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Car Trunk Decorated as Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory for a Trunk or Treat Halloween Event | The Dating Divas

What is A Trunk or Treat?

Many neighborhoods, schools, and church communities have transitioned to a trunk or treat event rather than traditional trick-or-treating – and for a good reason! Rather than going door to door to unknown homes, the costumed kiddos get to go from car trunk to trunk collecting candy and playing games – all in a safe, festive, community environment.

Even more exciting, families participate together using over-the-top trunk or treat decorating ideas to design an elaborate Halloween display for the car's trunk. The trunk or treat theme ideas can range from scary to inspiring. Decorating your car is part of the fun, but choosing a theme and catching a vision can be the hardest part.

Whether you are a veteran seeking new ideas or a rookie new to trunk or treating – we've got 101 super creative Halloween trunk or treat ideas that are outrageously creative to inspire you below!

Our Best Halloween Trunk or Treat Ideas By Category

To help you navigate all of the amazing ideas, we've broken the trunk or treat ideas into the following categories:

Clever Halloween Trunk or Treat Ideas
Easy Animal Trunk or Treat Theme Ideas
Trunk or Treat Decorating Ideas Inspired by Movies
Popular Halloween Trunk or Treat Ideas
Easy Trunk or Treat Ideas for Church
Easy Trunk or Treat Ideas: Monster Faces
Scary Trunk or Treat Decorating Ideas
Interactive Trunk or Treat Theme Ideas

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Our Best Trunk or Treat Ideas & Tips
Frequently Asked Questions About Trunk or Treating

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CLEVER HALLOWEEN TRUNK OR TREAT Decorations

Circus Tent

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In-n-Out

A family dressed as characters from the tv show The Price is Right standing in front of a decorated trunk for a trunk or treat event | The Dating Divas — The Price is Right trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with a snack bar and popcorn maker to create a concession stand theme for a trunk or treat event | The Dating Divas — Concession Stand trunk or treat idea

A colorful trunk display using balloons in the colors of skittles candy. Car trunk is decorated for a trunk or treat event |The Dating Divas — Skittles trunk or treat idea

A car trunk decorated as a Target store. A person is dressed as a Target employee carrying an oversized Target Red Card. A fun idea for Trunk or Treat | The Dating Divas — Target trunk or treat idea

A car trunk decorated as a scene from the TV show Friends. A fun trunk or treat decorating theme! | The Dating Divas — Friends trunk or treat idea

Camping

Trunk decorating for a Trunk or Treat Halloween Event themed with Emoji | The Dating Divas — Emoji trunk or treat idea

Pirates at Sea

A trunk decorated a pirate ship with a blue tarp laid out in front to create a sea scene (including with sharks!) - a fun trunk or treat decorating idea | The Dating Divas — Pirates at sea trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with Christmas decorations for a Trunk or Treat Halloween event. | The Dating Divas — Christmas in October trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with snowflakes and Christmas lights as well as signs indicating the directions to the North Pole. A fun trunk or treat theme idea. | The Dating Divas — North Pole trunk or treat idea

Donut

A trunk decorated with pajama party items including candles, a movie screen and junk food. A person is dressed in pajamas and a face mask. This is an easy trunk or treat Halloween decorating idea. — Pajama party trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with a colorful banner and ice cream store decor as part of a trunk or treat Halloween event. A fun Trunk or Treat theme idea. | The Dating Divas — Ice cream shop trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated as a large music player for a trunk or treat Halloween event. A unique trunk or treat decorating idea. | The Dating Divas — Boombox trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated as a large cruise ship for a trunk or treat Halloween event. A fun trunk or treat decorating idea. | The Dating Divas — Cruise ship trunk or treat idea

EASY TRUNK OR TREAT IDEAS – Animal Themed

Trunk decorated as a lion - a great trunk or treat idea for Halloween | The Dating Divas — Lion trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated as a bat - a great trunk or treat idea for Halloween | The Dating Divas — Bat trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated as a frog - a great trunk or treat idea for Halloween | The Dating Divas — Frog trunk or treat idea

Black Cat

Trunk decorated as a beehive - a great trunk or treat idea for Halloween | The Dating Divas — Beehive trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated as a large cat a great trunk or treat idea for Halloween | The Dating Divas — Crazy Cat Lady trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated as a shark - a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Shark trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated as a barn with various farm animals - a great trunk or treat idea for Halloween | The Dating Divas — Farm animals trunk or treat idea

