Halloween doesn’t have to be ghoulish: this is your guide to a stylish Halloween for children.
These Citizen Enfants approved activities will elevate Halloween for children (and the whole family) this year, read on for seven ways to be spooky in style.
DECORATE Meri Meri
For the most fantastic selection of pretty – not ghastly – Halloween decorations check out Meri Meri. The gorgeous, slightly retro tableware is perfect for scary-but-chic place settings. From pumpkin plates and cupcake toppers to witch piñatas and hanging bat garlands, Meri Meri has everything you need to throw a spooky party for your little ones.
PARTY Bubblegum Balloons
Nothing says kids party like some fantastic balloons, and no one does them better than Bubblegum. Create your own perfect foil balloon bunch to include pumpkins, bats, witches, and ghosts. Or for real wow factor, opt for a bespoke balloon arch packed with hundreds of different colours and sizes. Bubblegum will deliver their fully inflated helium balloons carefully all over the UK, and can also provide installation. Expect your guests to be very impressed.
ENJOY Biscuiteers
When it comes to Trick or Treat, there’s no escaping sugar, but thankfully you can have sweet treats that look as nice as they taste. Biscuteers are masters of the beautiful biscuit, and their Halloween designs look almost too good to eat. Take a Haunted House Tin as a gift to a Halloween party, or stock up on individual pumpkins and ghosts to hand out when little ones come calling on the 31st.
POP IN Spooky Story Telling At The Battersea Bookshop
Battersea Power Station always comes up with super actives and events for kids, and this Halloween it’s the turn of their excellent Battersea Bookshop. Pop into the store from 3pm every day this week for spooking story telling sessions that are perfect for little ones (and not too scary). Members of the team will recount tales of things that go bump in the night, alongside colouring worksheets featuring familiar seasonal characters including witches and cats, pumpkins and ghosts.
BOOK Wizard Afternoon Tea
Budding little witches and wizard will absolutely love the spook-tacular Halloween Afternoon Tea at the Wands and Wizards Exploratorium in London’s Soho. Spooky desserts include a Bloody Chocolate Cupcake and Pumpkin Cheesecake – topped with an edible Witch’s Finger. With wands at the ready kids can choose from 10 different teas, seasonal spices, and flowers to crush with a pestle and mortar to create their own magical brew.
VISIT Hampton Court Palace
To really get the chills this Halloween head to Hampton Court Palace where you’ll come face-to-face with ghosts and ghouls. Wander around the corridors of Henry VIII’s old home, and be met along the way by wonderful actors who will bring the spooky magic to life as they tell stories of things that have gone on at the famous royal residence. – such as the spine-tingling adventure on the trail of the Grey Lady of Hampton Court. Interesting, but far from terrifying, this is a truly engaging way to help kids learn about the exciting history of the the palace and those who lived and worked there. Plus there will be plenty of sweet treats to enjoy.
GET INVOLVED Cloud Twelve
Join the team at Cloud Twelve in Notting Hill for their ‘Villains Escape: A Disney Prison Break’ Halloween Party. This wonderfully creative event is open to members and non members and promises lots of fun for little ones. It will be packed with actors who will step into the shoes of some of Disney’s most famous names. Create an ‘ocean in a bottle’ sensory toy in Ursula’s Cave prison cell to help Ariel the mermaid not miss home; hunt and collect magical pumpkins for Cruella to access her secret candy bar; or assist Jafar to decorate the genie’s lamp as he shares with you some science experiments, tips for the flying carpet and magic tricks trying to enchant all the newly decorated lamps with the Genie’s power.
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