Halloween Trick-or-Treat

Get ready for a ‘Spooktacular Feast’!

September 19, 2024

Halloween is around the corner again and that means it's time for one of the most fun traditions of the year: Trick or Treat! Children go door-to-door dressed up in scary outfits for sweets and adults scare the crap out of them with creepy costumes and exciting horror houses. In this blog, we would like to inspire you to take the Trick-or-Treat experience to an even higher level this year with the most exciting costumes, accessories and decorations for young and old.

Creepy costume fun for kids

For children, Halloween is the perfect time to dress up as their favourite creepy character. Together with friends, they run through the streets to score candy from everyone. How exciting it is, because one house is decorated even bigger and scarier than the other. Scary sounds everywhere, lights flickering and children screaming with fear and joy; this is how Halloween should be!

But which costumes are real must haves for these little horror heroes? And which accessories should not be missed? The choice is so big that sometimes it can be hard to choose. We know better than anyone which outfits do very well during trick-or-treat. Here it comes:

• Classic monsters like vampires, witches and skeletons remain favourites with children of all ages. Complete the costume with matching accessories such as vampire fangs, a broom or face paint.

• Movie and TV characters such as Wednesday, Harley Quinn or Frankenstein are also sure to be a real hit this year. Kids love getting into the skin of their favourite TV characters or movie heroes, so make sure you have these iconic costumes in the house.

• And don't forget the trick-or-treat candy buckets and bags, because, of course, all the goodies need to be stored conveniently. The fun spooky designs of the buckets and bags often make them an accessory to complete the outfit as well.

Sizzling Halloween outfits for adults

Trick-or-treat is of course extra exciting and scary when the adults join in too. After all, how exciting is it when the door opens and a creepy Halloween monster stands in front of you! You might be wondering; which characters are best suited for this, because of course it shouldn't be too scary with those little kids at the door. The range is so vast that it can sometimes be hard to choose. We have compiled a list for you from outfits that are ‘fairly subtle’ to outfits that will cause sleepless nights:

• Movie and TV character: Because children recognize the characters from TV, it is already a lot less intense. Think of classics like Harry Potter and popular characters you're sure to encounter this year during Halloween like Wednesday, Beetlejuice and villains like The Joker.

• Day of the Dead: They may be skeletons, but the cheerful colours and floral details make these Halloween costumes fun for young and old alike.

• Witch: Witch costumes come in all shapes and sizes. From colourful sweet witches to creepy witches with nasty warts. Among other things, make-up hugely determines how scary the witch's character is.

• Devil: Due to the fierce red make-up and impressive capes, devil costumes are often very popular during Halloween. Even anyone who doesn't want to dress up lavishly can quickly create a nice devil outfit with a cute tiara with devil horns and a devil fork.

• Ghost: Every child has nightmares about this, so don't make it too creepy. By choosing a fun character like a pirate, you already make the ghost outfit a lot less scary.

• Vampire: Even though many different types of vampires have appeared in films and series in recent years, they are still one of the spookiest monsters during Halloween. So of course you can go all out with gory details, making the outfit ever scarier.

• Horror clown: Even though clowns normally make children laugh, the horror clown remains one of the scariest outfits during Halloween. The creepy smile combined with bloody knives make many children (and adults) unable to sleep peacefully.

• Zombie: Being underground for years does not do much good to your appearance. Zombies are therefore always gruesome and bloody. Therefore not so suitable for the smallest Halloween fans.

Spooky Halloween house

Not only the outfit is important during Trick-or-treat. The spooky atmosphere of Halloween is only really complete with gruesome decoration. Here are some tips on which products will transform a house and front garden into a real haunted house that will give everyone the chills.

• Skeletons and tombstones: Combine skeletons with tombstones in different colours and sizes and transform the garden into a cemetery. Guaranteed to have a terrifying effect!

• Cobwebs and spiders: Nothing is scarier than a giant spider web over bushes and trellises. Complete the picture by adding large and small fake spiders.

• Lighted pumpkins and lanterns: During Halloween, it is tradition to carve spooky faces into pumpkins and then place candles or LED lights in them. There are also creepy pumpkin decorations for anyone who doesn't feel like doing that that are already carved and even already have a light. How convenient! Very nice to put them in front of the door or hang them along the walkway to create a scary atmosphere.

• Life-size decorations with light and sound: Life-size dolls are great fun to put in the garden or indoors. For example, you have frightening dolls such as a witch or skeleton that react to movement and sound. As soon as someone approaches, this deco makes terrifying sounds and movements and its eyes light up. It gets all spooky when you add a smoke machine.

• Door decorations: The door itself can also be decorated completely in style by hanging a scary wreath or decorating the door with cobwebs and bloody handprints.

With the right costumes, accessories and decorations, you can create a spooky atmosphere for both children and adults. So make sure you have all the elements in your range to make this another unforgettable Halloween this year.

Take a look at our complete Halloween collection for inspiration and all the must-have items to make it a spooky party!