Halloween and Day of the Dead
Halloween Ideas for Kids
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Kiwilimón - 2018-10-16T09:10:47.697658Z
Are you planning to throw a Halloween party?
If so, you might need some spooky (but not too much, as the little ones might get scared and the goal is for them to have fun) ideas to make the most of Halloween night.
To create a Halloween-themed party for kids, you can use everything from skulls, spider webs, skeletons, little ghosts, to crafts to do with the children.
Costumes
It will be important for the children to dress up in costumes according to their favorite characters. A comfortable costume should be sought that does not get in the way or cause any accidents for the little one.
Perhaps you can add a special element like fake blood, for example, but before buying, we must ensure that it will not harm the child's skin or cause problems if ingested for any reason.
Decoration
For this, you can opt to create a pleasant atmosphere for the children, but without going overboard to avoid scaring them; the intention is for them to have fun. You could put up some small hanging spiders, sugar webs (that they can eat later), a few little skulls, and one or two purple light bulbs, for example, to change the tone of the place.
Music
There is special Halloween music for kids. Whether we go to a record store to buy a special CD or simply have a computer with internet access at hand to go on YouTube and find special Halloween songs for little ones. An example of these can be seen in this video.
Games and Contests
For the children's fun, you can organize special games, which could offer a small prize to the winner.
One could be a contest for the most original and spooky costume, where the children themselves vote for their favorite.
Another could be Decorate Your Pumpkin, in which small pumpkins are given to the little ones for them to decorate. To avoid accidents, it is best for the children to scoop out the pulp of the pumpkins with a spoon, and then an adult can use a knife to make the eyes, nose, and mouth.
If we place a candle inside, we will have some great lanterns. Another option is to fill them with candies and gummies and let them spill out of the mouth.
Food
For food or dinner, you could prepare some small snacks, drinks, and desserts for the little ones. All related to Halloween. Here are some very good recipes that you can prepare at home (click on the title of the recipe you like the most to see how it is made)
Halloween Donuts. These donuts are ideal for Halloween parties; your kids will love them.
Halloween Cookies. These delicious sugar cookies have frosting to decorate them for Halloween. They are very tasty and not too difficult to make.
Spider Web Cupcakes. Delicious vanilla cupcakes decorated for Halloween.
Bloody Drink. This Halloween, you won't be able to resist enjoying a delicious drink to share with your friends, with an original and creative idea.
Skeleton Vanilla Cookies. You can prepare these cookies with the help of your kids so that you can all enjoy a delicious dessert together this Halloween.
Ghost Meringues. Delicious and creative ghost meringues for this spooky season; make them, your kids will love them.
For more Halloween recipe ideas, click here.