7 Spanish Halloween Activities for Fun & Low-Prep Lessons

The first chill of fall is in the air, and for many of us, that means one thing: the start of spooky season! As Spanish teachers, October is a golden opportunity to make language learning fun and thematic. This post is all about creative, language-focused Spanish Halloween activities that your students will love—and that you'll love for being easy to implement!

Whether you're teaching younger learners or even beginner high school students, finding fun, high-engagement Spanish Halloween activities can help you bring a lot of fun to Spanish language lessons.

It's a fantastic way to reinforce core skills like reading, listening, and vocabulary, all with a spooky twist. These seven fun, low-prep Spanish October lessons will help you make the most of the season.

They're designed to be flexible, combining vocabulary and grammar with playful learning so you can easily adapt them to any class and keep students excited all month long!

Best of all, some of these can be used for a Spanish Halloween Party! Just don't forget to get your students some Halloween Gifts!

Ready to bring some scary, language-rich fun into your classroom? Let's dive into 7 fun Noche de Brujas games Halloween activities in Spanish class!

The Perfect Bingo In Spanish For Halloween Scary Fun

Looking for a quick and fun way to bring Halloween into your Spanish class? This Spanish Halloween Vocabulary Bingo Game is the perfect choice! With 36 unique bingo cards and 30 Halloween themed words, your students will love matching spooky favorites like calabaza, esqueleto, lechuza, and more. Each card features colorful illustrations, making the game accessible for all learners—even beginners.

To make it even more versatile, the set includes calling cards in both English and Spanish, plus versions with or without text so you can easily adapt for your class needs.

Not only is this activity festive, but it also builds important skills. As students listen and match words, they’ll practice auditory comprehension, vocabulary recognition, and strengthen connections between images and language. Best of all? There’s no prep required beyond printing and cutting the half size versions.

Use it as a warm-up, review, or class party game—it works for any group size and keeps students engaged from start to finish.

Bring a little spooky fun into your classroom while teaching your students Spanish Halloween related vocabulary in a relaxed, low-pressure way!

Spanish Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Turn vocabulary practice into a Halloween adventure with this Spanish Halloween Scavenger Hunt! Students will love reading clues in Spanish, searching the classroom for hidden Halloween-themed cards, and racing to collect them all. You can choose between two smaller sets or combine them for a longer 24-card hunt—perfect for adapting to different lesson lengths or group sizes. To make it even more flexible, the clues come in two difficulty levels, so you can easily adjust for your students’ grade or skill level.

As they move around and solve the clues, students practice reading fluency, vocabulary in context, and logical thinking, all while staying active and engaged. The movement keeps kinesthetic learners happy, and the teamwork aspect encourages collaboration and communication. It’s a great option for a lively review, a brain break, or just adding some festive energy to your lesson.

Whether played in pairs, small groups, or individually, this scavenger hunt makes Spanish Halloween vocabulary stick—while students feel like they’re just playing a game.

Spanish Halloween “Veo Veo” I Spy Game

The Spanish Halloween “Veo Veo” I Spy Game brings a quieter kind of excitement to vocabulary practice. Students search through 41 different Halloween-themed images, to find the 16 items on the list. 

With three differentiated vocabulary lists and two list formats, it’s easy to adjust for different levels and learning needs. The game works well for independent practice, partner activities, or small groups, making it flexible for any classroom routine.

As students scan and identify images, they strengthen vocabulary recognition, sharpen attention to detail, and connect visuals with words in Spanish. It’s especially handy for sub plans, early finishers or even homework. No prep is needed—just print and play.

This activity offers a calm, focused challenge while still giving students plenty of exposure to key Halloween terms.

Spanish Halloween Collaborative Poster: Color by Code

Want to add a more creative touch to your Halloween lessons? Why not make a Spanish Halloween Collaborative Poster that doubles as festive classroom décor for your Spanish class. Each student colors a piece of the poster, but there’s a twist—they must read and complete Spanish-language sentences to figure out which colors to use. When all the pieces come together, the result is a bright, Halloween-themed “color by code” masterpiece created by your class.

