Best Halloween Gifts For Kids Who Are Staying In

If you are giving trick or treating a miss this year, you can still mark Halloween with a brilliant night in. We’ve got lots of spooky toys and games for the whole family to make staying in even more fun than going out. From mesmerising magic kits to books on how to survive a zombie attack, here are the best Halloween gifts for kids who are staying in!

Top Tried & Tested Halloween Gifts

1. Stupid Deaths Game
2. Fifty Pranks to Freak Your Friends
3. Zombie Popper
4. Spooky Sounds Machine
5. Wicked Pranks & Jokes
6. Slimy Sticky Slugs

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1 Stupid Deaths – Frightfully Funny! ,  £12.99 £12.99

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Guess which implausible deaths from history are true.

Here lies Stupid Deaths, a frightfully funny game based on unfortunate historical deaths. This grave game celebrates some of the stupidest deaths over the centuries. The question is just how did these people really meet their end? Players must work out whether the implausible and sometimes amusing demise is actually True or False. For 2-6 players, the winner will be dead right (of course) and the loser may die laughing!

2 Fifty Pranks to Freak your Friends ,  £18.99 £18.99

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Become a master prankster!

This Halloween will feature more tricks than treats with this fun, freaky pranks set. Inside the tin, you will find everything you need for mischievous fun over Halloween and beyond. This complete set contains a booklet packed with 50 classic pranks that are perfect for the budding prankster. The set also comes with the props you need to bring your pranks to life. Inside, you will find a fly in an ice cube, a fake penalty notice, a sponge rock, and much more.

3 Zombie Popper – Shoot his brains out! ,  £9.99 £9.99

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Squeezable soft foam shooter with a spooky theme.

This brilliant air powered popper shoots foam projectiles. Easy to use, the harder you squeeze the further the ball will go, as they shoot out from the top of the zombie’s head! The soft foam balls shoot up to 20 feet and can be used both indoors and outdoors. Un-dead fun!

4 Spooky Sounds Machine – 16 Effects ,  £9.99 £9.99

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Prank and perplex with sixteen scary sound effects.

The perfect gift for any ‘spirited’ prankster, this fun sound machine provides a scary soundtrack for all occasions. With sixteen quality sound effects at the push of a button, you can baffle your friends with a spooky ghost sound, creaking door and creepy piano theme. Then frighten your family with loud screeches, screams and howls! Spook-tacular.

5 Wicked Pranks & Jokes – for the Prankster! ,  £19.99 £19.99

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No rest for the wicked

This set includes 100 outrageous pranks, including the Jumping Spider Eggs and Selfie Phone Squirter. Go for a classic like the Fake Parking Ticket, or for a more modern touch, try the Smart Phone Spider trick. The booklet provides loads of need-to-know prankster information for clever kids. As for the rest of us? Prepare to be pranked!

6 Slimy Sticky Slugs – Sticky, Icky Pair! ,  £5.99 £5.99

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Pair of squishy slugs, slimy and yucky.

This pair of revoltingly realistic looking slugs are really sticky and slimy to the touch. Ideal for pranking friends and family, watching the reactions to these slimy creatures – nobody loves a slug. Yuck factor high!

More Spooktacular Ideas for Halloween Fun at Home

Are you looking for inspiration to make your Halloween celebrations even more spooktacular? If so, we can help. As you would expect, we have some wickedly good ideas for Halloween fun for you to try. The best news is that you don’t even need to leave the house to enjoy these activities this Halloween. Take a look at these ideas for lots of fangtastic fun at home this Halloween:

1. Try Bobbing for Apples

Enjoy some traditional Halloween fun on the 31st of October and have a go at bobbing for apples. All you need is a shallow bowl, a little bit of water, and some apples, and you will be ready to showcase your apple bobbing skills. Who will manage to get the most?

2. Bake Up a Spooky Storm

Halloween is the perfect time to prepare a frightfully good feast. Kids will love getting involved and helping to bake some tasty treats to enjoy together. Baking some Halloween-shaped cookies and letting the kids decorate them with different coloured icing is sure to be a winner.

3. Get Crafty

Gather together your craft supplies ready for creative fun this Halloween. Making Halloween decorations and masks is an ideal way to keep the kids occupied if you are looking for a calmer Halloween-themed activity to try at home.

4. Get Competitive with a Pumpkin Decorating Contest

All you need are a few pumpkins, and you can enjoy hours of family fun this Halloween. Every member of the family can let their creativity loose as they decorate their own pumpkins. Decorating a pumpkin with pens, googly eyes, and stickers is an excellent way for kids to safely join in with the fun and is much less messy than carving a pumpkin. Once the decorating is complete, it is time to judge the winner.

5. Host Your Own Glow in the Dark Disco

Turn the lights out and grab your glow sticks and glow-in-the-dark costumes for a fun-filled Halloween disco. Before you know it, the entire family will be dancing along to the Monster Mash and Ghostbusters theme tune.

6. Enjoy Some Face Painting Fun

Get the face paints ready and prepare to unleash your creativity with some face painting fun. Halloween is the perfect time to show off your face painting skills, and fun is guaranteed when you get the whole family involved. Witch, werewolf, Frankenstein… which spooky character will you recreate with face paint this Halloween?

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