Halloween Party Ideas for the Classroom

Halloween parties can be so much fun with your students! I have gathered up some of my favorite Halloween Party Ideas For The Classroom and am sharing them with you today! I’ve separated them into games, snacks, and activities so you can easily find some new and fun ideas that work for your classroom!

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Each of our classroom parties usually lasts one to one and a half hours. I usually plan a game, a snack, and a whole-group activity. Setting up stations is another great option! Set up four different stations that the students can rotate to if you have some parent volunteers to help out!

Games

• Spider Toss– Grab a pack of spider webs and string them across some items and have the students toss spiders into the web to try and make them stick.
• Pin the Heart on the Skeleton. – Grab a large cardboard skeleton decoration from Dollar Tree and cut out enough hearts for each student to try and pin the heart on the skeleton.
• Ghost Says – Just like Simon Says, but use Ghost says instead.
• Play Bingo – Bingo is always a hit with the students no matter the age. Grab our Halloween Bingo set here and a few small prizes or candy to give to the winners.

• Pass the Pumpkin – Play like hot potato. Play some music and pass the pumpkin. When the music stops, the person who has the pumpkin is out.
• Mummy Wrap – grab a roll of toilet paper for each team and they have to wrap up one of their teammates like a mummy.
• Play Minute to Win It Games – I have a bunch of fun Fall Minute To Win It game ideas here.

Snacks

• Make Monster Mash – Put out a bunch of different snack options and let the students make their own Monster Mash! Some great options would be chocolate chips, marshmallows, blue chips, Cheetos, popcorn, and candy corn. Have them put it into a small baggie or cup so they can enjoy their snack.
• Caramel Apple Bar – Cut apples into slices using an apple cutter. The students can then use a skewer to dip their apple slice into some caramel or chocolate and then add some toppings like, mini chocolate chips, mini M&M’s, or spinkles.
• Make Monster Popcorn Hands– You’ll need clear disposable gloves, candy corn, popcorn, and a ribbon or pipe cleaner for each student. Optional – Halloween spider rings. First, you’ll have the students put a candy corn piece in each of the fingers. Next, fill the glove with popcorn. Last, tie the glove up with a pipe cleaner or ribbon and the student can add a spider ring if you have the.

Activities

• Dance and Freeze– use Halloween music
• Bobbing for Donuts – hang a few strings from the ceiling and attach a mini donut to each. Have the students hold their hands behind their backs and try to eat the donut off.
• Halloween Directed Drawing. – lots of great options on Art for Kids Hub.

• Have a Costume Parade- You can plan something school wide, or just take your class and pick a route to walk around the school to let the students show off their costumes.
• Make Mystery Boxes- Make different boxes the students can put their hands in and not see the contents of the box. They can touch several different things and try to guess what they are. Coming up with creative names for the items is always an extra bit of fun!
• Pain Mini Pumpkins– Grab some paint and brushes and let the students decorate their own mini pumpkins.

• Make A Craft – This cat newspaper collage is a fun one that we’ve done for a few years and is always a hit.
• Halloween Fun Pack – This is a great option to have your students work on the activities and play the games while they are waiting for their turn to play a game or make their snack. Grab the Halloween Fun Pack here.

Hopefully, you have got some new Halloween Party Ideas for the Classroom! If you’re looking for even more ideas, in the past I have shared another post with even more Halloween party ideas here. And I have a bunch of Fall Party Ideas here that you can check out too.

Hope you have a fantastic time with your students during your Halloween party!

See you next time!

Jenette