10 simple and spooky Halloween party ideas your guests will love

If you are throwing a party during the month of October, you are going to love these Halloween party ideas. They are spooky, simple and fun. Your guests are going to LOVE them. Check it out!

Halloween is my favorite and I love throwing parties during October. This year, I threw a neighborhood Halloween party with all of my neighbors who live on my street. It was so much fun. It doesn’t have to be hard either. Here’s some Halloween party ideas that you will love.

#1: Send out official text invitations

It always seems more official when you take the time to send out an invitation. Plus, with AI, it’s way easier to throw together a cute invitation and text it to everyone. Below is the invitation that I sent to everyone this year for our party.

#2: Spooky TV screen saver

A great way to add a lot of Halloween ambiance is to have a spooky YouTube screen saver playing continuously on your TV throughout the party. We love doing this for every holiday party. There are so many to choose from and plays festive music too.

#3: Candy guessing jar

A candy guessing jar is an easy way to involve all of your guests. Fill a jar with Halloween candies and let people guess how many are inside. Whoever guesses closest to the exact amount gets to keep the entire jar.

#4: Best costume awards

It wouldn’t be a Halloween party without costumes. So, it’s always fun to make prizes for the best costumes. You don’t have to spend a lot of money either. I just filled some linen pumpkin bags with candy and put tags on them.

#5: Blood bags for drinks

Every time I have blood IV bags at my Halloween parties they are a huge hit! You can buy these realistic blood bags on Amazon and just fill them up with your favorite red drink. I placed them in a galvanized steel tub filled with ice.

*Blood IV bags for drinks at your party*

#6: Bubbling witch’s cauldron

You don’t have to use dry ice to make a cool witch’s cauldron boiling over with fog. You can buy these cool mist-maker devices that creates endless mist and all you need is water! I use this every time we have a Halloween party.

*A mist maker is perfect for a Halloween buffet table*

#7: Skeleton charcuterie board

If you want that “wow” factor on your Halloween buffet table, you can make a skeleton charcuterie board. They are super easy to make and great for snacking throughout the night. All you need is a 3-foot posable skeleton.

#8: Creepy buffet food labels

Add a little creepiness to your Halloween buffet table with some spooky labels. Everyone will love looking at the different names for all of the foods. Here’s some ideas for labels:

Bat Saliva = Water
Bones and Blood = Breadsticks and marinara sauce
Juicy Pumpkins = Cuties with jack-o-lantern faces draw on
Haunted Forest = Broccoli
Frog Legs = Celery sticks
Witch Fingers = Carrot sticks
Cat Eyes = Olives
Monster Mucus = Lemonade
Werewolf Salad = Any type of salad
Spooky Bark = Halloween chocolate bark
Mummy Pizzas = Pizza pockets that look like mummies
Vampire Brain = Jell-O in a brain mold

*Add some Halloween food labels to your buffet table*

#9: Hang a Halloween poster and balloons

It’s amazing what a poster and balloons will do. There are some really cheap Halloween poster options on Amazon. Plus, your poster can double as a backdrop for some photo ops with props.

*Decorate with a big Halloween poster and balloons*

#10: Play Pass the Pumpkin

It’s always nice to play a game or two during your Halloween party. Pass the Pumpkin is a super easy Halloween that everyone can play. Just sit everyone in a circle and give someone a pumpkin. As you read the story, you listen to the directions and pass the pumpkin accordingly. Whoever has the pumpkin by the end of the story gets to keep it.