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Staff Trick or Treat: A 5-Step Halloween Staff Activity
A Halloween staff activity with 10-15 treat stations around your school.
Alissa Christensen
What could a staff trick or treat activity look like in my school?
Halloween isn’t just for the kids at your school. This staff trick or treat version turns your entire building into a route of 10-15 treat stations to bring that spooky spirit to your teachers and support staff.
During their planning period, staff grab a bag and visit each stop for a snack, a wellness goodie, or a desk supply, plus a pun-filled sign at every station.
Why try it
A Halloween staff activity brings the fun of trick or treating to everyone
During those long school days in late October, a festive break can give your staff something to look forward to. Staff step out of their rooms, walk the building, and trade a few laughs with the leaders and colleagues running each station. It’s one of the easiest Halloween staff activities to pull off since the signs and prize coupons are ready to go, all you have to do is press print. Plus, the 30 treat ideas give you a ready-to-use shopping list.
Every stop is paired with a friendly face (hopefully in a great costume) so your staff feels connected and filled with holiday spirit.
What's included
Browse the printables included with this resource.
Things you'll need
Station signs and prize coupons
10-15 treats (one type per station)
Halloween decorations
Speaker for music
Treat bags
Instructions
1
Pick your stations
Plan for 10-15 staff trick or treat stations
Choose 10-15 stops around the building, like the front office, library, gym, and each leadership team member’s office. Give each stop a different treat.
2
Staff each station
Assign a host to each Halloween station
Assign a leader, office staff member, or sunshine committee volunteer to each stop. Hand them their treats and the matching sign from the included printables.
3
Decorate
Decorate with Halloween signs and festive touches
Add pumpkins, spider webs, or other festive touches at each stop, and queue up a Halloween playlist.
4
Send the invite
Invite staff to trick or treat
Email staff the date, the station locations, and a reminder to bring a bag or pail. Try: “On [date], grab your favorite Halloween bag and visit our trick or treat stations during your planning period: [locations]. We can’t wait to boo-st your day!”
5
Trick or treat
Host your staff trick or treat day
Open the stations for the full day so every planning period gets a turn. Invite staff to dress up, and give one of the prize coupons to the best costume.
30 Halloween treat ideas for staff stations
Snacks and sips
Caramel apples or apple slices with caramel dip, pumpkin spice tea or hot cocoa packets, chips and salsa cups, popcorn bags, trail mix or nut-free snack packs, charcuterie cups, granola bars, mini candy bars
Wellness goodies
Mini hand sanitizers, lip balm, mini lotion bottles, pumpkin stress balls, mints or gum, single-serve electrolyte packets, fuzzy socks
Desk and classroom supplies
Halloween pens, pumpkin sticky notes, Halloween stickers for student work, silly straws, flair pens or highlighters, mini notepads, fall-scented hand soap for the classroom sink
Perks and prize coupons
Leave 30 minutes early, skip a duty for a day, extra 30 minutes of plan time, a pajama day for a teacher and their class, front-row parking for a week, a delivery of their favorite snack and drink, jeans day pass, a “pick the staff lounge playlist” pass
Activity variations
Adapt to fit your school's vibe, budget, and setting.
Reverse trick or treat for staff
Leaders carry the treats and knock on classroom doors. Staff stay put and students get to see the visit.
Staff trunk or treat
Line up decorated cars in the staff lot after dismissal, with a treat at every trunk.
Team-hosted Halloween stations
Each grade level or department hosts one stop for the rest of the staff, and staff vote on the best-decorated station.
Fall treat walk for staff
Swap the Halloween decor for harvest and fall themes if your community doesn’t celebrate Halloween.
Go deeper
Additional tips for running this resource.
Leader Tip #1
Count before you shop for Halloween treats
Buy enough of each treat for your full staff count plus about ten extra for late arrivals and guests.
Leader Tip #2
Name a station captain
Pick one person to restock stations and swap volunteers when someone gets pulled for coverage.
Leader Tip #3
Hold some prize coupons back
Save a few prize coupons - hint, try our Reward & Recognize: Printable Teacher Award Coupons resource - for a drawing at your next staff meeting to extend the fun into November.
Built by Educators, for School Leaders
This resource was created in collaboration with passionate educators and school leaders who believe in the power of intentional connection.
Alissa Christensen
Head of Customer Success
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