Halloween Fun in Westmeath

Halloween is on its way so get ready for trick or treat time! There is plenty of fun activities taking place across Co Westmeath. So if you're looking for a mid-term camp, a spooky day out, a scary event or ideas for games and ghostly arts and crafts, look no further!

Halloween Events

Halloween Tips

Halloween Party Games & Jokes

Halloween Fun Projects and Recipes

Halloween Events

The Scarecrow Festival at Belvedere has lots of spooky goings on over the holiday weekend. How would you like to visit the Forest of Fear or go on a Trick or Treat Trail? The Belvedere Spook and the Yeti in the forest may also be lurking somewhere.

Its not far to Causey Farm (north of Athboy) who have Farmaphobia, a dose of Spooks & Spells and some Tiny Terrors too!

Do you dare to visit Glendeer Pet Farm this Halloween? They have mysterious animals, an eerie maze, and a Forbidden Forest. Cast spells with witches & vampires & toast marshmallows on an open fire.

There are lots of great events on all weekend at Fright Fest 2011 in Athlone

Halloween Tips and Treats

Fortunately most Supermarkets have special offers on Halloween treats and fruit this month, so keep an eye out and shop around for great bargains throughout the month to avoid a last minute rush.

Take a trip to one of the many euro / bargain shops and transform your house to a witches cavern or a vampires castle.  Fake cobwebs, spiders, broomsticks and bats can be purchased for a couple of euro!

Why not make a costume for the kids this year. Have a look in the wardrobes to see if there is anything that can be transformed with some dye or a needle and thread.  Letting the kids get involved in making their own costume adds to the excitement!

Bonfires and Fireworks are an essentially spooky part of Halloween. Check if there are any supervised display

Halloween Party Games

 Halloween Party Games - with games for all ages, Make a Mummy, Spider's Web, Pop the Balloon, Balloon Sweep, Pin the nose on the Witch  and many more. For the more braver kids, we have some more gruesome games  - Pass the Intestines and my favourite: Halloween Autopsy - went down really well last year!

 Don't forget the Halloween Jokes - see who can come up with the most corniest one!

Halloween Fun Projects & Recipes

Decorate the house with our Halloween Paper Chains and Halloween Candle Holders

Make some Ghostly Decorations - this will keep the little ones busy for an hour or two!

20 Green tips for Hallowe'en has more projects to make and games.

How about a yummy Pumpkin Orange Cheesecake or Pumpkin Soup or Toasted Pumpkin Seeds to use up that pumpkin!

Happy Halloween!