Looking for creative Trunk or Treat Ideas? A Trunk or Treat is an alternative to traditional Halloween candy gathering going door to door. If you’re attending a trunk or treat event this year for Halloween, I’ve hooked you up with some over-the-top car trunk decorating ideas complete with Halloween pictures for your DIY inspiration! (squeal in delight)
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You can easily transform your car into one of the most original Halloween decorations on the block or the church parking lot. Check out these creative trunk or treat ideas as inspiration to decorate your car, truck or SUV into spooktacular themes using spiders, pumpkins, ghosts, skeletons, witches, scarecrows, monsters, etc. Oh My!
They are perfect for your church Halloween trunk or treat.
What is a trunk or treat?
What is a trunk or treat? A Trunk or Treat is a fun Halloween holiday event where families decorate their cars and park them in a parking lot with their trunks open for kids to go trick or treating. You can also decorate your car and drive around to different houses in their neighborhood for candy.
Halloween Safty Program: Trunk or treat is a children’s Halloween safety program that’s perfect for neighborhood associations and church social. It’s a fun way to fill a trunk with candy and a treat for members of a community to pass out to trick-or-treating children.
Where did trunk or treat originate? Trunk or treat originated in the southeastern United States and has now spread to several other areas of the country and become a popular Halloween tradition.
Are there trunk or treat rules to follow? Typically the only rule for a trunk or treat is to have one adult stay at the car to hand out candy to trick or treaters.
Car Trunks Halloween Pictures
Trunk or Treat is a Halloween party game or event where trick or treaters go car to car (or car to SUV) and take candy from a car trunk. Instead of trick or treating going door to door. Here are some creative ways kids and families can get in the fall spirit and get the most out of this autumn activity.
Trunk or Treat Game Ideas
Trunk or treat is an in-car Halloween tradition that mixes treats and fun. Get trunk or treat game ideas that you can use for this year’s festivities.
1. Candyland Trunk or Treat Car Decor Idea ~ This is a fabulous example of how to decorate your car for a trunk or treat night! Whether it is for your church, neighborhood, or school your car will blow away the competition with this as your inspiration! As a bonus, there is also a ton of other Halloween inspiration packed into this post!
2. Angry Birds Trunk or Treat Game Idea ~ An easy and inexpensive way to decorate your trunk if you’re an Angry Birds fan. All you need is spray-painted boxes and stuffed birds.
3. Minecraft Theme ~ This Minecraft theme is perfect for gamers who are addicted to building and killing Creepers. It’s a simple theme to pull off using cardboard, tape, and wrapping paper. Click here → for or more Trunk or Treat Game Ideas on Tip Junkie
Trunk or Treat Ideas for Church
Are you planning a trunk or treat event for your fall carnival or church social? If so, here are some fun and creative ideas. Halloween is a fun and exciting time of year and can be a great time to share God’s love with others. As you plan your church games for trunk or treat, we have some great ideas for you.
Every year my church hosts a trunk or treat in the parking lot and I love seeing all the Halloween pictures. It is typically a night to decorate the car and go trick or treating from car to car instead of door to door. The kids love it and it’s a fun way to see all our friends in one place.
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles {TMNT} ~ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a fun trunk or treat theme this year, especially with the release of the movie. It’s a simple decoration using solid-colored fabric pieces and a kraft paper sign.
5. Frog ~ Transform your car into a huge frog complete with a huge tongue using plastic table cloths and construction paper.
6. Finding Nemo Trunk or Treat ~ Fill up your trunk with blown-up balloons in shades of blue. It’s perfect for water. Add some fish and voila!
7. Wizard of Oz Themed Car ~ Follow the yellow brick road for some fun trunk or treating. The trunk is complete with a rainbow and the Emerald City.
8. Frozen Castle Themed Car ~ Transform your trunk into an enchanting Elsa’s castle using cardboard, paint, and faux Christmas trees.
9. Alice in Wonderland ~ Down the rabbit hole with this adorable Alice in Wonderland theme for trunk or treating. You can even dress up as characters to go along with the theme.
10. 50’s Themed Diner ~ Poodle skirt, vinyl records, bar stools, checkerboard, and neon lights are perfect for a 50’s themed trunk.
11. Mary Poppins ~ This Mary Poppins car theme is practically perfect in every way!
12. The Black Hat Shoppe Trunk or Treat ~ Decorate your car for the trunk or treating with this Black Hat Shoppe witch theme featuring a bakery, awning, and menu.
13. Mad Science Lab Trunk or Treat ~ Create a spooktacular Mad Science theme using apothecary jars for all things creepy and crawly and don’t forget to add your mad scientist. Bwahaahaa!
Trunk or Treat Halloween Pictures
14. Treasure Chest Pirate Themed Car ~ Yo ho, a pirate’s life for me! How cool is this treasure chest filled with gold candy?
15. Candy Bandit Themed Trunk ~ Use items around the house to decorate your car. You can use lanterns, doormat, and pumpkins.
16. It’s the Great Pumpkin Trunk, Charlie Brown! ~ Most items were purchased at the Dollar Store and Target and those adorable ghost trick-or-treaters were made from chicken wire and heavy white felt.
17. Zoo Decorated Trunk ~ Raid your children’s stuffed animals to decorate a zoo. Spray-painted wood dowels work great for the bars.
18. Autumn Splendor ~ Clean up your yard to decorate your trunk.
19. Duck Dynasty Trunk ~ All things camo, hunting accessories, and nature’s elements are perfect for a Duck Dynasty themed car. All that’s missing is sweet tea and uncle Si.
Car Trunk Faces
20. Vampire Teeth Trunk ~ I want to suck your blood {bwahhh}! Decorate your trunk with vampire teeth complete with blood droplets.
21. Trunk or Treat DIY Mummy ~ Everyday essentials are used to mummify your trunk using toilet paper.
22. Creepy Face ~ Posterboard, recycled boxes, and a red sharpie pen are used to decorate this creepy face.
23. Cookie Monster Car Face ~ This Cookie Monster themed car face is fun for all ages! You won’t have to worry about scaring little ones. {wink}
Creepy Car Halloween Pictures
24. Trunk or Treat Ghosts ~ Decorate your car with spooky ghosts and goblins using sheets and Christmas lights.
25. Forensics Themed Trunk ~ This trunk isn’t for the squeamish! A skeleton, evidence markers, caution tape, and evidence bags make this theme realistic.
26. Haunted Mansion ~ An undead butler, vampire, and creepy signs are perfect decor items.
Easy Trunk or Treat Ideas for SUV
Decorate your SUV or car using ghouls and goblins, ghasts and ghosts, and other assorted creatures and things that go bump in the night. Here you will find different ideas for decorating your car and celebrating Halloween to hand out candy for a trunk or treat event.
27. Spider and Web Themed Car ~ Looking for an easy and spooky way to decorate your car? This simple spider web theme is perfect! You can pick up the spider webs at the dollar store.
28. Ghostbusters Costume & Trunk ~ Learn how to make a Ghostbuster costume, containment unit, and Ghostbuster sign. It’s the perfect theme that you could incorporate the whole family into.
29. Easy Gumball Machine a DIY Trunk or Treat – Blow up some balloons, grab a plastic drop cloth, red science poster, and a few other supplies you probably already have in the house to quickly decorate your car as a DIY Gumball Machine for your church trunk or treat in the parking lot.
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Very creative! I got some good ideas. Thanks, Cathy
Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up with me this week! What a nice surprise! Happy Halloween, I love these! Especially that Toy Story bed!
Kim