The Ultimate Guide to Halloween Resources For Kids

Halloween may be the spookiest time of the year, especially for young ones, but it can also be a lot of fun. Here you'll find a wide assortment of Halloween lesson plans, games, print outs, and more. Everything you need to make your Halloween special, you'll find right here.

1. Kids Soup Halloween Crafts — It's an odd name, but a wonderful site with plenty of different crafts, activities, and games targeted towards a fun Halloween for kids. Some content requires payment, but a good chunk is free.
2. Apples 4 The Teacher Halloween Activities — A wide assortment of Halloween resources can be found here, including short stories, crossword puzzles, riddles, costume ideas, and even a flash game where you can carve a pumpkin.
3. Halloween Activities from Teacher Planet — For those that want a more educational holiday, Teacher Planet offers all sorts of learning activities, including the History of Halloween and even poetry.
4. ABC Teach Halloween Activities — Another site that combines fun with education, ABC Teach has plenty of Halloween activities that kids will love while also learning a thing or two.
5. PBS Halloween Treats — Those who like PBS shows will get a kick out of all of these Halloween activities themed after the network's popular programs.
6. Interactive Halloween Quiz — The BBC provides this fun and informative quiz about all things Halloween. I even learned a thing or two, like how popular Halloween is in England!
7. 10 Stunning Pumpkin Carvings — Looking to get your kid in the holiday spirit? Need a little motivation yourself? These stunning Jack-O-Lanterns should do the trick.
8. 24 Inspirational Pumpkin Carvings — Still not in the Halloween mood? Here's a couple dozen more carvings to get you into the spirit and unleash your creative side.
9. Animal Planet's Howl-O-Ween — Who doesn't love animals? Even those with no interest in Halloween will love this page full of cuddly creatures and their Halloween costumes.
10. LIFE Halloween Slideshow — Another excellent Halloween slideshow, this time full of vintage black and white photos. Compelling imagery that's fascinating for both kids and adults.
11. Zap a Ghost — Pretend you're a ghostbuster with this fun (and addictive) ghost zapping game from Discovery.com.
12. Halloween at Lil' Fingers — Celebrate Halloween with Lil' Fingers' selection of original storybooks, coloring pages, games and more.
13. Vintage Halloween E-Cards — E-Cards are always a fun and free way to brighten up someone's holiday and these vintage Halloween cards are just an absolute blast to look at.
14. Halloween Pairs Game — Commonly known as Memory, this card game will help developing minds while kids match ghouls and goblins. A timer helps keep track of your progress.
15. Spooky Match — Another Halloween-themed game of memory, this one has less cards, making it a bit easier. Perfect for little ones who are having trouble with the harder game.
16. Stacking Pumpkins — Puzzle solving! Equal parts fun and educational, kids will have a blast matching pumpkins in this flash game and you can relax knowing that they're doing something productive.
17. Halloween Math Games — Courtesy of the Oswego, New York school district comes this lengthy assortment of Halloween-based math games. Number crunching was never so much fun!
18. Halloween Songs, Activities, and More — At 1Halloween.net, you find a massive assortment of activities, stories, crafts, games, and just about anything you need to have a fun holiday.
19. Halloween Word Game — Like hangman but less violent, in this Halloween word game you have to guess the secret word before all of the pumpkins fly away.
20. Spelloween Halloween Spelling Game — "Prepare to be tested" is the opening warning of this spooky Halloween-themed spelling test. Impressive flash interface will wow the kids!
21. Frankenbrain — While not educational in the traditional sense, this fun and goofy Halloween game will help kids learn how to focus as they keep their eyes on the brain!
22. Halloween Reading Activity — This interactive story is all about the various ghouls and goblins that you'll see on Halloween and kids will have fun reading along with the spooky narrator.
23. Animated Bat Jigsaw Puzzle — Jigsaw puzzles provide tried and true fun and this creepy animated bat puzzle should please children of various ages on Halloween.
24. Another Bat Jigsaw Puzzle — I don't know what it is about jigsaw puzzles that attracts so many bats, but unlike the above animated creature, this one is all too real!
25. History Channel's History of Halloween — The History Channel website offers plenty of Halloween goodness with slideshows, videos, and other ways to learn about the holiday's origins!
26. History of Halloween — Another fantastic site with information on the history of Halloween, this one with a helpful vocabulary guide and a quiz!
27. Write Your Own Horror Movie — Like mad libs, this site has you fill in certain words - a number, a noun, an insect - to craft your own unique and often hilarious horror story.
28. Color a Pumpkin — Aimed at the little ones (though I admittedly enjoyed myself), this fun flash page let's you color in a goofy Jack-O-Lantern with an assortment of vibrant colors.
29. Halloween Hangman — Exactly what the name says, this site features a fun and spooky Halloween version of the popular word game. The ability to keep score makes it easy to challenge each other.
30. Another Halloween Hangman — While not as flashy and impressive as the other site, you're going to run dry on words eventually, so it's great to have a second resource for Hangman fun.
31. Halloween Activities for ESL Kids — While primarily intended for kids who use English as a second language, there's a lot of fun Halloween activities in here that everyone can enjoy.
32. Halloween Worksheets — Dozens of Halloween worksheets can be found here containing crosswords, word searches, word scrambles, and a whole lot more. You can even play Halloween bingo!