Trunk or Treat Decoration Ideas Inspired by Movies

Trunk decorated with a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory theme. It includes a lot of colorful balloons, and some printed golden ticket labels. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Willy Wonk & The Chocolate Factory trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with the theme of Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin. There are several Snoopy character cutouts and stuffed animals included Lucy, Charlie Brown and Woodstock. There are also a lot of pumpkins. This is a fun Halloween trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — The Great Pumpkin trunk or treat idea

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park trunk or treat idea

Whoville

The Grinch Who Stole Christmas trunk or treat idea

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie and tv show Power Rangers. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Power Rangers trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with Mickey Mouse theme - a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Mickey Mouse trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for Disney's frozen. It includes snowflakes and stand up cardboard cut outs of characters from the show. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Frozen trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated as a large Dalmatian dog - a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — 101 Dalmations trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a Pixar Movie Up theme - a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Up trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. It includes cutouts with scenes and characters from the movie. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — The NIghtmare Before Christmas trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie Star Wars. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Star Wars trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie Peter Pan . It includes a large pirate ship, a cardboard cut out of the crocodile. The family is dressed in coordinating Peter Pan Halloween costumes. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Peter Pan trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the classic movie The Wizard of Oz. It includes a yellow brick road leading to the car and a large rainbow stretching across the car's trunk. A mother and child are dressed as Dorothy and the Lion - characters from the move. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — The Wizard of Oz trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with fluffy cotton clouds with an Aladdin backdrop and magic carpet - a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Aladdin trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the Disney movie Toy Story. It includes pumpkins decorated as the green aliens from Pizza Planet. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Toy Story trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie Batman. It includes cut outs in the shape of Gotham city. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Batman trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie Harry Potter. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Harry Potter trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie Sandlot. It includes a picket fence, a sign and baseball bats and balls. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Sandlot trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie Ghostbusters. It includes characters from the movie. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Ghostbusters trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a Charlotte's Web theme including fall decor. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Charlotte's Web trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a care bear theme including a large rainbow and coordinating Care Bear costumes. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Care Bears trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the Disney movie The Little Mermaid. It includes a lot of blue streamers and scenes from the movie. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — The Little Mermaid trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie and book Winnie the Pooh. It includes signs for the 100 acre woods. A couple is dressed as Eeyore and Winnie the Pooh to coordinate their costumes with the trunk's theme. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Winnie the Pooh trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated like the ship, Titanic. A blue tarp creates the image of an ocean and a costumed boat captain is at the hull of the ship. This is a unique Trunk or Treat idea that people will recognize and love! | The Dating Divas — Titanic trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the movie Hotel Transylvania. It includes a large cut out of a mummy character from the show. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — Hotel Transylvania trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a theme for the book, movie and tv show The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. It includes a couple in Cat in the Hat costumes to coordinate with the theme. This is a great trunk or treat idea | The Dating Divas — The Cat in the Hat trunk or treat idea

POPULAR HALLOWEEN Car Decorations

A trunk decorated as a spider web. It has a giant large spider and the trunk is filled with cobwebs. This is an easy trunk or treat idea for decorating your trunk for Halloween. | The Dating Divas — Spider web trunk or treat idea

Candyland

Candyland trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with a fitted blue sheet to create the character of Cookie Monster from Sesame Street. A super fun trunk or treat idea for Halloween. | The Dating Divas — Cookie Monster trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with an under the sea theme. It includes colorful fish and blue streamers. This is a very colorful trunk or treat decorating idea! | The Dating Divas — Under the sea trunk or treat idea

A car trunk decorated for a trunk or treat event using the video game Fortnite. It includes the colors and characters from the video game. | The Dating Divas — Fortnite trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated as a Wild West scene. It includes various buildings including a post office, bank and saloon. There are cacti and wanted posters. This is a great trunk or treat idea for Halloween | The Dating Divas — Wild west scene trunk or treat idea

