60 Halloween Quotes For Kids

October 31 is widely known as a day when kids show off their interesting and spooky tricks.

They are ready to make pumpkin wishes while dressed in their cute Halloween costumes representing their favorites Halloween TV stars and legends.

Halloween day might be a scary day for some, but it can also be a day filled with love and laughter as the children walk from house to house giddy and ready to play the game of trick-treat with strangers.

The preparation for Halloween is usually fun, but can also be hectic. We have to decorate our pumpkins, design our dresses, go to the grocery store, and brainstorm over the right Halloween-themed movie appropriate for kids.

The quotes below are curated to ease your Halloween preparation. They are short and funny and capable of inducing you into a Halloween spirit.

Short Halloween Quotes For Kids

Here are some short Halloween quotes that can be said around the house as you prepare for Halloween. They are short and your kids can easily remember them.

"Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it!"

–Jack Skellington, 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', Tim Burton, 1993.

“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”
–Monsieur Maillard, 'The System Of Dr. Tarr And Prof. Fether,' Edgar Allan Poe, 1845.

“They’re creepy and they’re kooky/ mysterious, and spooky.”
–Andrew Gold, 'The Addams Family', 1996.

"On Halloween, witches come true; wild ghosts escape from dreams. Each monster dances in the park."
–Nick Gordon.

“It reeks of children!”
–Mary Sanderson, 'Hocus Pocus', Kenny Ortega, 1993.

"Halloween is an opportunity to be really creative."
–Judy Gold, American comedian.

"Am I walking toward something I should be running away from?”
–Eleanor Vance, 'The Haunting of Hill House', Shirley Jackson, 1959.

"Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!"
–Count Dracula, 'Dracula', Bram Stoker, 1924.

"Now this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded...”
–Narrator, 'The Tell-Tale Heart', Edgar Allan Poe, 1843.

"Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."
–Edgar Allen Poe, 'The Raven', 1845.

"No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.”
–Narrator, 'The Haunting Of Hill House', Shirley Jackson, 1959.

"Harvey wasn't interested in the clothes, it was the masks that mesmerized him."
–Narrator, 'The Thief Of Always', Clive Barker, 1992.

" I dropped the candies into the children's bags, thinking: You small mortals don't realize the power of your stories."
–Clyde, 'Vampires In The Lemon Grove', Karen Russell, 2013.

"Halloween shadows played upon the walls of the houses.
–Narrator, 'The Witch Family', Eleanor Estes, 1960.

"Things are never quite as scary when you've got a best friend."
–Bill Waterson, American Cartoonist.

"We're all mad here."
–Cheshire Cat, 'Alice In Wonderland,' Lewis Carroll, 1865.

"I put a spell on you because you’re mine."
–Jay Hawkins, 'I Put A Spell On You', 1956.

"I'm the ghost with the most, babe."
–Betelgeuse, ‘Beetlejuice’, Tim Burton, 1988.

"They must organize ghosts and goblins, hang bats and stretch cobwebs, prepare potions and carve pumpkins, and make sure everything creepy, rusty, and slimy is in place before the haunting begins."

–Bannatyne, ‘Witches' Night Before Halloween’, Lesley Pratt, 1993.

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.
–George Carlin, American comedian.

"Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring
Seems he was troubled by just one thing
He opened the lid and shook his fist and said
"Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?"
–'Monster Mash', Bobby Pickett.

Funny Halloween Quotes For Kids

These spooky and lighthearted Halloween quotes for kids will prompt your kids to laugh.

“Was deciding if I should dress as Batman or Spiderman for Halloween, when I realized I’m a grown man. So, Batman.”
–Stephen Colbert, Oct 31, 2014, @StephenAtHome.

 “Halloween was confusing. All my life my parents said, ‘Never take candy from strangers.’ And then they dressed me up and said, ‘Go beg for it.’ I didn’t know what to do! I’d knock on people’s doors and go, ‘Trick or treat…No, thank you.'”
–Rita Rudner, American Comedian.

"Halloween is a time for ghosts and goblins, not boots and boxers"
–Cliff Ricketts, ‎John Ricketts, Leadership.

“For Halloween, I’m going as that feeling you get at a store when you try to refold a sweater property and put it back on the shelf.”
–Rob Delaney, American actor.

“As a kid, Halloween was amazing. You dress like a superhero, you bang on your neighbor’s door, and they give you candy. I do that today, and my neighbor wants me arrested.”
–Jim Gaffigan, American comedian.

“I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
–'Walden', Henry David Thoreau, 1854.

“Now Halloween’s over, it’s time to start thinking about the next time you’re gonna annoy your neighbors — caroling.”
–Ellen DeGeneres, Nov 2, 2014, @TheEllenShow.

“I’d say the first thing you need is … a pumpkin.”
–Fairy Godmother, 'Cinderella', Walt Disney, 1950.

