Halloween birthday cards: for the ones born on 31 October

A Halloween birthday is a mixed blessing: brilliant parties, and a lifetime of people forgetting because they're busy answering the door. A card that acknowledges both goes down very well.

Below are the cards to send, what to write in them, and how to run a birthday party that borrows Halloween rather than being swallowed by it.

Everything is printed and posted from the UK and blank inside, so the joke about pumpkins is yours to make.

What to write in a Halloween birthday card

• Happy birthday to the only person whose party comes with sweets for strangers. Shop this card
• Born on Halloween. That explains a great deal. Shop this card
• Another year older and still the scariest thing on the street. Shop this card
• Happy birthday — hope it's more cake than pumpkin this year. Shop this card
• Trick or treat? Neither, it's your birthday. Presents. Shop this card
• Sorry your birthday keeps getting hijacked by ghosts. Shop this card
• Have a wicked birthday. Yes, we went there. Shop this card
• Happy Halloween birthday — may your doorbell stay quiet all evening. Shop this card

For a child born on Halloween

• The best birthday of the year and you got it. Happy birthday! Shop this card
• Cake first, trick-or-treating after. Shop this card
• Happy birthday to our favourite little monster. Shop this card
• Six today and officially the spookiest in the house. Shop this card
• Hope your birthday is full of sweets and no actual ghosts. Shop this card

Running a Halloween birthday party

• Do the birthday bit first — cake and candles before any costume games. Shop this card
• Decorate in black and orange but put a birthday banner up too. Shop this card
• One Halloween game, one ordinary party game, so it still feels like their day. Shop this card
• Presents opened before the trick-or-treaters start ringing. Shop this card
• Hold it the weekend before if 31 October is a school night. Shop this card
• Party bags with sweets do double duty on the night. Shop this card

Halloween cards

Spooky designs printed in the UK, blank inside.

Birthday cards

For when they'd rather the day was about them, not the pumpkins.

Party banners and toppers

Birthday decorations that hold their own against the cobwebs.

Where to shop next

• Buy a birthday card
• Halloween party ideas
• Halloween party games
• Halloween party ideas for adults
• Kids' Halloween party ideas
• Halloween birthday cards
• Halloween card messages
• Buy Halloween cards
• Halloween cards
• Party supplies
• Buy party supplies
• Birthday cards
• Birthday party ideas
• Bonfire Night
• Birthday badges & party pins
• How to make a balloon arch
• Photo booth prop ideas
• Party bag ideas for adults
• How much helium do you need for balloons?
• Gifts to make someone smile
• Thinking of you gifts
• Birthday pin badges
• Funny Birthday Cards for Dad - shop the range
• Funny Birthday Cards for Her - shop the range
• Funny Birthday Cards for Him - shop the range

Frequently asked questions

What do you write in a Halloween birthday card?

Acknowledge the clash and make a joke of it — "born on Halloween, that explains a lot" — then write one genuine line. People with Halloween birthdays spend their lives being half-forgotten, so the sincere sentence matters more than the pun.

Do you sell Halloween birthday cards?

Yes — browse our <a href="/collections/halloween-cards">Halloween cards</a> and <a href="/collections/birthday-cards">birthday cards</a>. Everything is printed in the UK and blank inside, so you can combine the two in the message.

How do you throw a Halloween birthday party?

Keep the birthday first: cake, candles and presents before any Halloween games, and put a birthday banner up alongside the spooky decorations. Full plan on our <a href="/pages/halloween-party-ideas">Halloween party ideas</a> page.

When should you send a Halloween birthday card?

Post it two or three days early. On 31 October itself the card competes with the doorbell, so arriving on the 29th means it actually gets read.