What to Do With Kids Halloween Week (A Simple Plan)
Halloween week is one of those weeks that can go one of two ways: full chaos or full magic.
The difference is usually just having a loose plan. Here's a simple day-by-day breakdown for keeping kids ages 6–10 entertained from Monday to trick-or-treat.
The Day-by-Day Plan
Monday: Start the coloring pages
Pull out a printable Halloween activity pack and let kids pick their first page. It becomes the anchor for the whole week, something to return to every afternoon.
Tuesday: Make Halloween bookmarks or cards.
Simple craft. Fold paper, draw a pumpkin or ghost, done. Little ones can make one for a teacher or grandparent.
Wednesday: Watch the Halloween movie
Mid-week movie night. Casper, Hocus Pocus, It's the Great Pumpkin. Low effort, high reward.
Thursday: Decorate the pumpkin
If you haven't carved yet, Thursday is the sweet spot — close enough to Halloween that it still looks good Friday night.
Friday: Costume dry run + activity time
Let them try on the costume before the big day. Do another activity page while they're in character. Chaos will occur. That's the point.
Saturday: Trick-or-treat
You've survived the week.
Go collect the candy.
Halloween Fun: A Kind Kids Activity Pack — available on Etsy for $4.99.
The easy addition to every day
A printable activity pack makes the whole week easier. The Halloween Fun Activity Pack from DiChiara Designs is 12 pages — pull out one or two each afternoon and you've got a built-in quiet activity ready to go. $4.99 on Etsy, instant download, print as many times as you want.
Halloween week is short — but with a little structure it's one of the best weeks of the year.
Get the Halloween Fun Activity Pack on Etsy → 12 printable pages · $4.99 · Instant download · Print at home · Ages 6–10