A few years ago our family decided we would celebrate October 31st together with a fun kid-friendly party full of great Halloween food, Halloween treats, Halloween riddles, and Halloween movies!
This party was so much fun to put together that I thought I’d share with you some of the kids Halloween party food ideas that made our party a huge success!
Kid-Friendly Halloween Foods
Are you planning to host or attend any Halloween parties? If so, here are some fun Halloween food ideas that are a great way to delight the little ones! I’m a busy mom, as I’m sure you are too, so these are all easy ideas for your Halloween party table.
Monster Donuts
We kicked our night off with an edible craft — making Monster Donuts! These were so easy to make and the kids thought they were awesome! I knew my kids would like them because a favorite treat at our house is air fryer donuts.
Monster Donuts Supplies
- Donuts (we purchased glazed pre-made donuts to keep things simple)
- Icing (we used white but you could use any color or even use food coloring to dye it)
- Sprinkles
- Candy Eyes
- Vampire Teeth
How to Make Monster Donuts
First things first! Prep your workstation by giving each child a paper towel or paper plate. This makes cleanup a breeze because you can almost expect to drip icing or spill sprinkles.
Next, spread a layer of icing over the donut. Then sprinkle the desired color of sprinkles on the icing (BONUS! Check out a super fun icing hack below you can use for upcoming holidays). Cut the vampire teeth into two pieces and place on the top and bottom of the hole. Finish by putting the eyes in place, adding eyelashes or eyebrows if desired.
Holiday Baking Tip — Something I found super helpful when using icing (and I’ve learned that not many people know) is that paper towels serve as a great tool for evening out icing to give treats like cookies, cakes and donuts that “next level”, fondant-like look. After icing your baked goods, place them in the fridge for about 10 minutes. When that’s done, you simply dampen a paper towel with water before laying it over the baked goods and lightly press down on the paper towel to smooth out the icing. You then peel the sheet back to reveal a perfectly iced donut, cake, or cookie – Voila!
The kids had such a great time making these fun Halloween treats and I have to admit, my husband and I had fun with them too! They turned out so adorable!
Once the donuts were decorated we brought all of the other yummy food that my husband and I had prepared for them out to the table and had a delicious, festive Halloween dinner!
Here’s our Halloween menu and how we made them.
Jack-O-Lantern Mini Pizzas
This twist on a classic kid favorite is so simple!
Ingredients
- English Muffins
- Marinara sauce
- Cheddar Cheese
- Pepperoni
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Lightly toast English muffins
- Spread a layer of sauce followed by cheese
- Top with pepperonis, sliced in half to resemble eyes and a mouth
- Bake for 7-10 minutes, until the cheese is melted.
Candy Corn Veggie Pizzas
This was such a fun, easy twist on the popular veggie pizza. It only requires a few ingredients too!
Ingredients
- 1 tube of refrigerated crescent rolls
- your favorite ranch dressing
- finely chopped cauliflower
- shredded carrots
- diced yellow pepper
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Prepare a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper
- Unroll crescent rolls flat onto a baking sheet
- Bake 13-15 minutes or until golden brown
- Allow to cool completely, about 30 minutes
- Separate into triangles
- Spread ranch dressing over crescent rolls
- Starting at the widest part of the crescent roll, spread yellow pepper on 1/3 of the triangle, followed by shredded carrots on the next 1/3 of the triangle, followed by the chopped cauliflower at the smallest 1/3 of the triangle
- Serve immediately and refrigerate any uneaten “pizzas”
Halloween Jiggler Shapes
These were super easy! Just grab some Halloween-shaped silicone ice cube trays. Spray them with nonstick spray (don’t forget to do this step!) and then use 1 1/4 cups of boiling water for each 6oz box of flavored gelatin. One 6oz box goes a long way! Refrigerate until set, about 2-5 hours depending on the size of your molds.
It’s an easy Halloween dessert that most kids love and the perfect snack if you’re looking for something that won’t be messy!
Mini Pumpkins
Like the jigglers, these were also super easy! It’s just peeled clementines with small pieces of celery stuck inside the top for stems. The best part is that it’s a healthy food for your party guests.