33. Dark, Dark Wood Halloween Game — In the dark, dark wood, kids can have fun look for various objects. The forest is spooky and full of things that go bump in the night in this clever adventure game.
34. Halloween Spot the Difference Game — These games were a favorite of mine as I was growing up and this one is no different. Kids will love spotting all of the difference in the two Halloween images.
35. Translymania — A cute and fun side-scrolling Vampire flash game. As Vampy, you'll run throughout your enormous castle as villagers try to destroy you!
36. Halloween Matching Game — This game plays a lot like memory, but instead of matching two images, you must match each image to the corresponding written out word. A clever way to help kids with their spelling!
37. A Clil to Climb Halloween Resources — While the post may be a few years old, it still has some entertaining videos, a great Halloween vocabulary, and a few more things.
38. English Raven's Halloween Resources — A plethora of Halloween resources such as games and puzzles, plus a whole assortment of fancy flash cards!
39. Digital Play Halloween Games — Almost a dozen different Halloween games designed for kids of all ages. Fun and education wrapped up in one package.
40. Halloween Party Planner Set — This helpful page will take you step-by-step through making invitations for your Halloween party. You can't have any guests if they're not invited!
41. Ed Helper Halloween Puzzles — Don't let the sites simple layout fool you; there are dozens of activities crammed onto this one helpful page.
42. Halloween Flash Cards — This site offers a wide variety of Halloween flash cards that you can print out and use in various activities. Play some Halloween bingo!
43. ESL Halloween Activities — Another page directed towards ESL kids, here's a long list of Halloween activities that the kids will love partaking in.
44. Halloween Reading and Listening Lessons — Help a child improve their reading and listening skills with this helpful page and its interesting Halloween information.
45. ESL Halloween Lessons — While this site may seem like a headache with its big blocks of text, there's a lot of good stuff to be found on this surprisingly large page.
46. The New York Times Slideshow — I find this to be one of the most interesting links on the page. The New York Times website houses a very interesting slideshow of various New Yorkers in their costumes.
47. Science Bob's Halloween Science — There's been plenty of educational sites on this list, but nothing in the real of science! These Halloween-based science experiments should fascinate any youngster.
48. Halloween Party Box — A very useful site with a wide array of Halloween content, from decorations and party favors to recipes and crafts.
49. Wall Street Journal Halloween Slideshow — Can you handle another slideshow? This one shows off some of the most popular costumes of last year. Both Buzz Lightyear and Batman make the list.
50. Thinkfinity Halloween Lessons — The appropriately named Thinkfinity features a good amount of varied Halloween lessons for kids of all ages, starting as young as Kindergarten.
51. Dog Halloween Costumes — And now for something a little different, he's a slideshow of some eccentric pet owners and their dressed up pets.
52. 10 Worst Halloween Candies — This list of bad Halloween candies isn't referring to black licorice and other yucky stuff, but rather the tasty - and utterly unhealthy - candy.
53. Men's Health Best and Worst Candies — Another list of Halloween candy, this one doesn't just focus on the bad but also shines some light on the good.
54. Bizarre Halloween Jack O' Lanterns — It's another slideshow of Jack O'Lanterns, but they also happen to be the best of the list in my opinion. They're the work of Ray Villafane, a true artist.
55. Guinness World Records Halloween Records — It's always fun to look at world records and this list of Halloween records is more interesting than usual. What kid doesn't want to see the heaviest pumpkin?
56. Animals and Pumpkins — An adorable slideshow of exotic animals all around the world having a go at pumpkins - usually to get food that's been hidden inside.
57. Vintage Halloween Photos — Show your kids how Halloween was celebrated back before they were born with these excellent vintage photos hosted on a personal blog.
58. Jack O'Lantern Infographic — This detailed infographic covers all aspects of the Jack O'Lantern, from its Irish origins to how to go about carving your own.
59. Pumpkin Carving Simulator — Another opportunity to carve a virtual pumpkin, I have to admit that I had quite a bit of fun with this one just testing out goofy designs.
60. Carn-Email Halloween E-Card — This one may be a bit too scary for the young ones, or they might get a kick out of Jack the Evil Clown reading their own words.
61. 114 Pumpkin Carvings — This last pumpkin carving gallery was too good to pass up. With over 100 designs, there's something for everyone in here.
62. Ghost Walk — Meddybemp's Ghost Walk is a spooky little Halloween tour that kids can take from the comfort of the computer. Watch out for ghosts!
63. Halloween Jokes and Horror Humor — There aren't nearly enough joke websites on this list. Why was the skeleton afraid to cross the road? You'll have to click the link to find out!
64. Ben & Jerry's Haunted House — You scream, I scream, we all scream for Ben & Jerry's virtual haunted house, complete with the flavor graveyard. Fun for everybody.
65. Halloween Printables — These Halloween printables can provide a lot of fun, especially the various monster masks. Dress up as your favorite ghoul and do a crossword puzzle or a word search!
66. Steve Spangler's Cool Halloween Science — This list needs more science! Steve Spangler shows kids and adults alike how to create some really cool - and spooky - Halloween effects using dry ice.
67. Mummy Maze — This list was sorely lacking in mazes, so here's a fun Mummy Maze. Follow the links around the site for additional Halloween content.