We have featured so many fun Halloween posts this year–and years past, too–featuring our favorite Halloween ideas of all kinds. Including the last minute ones. We’re talking dozens of recipes for treats both healthy and uh….well, you know. Plus costume ideas, printables, decor, pumpkin carving ideas, crafts, music and apps for kids, even cocktails just for you.
Can you tell we like Halloween?
Since we tend to be among those parents out there who always need last minute Halloween help–let’s call us busy, not procrastinators–we’ve put together the kind of list we’d like to find ourselves, featuring more than 50 helpful Halloween posts (whoa!) to help you with any last-minute Halloween ideas you might need.
Happy scrambling! We mean, uh…trick or treating. -Liz + Kristen + Team CMP
Last Minute Halloween Treats, Recipes, and Fun Food Ideas
The coolest, not-so-scary monster party ideas for Halloween
12 easy, semi-homemade Halloween snacks for last-minute party treats
Mad scientist party treats for little ones. No scary-creepy allowed
6 of the very coolest, easy Halloween party snacks
7 of the cutest Halloween cookie recipes
5 candy corn themed treat recipes
6 delightfully easy, deliciously snackable pumpkin spice recipes
5 amazing and creepy Halloween cookie recipes
7 easy festive recipes to make use of your Halloween cookie cutters
Creepy Halloween dinner ideas (before kids fill up on candy)
6 spooktacular Halloween lunch box ideas
8 healthier Halloween candies for trick-or-treaters (no, not carrot sticks)
Amazingly easy Halloween party recipes that make you look like a super chef
8 Halloween cocktail recipes to die for
6 incredibly easy, last-minute Halloween treats
5 important tips for making Halloween safer for kids with peanut and tree nut allergies
Last Minute Halloween Costume Help
25 adorably creative DIY baby costumes for Halloween that you can actually make
5 zero-effort Halloween costumes for babies
10 easy DIY babywearing costume ideas for moms and new babies
DIY cardboard Halloween costumes
11 creative group Halloween costume ideas (for kids who don’t want to be Elsa and Olaf)
Baby carrier covers that make instant Halloween costumes
Halloween costume ideas for moms and new babies
Easy DIY baby Halloween costumes that just require onesies
3 good options for temporary hair color for Halloween
Temporary tattoo jewelry: Brilliant costume shortcut
Last Minute Halloween Crafts, Printables + Activities
9 fun free printable Halloween coloring pages
10 of the coolest, easy Halloween printables
Halloween clip art and templates from Martha Stewart
DIY Halloween pumpkin light necklace
A DIY light up Halloween bucket
Halloween coloring pages and printable classroom cards
3 non-food Halloween treat ideas for classrooms or Halloween parties
Smiling (not scary!) printable skull masks to celebrate the Day of the Dead
Cool printable Halloween party decorations, from the cute to the creepy
The most dapper printable DIY Halloween masks
Halloween rock painting craft for kids
Easy last-minute Halloween crafts and decor for procrastinators.
Downloadable Halloween projections that make your house totally spooky
Last Minute Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
Creative no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas that go beyond Sharpies and glitter glue.
Cool pumpkin decorating idea using candy
9 of the coolest, easiest no-carve DIY pumpkin decorating ideas.
Minecraft Creeper Green Jack O’ Lanterns! (From Alpha Mom, included in our 8 awesome geeky DIY Halloween pumpkin ideas round-up)
Easy Halloween pumpkin decorating ideas from top bloggers
How To Decoupage Halloween Pumpkins
Halloween Music, Videos + Entertainment for Kids
The new Toca Boca’s Toca Boo Halloween app for kids
7 helpful tips for taking Halloween photos of your kids
Using PicMonkey to Halloween-ify your photos from spooky to silly
8 Halloween apps for kids for spooky, creative, or silly fun
14 top family-friendly Halloween movies to stream on Amazon Instant Video
The Rocktober Halloween Party Playlist for kids
Fun music: Halloween Every Night by Mista Cookie Jar
Fun, free Halloween playlists on the web
Need more last-minute Halloween ideas? (Like this isn’t enough.) Visit our pinterest boards for plenty of Halloween Coolness and Halloween Printables + DIY