“Every October I’m kidnapped and forced to scare birds at a local pumpkin patch.”
–Conan O’Brien, Oct 22, 2021, @ConanOBrien.

“I tromped through the pumpkin patch.”
–Mr. Hyde, 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' Tim Burton, 1993.

“Just put on my Halloween costume! This year I’m going as ‘Guy Who Thinks Halloween Is On October 18th.’”
–Stephen Colbert, Oct 19, 2011, @StephenAtHome.

“If you’re ever wondering what to wear, just dress like a pumpkin, you’re good to go.
–Devendra Banhart, American singer.

“Halloween is right around the corner. You can tell because all the stores are decked out for Christmas.”
–Stephen Colbert, Oct 26, 2012, @StephenAtHome.

“I’m a mouse, duh.”
–Karen Smith, 'Mean Girls', Lorne Michaels, 2004.

“If the ghost of a murdered girl really existed I think she’d have something better to do than haunt people who don’t forward chain emails.”
–Rhys James, Feb 3, 2013, @Rhysjamesy.

“I see my face in the mirror and go, ‘I’m a Halloween costume? That’s what they think of me?’ ”
–Drew Carey, American comedian.

“Kinda spooky that Halloween has never fallen on Friday the 13th.”
–Stephen Colbert, Sep 14, 2019, @StephenAtHome.

"This witch can be bribed with chocolate."
–Unknown*

"A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality."
–Lucy Van Pelt, 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown', Bill Melendez, 1966.

"Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?"
–Linus, 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown', Bill Melendez, 1966.

Halloween Quotes For Kids For Greeting Cards

Halloween day is another time to exchange cute greeting cards with friends and loved ones. These quotes are full of kind and tender words. 

“There’s only 365 days left until next Halloween!”
–Mayor, 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' Tim Burton, 1993.

"The farther we've gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we've come to need Halloween."
–Paula Curan, 'Halloween: Magic, Mystery, And The Macabre', 2013.

"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
–Eden Phillpots, 'A Shadow Passes', 1919.

"When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween."
–Unknown*

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"On Halloween, you get to become anything that you want to be.”
–Laurel, 'Love Letters to the Dead', Ava Dellaira, 2014.

"She used to tell me that a full moon was when mysterious things happen and wishes come true."
–Shannon A. Thompson.

"Magic is really very simple, all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it."
–Aggie Cromwell, 'Halloweentown', 1988.

"Where there is no imagination there is no horror."
Holmes, 'A Study In Scarlet', Arthur Conan Doyle 1887.

"Halloween was the best holiday, in my opinion, because it was all about friends, monsters, and candy, rather than family and responsibility."
–Margee Kerr, American sociologist.

"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones."
–Stephen King, 'Why We Crave Horrors', 1982.

"She'd always loved Halloween. A magic night. A night when anything could happen. Monsters could be real. Magic could whisper in the air."
–Narrator, 'Bit Of Bite', Cynthia Eden, 2017.

"Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows' Eve."
–Narrator, 'The Halloween Tree', Ray Bradbury, 1972.

Halloween Quotes For Kids For Instagram Captions

Elvis Duran says, "Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it's about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves." These quotes are filled with imaginative words you can use to show off your cute Halloween costume on Instagram.

"Everyone is a moon and has a dark side, which he never shows to anybody."
–Mark Twain, 'The Refuge Of The Derelicts', 1972.

"'Tis the night—the night
Of the grave's delight,
And the warlocks are at their play;
–Arthur Cleveland Coxe, 'Halloween: A Romaunt', 1842.

"Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen,
Voices whisper in the trees, 'Tonight is Halloween!'"
–Dexter Kozen, American computer scientist.

"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween."
–Douglas Coupland, 'The Gum Thief', 2007.

“A mask tells us more than a face.”
–Oscar Wilde, 'Letters to the Sphinx: From Oscar Wilde', Ada Leverson and Oscar Wilde, 1930.

“It’s a full moon tonight. That’s why all the weirdos are out.”
–Dani, 'Hocus Pocus', Kenny Ortega, 1993.

"Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story."
–Mason Cooley, American aphorist.

"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble."
–The Three Witches, 'Macbeth', William Shakespeare, 1623.

"There is nothing that gives more assurance than a mask."
–Colette, 'My Apprenticeships', 1936.

“Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.”
—Steve Almond, 'Candyfreak: A Journey Through The Chocolate Underbelly of America', 2004.

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
–Anne Shirley, 'Anne Of Green Gables’, L.M. Montgomery, 1908.

The world turned upside down — in a good way — for one black velvet night.
–Karen, Fortunati, 'The Weight of Zero', 2016.

"It's Halloween; everyone's entitled to one good scare."
–Brackett, 'Halloween', John Carpenter, 1978.

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