Trunk decorated with a day of the dead (dia de los muertos) theme. It is a colorful display with skeletons, flowers and papel picado. A fun trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated as a large pirate ship manned by skeletons. A fun trunk or treat theme idea. |The Dating Divas — Pirate trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with a classic building scene from a superhero comic book. There are blue, red and yellow windows and signs. This is such a fun trunk or treat idea for Halloween. | The Dating Divas — Superhero comic book trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated as a jungle. It includes a lot of greenery, banana and a stuffed monkey. This is a fun trunk or treat theme idea for family animal costumes to do with the theme. |The Dating Divas — Jungle trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with the colors of the rainbow. There is a pathway leading two the car which has a large rainbow stretched across the back of the trunk. This is a super popular trunk or treat theme for a Halloween event. | The Dating Divas — Rainbow trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with a theme from the arcade game Pacman. The trunk decoration include a scene from the classic game and the family has Pacman character costumes to match the theme. This is a super fun theme for Trunk or Treat. | The Dating Divas — Pacman trunk or treat idea

A trunk elaborately decorated with a cardboard replica of the pyramids of Giza. The people giving out candy are dressed as ancient Egyptians. A clever Halloween trunk or treat theme. | The Dating Divas — Pyramid of Egypt trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated with planets. The trunk is space with hanging planets and a large rocket ship cut out. A child is dressed as an astronaut to match the car's space trunk or treat theme. | The Dating Divas — Outer space trunk or treat idea

A trunk decorated to the theme of the video game Mario Cart. The family is dressed as characters from Mario cart to match the trunk's Halloween Trunk or Treat theme. | The Dating Divas — Mario Cart trunk or treat idea

EASY TRUNK OR TREAT IDEAS FOR CHURCH

"C" is for Christ

The Polar Express

Lego & Let Jesus

A trunk decorated with legos. The boxes are wrapped in colorful wrapping paper with matching paper places. A sign reads, "Lego and let Jesus" making this an easy trunk or treat idea for a church trunk or treat event. | The Dating Divas — Lego trunk or treat idea

God Made Us Unique – Unicorn

A trunk decorated as a unicorn. A sign reads "Got made us all unique" making this a fun trunk or treat theme for a church Halloween party. | The Dating Divas — Unicorn trunk or treat idea

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Fisher of Men

A trunk decorated with an under the sea theme. A sign quotes the scripture in Matthew in the Bible that says "I will make you fishers of men". This is an easy trunk or treat theme for church! | The Dating Divas — Fishers of men trunk or treat idea

Jonah & the Whale

A trunk decorated as a whale. A man dressed as Jonah gives out the candy. This is a fun trunk or treat theme for church. | The Dating Divas — Jonah and the whale trunk or treat idea

Noah's Ark

A trunk decorated a the arc of Noah. It has stuffed animals entering boat from the ramp and a large rainbow across the top of the car's trunk. This makes a perfect trunk or treat theme for a church Halloween activity. | The Dating Divas — Noah's Arc trunk or treat idea

Whale of a Tale (Jonah & the Whale)

A trunk decorated as a large whale. Inside of the whale is the silhouette of a man praying (Jonah). This is a great trunk or treat theme for church! | The Dating Divas — Jonah and whale church trunk or treat idea

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Wild About Jesus

A trunk decorated with a safari jeep cutout and a large waterfall and river made from fabric. An inflatable palm tree and lion add to creating a safari and jungle feel. This is a fun trunk or treat idea for church. | The Dating Divas — Wild about Jesus trunk or treat idea

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Jesus is Our Superhero

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Jesus Loves You S'more Than You Know

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River Raft

A trunk decorated with a river spilling out of the car. A small raft is placed on the river and filled with candy. A sign includes a quote from Isaiah in the Bible about passing through the waters with the Lord with you. | The Dating Divas — River rafting trunk or treat idea

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The Creation

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EASY TRUNK OR TREAT IDEAS: MONSTER FACES

Monster Mouth

A trunk decorated as a large mouth of a classic Halloween monster. The trunk is the mouth of the monster. This is a very popular and easy trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — Monster mouth trunk or treat idea

Silly Monster

Crazy Clown

A trunk decorated as a large mouth of a crazy circus clown. The trunk is the mouth of the monster. This is a very popular and easy trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — Crazy clown trunk or treat idea

Scary Mouth

A trunk decorated as a large mouth of a scary monster. The trunk is the mouth of the monster. This is a very popular and easy trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — Scary mouth trunk or treat idea

