Halloween is a time of year filled with lollies, chocolate, treats and anything sweet, and while the kids love that part of the tradition, sometimes it is nice to have a break from the sugar.
Finding things for your kids to do that doesn’t involve trick-or-treating can be difficult and time consuming, so we’ve put together a list of 5 fun activities for Halloween that aren’t trick-or-treating.
Here we go..
1. Pumpkin Carving
There’s nothing better than getting your hands dirty and covered in vegetable insides than with some pumpkin carving! You can buy carving pumpkins from many grocery stores, farmers markets and local fruit shops. And for an extra bit of fun, you can have your kids design their own patterns, or you can download many free ones online
What do you need to carve pumpkins?
- A pumpkin (of course), but if you can’t find a pumpkin, watermelons work well too
- A cloth or a towel, or something else to keep your surface clean
- A spoon to scoop out the insides
- A sharp paring knife (or a Pumpkin carving set if you really want to get into it!)
- A pen or texter to draw the pattern
Pro tip: gently hammer a cookie cutter into the pumpkin to create the shape, then push it out from the inside and use a paring knife to get anything left behind.
2. Painting a Pumpkin
Not keen on getting everyone dirty from the pumpkin insides? No problem! Many craft stores and $2 shops sell clay or plastic pumpkins that you can paint. If you choose to paint a real pumpkin, make sure you use one that is room temperature. If it’s cold from the fridge the condensation will make it hard to paint.
What do you need to paint a pumpkin?
- A clay, plastic or real pumpkin
- A cloth or a towel, or something else to keep your surface clean
- Paint and paint brushes
- A pen or texter to draw the pattern
3. Watching Spooky Movies
No matter what age your kids are, or what their interests are, everyone loves a movie night! Grab the popcorn, pillows, blankets and get a movie ready for a night in. Here are some of our favourite Halloween movie recommendations for the whole family:- Ghostbusters
- Hocus Pocus
- Casper
- Goosebumps
- The Addams Family
- Frankentweenie
- Hotel Transylvania
- Coraline
4. Halloween Crafts and Activities
Getting your kids busy with a craft idea is always a winner. Whether it’s drawing, painting, colouring, or even a Lego building project, there’s always something out there that will interest your kids. Check out this list of Halloween classes for this spooky season.
In this seasonal class each week Learners will build a different Halloween themed based build. Learners will be shown a brief LEGO tutorial, have plenty of building time and present their builds at the end of class.
Pencil Sketching - A Perspective Study - Fall & Halloween Landscapes
Students will learn to use pencil sketching techniques to create scenery and landscape sketches. They will incorporate the principles of perspective into the drawings of seasonal settings.
Halloween Escape Room - Escape the Haunted Mansion | Small Class | Escape Rooms
In this one time class, we will use critical thinking, problem-solving and social skills to escape the haunted mansion in this escape room. Solve riddles, problems, math and more.
Special FX, Halloween, and Cosplay Makeup Club!
In this Weekly Special FX, Halloween, Theater, and Cosplay Makeup club, students will get to learn and practice a variety of special fx makeup designs and show off their own skills in special fx, theatrical, and cosplay makeup! Check out the Supply List for materials needed for class!
Realistic Drawing of Pumpkins Using Colored Pencils/Fall/ Autumn/Halloween/ Thanksgiving
This is a one time Art class. Students will learn how to use Colored pencils to draw a realistic drawing of pumpkins. No previous experience required.
5. Halloween Games.
Why not create your own Halloween games and have a family game night. There is no need to go out and buy new games when you can create them at home yourself. What about Halloween Bingo, Halloween Memory Match, Halloween I-spy or even Halloween Pin the Brook on the Witch (like pin the tail on the donkey)If you’re looking for some Halloween game based classes check out these Outschool classes available in the Australian time zones.
Roblox Horror Gaming Club • Play Doors, Rainbow Friends, Evade, and Other Horror Games
In this ongoing club, learners will play popular Roblox horror games like Doors, Rainbow Friends, Evade, Murder Mystery 2, 3008, Cheese Escape, The Mimic, Nico's Nextbots, Backrooms, Apeirophobia, Granny, etc. Let's get excited for Halloween!
Halloween Escape Room Escape the Mad Scientist Lab | Small Class | Escape Rooms
In this one time class, we will use critical thinking, problem-solving and social skills to escape the haunted mansion in this escape room. Solve riddles, problems, math and more.
In this weekly club, teens and mature preteens will play Among Us while socializing with friends from around the world. Halloween is among us so be sure to dress up your crewmate with your favourite seasonal accessories. During October, join our weekly club for some spooky gaming as we celebrate the fall and Halloween season!
Splatoon 3 - Weekly Gaming and Socializing Club
This awesome, action-packed class, is great for levels 1-*99. During "Splatober" show of your Splatoon related Halloween costumes at every class!
Animal Crossing Halloween Costume Party with Miss Devyn's Video Game Universe
Halloween is coming and it is never too early to dress up in an amazing costume and have a spooky party! Students will travel to the teacher's island to play a special Animal Crossing Halloween game.
