7 Hilarious Halloween Pranks To Try at the Office

Halloween is just around the corner, and you know what that means... tricks and treats. For all the yummy office snack articles we've written in the past though , this one is all about the tricks! If you're the head of the Halloween party committee at your workplace, these work-friendly pranks are the best of the best for getting your coworkers into the spooky spirit. Enjoy!

Special Delivery

This classic trick is perfect for the office that's constantly getting deliveries. For those of you who want to prank without spending a fortune, this trick is the perfect thing. Simply plant a big cardboard box in your favorite coworker's office and pretend like it's a gift from another company. When they open it up, give the gift of a surprise you in a ghoulish Halloween mask! Believe us when we say they should see it coming... but they won't.

The Intern

Anyone have a scary scarecrow or skeleton decorating their front yard this year? Good. You'll definitely need one for this creepy office prank! Just haul your scarecrow out of the front yard and dress him up in an old work uniform. If he looks too friendly, creep him out with a cheap Halloween mask from the nearest party store. Have a friend help you carry your new employee to the the desk of another favorite coworker before the workday begins. Plop him down in one of the affordable fabric task chairs behind their desk, making sure none of his straw scratches anything. For that final touch, give him a visitors badge with a name, close the door, and wait. Your coworker will never expect it!

The Boss Wants To See You

Remember those birds from the Windex commercials? This looks something like that! This prank is perfect for any doorway that is highly trafficked in the office (for example, the boss's office,  the break room, conference room, or just wherever you keep the printer). With a few extra hands for help, pick a doorway and get some clear packing tape or saran wrap. With the door open, pull the tape or saran wrap taught then tape it to the edge of the door frame at head level. Make sure the door doesn't stick to it when closed. Finally, sit back and wait for a coworker to get a face full plastic!

They Can Run, But You Can Still Hide!

Hiding is perhaps the oldest, most affordable prank in the book, and with a Halloween costume, you're definitely guaranteed to get a few screams out of your coworkers this year. Get the bosses permission before you come to work in a costume, especially if it's not Halloween yet, and let the fun begin. There are all sorts of places to hide in the office - squeeze behind large executive desks, wall cabinets, bookcases for storage, shelving, doorways - anywhere you and your costume can fit! As soon as someone walks by, jump out with a big noise! 

* Bonus: If you're in a full-on scary costume, sometimes you can hide in plain sight. Just sit down in an unexpected place and do something nonchalant until someone walks by. It will be a surprise they're never expecting!

Creepy Crawly Cubicles

Got cubicles and modular workstations in your office? Then this prank is the one for you! Simply purchase a few creepy crawlies from a Halloween store and hide them in somebody's cubicle. Inside drawers, on top of retractable keyboard platforms, and underneath desks make excellent hiding places for bugs. For the grand finale, attach a big plastic tarantula to a piece of fishing line. When your cubicle neighbors aren't on the phone, covertly lean over the top of your cubicle and dangle the spider into theirs, right in front of their faces. Don't forget to jiggle the string for an extra creepy crawly effect!

Ogres Are Like Onions

This one is for whoever is making the caramel apples for the Halloween office party on friday. While you're going about making your deliciously sweet caramel apples, go ahead and prepare a few onions for dipping too. Cut off the pointy ends to resemble more of an apple shape, stick with a skewer, and roll them around in that sweet caramel sauce! Take your surprise to the office party, and watch your tricky treat make it's debut! Hey, everyone needs their fiber. 

It Came From the Break Room...

Finally, a chance to put all those office computer accessories and printing machines to good use! For this article, we've saved the best for last, and though this prank has been circulating around the internet a lot recently, we'd have to say it's definitely perfect for the office break room! To do this prank, go ahead and take photos of your head looking dead eyed and zombie-like. Take one from the front and one from each side. In a photo editing software, merge all the photos together with your frontal shot in the center and your profile pics on the sides. 

Next, take your edited photo to a local copy store or print it yourself and laminate it at work. Finally, fill a large jar with green water (green achieved with food coloring), roll up your photo, and drop it in the jar! Your final product is the most suspicious thing anyone has ever left in the break room refrigerator - "Mike's: Do Not Eat!"

We hope you've enjoyed these harmless Halloween pranks to freak out your coworkers. Remember, while most of these pranks are work-friendly, the office is still a professional environment. Be sure to get the bosses approval if you think you have questions about any of these. Have fun, and stay safe!

Happy Halloween!

