If the thought of hosting a Halloween party sends shivers down your spine, don’t fear. Here are some cool and creepy Halloween game ideas for pulling one off. First let’s start with one of my favorite Halloween party idea tips. To get party goers in the right mood send out some “boo”tiful invitations. Pumpkin invites are one of the most creative ways I’ve found to invite guests to your Halloween party. Purchase a miniature pumpkin for each guest. You can usually find ones that stand about 3” tall and resemble a gourd. With an indelible marker write all the party details on one side. On the other side, draw or paint a face or leave it as an activity for the guest to do. (Be sure to pick up a few extra pumpkins for a special ring toss Halloween game – three to five should do it.) Another neat Halloween party idea is to use orange balloons as the basis of your child’s party invitations. Blow up each balloon, write the information on one side and draw a spooky face on the other. Let it dry a moment, deflate and send to guests. Now for the Halloween game list…
Nab A Spider For young Halloween party goers, do a twist on the traditional fish pond game. Throw a bunch of plastic spiders in kiddies pool. Don’t have one? You can always use a large rectangular pan or tray. Attach a paper clip or safety pin to each spider so they can easily be picked up by a magnet attached by string to a long stick or fishing rod.
Pin The Smile On The Pumpkin Like ‘Pin The Tail On The Donkey’ this Halloween game appeals to the young set. Fashion your pumpkin out of construction paper and use reusable tack (found in most dollar stores) on the back of your ‘smile’ pieces.
Ring Toss Using miniature pumpkins set up a ring toss Halloween game. Allot different points to each pumpkin by drawing or painting a number on the front (or just leave them blank and make a fun, no winners game out of it). Fashion your own rings by cutting out the center of sturdy disposable plates or bending wire. Better yet, use the rings from another game. Don’t have one, borrow one.
Mummy Pass For a neat Halloween party idea and a fun twist on the traditional ‘Pass the Present’ game try the ‘Mummy Pass’. Wrap a small toy with different lengths of toilet paper. Secure each length with a couple of pieces of tape. To play this Halloween game children sit in a circle. The mummy-wrapped gift is then passed from child to child, each taking his or her turn removing a length of paper. The child who unwraps the last bit of paper gets to keep the toy. This Halloween game can also be played at random to ‘monster’ music, when the music stops the child holding the gift takes off a layer. When the music begins again, the gift is passed to the next child in line and so on, until the music finally stops and the last layer is unwrapped.
Brew Haw, Haw This fun Halloween party idea involves gathering together a paper bag or bucket for each child, along with some cardboard and glue. Create your ‘brew’ by deciding on ingredients such as acorns, twigs, leaves, stones, pinecones, seeds, and pine needles. Ahead of time, glue ingredients onto individual cardboard squares so the kids can ‘read’ what they need to find. Next, give the kids bags or buckets and have them search outside for the ingredients.
A Witch Hunt(For Older Kids) For older kids, it usually comes down to the scarier, the better. For a spooky Halloween party activity devise your own ‘witch hunt’ based on the traditional scavenger/treasure hunt idea. Have kids search for things that are the same size as an eyeball, the same color as witch’s skin, something that is furry like a bat etc. Weather permitting, run this Halloween game outdoors. You’ll be amazed and probably equally disgusted with the ‘treasures’ these older Halloween party goers come back with.
Yuck! This Halloween game has got to be my favorite Halloween party idea ever! Can they do it without saying “yuck”? Put your Halloween party goers to the test by having them insert one hand into a box and taking a guess at what’s inside. Not saying “yuck” may be trickier than it sounds if you put things like cooked noodles, peeled grapes, over ripe bananas and frozen peas inside the box. No peeking allowed. Don’t trust them, use a blindfold.
Apple Bobbing With A Twist It isn’t a true Halloween party without a little apple bobbing. Keep your guests dry by inserting bobby pins in the tops of a dozen apples. Leave part of each pin exposed and thread a string through it. Hang the apples from a broomstick suspended between two chairs. Hopefully the above Halloween party and Halloween game suggestions will inspire the odd Halloween party idea of your own. Happy Halloween! |