Wait… what? It’s that time of year already?? If Halloween has crept up on you this year to give you a fright, there’s no need to panic. Some last-minute Halloween party ideas will turn your Halloween holiday into a Thriller night, no matter when you start to prepare. Teenagers start to get too old to trick-or-treat but they still want to get in on the fun. That is why these Halloween party ideas for teens are sure to come in handy!
Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand…
Halloween Party Ideas Teenagers Will Love For A Howling Good Time
Halloween is undeniably one of the most fun celebrations in the year. It’s a time for dressing up in crazy costumes, getting creative with decorations and throwing a spooky-kooky Halloween party that all your family can enjoy. Although this all sounds like a lot of fun, Halloween parties don’t happen by magic. You might need a helping hand with some entertaining yet creepy activities to make your event go off without a hitch. I hope you find these kids Halloween party tips helpful to throw the best Halloween party yet!
Halloween Party Decor
First, decorate! Kids of all ages love to feel enchanted with their eyes! Go all out with Halloween decorations for the yard and the party room. Decorating is one of the most fun ways to set the scene for Halloween! Spread spider webs across the porch entrance way. Put mini pumpkins on your tabletops.
Here are several DIY Halloween Party decoration ideas:
Quick Halloween Costumes
These fun and easy homemade Halloween Costume Ideas are great for teenagers who want to whip up a quick, fun costume without too much effort:
•Zippy Zombie: If you’re planning your Halloween party last-minute, chances are you haven’t gotten much sleep recently. Cover up those dark circles with even darker eyeliner ones. Make your complexion pasty with some white cream makeup (or use green or purple, if desired), and throw on some old clothes to complete the getup. Add fake blood if you wish.
•Minute Mad Scientist: White coat + vest + hair gel + thick-rimmed glasses + zombie-like makeup = instant mad scientist.
•Where’s Waldo?: Dig out a red striped shirt, a red beanie, and those thick-rimmed glasses again, and pair with jeans and a camera. Magnanimously allow other people to take pictures with you at the party.
•Nick-of-Time Ninja: This costume is simple—wear all black and tie a piece of black fabric around your head. Shazam.
•Nifty Neon Guy: Purchase a package of flexible neon glow sticks. Wear all black, and shortly before the party, crack the glow sticks and tape them to your clothing in the shape of a person.
•Comic Book Character: A little make up and voila you can look like a cartoon. Here is a comic book makeup tutorial.
•Easy Couples Costume: Try this Fairly Odd Parents costume tutorial.
•Cheap Costumes: If you don’t want to create your own costume, many costume stores will slash their prices right before Halloween, giving you a steal of a deal on store-bought getup.
Have A Halloween Costume Competition
Halloween outfits are lots of fun to think up and even more fun to wear, so a Halloween costume competition is an ideal way to make sure that everybody makes an effort for your party. A great Halloween party tip is to split your costume competition into categories like “Scariest Outfit” and “Most Imaginative Outfit” – this way, you can think up a special award for every child at the party and make everybody feel like a worthy winner.
Halloween Party Food Ideas
For the perfect Halloween party, use your imaginative side with some gory recipes that kids will adore. Chow down on some tasty biscuits shaped like witches fingers, and wash them down with devilishly delicious non-alcoholic “blood punch” made from fruit juice. Transform your dinner on Halloween to match the spooky feel – spaghetti Bolognese could easily become “brains and pasta”, as long as you aren’t too squeamish! Hot dogs can be wrapped with cheese “bandages” and given candy eyes. These Halloween themed foods are a great way to make sure everyone gets in the Halloween spirit and has a good time. Whether your guests be ghosts, monsters, or ghouls, these Halloween party food ideas for simple treats are sure to please hungry teenagers.
Here is what to serve at a Halloween party:
- Wicked Witches’ Hats: Form Betty Crocker’s witches’ hats by sticking a chocolate kiss on top of a round chocolate-covered shortbread cookie with frosting and adding a licorice bow. Find the witches’ hats and more recipes here.