This activity blends reading comprehension, vocabulary practice, and teamwork in a fun, low-prep format. Students engage in meaningful language processing as they follow color-coded instructions, and the collaborative format builds community while giving everyone a role in the final product.

And if you don´t want your students to do the color by code activity, there´s also a free coloring choice option, so you can easily adapt it to fit your classroom needs. Once assembled, the poster makes a spooky seasonal display that celebrates both your students’ creativity and their Spanish learning.

It’s the perfect way to bring your class together!

Spanish Halloween Reading & Mad Libs: Discover the Meigas

For more advanced students, this culturally rich reading activity explores the Meigas—the mystical witches of Galicia. It includes two Spanish reading passages: one for comprehension practice and the other as a mad libs-style fill-in-the-blank or scrambled paragraph challenge. Students engage with spooky-themed vocabulary and grammar in a meaningful context while learning about a fascinating aspect of Spanish folklore and culture.

Working through comprehension questions, paragraph sequencing, or creatively filling in the blanks, students strengthen reading fluency, inference skills, and critical thinking. The cultural focus gives learners a deeper appreciation of Spanish-speaking traditions beyond the textbook while introducing authentic vocabulary. With three levels of comprehension tasks and two versions of each passage, the activity adapts easily for different abilities. Perfect for reading groups, whole-class lessons, or homework, it continues your Spanish Halloween activities by combining culture, language, and higher-level thinking.

Roll a Spooky Tale: Creative Writing in Spanish for Halloween

What if creative writing in Spanish could be spooky, fun, and totally engaging? This Roll-a-Story Spanish Halloween activity gives students thrilling prompts to craft spine-tingling tales just in time for la Noche de Brujas.

Students roll a die to combine characters, settings, problems, themes, and objects, creating unique stories every time. With six options in each category and up to five categories per roll, the possibilities are endless. From a mystery in a mad scientist’s lab to a group of zombies, a famous chef, and a vampire’s cape, students’ imaginations run wild while practicing Spanish writing.

This activity is perfect for S2 and S3 and more advanced students, helping them flex their creativity, practice vocabulary and sentence structures, and enjoy writing in a playful, interactive way. The resource includes four different roll-a-story options, making it easy to differentiate for mixed-ability groups or adapt across different levels.

It’s easy to print, distribute, and use. The characters, settings, and objects are mostly Halloween-themed, with fun additions to keep the stories surprising and entertaining—ideal for October and November.

Spooktacular Spanish Conversations: “Would You Rather” Halloween Activity

Add some spooky fun to your Spanish class with this Halloween-themed “Would You Rather” Speaking Activity! Perfect for grades 9–12, students get to make choices like becoming a vampire or a werewolf, exploring haunted caves, or other thrilling Halloween scenarios—all while speaking Spanish.

Each task card starts with a “¿Preferirías… o …?” prompt and gives students two options, helping them practice the conditional tense in a playful, low-pressure way. The open-ended nature of the questions also allows students to respond using other tenses—present, future, or subjunctive—so everyone can participate and build confidence in conversation.

This activity is super versatile: it works as a full-class conversation game, a warm-up, a brain break, or a bell ringer. Students strengthen conversational fluency, comprehension, and creativity, all while enjoying the Halloween spirit.

Wrap-Up: Add Some Spooky Magic to Your Spanish Classroom This October

These 7 Spanish Halloween activities offer the perfect blend of seasonal fun and meaningful language learning. From vocabulary and grammar to cultural insights, each resource is designed to keep students engaged while reinforcing essential Spanish skills. With everything from interactive games and reading passages to collaborative projects, you can easily adapt the activities for different levels, learning styles, and classroom setups.

Each activity is low-prep and high-impact — just print and go. They’re perfect for building classroom community, promoting critical thinking, and helping students retain vocabulary in memorable ways. Whether students are on the move with a scavenger hunt or quietly focused on a color-by-code poster, they’re practicing Spanish in ways that feel natural and fun.

Give your students something to look forward to this October—and give yourself a break—with activities that are as effective as they are festive. Bring Halloween to life in Spanish class!

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