Gideon’s face was hilarious when he picked his up and realized what he thought was a mini pumpkin was actually an orange! We managed to snap a photo at the perfect time, ha ha!
Mummy Dogs
These were such a crowd-pleaser and so easy too! If your party is on Halloween night, you’ll want some dinner items and these will be perfect!
Ingredients
- 10 hot dogs
- 1 tube of refrigerated crescent rolls
- Candy eye (you could also use two dots of mustard or ketchup if you’d like)
- 2 1/2 slices American cheese, quartered (2.5 oz)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Spray the baking sheet with non-stick spray or line it with parchment paper
- Unroll crescent rolls, pat them together to form a large rectangle, then slice the rectangle into about 40 pieces.
- Take a quartered slice of cheese and place it under a hot dog, then wrap 4 crescent strips around the hot dog and cheese. Make sure you leave a small section open for the eyes.
- Place the hotdogs on the baking sheet with the cheese on the bottom.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until the crescent rolls are golden brown and the hot dogs are fully cooked.
- Place 2 small dabs of ketchup or mustard on the hotdog for the eyes and then place the candy eyes onto the mustard/ketchup.
- Serve warm.
Easy Halloween Food Ideas For Our Next Halloween Party
It’s been a few years since our last Halloween party so I wanted to plan another one to enjoy with my family this year. This year I’m going all out and finding recipes for the whole day. I want to make a special Halloween breakfast, lunch, dinner, and of course, Halloween desserts.
I’ll be incorporating the Halloween recipes I shared above but I’ve also collected lots of other easy Halloween food ideas to choose from as well. To help make the planning for your Halloween party menu quick and easy, I’m sharing them below.
Kids Halloween Party Food and Drink Recipes
I've got so many fun ideas to make your Halloween party for kids a yummy time! I hope your family enjoyed these easy Halloween recipes. I've assembled a big list of Tasty Halloween treats for you to consider.
Dirt pudding is a great Halloween dessert! Kids love pretending that the gummy worms are real and this pudding dessert tastes so good too!
Everyone is going to love these Halloween Spider Cookies! They’re a fast and easy way to combine candy and cookies, which just so happen to be two of my favorite things. These treats are spooky good – and spooky fun to make!
This candy Halloween charcuterie board is filled with spooky skeletons, ghosts, witches, pumpkins, worms and hocus pocus sweet treats! Perfect for your next Halloween party to bring the scare for kids and adults alike.
These fun ghost Rice Krispie treats are the perfect addition for your next kids Halloween party. They are a super easy to make, no bake dessert.
Treat the kids to some super scary Monster burgers this Halloween - super easy to make and your can go beef, chicken, veggie or vegan!
Give veggies and dip a Halloween makeover by turning them into this Monster Veggie Tray. It's cute spooky, healthy, kid-friendly, and super easy to put together.
Gross out your Halloween guests and then make them giggle with this fun puking pumpkin chips and salsa platter.
Celebrate the spooky season with these creepy crawly OREO spider Halloween cookies. With Oreo cookies as your base ingredient, these easy Halloween treats are ones you can fix in no time!
Jack-O-Lantern Stuffed Peppers are a delicious and easy Halloween Dinner idea! 2 different serving options and the perfect Halloween Dinner!
Make this easy pumpkin meringue cookie jack o’lantern recipe with the kids this Halloween!
It is such a simple Halloween treat that the kids will love decorating!
These 3-ingredient Chocolate Halloween Popcorn Balls are a fun and easy Halloween treat that kids will love!
These baked quesadillas are so easy to make and are an adorably perfect Halloween finger food.
This is a Butterfinger cake that tastes as good as it looks. Perfect for a fall or Halloween party.
These adorable black cocoa skeleton cookies are just chocolate shortbread cookies, but made with black cocoa for the perfect black color for Halloween!
These Frankenstein Rice Crispy treat monsters are adorable, and will be a massive hit at your Halloween party! They are such fun Halloween treats!
