Halloween Prank Ideas: Cards, Glitter & a Screaming Gift Bag

Halloween is one of the few holidays where annoying someone is practically encouraged. People hide behind doors. Skeletons jump out of bushes. Candy bowls have fake hands in them. So naturally, we think the greeting cards and gift bags should get involved too.

Halloween cards may not be as traditional as birthday or Christmas cards, but that's part of the fun. Nobody is really expecting one. And when the card screams, won't stop playing, or comes with an unexpected amount of glitter, that's even better.

1. Send a Halloween Card That's Actually a Trick

A normal Halloween card says “Happy Halloween.” That's fine, however, A Halloween prank card can make opening the envelope part of the experience.

Our Endless Halloween Scream Card with Glitter looks festive enough when it arrives. Pumpkins. Halloween colors. Nothing particularly suspicious.

Then the recipient opens it. That's when things get considerably less peaceful.

It's a good option for friends, family, coworkers, or anyone who thinks they are too difficult to prank.

And unlike a plastic skeleton on the porch, you can mail it across the country.

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2. Turn Almost Any Card Into a Halloween Prank With Glitter

Maybe you already have the perfect card.

Maybe somebody has a birthday right around Halloween.

Or maybe you don't need another musical card—you just want opening the envelope to be more entertaining.

That's where a Halloween Glitter Trap Envelope comes in.

The orange envelope is decorated for Halloween with bats, pumpkins and other spooky details. Put your card inside and the recipient gets a little extra Halloween surprise when they open it.

By “surprise,” we mean glitter.

It's an easy way to make an ordinary birthday card, Halloween card, or other greeting considerably less ordinary.

3. Give Them a Gift Bag That Screams

Cards shouldn't get to have all the fun.

The Endless Scream Gift Bag looks like a normal gift bag until it's activated and opened. Then it screams. Loudly. And roughly 90 seconds later? It screams again. That delay is important.

The first scream gets the reaction.The later screams are what make people start wondering why you gave them this thing in the first place.

Put an actual gift inside. Add candy. Add a card. Give it to somebody at a Halloween party. Then behave as though you have absolutely no idea what everyone is talking about.

4. Combine a Prank Card and the Screaming Bag

Of course, you don't actually have to choose. Put a Halloween prank card inside the screaming gift bag. Now the bag is the first prank.

The card is the second. If glitter becomes involved, that's between you and the person you gave it to. This works especially well when you're giving someone a real gift anyway. From the outside, it still looks like a normal Halloween gift bag.

5. Halloween Birthdays Deserve Better Birthday Cards

Some people have the excellent—or unfortunate—luck of having a birthday right around Halloween. That gives you options. You can still send them a regular birthday card, but put it inside the orange Halloween Glitter Trap Envelope.

Or choose a birthday prank card and package it with the screaming bag. You don't need to turn their birthday into a Halloween party. You just need enough Halloween to make them slightly suspicious of anything you hand them.

What Do You Write in a Halloween Card?

If you've gone through all this trouble, the message inside doesn't need to be complicated.

A few possibilities:

• Hope your Halloween is a scream.
• Trick or treat. I chose trick.
• Open carefully. Or don't.
• I got you something scary. It's this card.
• No tricks. Probably.
• Have a frighteningly good Halloween.
• I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed sending it.
• Happy Halloween. Sorry in advance.

For a Halloween birthday:

• Happy Birthday! Your timing is terrifying.
• Another year older. That's the scary part.
• Happy Birthday and Happy Halloween. You only get one card.
• Trick or treat? Your birthday gift is both.

Halloween Is Better With a Little Mischief

You don't have to send Halloween cards. That's exactly why they're fun. A card, envelope or gift that behaves differently than someone expects fits Halloween pretty perfectly.

You can keep it simple with a Halloween card, add a glitter surprise, hand somebody a gift bag that screams every 90 seconds, or combine everything and become significantly less popular with your friends.

Browse our Halloween collection for cards, bags and other Halloween pranks.

Happy Halloween.