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Fun Halloween Traditions And Activities

October 3, 2017 By: Masshole Mommy

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Create new memories by trying these Halloween activities this year! Here are 25 fun new traditions to start with your family this Halloween!

Looking for some fun Halloween traditions and activities to do with the family this year? I have some really fun ideas listed below to let you and your family create some fun memories! Some are very light and fun hearted, while others are a bit more spooky, so it can fit anyone’s preference on how they want to spend the holiday! This is a great way to have some fun this Halloween season with you and your family! 

I know for me carving pumpkins was always a blast when I was little! I love the templates you can now buy to really help you create awesome carved pumpkins like witches, cats, bats, and more. I never used one of them when I was little, but I wish I had! It was just a classic jack-o-lantern face for our family! It is easy to find any activity that can fit into a Halloween or Fall theme, below I have shared 25 options for you! But it could inspire you to find some other activity or new family tradition to do each year! 

Halloween Activities List 

  1. Carve Pumpkins
  2. Visit A Pumpkin Patch 
  3. Make Spooky Halloween Desserts
  4. Visit a Scary Haunted House
  5. Go apple picking at an orchard. 
  6. Drink or even make homemade cider. 
  7. Make caramel apples 
  8. Roast pumpkin seeds
  9. Rake leaves and jump into the pile. 
  10. Watch Halloween inspired movies like Hocus Pocus, Beetlejuice, Casper, etc.
  11. Collect leaves and create a craft
  12. Make Halloween decorations for the home
  13. Make goodie bags to hand out to kids Halloween night
  14. Go trick-or-treating
  15. Pass out candy to trick-or-treaters
  16. Make your own costumes
  17. Dress up your pets 
  18. Take Halloween/Fall inspired family pictures
  19. Host a Halloween Party
  20. Go trunk or treating 
  21. Create a scavenger hunt outdoors for all things Fall – fallen leaves, pine cones, etc. 
  22. Read Halloween inspired books
  23. Go shopping for costumes
  24. Play games that are Halloween Inspired like Halloween inspired charades, etc. 
  25. Go on a hay ride

What are some Halloween activities that your family enjoys?


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  1. Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says

    October 3, 2017 at 9:07 am

    I love these! We’ve always tried to make memories and traditions with the kids ever since they were born. It’s so important for the family bonds.

  2. Jeanette says

    October 3, 2017 at 10:01 am

    This is quite the complete list! I deathly could see ideas of what to do this month to have some fun with my kiddo.

  3. Bradley Allen says

    October 3, 2017 at 10:59 am

    I have never heard of Trunk or Treating? What is that?

  4. mydeliciousmeals says

    October 3, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    Thank you for this handy-dandy list. I always get so busy that tend to forget some nice thing we can do for this holiday )

  5. Jen Walker says

    October 3, 2017 at 1:11 pm

    My kids are 2 and 4 so it limits the scary stuff, but we still do a lot of fun things together! My favorite is a Halloween painting that incorporates foot/hand prints from them somehow. I started it with my 4 year old’s first Halloween, and I look forward to coming up with a new design every year. We just finished this year’s and I’m so excited to have it join the others on my wall!

  6. Milton Goh says

    October 3, 2017 at 1:39 pm

    I have a love-hate relationship with haunted houses – love because they are super thrilling and fun, but hate because I get very freaked out by the sudden shocks they love to do! I think i’ll settle for a good Halloween movie instead 🙂

  7. Sarah Bailey says

    October 3, 2017 at 2:13 pm

    Oh I love this what some absolutely amazing ideas for things to do over the Halloween period, it has been forever since I even carved a pumpkin!

  8. Melissa Chapman says

    October 3, 2017 at 3:08 pm

    Great list of Fall/Halloween activities. I never heard of trunk or treating. I would love to go apple picking or visit a pumpkin patch.

  9. Amber Myers says

    October 3, 2017 at 3:16 pm

    I like this list. We always carve pumpkins. We also paint some too. Sometimes we go to a pumpkin patch, but they can get pricey, so this year we’re just spending the money on Sea World. They have Halloween activities all month long.

  10. MICHELLE GWYNN JONES says

    October 3, 2017 at 7:23 pm

    For the last few years I haven’t really done any ‘costumed’ celebrating. I used to love making my own costume.

  11. Dawn Lopez says

    October 3, 2017 at 7:38 pm

    Halloween is one of our favorite holidays so we do many of the things on your list already. I found a few new things to try though like maybe roasting the pumpkin seeds this year instead of throwing them away. These are all great activities though.

