The spookiest night of the year is creeping up, and what better way to keep the little ghosts and goblins entertained than with some fang-tastic Halloween games? Here’s a list of fun and easy Halloween games that will make your party a monster hit!
Fun Halloween games for kids
1. Pumpkin Bowling
- Materials Needed:
- Mini pumpkins (one per player)
- 6-10 empty cans or plastic bottles
- Black paint or Halloween-themed stickers
- How to Play:
- Paint or decorate the cans/bottles to look spooky.
- Stack them in a pyramid shape.
- Have each player roll a mini pumpkin toward the pyramid to knock down as many as possible.
- The player who knocks down the most wins!
2. Mummy Wrap
- Materials Needed:
- Rolls of toilet paper (one per team)
- Timer or stopwatch
- How to Play:
- Divide kids into teams of two.
- One player is the mummy, and the other is the wrapper.
- On “Go!”, the wrapper has to wrap their teammate in toilet paper from head to toe.
- The first team to fully wrap their mummy or the most wrapped after the time is up wins!
3. Witch Hat Ring Toss
- Materials Needed:
- Witch hats (you can use paper cones or real hats)
- Glow-in-the-dark rings or regular rings
- How to Play:
- Set up the witch hats in a row on the ground.
- Players take turns tossing rings, trying to land them on the hats.
- The player with the most successful tosses wins!
4. Pin the Spider on the Web
- Materials Needed:
- Large poster of a spider web or use the template below
- Cutout paper spiders with double-sided tape
- Blindfold
- How to Play:
- Blindfold each player and spin them around gently.
- Hand them a spider, and have them try to stick it on the web.
- The player who gets closest to the center of the web wins!
5. Pumpkin Patch Stomp
- Materials Needed:
- Orange balloons
- Small candies or prizes
- Marker
- How to Play:
- Fill balloons with candies/prizes and inflate them.
- Draw pumpkin faces on the balloons or use the template below
- Scatter the balloons around a designated area.
- On “Go!”, kids stomp on the balloons to pop them and collect the prizes inside!
6. Ghostly Musical Chairs
- Materials Needed:
- Chairs (one less than the number of players)
- Spooky music
- How to Play:
- Set up chairs in a circle, facing outward.
- Play spooky music as the kids walk around the chairs.
- When the music stops, players must quickly sit in a chair.
- The player left standing is out, and one chair is removed. Continue until one player remains!
7. Eyeball Spoon Race
- Materials Needed:
- Plastic spoons (one per player)
- Ping pong balls painted like eyeballs
- How to Play:
- Give each player a spoon with an eyeball on it.
- Players must race from the start to the finish line without dropping the eyeball.
- The first player to reach the finish line without dropping their eyeball wins!
8. Monster Freeze Dance
- Materials Needed:
- Fun Halloween music
- How to Play:
- Play some Halloween-themed music and let the kids dance like crazy monsters.
- When the music stops, they must freeze in place.
- Anyone caught moving after the music stops is out.
- The last player standing wins!
9. Candy Corn Relay
- Materials Needed:
- Candy corn or small Halloween candies
- Plastic spoons (one per team)
- Bowls (one per team)
- How to Play:
- Divide players into teams.
- Set a start and finish line, placing a bowl full of candy corn at the start.
- Players must carry candy corn on a spoon from the start to the finish line and drop it into an empty bowl.
- The team with the most candy corn in their bowl at the end wins!
10. Spooky Scavenger Hunt
- Materials Needed:
- Halloween-themed items to hide (like plastic spiders, mini pumpkins, etc.)
- Clue cards or a checklist
- How to Play:
- Hide Halloween-themed items around your house or yard.
- Give each player or team a list of items to find.
- The first player or team to find all the items on the list wins a spooky prize!
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