Kids Halloween disco

What it is

A school-hall or living-room disco with a Halloween twist. Costumes, spooky songs, silly games and a glow-stick moment at the end. Ideal for a big group - schools and clubs often run them as fundraisers.

Plan ahead

• Two weeks before: book a hall or DJ for big groups. Make a playlist of Halloween party songs.
• One week before: buy decorations, glow sticks and face paint.
• The day before: decorate with cobwebs, bats and pumpkins.

Activities

• Costume parade: each child walks the catwalk.
• Monster freeze dance: freeze in a monster pose when the music stops.
• Mummy wrap race: teams wrap a mummy in toilet paper.
• Spider web relay: step through a “web” of string without touching it.
• Glow finale: lights off, glow sticks on and dance.

Food and drink

• Ghost sandwiches, pumpkin clementines, monster cupcakes
• Witch’s brew squash

Tips

• Keep the lights low but not dark, so younger kids aren’t frightened.
• Have prizes for every costume category.