Are you looking for the best trunk or treat ideas for Halloween? Here are 45 insanely cute and creative trunk or treat ideas for cars you’ll love!
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Can you guys believe Halloween is only a few short weeks away? I am so excited to dress up for parties and eat lots of candies, haha! Speaking of candies, I know a lot of people love doing trunk or treat instead of handing out candies in their homes.
If you don’t know what trunk or treat is, it’s an event held at schools, churches, and neighborhoods where parents decorate their cars in a theme and hand out candies to children. This is actually amazing because you won’t have people ringing your doorbell all night. And it is much faster to go to each car and get candy than to walk up to the door, ring the bell, and wait for the owners to come out.
If you need some inspiration for your own trunk or treat, you have come to the right place. I have gathered 45 insanely cute and creative Halloween trunk or treat ideas for you to recreate. From Disney-themed trunks to Wheel of Fortune theme and scary Halloween trunks, there is something in here for everyone.
The great thing about Trunk or Treat is that you can really let your creativity shine through. You can go all out or keep it simple. It’s all up to you. Now, let’s take a look at these awesome ideas!
TRUNK OR TREAT IDEAS
1. PIZZA TRUNK OR TREAT
I absolutely love how creative this is. I mean, who doesn’t love pizza, right? If I were going to trunk or treat and approached this car, I would want pizza and not the candy, haha!
2. TROLLS TRUNK OR TREAT
With such a colorful trunk like this, it is sure to stand out in the crowd. You can use paper plates, acrylic paint, and colorful construction paper to make the flowers and other Trolls characters.
3. EMOJI TRUNK OR TREAT
This trunk has every single emotion I’m feeling, lol! But seriously, I haven’t seen many people do this, so if you are looking for something a little more unique, go with this.
4. UNICORN TRUNK OR TREAT
How adorable is this trunk or treat idea? Make the colorful pom poms using tissue paper and get everything else you need at your local dollar store.
5. FRIENDS TRUNK OR TREAT
I am obsessed with this trunk or treat idea. It brings back so many memories. If you love the show Friends, then you have to recreate this trunk or treat.
6. FINDING DORY TRUNK OR TREAT
You can make the colorful corals out of spray foam insulation, wooden dowels, and some bright acrylic paint.
7. TACO TRUNK OR TREAT
If you are looking for something super easy or need something last-minute, this is the one for you. You can add all the candies that the kids can choose on the menu.
8. MONSTERS INC. TRUNK OR TREAT
Kids love Monsters Inc., so this is definitely going to be a hit. You can incorporate James and Mike by painting pumpkins.
9. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
I absolutely love the painted pumpkins. You can also ask your kids to draw/color in drawings of the Ninja Turtles to incorporate in your trunk or treat.
10. CAMPING TRUNK OR TREAT
It’s never too cold to go camping. You can get pretty much everything you need for this setup at your local dollar store.
11. SESAME STREET TRUNK OR TREAT
This is so cool! Use a green tablecloth to make the backdrop and blow up lots of colorful balloons for the arch. You can buy the Sesame Street sign from Amazon.
12. LEGO TRUNK OR TREAT
The kids can help with DIY-ing the Legos. You’ll need cardboard boxes, plastic plates/cups, and acrylic paints.
13. SHARK TRUNK OR TREAT
How awesome is this trunk or treat idea? Use a red tablecloth to create the inside of the mouth, and you can get the warning sign from Amazon.
14. HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO
Blow up lots of balloons to fill the trunk of your car and have the kids shuffle them around to find candy. It is super fun and easy to recreate.
15. FINDING NEMO TRUNK OR TREAT
Finding Nemo is another fan favorite. You can buy lots of plushies of the characters and use a blue blanket to create the ocean.
16. target trunk or treat
This is so creative! Buy little red trays to place the candies in, and you can just print out the logo to attach it to your backdrop.
17. COCO TRUNK OR TREat
If you’ve watched the movie Coco and loved it, you have to recreate this trunk or treat decoration. The paper flowers and the backdrop on the trunk are absolutely gorgeous.
18. WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Create a fun little game for the children to play. Spin the wheel of “candy” and whichever it lands on is the one they get.
19. PUMPKIN PATCH TRUNK OR TREAT
If you didn’t have time to go to the pumpkin patch, no problem. Simply transform your trunk into one. Get a few hay bales, faux leaves, faux pumpkins, and a few other fall decorations.
20. PAC-MAN TRUNK OR TREAT
I used to play this game all the time when I was younger. I would always wait for the teacher to look away, and then I would play Pac-Man the entire class. No wonder I got such poor grades, haha!
21. HARRY POTTER THEME
If you’re not already familiar, Honeydukes is a popular sweet shop in Harry Potter, so this is just perfect. Write down what candies are available on a mini chalkboard stand.
