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A big list of 100 NOT scary, friendly Halloween activities for little kids. Crafts, books, and activities perfect for sensitive little ones.
A Friendly Halloween
for sensitive little ones
Do you have a sensitive little one at home? Or more than one? We do! Our family has gotten used to celebrating Halloween very cautiously. Though he’s never even been afraid of the dark, my oldest gets a little nervous around adults in scary costumes. Who doesn’t? Halloween can be frightening for little ones and sensitive older kids.
We’ve made an effort in the past to stick to the friendlier side of Halloween. It makes a big difference – everyone can enjoy the festivities a little more. I’ve put together a list of our favorite friendly Halloween resources to share with you. I hope you have a happy, non-spooky Halloween!
Looking for some ideas geared toward an older child? Check out our 20 Halloween STEM activities!
Friendly Halloween Activities
Our #1 favorite part of Halloween is visiting the Pumpkin Patch! Check your local news stations or family magazine to find a friendly pumpkin patch.
2 Go on a friendly hay ride.
3 Climb around on the pumpkins.
4 Take a family photo.
5 Pick out your favorite pumpkins.
6 Take one home and carve it!
Pumpkin Carving Kit with Stencils
10 Friendly Pumpkin Crafts (that don’t include sharp objects)
7 Use foam Halloween stickers to decorate your pumpkin.
8 Try a Melted Crayon Pumpkin Craft
by Embark on the Journey
9 Create a Confetti Pumpkin with paint and Glitter
by Made in a Day
10 Make Glow in the Dark Pumpkins
by One Little Project
11 Create these adorable Emoji Pumpkins
by Cutefetti
12 Make a Mummy Pumpkin
by Lizz and Little Bit
13 Try these no carve Pokemon Pumpkins
by The Resourceful Mama
14 Make a Princess Pumpkin
by As the Bunny Hops
15 Make a Sparkly and Googly Eyed Pumpkin
by Pink Stripey Socks
16 Invite some friends over for a Pumpkin Painting Party!
Bust out the craft paint and let your kids come up with their own creations.
Favorite friendly Halloween Books
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Don’t miss our full list of 31 Days of Friendly Halloween Books!
Friendly Halloween Crafts for Little Hands
35 This Beaded Spider craft will sneak some fine motor practice into your Halloween fun!
36 Create a cute Pumpkin Coffee Filter Craft
by Look We’re Learning
37 Explore with Pumpkin Scented Moon Sand
by Parenting Chaos
38 Make Pumpkin Slime with this simple recipe
by Growing a Jeweled Rose
39 Fun and festive necklaces with these adorable Harvest Themed Foam Beads
40 Frame your memories with a Halloween Picture Frame Craft
41 Try this recipe for Pumpkin Slime with a Real Pumpkin
by Little Bins for Little Hands
42 Use pumpkin pie filling to make this No Cook Gluten Free Pumpkin Clay
by Fun at Home with Kids
43 Easily assemble your own foam monster masks with this Halloween Mask Craft Kit from Fun Express
Kid-Friendly Halloween Recipes
44 Start with a healthy holiday snack – Tangerine Pumpkins and Banana Ghosts
by Flo & Grace
45 Buttermilk Pumpkin Bread would make a delicious Halloween breakfast
by The Mommy Mess
46 Easy Halloween Candy Bark
by The Kennedy Adventures
47 Spooky Spiderweb Cakes
from Life Long Learners
48 You might not want to share these Halloween Pretzels
by Butter with a Side of Bread
49 A delicious and fun Halloween Frankenstein Punch
by Mom Dot Com
50 The kids will love these adorable Gluten Free Spider Cupcakes
by Texan Erin
Pin it! All of our favorite friendly Halloween activities, crafts, and recipes are on Pinterest!
Friendly Halloween Music
51 Family Halloween Station
Streaming Free on Pandora
52 Kidz Bop Halloween Hits
included with Prime
53 Kids Dance Party: Halloween Jams
included with Prime Music subscription
54 Spooky Halloween Songs – Mother Goose Club
Friendly Halloween Activities
Hands-on
56 Halloween Center Activities
Hands-on ABCs and 123s for Preschool and Kindergarten! Check out these fun Halloween learning activities in action!
57 Roll a Halloween Sentence by Royal Baloo
Roll, read, and write silly sentences!
58 Spider or Witches Hat Ring Toss Game
for gross motor practice!
59 Play Pumpkin Golf!
by A Girl with a Glue Gun
60 Fire off these cool Ghost Rockets
by Growing a Jeweled Rose
61 Ghost Velcro Dart Game
a fun and friendly toss game
Grab & Go – FAST Activities for Halloween
62 Spot It! Halloween Card Game
We love Spot It! These games were all three of my children’s first game. Easy to understand and fun for littles and a-little-older kids.
63 Halloween Activity and Coloring Book
Masks, mazes, dot-to-dot, coloring and games for on-the-go fun.
64 Super Sticker Activity: Tricks and Treats
Friendly stickers and smiling faces.
65 Halloween themed BINGOÂ
A fun first game!
Tracing, coloring, drawing, and notebooking pages.
67 Room on the Broom Pre-K Activity Packs
by Royal Baloo
68 Free Printable Learning Pack with Pumpkins
by Rock Your Homeschool
69 K-3 Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Printable Pack
by Embark on the Journey
Friendly HAlloween Videos on YouTube
70 A (NOT scary), slightly educational playlist from Some Random Lady
On YouTube
71 Halloween Songs for Kids Playlist | The Kiboomers
72 Halloween Songs, Kids Super Songs
Friendly Halloween Movies for Little Kids
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Not-Scary Halloween Shows
82 Word World: Season 4, Episode 5
A Kooky Spooky Halloween/Sheep’s Halloween Costume
83 The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
Tricks and Treats
84 Creative Galazy: Season 2, Episode 9
Arty’s Boo-tastic Halloween
85 PBS KIDS: Spooky Stories!
4 Episodes: Dinosaur Train, Nature Cat, Ready, Jet Go!, Peg + Cat
86 Bubble Guppies: Season 1, Episode 20
Haunted House Party
87 Fireman Sam: Season 2, Episode 2
Norman’s Halloween Heist
88 Busy World of Richard Scarry: Season 5, Episode 8
The First Halloween Ever
Popular Friendly
Character Costumes
89 Trolls Movie  | 90 PJ Masks  | 91 Minions  |
92 Paw Patrol  | 93 Lego  | 94 My Little Pony  |
95 Cat in the Hat  | 96 Super Hero Girls  | 97 Super Hero Boys  |
98 Sofia  | 99 Emoji  | 100 Smurfs  |
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Ashley helps parents who want to homeschool find the resources they need to successfully teach their children. Ashley is a former teacher, current homeschooler, published author, and designer behind Circle Time with Miss Fox printables as well as the creator of this website, The Homeschool Resource Room.
Thanks for sharing our Halloween bark! 🙂 I’m off to bookmark the music playslists and videos! <3
Thank you! I think we might make a double batch this year 😉