Halloween activities
Dive into the spooky season. From haunted houses to creative pumpkin carving ideas, we've rounded up thrilling ways to celebrate Halloween.
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Halloween decorations
House of horrors
Transform your living room into a haunted mansion for your night of fun. Create a spooky atmosphere with light-up carved pumpkins, put up a festive Halloween wreath, hang horrifying ghost lights and go all out with decorative skeletons.
Halloween costumes and pyjamas
Get ready to spook, sparkle, and snooze in style. Discover eerie-sistible outfits that are perfect for trick-or-treating adventures or cosy, creepy movie nights. Whether your kids are aiming to be the fright of the party or the snug bug in the rug, we've got you covered.
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Halloween face painting ideas
Day of the Dead makeup
Celebrate Halloween and bring this look to life with just face paint, sponges and brushes.
Quick step-by-step
- Use white face paint mixed with water to create a base.
- Add black face paint around your temple, under your cheekbones and chin to structure your skull.
- Sponge black around your eyes for a sunken look and around your mouth, so when you add white teeth they'll stand out.
- Use a thin brush and face paint, or eye liner, to draw decorative patterns around your eyes, temple and chin.
- Paint white teeth over the black paint around your mouth, then add black detail in between to define them.
- Use coloured face paints or glitter for extra detail.
Halloween witch makeup
Keep calm and carry your wand (or makeup brush). This easy but effective makeup look is quick to create and perfect for any wicked witch.
Quick step-by-step
- Start by applying black eye shadow or face paint to your eyelids, and a little underneath your eyes.
- Blend green eyeshadow or face paint above the black, into your brow and out towards your temple.
- Use a thin brush and paint decorative lines around your eyes. Add more lines with green gel.
- Paint your lips black with face paint or a lipstick.
- For extra effect apply black glitter on top of your lips and on top of the green lines around your eyes.
- For a glam finish, dot gems around your face and add false lashes.
Pumpkin carving ideas
How to carve a pumpkin
No Halloween is complete without one. Follow these simple steps to create your creepy character...
- Step 1: Using a larger knife, cut off the top of the pumpkin. Make sure to cut it at an angle to avoid the lid falling inside.
- Step 2: Take your spoon, scrape out the insides and transfer to a bowl. Ensure that all the seeds and fibres have been removed.
- Step 3: Choose the side you want your design to be on. Then you can either free hand your design, or, use a stencil to draw around it. This may be a better option to nail the dimensions and symmetry.
- Step 4: Grab the smaller knife, it's time to get carving! Just make sure you cut away from yourself to prevent any accidents.
- Step 5: You're finished! All that's left is to pop your tea light inside, light it, replace the lid, then put it in position ready for those terrifying trick-or-treaters.
Halloween games to play
Get ready for spine-tingling fun. From haunted board games and Halloween toys to LEGO® monster builds and thrilling zombie battles, discover all you need to bring the scares right to your living room.
Bone-chilling board games
Choose from board games with a bit more bite. Host your very own escape room, solve murders or beat the Grim Reaper.
Ghastly gaming for the whole family
Have a ghost-busting, zombie-battling, evil-conquering evening with kid-friendly games. Always check the PEGI rating.
Celebrate with LEGO®
Build your own haunted adventures with eerie toys, and gifts. Perfect for ghostly gatherings and frightful fun, these LEGO® sets promise hours of creepy creativity for all ages.
Creepy Halloween crafts
Get crafty this Halloween. From bewitching DIY decorations to creepy-cute creations, here's all you need to add a handmade touch to your haunted celebrations. Grab your slime kits, glue guns and glitter - it's time to create some monstrously fun masterpieces.
Slime time
Make ooey, gooey, slimy creations. Get experimental with lots of colours and glitter.
Play-Doh monster-making
Kids can embrace their inner Frankenstein and make the monster of their dreams. Mwa-ha-ha!
Halloween food ideas
Moreish morsels
Concoct scrummy snacks and bewitched brews with one of these magical machines. Who needs a cauldron when you've got this kit up your sleeve?
Halloween party decorations top picks
More Halloween fun
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Scare your guests with all things spooky.
