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50+ Spooky Halloween Decorations, Snacks and Party Ideas

Updated on May 20, 2024
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Get ready for fright night with these bone chillingly spooky Halloween party ideas.
Get ready for fright night with these bone chillingly spooky Halloween party ideas.

Get ready to add some spooky fun to your Halloween party with these bone-chilling decorations and snacks that will have your guests shrieking with delight. From creepy spider balloons to eerie eyeballs in a jar, this article will provide you with five hauntingly good party ideas to make your event unforgettable.

Balloon Spider
Balloon Spider

Balloon Spider

To make this cool spider craft, you will need some simple supplies which can easily be found at your local dollar store.

Supplies

  • Two black balloons
  • crepe paper streamers,
  • an eye and mouth sticker
  • double sided tape.

Directions

Blow up one black balloon and the next one a bit smaller to make the head. Tie them together to make a spider shape.Use tape to hang the spider on the ceiling.
Make the spider's legs by cutting crepe paper into long pieces.Tape the crepe paper strips to the wall in a pattern to look like spider legs. You can see how it should look in the picture.

Mummified Soda Bottles
Mummified Soda Bottles

Mummified Soda Bottles

Transform your Halloween party with Mummified Soda Bottles as the perfect spooky addition.With only soda bottles, gauze, a hot glue gun, glue sticks, and googly eyes, you can create a frighteningly fun DIY project. Use these bottles as decorations or serve your guests mysterious concoctions in them. Impress everyone with this simple and creative idea - perfect for a Halloween party.

Skull in a Jar
Skull in a Jar

Skull in a Jar

Take your Halloween party decorations to the next level by adding a touch of eerie elegance with a skull in a jar. Simply add some clear soap and a few drops of food coloring for a chillingly realistic effect. Your guests will be both impressed and spooked by this simple yet striking addition to your Halloween décor.

Creepy Eyeballs in a Jar
Creepy Eyeballs in a Jar

Creepy Eyeballs in a Jar

To keep with theme of ghoulish decorations in a jar - try your hand at this idea featuring creepy eyeballs. All you need are some mason jars, water, red food coloring, and a bag of zombie eyeballs from the dollar store. With just a few easy steps, you can create a creepy and captivating centerpiece for your Halloween party that will surely impress your guests.

Halloween Balloons
Halloween Balloons

Halloween Balloons

Using a sharpie, you can turn ordinary white and orange balloons into ghostly ghouls and menacing jack o' lanterns. These decorations are sure to impress your guests and set the perfect eerie atmosphere for your Halloween festivities. You could also use different color balloons and create different characters such as witches - let your imagination run wild.

String Cheese Vampire Snacks
String Cheese Vampire Snacks

String Cheese Vampire Snacks

Add some spooky fun to your Halloween party with these creative and easy-to-make Vampire Cheese snacks! Simply draw on string cheese and top it off with capes made from black and red poster board. Your guests will love sinking their teeth into these bite-sized treats.

Graveyard Pudding Cups
Graveyard Pudding Cups

Graveyard Pudding Cups

Make spooky Halloween treats with pudding cups and cookies! To make headstone cookies, use Nutter Butters or Milano cookies and add letters with black melting candies or melted chocolate. Use small cookie icing bottles or a piping bag with a tiny corner cut off. You can also use homemade pudding or cute mini glass dessert cups. Use Oreos for the "dirt" and add 1 tablespoon per cup. You can also add green sprinkles for grass, but it's optional. Have fun with these treats at your Halloween party!

Yarn Ghosts
Yarn Ghosts

Yarn Ghost Wands

These ghost wands are super cute and easy to make. You probably already have the materials at home. You can follow these steps to make your own:

Supplies

- Yarn
- Book or cardboard
- Scissors
- Tape
- Wooden dowels
- Hot glue gun
- Ribbon or twine
- Black fabric paint

Instructions

1. Cut two pieces of yarn about 6 inches long.
2. Tape one piece to your book or cardboard.
3. Wrap the other piece of yarn around the book in the middle.
4. Tie the yarn in a knot.
5. Cut the yarn on the other end to make a tassel.
6. Flip the tassel over so the knot is on the inside.
7. Lay the tassel on top of the other piece of yarn and tie it in a knot to make a head for your ghost.
8. Insert a wooden dowel into the bottom of your ghost, leaving enough space at the top.
9. Use hot glue to secure the top.
10. Add eyes with black fabric paint or other materials.
11. Tie a ribbon or twine around the ghost's neck for a bow or scarf.


yarn ghost and jack o lantern
yarn ghost and jack o lantern
Easy DIY Halloween Wreath All decorative items on the wreath are from Dollar Tree & 99 cents store.
Easy DIY Halloween Wreath All decorative items on the wreath are from Dollar Tree & 99 cents store.
Halloween wreath made using a wire hanger as the base and one 25-yard roll of tulle cut into short pieces and tied to the hanger. Eyes are 1-inch and 1.5-inch styrofoam balls with 1 cm and 1.2 cm google eyes glued on. Tie a ribbon to the top to hang.
Halloween wreath made using a wire hanger as the base and one 25-yard roll of tulle cut into short pieces and tied to the hanger. Eyes are 1-inch and 1.5-inch styrofoam balls with 1 cm and 1.2 cm google eyes glued on. Tie a ribbon to the top to hang.
Dollar store witches hat DIY
Dollar store witches hat DIY
Paper lantern transformations
Paper lantern transformations
Pudding Cup Treats For Halloween
Pudding Cup Treats For Halloween
Halloween treat. Lollipop ghosts, mummy bars, pumpkin tangerines.
Halloween treat. Lollipop ghosts, mummy bars, pumpkin tangerines.
Lollipop ghosts
Lollipop ghosts
Something salty for Halloween- Cheetos
Something salty for Halloween- Cheetos
Halloween Jell-O shots
Halloween Jell-O shots
Creepy Jello shots
Creepy Jello shots
Gummy eye ball shots
Gummy eye ball shots
Halloween Eyeball jello shots
Halloween Eyeball jello shots
Make orange Jell-O shots and just draw a pumpkin on the outside of the cup.
Make orange Jell-O shots and just draw a pumpkin on the outside of the cup.
Halloween wine bottles with skeleton hands
Halloween wine bottles with skeleton hands
Vegetable cans with Halloween faces painted on them
Vegetable cans with Halloween faces painted on them
Fun mummy glasses for your Halloween drinks!
Fun mummy glasses for your Halloween drinks!
Juice box mummie craft
Juice box mummie craft
Spider cupcakes
Spider cupcakes
Green One Eyed Monster Pretzels for Halloween Fun! Easy to make ~ Dip pretzel rod into green candy melts, place on wax paper, put on candy eye while warm. Allow to cool completely.
Green One Eyed Monster Pretzels for Halloween Fun! Easy to make ~ Dip pretzel rod into green candy melts, place on wax paper, put on candy eye while warm. Allow to cool completely.
Eyeballs made from ping pong balls
Eyeballs made from ping pong balls
Creepy eyeball wreath
Creepy eyeball wreath
Three Witches Yarn Gnomes
Three Witches Yarn Gnomes
sweet creepy crawlies
sweet creepy crawlies
Popcorn & Candy Corn 'hands' stuffed in Latex Gloves
Popcorn & Candy Corn 'hands' stuffed in Latex Gloves
Coffin shaped sanwich
Coffin shaped sanwich
Tootsie Roll spider lollipops
Tootsie Roll spider lollipops
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