This delicious kid-friendly witches brew is the perfect Halloween party drink! This fruity-flavored drink is tasty and easy enough to make that the kids can help.
These delicious semi-sweet Chocolate Covered Apple Slices with white chocolate drizzle are so easy to make! You can make any design on the slices you like for your next Halloween party.
Transform a simple bakery cake and packaged doughnut holes into an adorable ghost cake. This project is simple enough that your kids can do it and no one will ever guess how quickly this crafty cake comes together.
Easy Halloween carved pumpkins with wholesome wild rice stuffing. Serve these spooky kid-friendly stuffed pumpkins for a healthy holiday treat!
Apple Monster Mouths are an easy and healthy Halloween Treat to scare up a good time. With a few simple ingredients like apples, peanut butter, sunflower seeds, and strawberries, you have an adorable apple recipe to serve at your next party!
This Hocus Pocus Halloween Milkshake is the perfect festive treat for kids. It's bright green, topped with whipped cream and purple and green candy sprinkles. It's a fun and tasty treat that the kids will love!
This tasty layered Halloween Taco Dip is the perfect Halloween Party Food with delicious Tex-Mex flavors and an easy spider web decoration. Features yummy ingredients including guacamole, cheese, tomatoes, and black olives.
It’s so easy to make these cute little Meringue Ghosts! They are crisp on the outside and marshmallowy on the inside. Your Halloween visitors will love these sugary treats!
Halloween-themed sour cream sugar cookies are the perfect spooky Halloween party treat! The cream cheese frosting is fun to decorate, and the kids will love it at your next Halloween party. You could even pick up some Halloween cookie cutters, bake these ahead of time, then let kids decorate them at the party.
Purple Monster Cupcakes are a festive Halloween treat. Moist cake with a buttercream frosting perfect for your Halloween party!
This Halloween Monster Mash Party Mix is a little creepy, a whole lot of fun, and has a little something for everyone. Just 5 minutes to throw together, enjoy at your next Halloween party or give to friends and teachers in cute little gift bags for a sweet Halloween surprise.
These Vampire Teeth Cookies are the perfect no-bake treat for your Halloween festivities. Red icing and mini marshmallows give these cookies a gruesome look, but they're actually really fun to make (and eat!). Kids love them, and they'll be be a hit at your upcoming Halloween party.
Easy Mickey Mouse Halloween Cupcakes are the perfect blend of pumpkin spice and Disney Magic! Make these adorable cupcakes with your kids and bring a little Disney into your kitchen for Halloween!!
These gruesome Black Velvet Eyeball Cupcakes are sure to be a hit at your Halloween party! These strawberry jam filled cupcakes have the same flavour as the classic Red Velvet, but with black cake and black icing instead of Halloween.
Adorable Mummy Brownies are simple and easy to make, and they're always a hit with the kids. Just top brownies with a quick zig-zag of white frosting and adorable candy eyeballs, and you're all set!
Spooky Spider Sandwiches are great for Halloween lunch boxes and simple finger food at parties. Make them with good jam-like lingonberry and peanut butter.
This easy Halloween Chex Mix Recipe makes the perfect party mix for all of your spooky celebrations! It’s totally delicious and simple to make!
I hope you have a very happy Halloween and that your next Halloween party is a huge success! Let me know if you decide to fix one or more of these great ideas for your party!
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Peggy Nunn
Thursday 5th of October 2023
The Monster Donuts are so cute.... I love them.
Mia E.
Monday 3rd of October 2022
I think all of these recipes are so cute and clever. The purple monster cupcakes are my favorite.
Alice F
Tuesday 30th of October 2018
Looks as if your little ones really enjoyed the Halloween party! Also, I liked that although it was a Halloween party, you served healthy treats (veggie pizza and orange pumpkins).
Mia Rose
Tuesday 30th of October 2018
I love all of these fun and fabulous ideas for snacks and activities. You even got lots of vegetables and healthy foods in there which is not so easy when its Halloween.
Dana Rodriguez
Tuesday 30th of October 2018
These are all really cute ideas. I love Bounty too. Especially the Select-A-Size!