11 Easy Trunk or Treat Ideas

Big impact, little effort: every idea here sets up in under an hour with a few decorations and things from home.

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The open boot becomes a giant monster mouth with felt teeth, a tongue rug and huge eyes on the rear window.

45 min Cost $ 4 items

A rope or yarn web stretched across the open boot with one oversized spider guarding the candy.

30 min Cost $ 4 items

Blue streamers, paper fish and a fishing game in a sea of blue tablecloths.

1 hr Cost $ 4 items

Giant paper lollipops, pool-noodle candy canes and a rainbow path to the treats.

1 hr Cost $ 5 items

Hay bales, pumpkins and a scarecrow — easy, autumnal and not scary at all.

30 min Cost $$ 4 items

A pop-up tent, a fake campfire and s’mores-themed treats.

40 min Cost $$ 5 items

Kids throw a bean bag through a pumpkin-face board to win their treat.

30 min Cost $ 3 items

A “pond” behind a sheet: kids cast a rod over and a helper clips on a treat.

15 min Cost $ 4 items

Knock over toilet-roll “ghost” pins with a small pumpkin.

20 min Cost $ 3 items

Toss glow-stick rings onto witch hats for a treat — great after dark.

10 min Cost $ 2 items

An orange, black and purple balloon arch around the boot — fastest way to look festive.

45 min Cost $ 4 items