Looking for fall party themes plus kid friendly Halloween activity ideas for your Moms group, club or playgroup? You’ve come to the right place! Below you’ll find a list of fun theme ideas, group activities and games, plus party food & spooky movie & music suggestions. For even more amazing harvest party ideas be sure to check out my Fall Open House Party Pinterest board.
Fall Party Types and Themes
Monster Mash
Mad (or Silly) Scientist Lab
Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
Harry Potter
Room on the Broom
Witches Brew Potion Party
Spider Party
Ghost (or GhostBuster) Party
Glow party with blacklights and glowsticks
Harvest Party
Trunk or Treat
Haunted House
Fall Carnival
Boos and Booze Moms Night Out cocktail party
Witches Tea Party Moms Night Out
Things to do – Activities, Games and Craft Stations
Face painting
Haunted scavenger hunt
Pop orange balloon pinatas
Costume contest (I say give every kid a prize!)
Ball toss – knock down water bottles decorated like pumpkins
Harvest bingo
Pumpkin ring toss (with glow stick necklaces)
Gourd bowling
Boo each other
Giant Tic Tac Toe game with pumpkins and sticks
Halloween craft stations (mini pumpkin painting + sticker decorating, decorate treat paper bags, make a haunted graham cracker house, or maybe a group Thumbkin Patch.
Spooky obstacle course
Pre-Halloween costume swap
Witches Brew sensory bin
Bonfire & S’mores Bar
Apple bobbing (on a string)
Policeman Guest Speaker about Halloween safety
Pumpkin Patch Walk game
Combine your party with a food drive
Spooky temporary tattoo station
Places to go
Fall hike, with optional leaf peeping/scavenger hunts
A local retirement home or senior living center – plan a party, crafting activity or costumed parade.
Pumpkin Patch & Hayride
Corn maze
Apple picking
Indoor mall trick or treating
Community trunk or treat event
Party Food Ideas
Cookie or cupcake decorating
Spooky fruit decorating
Caramel apple nacho bar
Popcorn bar
Pizza party
Halloween-themed member potluck
Chili bar or cookoff and baked potato bar
S’mores bar
Hot chocolate bar
Trail mix bar
Halloween Movies Available on Netflix, as of 9/4/16.
Be sure to check the rating – some of these are not suitable for young kids.
Curious George – A Halloween BooFest
Pooh’s Heffalump Movie
Room on the Broom (my girls LOVE this movie)
The Gruffalo
Children’s Favorite Halloween Treats
Alvin & the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Alvin & the Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman
Mickey Mouse House of Villains
Spooky Buddies
Dreamworks Spooky Stories
Dreamworks Spooky Stories 2
The Little Ghost
Hotel Transylvania 2
Thunder and the House of Magic
The Addams Family
ET
Vampire Dog
Children’s Favorite Halloween Treats
Corpse Bride
Sleepy Hallow
The Boxtrolls
Halloween Music
I love this Halloween playlist for kids
Or find kid-friendly free Halloween music to download here.
Do you have anything to add to this list? What’s your Moms Group planning on doing for Halloween this year? Let me know in the comment section below.
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