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October 17, 2018 By Brandy 4 Comments

Home » Holidays » Halloween

Halloween Cupcake Decorating Party for Kids

Filed Under: Cake Recipes, Halloween, Kids in the Kitchen, Parties

A not-so-spooky Halloween cupcake decorating party for kids! Each guest will take home their own tray of cupcakes to share with their family. A fun activity and party favor all in one! This post contains affiliate links.

cupcake decorating party collage

Our October baby asked for a Halloween birthday party this year. That was about as awesome as when our December baby asked for a Buddy the Elf birthday party three years ago. I mean, I didn’t even have to decorate because the house already looked festive! Ruby’s not-so-spooky Halloween party was so easy to put together and the girls had a fabulous time.

table set up with plates and halloween cake

Ruby wanted to decorate cupcakes so I set out a black tablecloth that would hold up well to colored frosting and other messes.

white halloween plate with small plate in center. halloween place setting

I found these darling plates at Walmart. We used the bottom one for lunch and cupcake decorating and the top one for cake. I also purchased those cute reusable cups for each guest to take home.

We served pizza for lunch and then moved onto the activity part of the party.

Halloween Cupcake Decorating Party

chocolate and vanilla cupcakes for cupcake decorating party

Step 1: bake cupcakes.

I made enough for each guest to decorate 6 cupcakes to take home. Half yellow and half chocolate.

Can you bake the cupcakes ahead of time?

ABSOLUTELY. Cupcakes freeze really well. You can make these days in advance!

toppings for cupcake decorating party. sprinkles, gummy works, frosting

Step 2: Arrange Toppings In a Mini Muffin Tin For Easy Access

This mini muffin tin worked great for dividing up sprinkles and all of the guests could easily reach it from their chair. Having them take tiny pinches of sprinkles with their fingers really kept the mess down instead of having bottles of sprinkles for them to dump out.

Do you have a good homemade frosting recipe?

I usually use Wilton’s buttercream frosting (add a bit of milk to thin it down enough for cupcakes) if I am going to make my own, but store bought frosting works great, too. That’s what I used this time.

toppings for cupcakes in mini muffin tin

When all was said and done I had a lot of sprinkles left! The most popular cupcake decorating toppings were the ghost and skeleton picks and the candy pumpkins.

plate of frosted cupcakes

Step 2: Let the kids’ creativity run wild!

The girls had SO MUCH FUN! And only one spoonful of frosting fell onto my floor. I’m calling that a win, for sure.

disposable cupcake tray with 6 halloween cupcakes

Step 4: Package the cupcakes in car-friendly containers.

Aren’t these cupcakes darling? Each tray was colorful and super cute and completely loaded with sugar.

How long will the cupcakes stay fresh?

Cupcakes will last in their container for 2 days before the frosting begins to dry out. You can also freeze them.

closed cupcake tray with finished cupcakes

I thought the parents might appreciate having the cupcakes in these travel containers vs. sending them home on a paper plate. I bought a dozen from Amazon and they worked out great!

child decorating cupcake tray with stickers at halloween cupcake decorating party

We had a little time before the parents arrived so I pulled out Halloween stickers and let them decorate their containers.

small halloween sprinkles cake on table with black table cloth

This was such an easy party to set up and host. And the girls all looked so cute in their Halloween costumes. Ruby dressed up like the Princess in Black. She loves that series!

child with cake and lit candles for birthday

She asked for a red velvet cake and this was what I came up with. Since we were decorating cupcakes, having a sprinkle cake seemed appropriate!

slice of halloween cake

I made a tiny 3 layered cake with black chocolate buttercream frosting and covered the entire thing in Halloween jimmies.

Happy Halloween friends!

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Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

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  1. Kim Purvis says

    October 24, 2018 at 4:11 pm

    Such a fin idea! I love the cand toppings in a muffin pan. Very clever~ Pinned & sharing! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
    Kim

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    • Brandy says

      October 24, 2018 at 7:30 pm

      Thanks so much, Kim!

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  2. The Freshman Cook says

    October 30, 2018 at 9:21 pm

    What a fun and creative party! I bet all the girls had a fantastic time! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!

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  3. Grace Kingsley says

    September 27, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    My daughter loved this party theme so much that she asked for one of her own! The cupcakes were a big hit with her friends, and they spared no expense using all the toppings.

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