  12. Kathy says

    October 3, 2017 at 8:23 pm

    I love all of these ideas. This is my favorite time of year. Halloween activities are the best!

  13. Randi says

    October 3, 2017 at 8:32 pm

    That’s a great list! We love carving pumpkins and roasting the seeds but I’m going to have to come up with a few more fun activities this year!

  14. LaToyia Dennis says

    October 3, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    Great list of ideas. I may host a party next year.

  15. Rose says

    October 3, 2017 at 9:43 pm

    As soon as we get passed a birthday we can focus on costumes and get that out the way. We will pick up pumpkins eventually but my kids may never know what jumping in a pile of leaves is all about unless we go to a strangers house! Hmmmm. We watch Beetle juice year round!

  16. susan5minutesformom says

    October 3, 2017 at 9:47 pm

    That is a great list of must-do things for fall. Making caramel apples sounds really good!

  17. Patty says

    October 3, 2017 at 9:47 pm

    I used to do more when we lived in NJ and I actually got trick or treaters. Living in the middle of nowhere, Montana, I don’t do anything for Halloween. I have no real neighbors and no trick or treaters. The only visitors are my ducks

  18. Andrea says

    October 3, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    What a fun list. I would love to have a Halloween party. I don’t know enough people here yet to have one. Maybe next year.

  19. Andrea says

    October 3, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    What a fun list. I would love to have a Halloween party. I don’t know enough people here yet to have one. Maybe next year. Thanks for all the info!

  20. Kristin says

    October 3, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    Oh fun! I totally want to try some these activities with my family!

  21. Heather Johnson says

    October 3, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    My kiddos and I always carve pumpkins a few days before Halloween. We also go trick or treating and eat Halloween-themed foods all day.

  22. Tatjana says

    October 3, 2017 at 10:55 pm

    Visiting a pumpkin patch and joining a hay ride are always my favorites. Best when matched up with getting lost in a corn maze. Great list!

  23. Adelina Priddis says

    October 3, 2017 at 11:11 pm

    Fall is my favorite time of the year! This is a great list of fun things.

  24. Toni | Boulder Locavore says

    October 3, 2017 at 11:17 pm

    This is a great list! My kids love fun Halloween crafts and activities!

  25. Hali says

    October 4, 2017 at 12:57 am

    I love these, and it’s so fun to see that as a parent I do many with my children. It’s a first for me too. Such fun memories created.

  26. Sarah says

    October 4, 2017 at 2:38 am

    This is a great list of Halloween activities. Sometimes we forget about all the cool stuff there is to do during Halloween.

  27. Emily Erson says

    October 4, 2017 at 7:19 am

    I can never get enough fall fun! There are so many creative ways to get into the spooky spirit.

  28. MommaDJane says

    October 4, 2017 at 7:36 am

    I always loved handing out candy on Halloween but now we live in the country and don’t get trick-or-treaters. So sad. But I do love taking hay rides.

  29. Erlene says

    October 4, 2017 at 8:33 am

    The first three on your list is going to definitely happen. There’s a big haunted house going up near us and still deciding if I want to go…I’m such a chicken…lol.

  30. Tomi C says

    October 4, 2017 at 9:02 am

    For the last 5-6 years we’ve gone to this haunted house about 30 miles from our home. I’ve yet to enter as it’s not my thing but my sons wouldn’t miss it for the world.

  31. Terri Beavers says

    October 4, 2017 at 9:14 am

    I made up my mind that I’m going to create new Halloween traditions even though the kids are grown and married now. I have the grandkids to help me create all of these fun activities and so I will do some of them. We’re going to our first corn maze this year.

  32. Sapphire Kharyzma says

    October 4, 2017 at 9:47 am

    You’ve shared some awesome ideas here. I am thinking about doing a few of them with my kids. I know they will love them

  33. Mama Ash says

    October 4, 2017 at 10:00 am

    You know what I want to do? It’s only been done once in gr.3 I think. I’d like to bob for apples! That’s an old Halloween game we played back home in Winnipeg and we’d yell, “HALLOWEEN APPLES”(sometimes) when trick or treating.

  34. Nancy at Whispered Inspirations says

    October 4, 2017 at 10:03 am

    These are all such great ideas! I can’t wait to give them a try. I love starting new traditions.

  35. Gingermommy says

    October 4, 2017 at 10:04 am

    I love starting Halloween traditions with my family. These are all really great suggestions. I am going to have to try them.

