With October just around the corner, most parents look for different Halloween activity ideas to arrange parties for their kids. If you’re one of them, you probably hope to look for game or activity ideas.
Thanks to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Singapore, the new normal allows more face-to-face gatherings than before. With this, our children finally get the chance to enjoy different kids’ parties with their friends.
Aside from birthdays, most of the parties we can arrange for our kids include hosting a Halloween party. With this, they can wear costumes with their friends and enjoy different spooky-themed games.
To help you out, we compiled some Halloween activity ideas you can use for party planning.
Halloween Activity Ideas To Plan a Fun and Spooky Kids Party
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Before we share the Halloween activity ideas we compiled, we listed some safety tips for your home. With this, you can protect your family and their guests from any unexpected scenarios caused by the ongoing pandemic.
We added this to our suggested Halloween activity ideas because it’s better safe than sorry. Read on and take note of the safety tips before choosing the spooky-themed activities for the party.
Some Safety Tips Before Hosting a Halloween Party for Your Kids
To host a successful spooky-themed house party, you need to ensure the safety of your children’s guests. First and foremost, we encourage you to arrange thermometer scans and sanitation spray for the party.
Additionally, you can prepare masks for the young guests and their parents who plan to join them. These masks can feature cute Halloween-themed designs that the kids will surely love.
After setting out the safety arrangement in your home, we encourage you to follow these steps:
- Scan the temperature of your guests.
- Use a spray bottle to sanitize their hands.
- Offer masks they can use while attending the party.
Halloween Activity Ideas You Can Try at Home
To ensure their kids’ safety during Halloween, some parents decide to go all out and arrange a custom party at home. With this, they won’t have to worry about the people that their kids encounter during this special holiday.
If you’re one of them, we compile a few classic and unique Halloween activity ideas that go well with any house party. Check them out below before sending those party invites!
Designing Halloween Costumes
During Halloween, our kids often look forward to dressing up as their favourite characters or personalities. Because of this, we encourage you to hold add designing Halloween costumes to your activity list.
Take some time to shop for supplies that help the kids make simple costumes. Moreover, you can involve your children in the planning and ask about specific themes they want for this Halloween activity idea.
Trick or Treat Stations
We admit that one of the most time-consuming suggestions in our Halloween activity ideas list is the Trick or Treat stations. However, this activity provides a safer alternative than visiting different locations.
Aside from wearing costumes, our kids love to prepare for trick or treating in the neighbourhood or at the mall. However, the COVID-19 pandemic happened and more parents prefer to remain cautious despite the easing of protocols.
Scary Story Game
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Our Halloween activity ideas list won’t be complete without fun-filled spooky games! For this activity idea, we encourage you to prepare cards featuring different scenarios that help craft a scary story.
To keep your kids interested, we suggest you let them pick out the first card scenarios that you will use to tell a story. Afterwards, encourage them to jump in and add their version of events in the story.
This Halloween activity idea allows our kids and their friends to boost their imaginative skills. It also enhances their creativity in connecting different scenarios.
This article was updated by Kaira De la Rosa.