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- Why celebrate Halloween?
- What is the traditional food for Halloween?
- What do you serve at a Halloween party?
- What is a good Halloween menu?
It’s that time of year again – Halloween is right around the corner, and you’re likely thinking of what to serve at your upcoming party! We’ve rounded up some of the best Halloween party food ideas that will make your October 31st a little extra special. Whether you’re just putting together a fun day for your kids at home or throwing a little party for All Hallows Eve, these fun Halloween foods recipes are sure to be a hit! 🎃
Why celebrate Halloween?
For families with kids, Halloween is one of the most fun nights of the year – it’s when your kids get to dress up, go trick or treating or just enjoy a movie night at home with lots of great snacks.
All Hallow’s Eve is a fantastic time to throw a party, whether that’s a small get together for your kids and a few friends or a bigger event with parents present too. If your children are young and you’d like to help them make friends, throwing a party is a really fun way to do just that – and Halloween is the perfect opportunity!
Putting together a Halloween party is fairly easy to do – just make some fun and spooky Halloween party food, maybe plan some ghoulish games for the little ones, and you’re all set. If you haven’t already got your little one’s costume sorted out for the big day, fear not – we have plenty of fun and unique Halloween costume ideas to share with you. 👻
What is the traditional food for Halloween?
Traditionally, Halloween food ideas revolve around autumnal foods like pumpkin, apples and butternut squash – and of course, any type of candy and sweets!
Most of us don’t have hours to spend on putting together complicated dinner dishes when prepping for a Halloween party, so the best option is to choose some of these food ideas that are super easy to put together.
For easy DIY Halloween party food ideas, check out our suggestions below. We’ve included some healthier food options as well as some sugary snacks – because while Halloween is a night for fun and sweets, few things are scarier for parents than a whole room full of hyperactive kids!
What do you serve at a Halloween party?
For a Halloween party, small plates and finger foods are often a great idea. Most people tend to put out plates of different types of food at a table buffet style so that each guest can just help themselves while enjoying the party – and it also saves you having to cook any extravagant Halloween food recipes! It would make sense to include some kid-friendly foods as well as some adult-appropriate foods for any parents in the group.
A lot of people opt for making some fun and easy DIY Halloween party foods when that special time of year rolls around, and this is something you could easily get your kids involved in!
- You can put together a lot of tasty finger food for Halloween by just putting skewers in cocktail sausages or making cheese and fruit kebabs
- Pumpkin devilled eggs and stuffed peppers are easy to put together
- Mini spider pizzas are sure to be a hit with the kids
As for desserts and baked goods:
- It’s really fun and easy to decorate cupcakes or fairy cakes with spooky designs
- Candy apples are also surprisingly easy to make and really fun to decorate
- Strawberry ghosts will be fun to make with kids of all ages.
For Halloween drink ideas, a delicious fruit mocktail punch is easy to whip up and would be fun for guests of all ages.
What is a good Halloween menu?
The perfect Halloween food menu for your bash depends on what kind of party you’d like to have. If the party’s mostly for the kids, it’s best to keep it simple with fun, kid-friendly food that’ll go down well with the younger crowd.
However, if parents are invited to stay and you’d like to offer a proper dinner for the grown-ups, you may want to make more of an effort with the food you serve. Great savoury Halloween food recipes for a dinner party could involve dishes like butternut squash soup – or maybe you’ll want to serve up a show-stopping fondue served in a pumpkin!
If your baking skills are up to scratch, a pumpkin bakewell tart with a spider web design would be a fab centrepiece. You also can’t go wrong with a good old fashioned autumnal apple pie for a Halloween party!
We hope you have a fantastic, spooktastic Halloween with delicious food and plenty of fun with your little ghouls!