Mouth Full of Candy

A trunk decorated as a large mouth of a monster. The trunk is filled with balloons giving the look of various colorful candies in the monster's mouth. The trunk is the mouth of the monster. This is a very popular and easy trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — Mouth full of candy trunk or treat idea

One-Eyed Monster

Cute Monster

Circus Clown

Frankenstein

A trunk decorated as a large mouth of a surprised monster. The trunk is the mouth of the monster. This is a very popular and easy trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — Surprised monster trunk or treat idea

SCARY TRUNK OR TREAT DECORATIons

Graveyard

A car trunk decorated for a trunk or treat. It has very various tombstones and skeleton. This is a fun idea for a scary trunk or treat theme | The Dating Divas — Graveyard trunk or treat idea

Skeleton Jail

A trunk decorated with red lights lighting a jail cell. Inside the jail is a skeleton. This is a fun idea for a scary trunk or treat theme | The Dating Divas — Skeleton jail trunk or treat idea

Stranger Things

Mummy

A trunk decorated as the scary clown from Stephen King's book and movie "It". This is a fun idea for a scary trunk or treat theme | The Dating Divas — It, the clown from Stephen King's novel – trunk or treat idea

Skeleton Mermaid

Cemetery

Witch

INTERACTIVE TRUNK OR TREAT decoration IDEAS

Pick the Nose

This trunk or treat display is a large face with a large nose. The family is dressed in medical doctor costumes. The idea for this display is for the children to reach up the nose to pick their treat. A really interactive trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — Pick a nose trunk or treat idea

Poke the Monster for a Prize

A trunk decorated as a full. To the side is a fun punch activity for kids to pick a prize. A fun interactive trunk or treat idea. | The Dating Divas — Bull trunk or treat idea

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The Best Trunk or Treat Ideas and Tips for Halloween Car Decorations

How do you decorate your trunk for trunk or treat?

Start with a Trunk or Treat Theme – Use the inspiration from this page to decide your car's official trunk or treat theme.

Coordinate Your Trunk or Treat Ideas with Your Costume – More than just decorating your car, consider matching your costume to the trunk or treat theme, too! We have plenty of Family Halloween Costume Ideas to help you.

Add an Activity to Go Along with Your Trunk or Treat – Many Trunk or treat decorators have added ways for the kids to earn their candy through some sort of activity. For some trunks, the kids must search through a treasure chest of gold at their pirate-themed car, or maybe they have to throw their fishing pole into the "sea" trunk to retrieve their prize. Kids LOVE this sort of thing!

Get Creative With the Trunk or Treat Candy – Depending on your Trunk or treat theme, consider giving away candy or prizes that match the theme. For example, the Cookie Monster-themed trunk could definitely give out some cookies!

Have Fun with Your Trunk or Treat Ideas & Make it Personal – We have lots of ideas for you in this post, but don't feel limited by the examples. Think of your own favorite animals, children's stories, movies, hobbies, and go with it!

Frequently Asked Questions About Trunk or Treating

What do you do at a trunk or treat?

Rather than going door to door asking for candy to unknown homes, costumed kiddos go from car trunk to trunk collecting candy and playing games – all while under their parent's careful watch. The car trunks are usually decorated with a fun theme. It is a safer and more family-involved Halloween festivity.

Why do a trunk or treat instead of just trick-or-treating?

Trunk or treat is a great solution for rural communities where houses are further apart. A trunk or treat event can also be a safer alternative where parents can keep a close watch on their little goblins. And most of all, a festive trunk or treat gives the entire family a chance to get in on the holiday fun – not just the kiddos!

Do you bring candy to a trunk or treat?

You absolutely want to bring those bags of Halloween treats for those eager costumed kids! Because it is more of a party setting, we have even seen families set up cotton candy machines or homemade root beer stands. You can get really creative! Bonus points if your treat matches your car's theme!

Do you dress up for trunk or treat?

It is very popular for people to decorate their cars and wear costumes to match the theme! The entire family can get in on the fun and we definitely recommend that you do!

If you are convinced that trunk or treat is the way to go, consider organizing one in your community! We have some great tips for how to Host Your Own Trunk or Treat to get you started. Whatever you decided to do – we hope you enjoy your trunk or treat event!

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