Invitations & FavorsNo. 6131 · The 2026 edition
Halloween Baskets for Kids with Candy & Toys
Spooktacular gift baskets combining sweets and playthings for little ones.
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Discover creative ways to assemble Halloween baskets for kids that blend candy with toys. Includes ideas for containers like buckets or cauldrons, tips for balancing treats and non-edible goodies, and suggestions for themed activities to go along with the basket.
About this
This page provides ideas for creating Halloween baskets for kids, filled with candy and toys, as an alternative to trick-or-treating. It lists specific candies and toys to include, plus step-by-step assembly instructions for containers like cauldrons and pumpkin pails. The page also suggests hiding baskets for a clue-based hunt, making Mummy Pails, and serving a Halloween dinner with recipes like Pizza Skulls and Hand Burgers.
The plan
- Select a variety of candies, candy bars, and toys that will make your kids happy.
- Order all items to be delivered to your door if you can't or don't want to go to the store.
- Shop at dollar and discount stores for small items to include in the Halloween baskets.
- You can add nicer toys than the blogger used; the toys used were leftover prizes from a Halloween carnival.
- Choose your container: a plastic cauldron or pumpkin pail, wicker basket, decorative box, or big mixing bowl.
- Begin by filling the bottom of the container with candy; loose pieces help hold other items in place.
- If you prefer less candy, fill the container with shredded paper or 'grass' instead.
- For a cauldron with a large opening, start by placing the tallest items at the back.
- Then add items that are a bit smaller and go down in size as you move towards the front.
- Choose a focal point and place it in the front center of the basket to stand out.
- Surround the centerpiece with smaller candies, candy bars, and toys.
- For a Jack-O-Lantern pail, either fill the entire pail with candy or stuff it partway with tissue paper and top with candy.
- The amount of candy depends on how much your child usually collects and how many treats you want them to have.
- Pumpkin pail openings are smaller, so most candy stays inside rather than sticking out.
- Watch the video to see how to assemble these Halloween baskets.
- Include toys such as glowsticks, pumpkin carving tools, bubbles, notepads, pens, stuffed toys, Halloween decorations, and more in the baskets.
Decoration ideas
- Use a plastic cauldron, pumpkin pail, wicker basket, decorative box, or big mixing bowl as the basket container.
- Use an eyeball cup with a plastic straw filled with candy corn as a focal point.
- Use a stuffed animal, a Halloween decoration, or a DVD or game as a focal point.
- Use a black cat cup with a straw as the centerpiece of a pumpkin pail, surrounded by mini candy bars, a tube of bubbles, a Halloween top, a ball, and miniature Halloween playing cards.
- Include Halloween decorations in the basket.
- Make Mummy Pails using gauze and a plastic beach pail.
Food & drink
- 6 packs of miniature bars
- movie theater-sized candy boxes
- full-size candy bars
- assorted candies like Sweetarts, Smarties, and Sixlets
- bags of Halloween M&M's or other Halloween candies like candy corn
- assorted bags of mini candy bars
- Pizza Skulls
- Hand Burgers
- Pigs in a Blanket Snake
- Corn Dog Centipedes
- Vampire Pizza
- Burrito Skulls
- Stuffed Pizza Brain
Activities
- Hide the basket on October 31st and have your kids solve clues to find the baskets.
- Have kids go on a scavenger hunt or play a board game, and give them their baskets as a prize.
- Serve a fun Halloween dinner (see food ideas for recipes).
- Make Mummy Pails using gauze and a plastic beach pail (see tutorial).
- Watch the video to see how to assemble the Halloween baskets.
