Halloween Gifts for Kids
Halloween gifts are a small category with a lot of filler in it. These four are ones we would actually consider, with the usual note on who each one suits and when to skip it. Everything here works for Halloween without being useless on the first of November.
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Halloween gifts worth buying right now
CreateOn Crayola Halloween Glow Magnetic Tiles
Ages 3+ · Under $50
A 28-piece magnetic tile set with glow-in-the-dark Halloween panels: haunted house windows, bats, spiders and witches that build into castles and spooky scenes.
Why it's here
The glow is the part that makes this different from ordinary themed tiles. Build it in daylight, turn the lights off, and it becomes a different toy, which is a reasonable trick for a child who wants Halloween to last past the evening. It connects with full-size magnetic tiles a household may already own, so it extends a collection rather than starting a rival one.
Skip it if
Skip it if you want a standalone building set, because 28 pieces is an add-on rather than a first collection. The panels are firmly Halloween, so unlike plain tiles they will look seasonal in March.
Price and availability can change.
Crayola Light-Ups Ghost
Ages 4+ · Under $25
A blank white ghost figure a child colours in with washable markers, which then lights up in three colours. Wipe it clean and start again.
Why it's here
Most Halloween craft kits are done once and finished. This one is reusable by design: colour it, light it up, wipe it, do it differently tomorrow. It also doubles as a night light, which is a reasonable answer to a child who finds October slightly too spooky.
Skip it if
Skip it if you want a keepsake, because the whole point is that it wipes clean. It needs three AAA batteries that are not included, so add those to the basket or it is a disappointing evening.
Price and availability can change.
Hide & Seek Ghost
Ages 3+ · Under $25
A light-up singing ghost you hide around the house. It gives audio clues as children get closer, for two or more players.
Why it's here
It gets children moving around the house rather than sitting at a table, which is unusual for a Halloween toy at this price. The clue mechanic means a three-year-old can play it against an older sibling without losing every round, and it works as a party game when several children are over.
Skip it if
Skip it if noise is a problem, because it sings and there is no volume control worth speaking of. Also skip it if you want something a child plays with alone, since it needs at least two people to be any fun.
Price and availability can change.
Halloween Terrarium Craft Kit
Ages 4 to 12 · Under $25
A build-your-own spooky terrarium in a jar: kinetic sand, a castle, skeleton figures, dead trees, spider webs and bones, with LED lights and a remote for thirteen colours.
Why it's here
It is a project with a result the child can keep on a shelf and switch on, rather than an activity that ends when the glue dries. The scene can be pulled apart and rebuilt differently, and the coloured lighting is the part that makes a child want to show it to someone.
Skip it if
Skip it if you want something quick, because building the scene properly takes an afternoon and some patience. Kinetic sand travels, so skip it too if it will be built somewhere you would rather it was not.
Price and availability can change.
One for the grown-ups.
If you are buying for an adult who likes Halloween, there is a 1,079-piece gothic skull and roses building set that is genuinely a display piece rather than a toy. It is marketed at 18 and over, so it sits outside what Givloom normally covers, but it is worth knowing about.
Price and availability can change.