30 Best Halloween Toys 2021

Who says advent calendars should get all the fun? This Pokémon calendar counts down the days until Halloween. The 13-day calendar comes with 10 figures and three Halloween accessories — and Eevee in the witch hat looks too adorable! Ages 4+

Kids peel off stickers to make mosaic-like pictures with Halloween themes. It’s a perfect toy to keep them busy while they’re waiting to go out trick-or-treating. Ages 5+

Something Wild is a simple-to-learn card game that involves matching numbers or getting three cards in a row to make sets and earn points. The Nightmare Before Christmas-themed deck is small enough to slip into a spooky “boo” basket, or take along to Grandma’s house for a family game night. Ages 6+

They may look like regular dinosaur bones — but they’re fierce! These glow-in-the-dark dinos hiss, growl, roar and even pass gas depending on how kids interact with them. Kids can also tame them, too, but where’s the fun in that? Ages 5+

This take-along book lets kids use the orange highlighter to spotlight hidden pictures in spooky scenes. You can also slip it into the car or in a bag and whip it out any time you’re stuck waiting on a long line. Ages 6+

Why watch Hocus Pocus when you can play Hocus Pocus? In this cooperative board game, players must work together to stop the Sanderson Sisters from doing evil before the sun rises. Try to use some tricks of your own, like spells, Binx or Billy Butcherson, to stop those witches! Ages 8+

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There’s a Squishmallow for every season, and this one is perfect for Halloween! This 5″ witch can be used as a pillow, a stuffed friend or a decoration. If you don’t like witches, there’s also Paige, a smiling pumpkin.

Perfect for long car trips or at a restaurant, this kit lets kid color in wooden pieces and then mix them up to make up their own creatures. Then they can try new combinations. Ages 5+

If you’re having a kids’ party and want a quick Halloween game, this monster bowling set is thematic without being scary. In fact, the monsters are so cute, you can probably get away with keeping this out year-round. Ages 2+

What’s better than trick-or-treating for Halloween candy? Making it yourself! This edible science kit includes all the ingredients kids need to make gross gummy creatures, including food ingredients, molds and flavorings. Ages 6+

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If you’re looking for goodie bag or spooky basket fillers, these stamps are just the thing. Kids can use them to DIY their own treat bags! Ages 3+

This creature of the night is actually super soft and extremely huggable. He’s great for a first Halloween gift for a baby who is too young for trick-or-treating. Ages 0+

After all these years, the squishy trend shows no signs of slowing down. These six Halloween squishies are the perfect way to add to dose of Halloween fun into any collection. Ages 3+

It’s LEGO building blocks with a spectral twist: After kids are finished creating the haunted submarine, they can use an app for an augmented reality experience, where kids can solve mysteries, find hidden items and bust ghosts. This one is a little more than 200 pieces, but there are bigger and more elaborate Hidden Side sets, including a cemetery, a lighthouse and a school. Ages 7+

Peppa is ready for Halloween! Not only is she dressed up in a princess costume, she gets to ride around in a pumpkin carriage. This is another toy you can get away with keeping out year-round. Ages 3+

Gather your grim, grinning ghosts and come out to socialize with a board-game adaptation of the classic Disney attraction. Players go from room to room of the house — including the iconic ballroom and Madame Leota’s séance room — trying to collect ghost cards of differing point values as they go. Ages 9+

The bodies of this witch and wizard are filled with beans, making them easy for little hands to grab. They’ll be a good addition to any dollhouse looking for some magic to shake things up. Ages 3+

You don’t have to make all Halloween designs with this kit, but you can definitely make aliens, rocket ships and one-eyed monsters. Place them on the walkway up to your front door on Halloween night for a spooky effect. Ages 6+

For some not-so-scary Halloween fun, visit Vampirina at her “Scare B&B.” It comes with Vampirina and Poppy dressed in their PJs, plus a cauldron with a spoon that spins by itself. Ages 3+

Time to play mad scientist: Kids can open up this alien body and dig through the slimy ooze to find a collectible treasure-hunter figure. (There’s some treasure in there, too.) When it’s empty, you can also squeeze the alien and watch goo come out of its head! Ages 5+

Sun down, Play-Doh up! This set lets kids do fun things like make Play-Doh hair for Zoe or stamp out Lobo’s paw prints. The set comes with six tools and six canisters of Play-Doh. Ages 3+

For the littlest ones, this set comes with four plush stuffies that can all be stored a zippered pumpkin. But each one has a “trick” of its own: The candy corn crinkles, the cat meows, the spider rattles and the ghost squeaks. Ages 0+

For older kids who can handle more sophisticated games, this board game is inspired by the first Alien movie — aka one of the scariest haunted house movies of all time. Players have to take on one of five missions, and try to accomplish it while evading the xenomorph. Ages 10+

Instead of properties, houses and hotels, the players in this version of Monopoly vie for ghostbusting contracts, proton packs and containment units. The tokens are all Ghostbusters-themed, too. Ages 8+

This is Halloween! This playset comes with all of the main characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas — and you can keep them out through December without it getting weird. Ages 3+

Set this up in the yard and host a family-wide competition to see who can get the most points! It’s something you can also play with trick-or-treaters who are feeling brave. Ages 3+