Fun Halloween Office Party Ideas

Halloween is just around the corner, and with all the costume commercials and reruns of Halloween movie favorites already hitting the airways, everyone is starting to feel the autumn vibe! With Halloween being the second most popular holiday, its no wonder that most business owners choose this  fun and fabulous theme as an excuse to reunite their employees and get everyone together for a bit of fun. Halloween is the perfect opportunity to deck out the office for the fall and lift everyone's spirits, and there is no better way to do this than with an office party! So don your costumes and be prepared for some great tricks and treats that everyone is sure to enjoy! Muahahaha!

Costume Party!

Costumes are pretty much a given if you're going to host a Halloween party. Not only are they super fun, but they actually have pretty good psychological effects on your employees as well. A chance to dress up and express oneself is what Halloween is all about, and a providing an opportunity for employees to have a bit of fun freedom with everyone can be very beneficial to a work environment. If you're considering throwing a Halloween costume party for your employees, don't forget to set some work-appropriate guidelines so everyone knows what kinds of things are off-limits, but don't forget to have tons of fun! Consider going with a costume theme in which everyone dresses up as a famous movie monster or super hero. Holding a friendly contest with candy prizes for the employees who dress the scariest or the funniest brings everyone together and creates an easy conversational topic that can last the whole year! Here's a few great work-appropriate costume ideas to inspire some ghoulish games:

1.) Superhero

2.) Monsters

3.) Cartoon Character

4.) Pirates 

5.) Best "Office" Costume

Dress Up the Desks!

If you're going to throw a costume party anyway, what better way to get the Halloween vibe going than by dressing up those cubicles to set the theme? The fun doesn't just have to be limited to you and your co-workers. Dressing up all the office furniture is a fabulous way to let your employees get a little creative during their break times, and maybe even instill a little friendly competition if the spookiest setup gets a prize. You can even get the fun going a little early, perhaps around the start of the month, with just a few fall-themed decorations such as laminated dried fall-leaf magnets stuck onto some file carts and the break room fridge. Uncarved mini pumpkins make super cute paperweights and can become instant jack-o-lanterns at the Halloween party with a few faces doodled on them with a black marker! For the party itself, let loose all your tricks and treats by sprinkling candies on your co-workers desks for them to find. Halloween spider webs are fairly cheap decorations that can be stretched across comfortable office chairs and modern office desks while store bought tissue-paper lanterns with Halloween faces drawn on them all work to make the office extra fun and spooky!

Yummy Treats!

Food is an essential at any party, but Halloween provides some great opportunities to get a little extra creative! Organize a Halloween-themed potluck where all your co-workers can bring a little something yummy for everyone to share. Most offices have some handy folding tables for events and parties lying around somewhere. Dress one or two up with orange, purple, or black plastic table cloths from the dollar store so people have a place to set their goodies. Snag one of the food and beverage carts from the break room or cafeteria to provide a space to put yummy Halloween beverages like punch and sodas. Use your office computers to look up some amazing Halloween recipes to share with your co-workers! Some great Halloween treats to consider are caramel apples, Halloweenies (hotdogs), Zombpizza, decorated cupcakes, toasted pumpkin seeds, and of course, candy!

Fun Tricks!

Halloween games are a great opportunity for employees to get to know one another a little better and have fun doing it. It may sound silly, but pin-the-bones-on-the-skeleton and bobbing for apples (or bonuses, if you can get your boss to agree) can be super fun when everyone gets involved. In fact, your office is probably already equipped with everything you need to create awesome party games. Drawing faces on pumpkins with the markers in everyone's pencil drawers is a creative way to have a pumpkin-carving contest without all the mess. Contests can include trash-bin basketball (a game most office employees are already familiar with), who can create the longest paper clip chain, Halloween themed drawing contests, a computer chair rase, and mummy wrapping (in which teams of co workers see who can wrap a person in toilet paper the fastest!) These Halloween game ideas are not only great fun, but they also bring employees together and help induce teamwork. This way, your simple Halloween office party can be a clever way to reinforce friendships all around the office that will last long after the holiday season!

Keep Fun Professional!

As easy as it is to slip into the fun of spirit of the season, remember that work should come first. Parties are clever, enjoyable ways to bring everyone together, but remember they can also divide. Halloween is a special holiday, filled with ghostly ghouls and other scary beasts, but set guidelines so that everyone knows the office party should be more about whimsy than fear. Make sure everyone knows the limits on the costumes they can wear - nothing too revealing or too frightening. For the food portion, check with your co-workers to make sure no one has allergies to common ingredients like nuts or milk, and let the rest of the crew know if someone does. Safe games to play are wonderful ways to bring your employees together, but remember they should stay safe. The best way to ensure that nobody is tempted to shirk their work responsibilities is to hold your Halloween party in the evening after the workday ends. That way, no one feels too obligated to stay trapped behind their reception desk or modular workstations. We hope these tips have helped you out to cast a spell of fun on your office! Happy Halloween!