10 Unique Halloween Gift Ideas for 2025
Halloween is the perfect time to surprise friends and family with creative, thoughtful gifts. Whether you’re shopping for kids, party hosts, or holiday fanatics, there are plenty of fun and spooky options to choose from.
From homemade cookies and craft baskets to murder mystery games and “My First Halloween” baskets for little ones, these unique ideas will help make this holiday one to remember.
Halloween Cookbook
For the adult in your life who loves to go all out with holiday-themed treats, dinners, interesting drinks, and ‘potions’ to enjoy, a Halloween Cookbook is perfect! You can purchase various cookbooks online, or if you have the time and creativity, consider creating your own!
Fill a book with lots of creative recipes, party foods, interesting cocktails, and even edible experiments that come to life! And leave some blank pages for your host to add their own. It’s a practical and fun way to create lasting memories!
Homemade Halloween Cookies
Nothing shows you care more than homemade cookies. You can even make the cookies extra special for those with allergies by creating nut-free, dairy-free, or gluten-free ingredients for that special someone who can’t enjoy the regular treats.
Then, wrap your cookies in personalized gift bags with a hand-written note about the care you put into their ingredients, and you’ve got some fabulous gifts for trick-or-treaters, family, friends, and more!
Spooky Candles and Gourmet Treats
If you’re looking for a gift for a family, give them a gift basket filled with spooky candles and gourmet treats like candy apples, pumpkin spice nuts or candies, specialty chocolates, homemade cookies, and so much more.
Handmade Halloween Costume
Who doesn’t love getting dressed up in costumes? If you have the time and some skills, a homemade costume is a thoughtful DIY gift for any kid or adult who loves the festive spirit of the season. This requires some planning ahead, so give yourself a couple of weeks to gather supplies and create the costume, just in case last-minute adjustments are needed.
U-Pick Pumpkin Patch
Sometimes, the gift of an experience is better than physical gifts because they create lasting memories. Why not surprise the family you are gifting with a trip to a U-pick pumpkin patch, where they can choose their very own pumpkins to carve?
Choose a farm that offers other family-fun activities like tractor rides, corn mazes, cider pressing, music, petting zoos, delicious festive apple and pumpkin pie-spiced treats, and more to keep the fun going all day long!
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Halloween Craft Basket For Kids
If you are looking for something to keep kids entertained indoors this Halloween, consider making them a holiday-themed basket filled with crafts to create. Add mini pumpkins they can paint, spider webs, bat garlands, colored construction paper, glitter, glue, rapphia, leaves, markers, and more.
Either let them go wild and let their creativity shine through, or add printed instructions for specific crafts. Better yet, add both and let them decide!
Haunted House Gingerbread
No one ever said you can only make gingerbread houses for Christmas. Instead of green and red, add orange, brown, and black candies, and monster sprinkles. Then, top the house with spider webs instead of snow and add edible or plastic spiders.
Either give it as a gift for kids to decorate, or decorate it for an adult who can use it as a centerpiece for their DIY decorations or table.
Halloween Advent Calendar
Just like gingerbread, whoever said Advent calendars were only for Christmas? You can also buy Advent calendars for Halloween for each of the 31 days in October. There are various styles to choose from, ranging from candy-filled calendars to extra special ones featuring scary figurines, small toys, and more, offering a new thrill or tasty treat every night.
Murder Mystery Game
If you’re having a party for adults, have a murder mystery game night! You can purchase boxed murder mystery kits complete with character cards, plot twists, and costume prints, download printable versions, or look up DIY games and make your own scripts and props.
Make a special night of it by adding wine, craft beer, and snacks, and you’ll have an evening to remember.
My First Halloween Basket
What about families or friends with babies or children still too young to trick or treat? You can create a “My First Halloween” basket! Fill it with holiday-themed baby items like spooky onesies, pumpkin-shaped bibs, and themed baby books. You can also do the same for an expectant mom with some special treats and all the holiday-themed baby items, too!
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s a Boo Basket for Halloween?
A Boo Basket is a secret gift left on a friend or neighbor's doorstep, similar to Secret Santa but for Halloween, filled with treats and festive items. It may include a "You've Been Boo'd" note instructing them to "boo" another home.
What’s an Appropriate Budget for a Halloween Gift?
What’s an appropriate budget depends on the recipient and the gift. Under $50 is generally considered suitable for adult friends and family, although Americans are expected to spend an average of $114.45 per person on all Halloween-related items in 2025.
How Do I Personalize a Halloween Gift?
Personalizing Halloween gifts is easy when you add the recipient's name or initials to items like personalized gift bags, tote bags, name tag placeholders, and more. You can also add handwritten notes for them or fill baskets with all their favorite items.
Final Thoughts
From spooky treats to creative DIY projects, these Halloween gift ideas make it easy to spread the spirit of the season. Whether you’re crafting handmade costumes, gifting a family trip to the pumpkin patch, or surprising friends with a haunted gingerbread house, each idea helps turn Halloween into something memorable and meaningful.
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