22. PLAY-DOH TRUNK OR TREAT
Not in the mood to paint pumpkins for your trunk or treat event. No problem, use lots of colorful play-doh to decorate them. They actually look cute and funny at the same time.
23. PIRATES TRUNK OR TREAT
Create an amazing pirate-themed trunk using rustic decorations. Buy flameless candles, rusty chains, and a brown tablecloth.
24. TANGLED TRUNK OR TREAT
So many kids love Tangled. It’s also my personal favorite Disney Princess movie. Make the tower using a large piece of cardboard and blow up lots of purple and pink balloons.
25. ANDY’S ROOM TRUNK OR TREAT
Decorate the trunk of your car and make it look like Andy’s room from Toy Story. Buy toy plushies and place them on the bed as well.
You can make the blocks with cardboard boxes, paper, and markers.
26. BLUEY TRUNK OR TREAT
The most important thing you need for this theme is the balloons. You can find Bluey-themed balloons at Michaels for really cheap
27. WINNIE THE POOH THEME
You cannot tell me this doesn’t look fabulous. You can print out templates for the characters or order them online. Grab a red tablecloth to put down first.
28. ALICE IN WONDERLAND
This trunk or treat idea looks beyond amazing! I love the giant cards (you can make them with large cardboard) and the card banner on the trunk, which just ties everything together.
29. INSIDE OUT TRUNK OR TREAT
If you are looking for something easier and simpler, this inside-out theme trunk is for you. You are going to need lots of balloons for this.
30. TWISTER TRUNK OR TREAT
Buy a twister mat, or if you already have one in your home, use that to place on the trunk of your car. Blow up some balloons, place the candies outside, and watch everyone go wild.
31. HAUNTED TEA PARTY
If you want something a little more scary and Halloween-y, this haunted tea party theme is for you. Incorporate lots of spider webs, skulls, and skeletons.
32. STARBUCKS TRUNK OR TREAT
You know what would be awesome. If you actually bought food from the Starbucks menu to give out during the event.
But I don’t think the kids will like that more than candy, and it would be hel**a expensive, haha!
33. WHERE’S WALDO?
This is such a cool trunk or treat idea. You can have the kids try and find Waldo, and whoever sees him first wins a prize, along with some candy.
34. LUAU TRUNK OR TREAT
Just because it’s Halloween doesn’t mean you can’t recreate this stunning tropical theme trunk. You can get everything you need from Dollar Tree.
35. CANDY LAND TRUNK OR TREAT
I am loving this Candy Land-themed trunk. Use lots of colorful streamers to create the arch, and paper plates and colored tissue paper to make the candy decor.
36. BARBIE TRUNK OR TREAT
At such an important and trendy event, Barbie’s got to make an appearance. Buy a Barbie doll house and some dolls. Add pink balloons and pink curtains.
You can also dress up a skeleton in all pink clothes.
37. GUMBALL TRUNK OR TREAT
Get creative and recreate this awesome gumball-themed trunk or treat idea. You are going to need a lot of balloons, cardboard, and acrylic paints.
38. DOLLY PARTON THEME
Grab a large paper and make a cute drawing of Dolly Parton. Write down one of her many famous quotes and incorporate lots of pink decor.
39. CHICK-FIL-A TRUNK OR TREAT
Use a brick tablecloth as the backdrop and blow up some balloons. Order Chick-fil-A cups and bags for the finishing touch.
40 MINION TRUNK OR TREAT
This is just too adorable not to recreate. Paint a few pumpkins and make them look like minions. Blow up yellow balloons and add spider webs to make it spooky.
41. DUNKIN DONUTS TRUNK OR TREAT
Here is another awesome fast food restaurant-themed trunk or treat idea. Buy a sprinkled donut floatie and print out the Dunkin Donuts logo.
42. COOKIE MONSTER TRUNK
This is super easy to recreate, and I’m sure the kids will love it. You’ll want to first secure the cardboard on the trunk, and then glue on blue tissue paper.
Create cookies with brown paper and markers.
43. CIRCUS TRUNK OR TREAT
This may just be my favorite trunk or treat idea on this list. Use lots of red and white decor, buy hula hoops, balloons, and finish everything off with disco lights.
44. PINK GHOST TRUNK OR TREAT
Use a tomato cage and white flat sheets to make the ghost. Create the balloon arch using pink, white, and black balloons. Incorporate tinsels and mini cauldrons to hold the candies.
45. MICKEY AND MINNIE TRUNK OR TREAT
Last but definitely not least, we have this amazing Disney-themed trunk or treat idea. Buy orange, purple, and black balloons. A Minnie/Mickey-shaped lantern and other decorations.
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