Make your own Halloween invitations

DIY Halloween invitations: creative ideas

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Making the Halloween invitations together with the kids sets the mood for the spooky party in advance. It's especially great when the cards match the theme of the Halloween kids' party. Use the Halloween motif on the invitation card for this. Are you throwing a ghost party in the haunted castle? Then a ghost or a haunted castle should also be visible on the invitation. There are many possibilities for the design. Let your creativity run free.

There are roughly three types of cards:

Shaped cards:Shaped cards take the form of a creepy Halloween figure. The invitation can, for example, look like a ghost, a pumpkin, or a bat. For this you use a template whose outline you trace onto cardstock. Then you can cut out your invitation and add your invitation text.
Foldable cards:Foldable cards are a classic among invitations. You can decorate the front with a spooky Halloween motif, for example a pumpkin or a spider web, and write the text and a slogan on the inside. You can also cut a window in the front and optionally glue tissue paper over it.
Postcards:If you want to design your Halloween invitation on a single sheet, then postcards are the right choice. You don't necessarily have to use postcard format. You can also use an A5 format or any other size if you need more space for your design. Both the front and the back can be labeled and decorated.

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Make Halloween invitation cards from cardstock

Colorful invitation cards for the Halloween party are created from cut and folded cardstock. You can design the front together with your child. The invitation text is written on the inside or on the back of the card.

All you need for that is cardstock/construction paper in various colors, craft scissors, and, depending on the motif, the following:

Spider web (gel pens):On black cardstock you can easily "spin" an eerie spider web with a silver or white gel pen.
Monster card (craft glue):If you don't fold the cardstock in the middle, you can easily make a monster card. Fold the paper so that the bottom is longer than the top. Cut circles and triangles from cardstock in another color to become the monster's eyes and teeth. Draw pupils in the circles and then glue on the monster's face. If you glue the teeth to the lower edge of the front, it will look when opened as if the monster is opening its creepy mouth.
Halloween motifs (printer, craft glue, optionally napkins):You can decorate the front of the cardstock with great Halloween or autumn motifs. Slightly older children can also embellish the invitations using napkin decoupage. Choose a paper napkin with Halloween motifs and attach it to the card with glue.
Creepy bat:Paint the toilet roll black and draw two wings on black cardstock (remember to leave an extra area for gluing) that your child can cut out. Once the wings are attached to the roll, all that remains is the face and the dangerous fangs, which can simply be painted onto the bat.
Little mummy:(you'll also need gauze bandages, googly eyes) First paint the roll white and let it dry. Then glue on the googly eyes and wrap it with a gauze bandage. For this version you don't necessarily need crepe paper, because you can also seal the ends with the bandage. To keep everything from slipping, drop a little glue onto the gauze while wrapping.
Hairy spider:(you'll also need: black pipe cleaners, a googly eye, a sharp pencil) Paint the roll black. Then you can paint a face with white paint. The eyes look particularly scary if you use a googly eye. Next, poke four holes on each side of the roll with the pencil and insert the cut pipe cleaners as spider legs.

Creepy invitation texts: how to spook guests beforehand

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So that the little guests already get a pleasant shiver down their spines before the party, you can make not only the invitation card but also the text spooky. Think together with your child about how the text should read. A fitting line creates the right atmosphere and increases anticipation. You can also type it on the computer and choose a particularly eerie font. The guest's name can be handwritten after printing by the proud host — possibly with some help.

Ideas for beautifully spooky Halloween invitation texts

How about these spooky texts:

The witching hour strikes on 31.10 at the Ghost Castle (Ort) at (Uhrzeit). Come by and get spooked with me among spider legs and bone cookies. Then we'll celebrate a creepy Halloween party in spooky costumes.
Come by if you dare: In the witch's house in (Ort) I want to celebrate a creepy Halloween party with you on 31.10 at (Uhrzeit).
At the haunted castle (Ort) the vampires rise from their coffins on 31.10 at (Uhrzeit) and celebrate an eerie feast together with witches, ghosts, and monsters. You are cordially invited to my Halloween party with spooky games, food, and of course costumes. I'm looking forward to seeing you!
On 31.10 starting at (Uhrzeit) the scares are on in the spooky cave (Ort). I'm throwing a Halloween party with ghosts, bats, and other creatures of the night. You are warmly invited to attend the delightfully creepy goings-on. So dare the transformation and bring out your scariest costume. Do you dare?
From Frankenstein Castle in (Ort) eerie screams can be heard again on 31.10 from (Uhrzeit). No wonder, because monsters will be brought to life at my Halloween party. You are warmly invited to attend this spectacle.

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