. Do you have it posted somewhere?

      Reply
  4. Kym Gillies says

    October 22, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    Hi.

    Love all your great ideas! I am really interested in making the Spooky fingers for my party. Where can I find a recipe?
    Thanks,
    Kym

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    • Catherine Holt says

      October 22, 2013 at 8:19 pm

      Thanks Kym 🙂 This feature however a party submission to this site so I’m afraid I don’t have the recipe to share with you. However if you contact Jennifer at https://www.facebook.com/PinkElephantsandLemonade she may be able to help you 🙂

      Reply

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