Halloween is the perfect excuse to get creative in the kitchen, settle in for a spooky film or treat the family to something sweet. From pumpkin carving and Halloween biscuit decorating to ghostly cakes and gooey chocolate cookies, here are some ideas for celebrating Halloween with kids in London.
Get creative
Carve a pumpkin at Jusu Brothers
On Friday 30 October, Jusu Brothers in Notting Hill is hosting a pumpkin-carving workshop for children and parents, led by head chef Dell. The 9–10.30am session costs £5 per person and includes a pumpkin, morning pastries and muffins. The breakfast menu will also be available, with coffee for grown-ups.
Decorate Halloween biscuits at The Brush
The Brush at The Hoxton is hosting family cinema sessions alongside Halloween activities, including complimentary face painting and biscuit decorating with Jelena’s Cake. Films include family favourites Coco and Frankenweenie, shown in the restaurant’s cinema room.
Screenings take place at 11am and 3pm from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November. They’re complimentary for Brush diners, so plan to enjoy dinner before the film.
Make a pumpkin-shaped sushi creation
Sticks’n’Sushi’s 90-minute Kids ’n’ Sushi masterclasses invite children aged 8–12 to learn how to slice, roll and shape their own sushi. As well as hosomaki rolls and nigiri, they’ll make a pumpkin-shaped salmon onigiri—a fun seasonal twist. Tickets start at £40 per person and include a soft drink and take-home goody bag.
London classes are listed in Greenwich on 25 October and Islington on 31 October. There’s also a Cambridge class on 25 October.
Spooky bath-time treats from Lush
Lush’s 2026 Halloween collection brings a little fright-night fun to bathtime, with limited-edition bath bombs shaped like pumpkins, ghosts and monsters. Ghostie (£5) fizzes with citrus and popping candy, while the pumpkin-shaped Punkin Pumpkin (£5.50) has a cinnamon, lime and sweet orange scent. For more creature-feature fun, there’s the Monster Scare Bear (£4.50), with a blue-raspberry scent, and the gold-beaked Plague Doctor (£5.50), scented with lemon, mandarin and rosemary.
Book a spellbinding tea
The Magic of Afternoon Tea at Vintry & Mercer
Available every weekend and during October half-term, Vintry & Mercer’s Magic of Afternoon Tea has adult and children’s versions for wizard fans. The immersive experience includes magical pastries such as Excalibur, a white chocolate and mango cheesecake served with dry ice, and a chocolate-soil “box of bones” with a miniature shovel and spooky surprise to uncover.
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Bring home a box of Halloween treats
Spooky-season cookies from Cocomelt
Cocomelt has released two limited-edition cookie tins for Halloween, both priced at £31 and available until 31 October. The Pumpkin Spiced Autumn Cookie Tin contains six freshly baked cookies made with homemade pumpkin spice, walnuts and milk chocolate.
For a more ghoulish treat, the Spooky Halloween Cookie Tin features six dark cocoa cookies with milk and white chocolate, crisp on the outside and gooey in the middle.
Halloween treats from The Hummingbird Bakery
The Hummingbird Bakery’s Halloween collection has treats for everything from a family party to a cosy night in. The Spooky Cutie (£56) is a three-layer vanilla cake decorated with purple buttercream, green and purple piping, Halloween sprinkles and chocolate crumb. The Little Spook (£60) pairs red velvet sponge and cream cheese frosting with a blood-red ganache drip and a little ghost.
For smaller bites, the Eerie Eyes Cake Pops (£24) turn chocolate sponge and frosting into white chocolate eyeballs. The Halloween Cupcake Selection Box and Bone Appétit Cupcake Selection Box are both £27.
For a Halloween table centrepiece, The Blinkening and Sprinklevainia cakes are £55 for a 6-inch cake or £79 for an 8-inch cake. The Bleeding Beauty Heart Cake (£40) is a 6-inch red velvet cake finished with sugar “glass” shards and an edible “blood” splatter.
