It’s the spookiest time of the year! If you’re planning to celebrate Halloween in unforgettable style, make sure you’re prepared ahead of time. The right Halloween games will make your gathering a success for everyone involved! Whether you’re hosting kids, adults, or both, keep these fun ideas in mind for the festivities.
Games for Everyone
What to do when you’ve got toddlers mingling with teens and parents? Shake things up with a few games that are all-ages appropriate, of course! When you send out the invitations, make a note that there will be plenty of games for everyone to enjoy. Consider a few of these activities for your party.
Find the Pumpkins: It’s fun to carve pumpkins, but it’s also fun to find them when they’re hidden all over the place! For this game, you’ll need a bucket full of baby pumpkins. Before the party begins, hide them strategically around the house and in the backyard. Stick to safe, kid-friendly locations if little ones are participating. The one to find the most pumpkins wins!
In the Box: What’s inside the box? This traditional Halloween game is sure to deliver plenty of laughs! Fill a container — preferably something spooky-looking, like an aging trinket box — with all sorts of items. The idea is to have each person reach inside and feel for an object. They then need to guess what it is. Don’t hold back: fill it up with all kinds of icky-spooky-ew-worthy items, like dried pasta pieces (bones!), baby carrots (toes!), and rice (maggots!). The options are endless.
Wrap It Up: This is one that the adults may want to judge while the kids go wild — but there are bound to be a few grown-ups willing to partake in the action too! As Halloween party games for kids go, wrapping people up in toilet paper and dressing them up as mummies are just a few of the most popular. The goal is simply to see who can wrap their mummy the fastest. You can add an extra fun element to the game by seeing who can unwrap their mummy (and trash the paper!) as quickly.
Classic Games
If you prefer traditional Halloween games, there are dozens of options that provide hours of old-school enjoyment for everyone at your party. These are appropriate for everyone — kids will giggle their way through the festivities and you’ll love spending some quality time with the little ones.
The Best Costume: Who wore it best? Make sure to note the costume contest on your invitations so that everyone remembers to go all out! To make this fun and fair, consider handing out consolation prizes to everyone in the group, like a small party favor or a goody bag. The grand prize winner is the person who earns the most votes!
Caramel Apple Creators: Here’s an easy way to sweeten up the festivities. After covering your table with a festive tablecloth, fill decorative plates and dishes with a bunch of toppings — chocolate chips, candies, chopped nuts, coconut, raisins, candy corn, and other sweet treats. Warm up the caramel, dip away, and see who can come up with the most creative “recipe.”
Halloween Musical Chairs: When else can you break out tunes like “Thriller” and “Monster Mash”? These are the classics everyone knows and loves — and if your little ones don’t yet, they will soon! Play them loud and enjoy a truly old-school Halloween game of musical chairs. It’s fun for people of all ages.
Halloween Activities
You can also take a more creative approach and transform your Halloween party into a truly crafty celebration! For these projects, you’ll want to cover several tables to protect them from art supplies.
Halloween Masks: Gather construction paper, brown paper lunch bags, colored markers, elastic cords, tape, glue, glitter, and scissors to construct fun animals and crowns. Popular creatures include bears, foxes, and lions.
Face Painting: Face painting is no longer a pastime strictly for kids at the harvest festival. It’s an easy way for people to go all out and transform their costumes into works of art. Using face paint kits is the simplest way to bring your vision to life.
Pumpkin Bowling: You may need to sacrifice a few rolls of toilet paper for this game! Use markers to draw ghost faces on each roll. Stack them at a distance, then use a stem-less pumpkin to knock them down. Don’t forget to keep score!
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Wow! These are all really great ideas! I’m a Zazzle pro designer. I have a book I illustrated that is out called If You’re Scary And You Know It. It’s in stores now! It’s a perfect interactive activity for kids to participate in as it’s set to the tune of If You’re Happy And You Know It and it calls to action sounds and movements like; shaking your arm like a scarecrow and howling at the moon like a werewolf. It would be great at a Halloween party where you have everyone together in a group.