Spooky fun: It doesn’t always have to be a great masquerade ball or a tour through the neighborhood in search of “sweet or sour”! You can also celebrate Halloween at home. Here are 10 great ideas for things you can do with your family or friends at home in the warm. To make the activities even more fun, you can decorate your home spookily.
- A “trick-or-treat” scavenger hunt. A great way to send your kids on a candy hunt instead of having them ring the neighbors’ doorbells. Come up with some great riddles to make the scavenger hunt even more fun and hide the candy all over the house.
- Carving pumpkins as spooky fun. An activity which, whether big or small, is simply fun for everyone.
- Movie night. Bake a fine pumpkin pie or delicious cookies. Make some popcorn and hot chocolate and you’re all set for a cozy movie night at home. We’ve put together a great list of movies for Halloween that you can watch with your kids or friends.
- Bake together. Under our heading “Time for something sweet”, you will find a lot of ideas for baking.
- Makes S’Mores spooky fun. The American sweet made with cookies, melted marshmallows and chocolate. The perfect activity if you have a fire pit in your backyard. If not, you can also melt the marshmallows for the S’Mores in the oven.
- Tells scary stories. From cute ghost stories to real horror tales for adults, there are them for all ages. Pick the best storyteller in the family, get cozy on the sofa or on the floor in a circle and it’s time to get scary.
- Game night. There are many different party games that can be transformed into a Halloween game without much effort. Below you will find two fun ideas.
- Mummy wrap. A game for the whole family! Form groups of two people. One is the mummy, which must be wrapped with toilet paper by the other. The team that finishes mummifying first wins. As an alternative to toilet paper, you can also use old bandages or cut old bed sheets into long strips of cloth.
- Apple Diving. Also a traditional autumnal party game! Fill a large bowl with water and put apples in it. Then the player must put his hands behind his back and try to catch an apple only with his mouth.
- Craft or paint. On Pinterest, you’ll find all sorts of ideas for things you can create together with your kids on Halloween. However, if you want to keep it simple, colored pencils, paper and the following task are enough: the children should paint ghosts, witches and pumpkins.
With all these ideas, you will certainly not be bored on Halloween. You can also dress up for all the activities. In our last article you will find ideas for simple and inexpensive Halloween costumes. So get into your costumes and have fun!
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