How to have the best Halloween party

Do you want to make your Halloween party the most spooktacular event around? Check out these DIY decorations, costume ideas and food inspiration and more!

Check out our guide on how to host a Halloween party that’s sure to be a real scream! Whether you're helping to organise a family gathering or a frightfully fun celebration with friends, follow our tips and tricks for spooky decorations, costume ideas, party food and games.

💬 Don't forget to share your own Halloween tips in the comments!

Carving pumpkins is one of the messiest and most fun things to do leading up to Halloween, but it's definitely one of the hardest too. People on the telly make it look super easy, but most of us end up with a pumpkin with hardly any actual facial features. Luckily, we've got some pumpkin templates from your favourite CBBC shows. 

Simply download the templates to carve the perfect pumpkin:

🎃 Print this template to create your own Wolfblood wolf pumpkin!

🎃 Print this template to create your own Doctor Who Cyberman pumpkin!

🎃 Print this template to create your own Michelle from The Next Step pumpkin!

Costumes vary depending on how much time you have and how much effort you want to put in. Of course, you could always go for the old favourite: asking your grown up for an old sheet you can have, cutting eye holes in it and going as a ghost (only works if you make the ghost noises, yeah?).

Or you can go all out with a full Wolfblood costume. Try out the tutorial below (and give yourself enough time to practise!)

Find more Halloween costume ideas:

Mix up a spooky treat and follow this simple Blue Peter recipe to make some delicious slime-filled cupcakes for Halloween.

To make your party drinks look as gruesome as possible, fill up everyone's glasses with a devilish dose of cranberry juice, and maybe throw in a hearty cackle as you drink it.

Okay, so everything else for your party is sorted, but you need to work on the most important bit: being scary! There are tonnes of ways to do this, but one of the absolute Halloween classics is the hide-behind-a-door-and-jump-out (you can probably guess how to do this). This technique is all about timing, so when you're waiting behind a door or around a corner, make sure to listen very carefully to the footsteps to time it just right.

Although this can be a lot of fun, make sure to only do it when your friends/family aren't carrying anything.

You can find the spookiest shows on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

Find gory games, spooky quizzes, DIY decorations, Halloween costumes and food on the CBBC website. All treats, no tricks!