- Vile Veggie Tray: More great Halloween party ideas are to serve veggies or other snacks on a spiderweb-shaped tray and garnish with plastic spiders.
- Bubbling Brew: Any cold beverage can be given a little bit of Halloween flair by plunking in some dry ice and watching the mist flow over the sides of the bowl. A (thoroughly washed) plastic cauldron from the dollar store makes a fun container for your drink of choice.
- Perfect Pumpkin Treats: Mix up a batch of rice krispie treats and dye the marshmallow mixture orange. Shape the rice krispies into balls and stick a Rolo candy on top for a stem. Voila— it’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
- Devilish Eye Eggs: Prepare deviled eggs using your favorite recipe. Garnish with cut olives to form eyes.
Source: blogs.babble.com via Scarlet’s Halloween Pinterest Board
Halloween Party Ghoulish Games and Activities
Have some prizes ready for these fun Halloween Party games. You can make homemade party favor treat bags with googly eyes. Then fill them with candy corn or gummy worms for party guests who cross the finish line first or win the game.
Here are some Halloween party ideas to keep your party hoppin’ with a few Halloween activities that don’t require much effort but still promise lots of fun.
•Halloween Movies: Popping in your favorite Halloween movie is one of the easiest things to do for your Halloween party. Some family friendly options include It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, E.T., Casper, Happy Halloween Scooby Doo, Coraline, Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters, Hocus Pocus, Frankenweenie or Harry Potter. Or, if you’d rather, you can make a silent movie that includes all the characters your guests are dressed as. Creative and hilarious! Older teens may enjoy scary films like Halloween with Michael Myers.
•Doughnut on a String: Buy some plain glazed doughnuts and a spool of twine. Tie the doughnuts on a string and hang them in a doorway. Have a contest to see who can eat their doughnut off the string the fastest. No using hands!
•Wrap the Mummy: Divide your guests into two teams and give each team a few rolls of toilet paper. Have one person on each team be the mummy; when you say go, the team that can wrap up their “mummy” completely first wins.
•Make a Halloween feel table for older kids. Let guests guess what is inside each mysterious covered container. The winner gets a little prize. (The Dollar Store has great small Halloween gifts like spider rings and plastic pumpkins. These can also come in handy if you plan any Halloween scavenger hunts.)
•Monster Freeze Dance. This classic is so much fun because it involves Halloween Music favorites like the Monster Mash. The kids have to react fast when the music stops and it gets everyone excited.
•Tell Scary Stories– Here is a grisly ghost story.
Visit this post to see 4 more of the Best Halloween Games And Activities.
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize your neighborhood
But when those creatures come knocking at your door, you’ll have no need to fear— with a few quick and easy Halloween party ideas, you’ll be prepared to entertain, dazzle, and delight at your last-minute monster mash.
Pull Your Own Halloween Tricks
One fatal way to ruin a Halloween party is to focus too much on treats and neglect your tricks. Do something simple like hiding plastic spiders around the house in places that they will definitely get discovered. Wind-up chattering teeth are guaranteed to get a few screams, and try to make it atmospheric with eerie lighting and shadows.
Alternatively, if you’re really into pranks you can ask a friend to hide elsewhere in your house and make mysterious creaking or banging noises. Your little guests will hear these suspicious sounds and think there’s a spectre genuinely haunting your party – and your “ghost” can jump out when least expected. This is sure to provide an authentic Halloween experience and get everyone in the mood for celebrating all things spooky! You can even create your own mini haunted house. This is loads of fun for older children.
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Robin says
Hahaha – where’s waldo. I haven’t thought about him in years. I went as the unibomber one year. Black hoodie and dark sunglasses were all I needed.
Craig says
I love these ideas and party planners should also consider a Halloween scavenger hunt.
Kristen says
Thanks for more game ideas! We love the ‘mummy wrap’ too – always a good ‘go-to’! @FirstClassKris
Sara says
I love your web page design! Found your site from a stumbleupon recommendation. Love your Haloween ideas. Makes me want to have a party next year!