  36. Neely Moldovan says

    October 4, 2017 at 10:07 am

    Love these! We always carve a pumpkin on halloween. We usually watch the movie Halloween while we do it! This year we get to take our little one trick or treating!

  37. Vy Nguyen says

    October 4, 2017 at 10:36 am

    It sounds fun. Halloween is a very fun day. I will try to do all of the things that you have suggested. My Halloween will be super productive

  38. Brandy says

    October 4, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    That is a great list of fun Halloween traditions and activities. We don’t really have any but some year I hope to change it, like before the kids are grown 😀

  39. Alicia says

    October 4, 2017 at 1:51 pm

    I just love Halloween time! Getting a pumpkin with our kids is always a lot of fun, Halloween kids movies, pumpkin spice flavored everything, and more!

  40. hey sharonoox says

    October 4, 2017 at 2:30 pm

    I didn’t know there’s so many cool things to do to in the Fall. Thanks for the list I’m going to check out more this year.

  41. candy says

    October 4, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    Some things we don’t bother doing anymore with not having kids around. Many of them we still do every year.

  42. Pam says

    October 4, 2017 at 5:16 pm

    Fall is one of my favorite seasons. There are so many different seasonal activities.

  43. Jenn @ EngineerMommy says

    October 4, 2017 at 5:49 pm

    I love this list of great ideas to try. THis would be perfect to create a Halloween Bucket List of things to do! Can’t wait for trick or treating!

  44. Erica S says

    October 4, 2017 at 7:28 pm

    We love carving pumpkins! I love the templates too, but we always make sure to do a good old traditional one. Great ideas! We haven’t tried trunk or treating yet – that’s on the must-do list for this year.

  45. Cheryl says

    October 4, 2017 at 8:17 pm

    My son and I had traditions of carving pumpkins and when he was a little older, I would make his costumes.

  46. Kitty says

    October 4, 2017 at 8:22 pm

    I love carving pumpkins and making wreaths :D… These are some great fun list to do with our family 😀

  47. Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says

    October 4, 2017 at 10:12 pm

    This is a great list! We watch Halloween movies, visit the pumpkin patch, and usually paint or carve pumpkins.

  48. Franc Ramon says

    October 5, 2017 at 1:53 am

    Trick or treating can really be so fun. It would also be exciting to come up with creepy decors for Halloween.

  49. Our Family World says

    October 5, 2017 at 2:14 am

    This are all fun activities for Halloween. I have grown children in the house and I guess the best activity that would work for them is to host a Halloween party.

  50. Mimi Green says

    October 5, 2017 at 8:07 am

    We haven’t carved a pumpkin in years, so we are going to do it this year. I’ve also plan a fall trip to the farm.

  51. Anosa says

    October 5, 2017 at 8:35 am

    We don’t really do Halloween in the UK but these seem like lovely activities to do with the family

  52. Lynn Woods says

    October 5, 2017 at 12:25 pm

    Great list! When we were kids, we used to roast pumpkin seeds all the Time!

  53. Lynn Woods says

    October 5, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    When we were kids, we roasted pumpkin seeds all the time!

  54. Krystle Cook says

    October 5, 2017 at 12:37 pm

    All of these sound like such great activities. We love to go apple picking this time of year. Such a great family bonding experience!

  55. Kita Bryant says

    October 5, 2017 at 3:09 pm

    I haven’t been on a hay ride in years! I miss bumping around on an old wagon.

  56. Blair villanueva says

    October 5, 2017 at 10:59 pm

    Thanks for sharing these halloween ideas. We will be hosting a halloween kids party at the office and these are very helpful! A bit pressure to decorate 🙂

  57. Cristina Leau says

    October 6, 2017 at 1:51 am

    Nice list. I think we only going to carve some pumpkins and some fall decorations.

  58. Indah nuria says

    October 6, 2017 at 6:37 am

    Those are fun indeed! And at least we have tried them once 😉 We haven’t raked the leaves and jumpea on piles though.. as we have no yards here 😉

  59. CourtneyLynne says

    October 6, 2017 at 2:54 pm

    Oooo so many fun activities!!!! I hate fall weather, but fall activities are my absolute favorites!!!

  60. Angela Ricardo Bethea says

    October 12, 2017 at 10:50 am

    That’s a great list! It would be great to do most of these but the typical visiting of pumpkin farms and picking out a pumpkin to carve and go trick or treating would be nice too.

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