Fun Halloween Games For Kids

Kid Halloween Party Ideas

Halloween parties with themed activities and games are a popular way to celebrate the holiday, so why not host one?

Planning for a kid halloween party is easy - there is an abundance of halloween decorations and party goods available.

Purchase halloween supply for a party online or at the local supermarket or party supply store, or you may be able to use items you already have at home it is sure to give your little guests a thrill!

Here are some cool halloween games for kids which they are sure to enjoy.

Halloween Party Games For Kids

• Monster Dance

This is a perfect fit game for a kid halloween party.To play this game, all you will need is a CD player or boombox and some spooky halloween themed music.

Have the children arrange themselves in the room so they have plenty of space to move and dance freely. Once they are set, turn on the music and watch the children go!

Play the music for a minute or so, then turn it off and yell "freeze!" When you yell "freeze," the children are to stop moving and stay as still as possible.

If they move, they are "out," and have to sit in their spot until the game is over. The last child standing is the winner!

• Bobbing for Apples Or Is it Doughnuts?

No kid halloween party is complete without the perennial favorite game of bobbing for apples.

To play this game, you will need a small wading pool or tub filled with water and enough apples for each guest. Each guest will get a chance to "catch" an apple with their teeth while keeping both hands behind their back.

A simpler variation of this game to suit a preschool halloween party is "bobbing for dough nuts." Use string to hang plain dough nuts from a tree, indoor light fixture or ceiling.

The goal of the game is to eat your dough nut without using your hands. The first one to finish their dough nut wins!

• Popcorn Relay Race

Play this halloween game outdoors or indoors, provided you have enough space and lots of little guests attending.

To play this game, you will need four large bowls, enough popcorn to fill the bowls, and two small paper cups.

Place two bowls with popcorn on a table and divide the guests into two teams. Have each team line up single file 50 feet away from the table.

Give the first guest in each line a paper cup, and the guest standing right behind them a bowl.

When you say, "go!" the first guest in line runs to their bowl on the table, scoops out some popcorn with their cup, and runs back to empty their cup into the bowl being held by the team member that was standing behind them.

Before going to the end of the line,the team member holding the cup gives their cup to the team member holding the bowl, who then gives the bowl to the guest standing behind them.

The relay continues this way until one team empties out their bowl on the table completely and fills their team's bowl with popcorn.

• The Mummy Game

For this halloween game you will need several rolls of toilet paper or white streamers. Divide the guests into small groups of three or four, and give each group a roll of toilet paper or streamers.

Have each group pick a team member to be a "mummy."

When you say "go!" each team is to turn their teammate into a mummy by completely wrapping him or her with toilet paper or streamers as fast as they can.

The first team to finish their "mummy" wins the game.

• Spooky Halloween Treasure Hunt

In preparation for this halloween game, purchase a large quantity of small halloween toys and figurines. Before the party, hide the toys around the room or the backyard, if you are playing outside.

When it is time to play the game, give each child a decorated paper bag and send them on their "treasure hunt."

Each child will get to keep all of the toys and figurines they find.

• Halloween Bingo Card Game

You can play one of two different versions of a halloween bingo card game, a picture bingo game or a number bingo game with numbers under 20 for the preschool halloween party.

You can create the bingo cards with a word processing or desktop publishing program, and use clip art for picture bingo. You can also find a suitable printable halloween bingo game on the web.

Make sure you print the cards on heavy paper, or laminate the cards if you print them out on regular printer paper.

To play this halloween game, pass out the bingo cards and a cup of candy corn. Make sure the bingo caller gets a bingo card and a bag with numbers or slips of paper with pictures.

Everyone begins by placing a candy corn on the free square in the center.

The caller then starts calling out numbers and letters, such as "B5," "I13," "O2," and so on.

The players place a piece of candy corn over the square that matches the letter and number. The first player to get five in a row across, up-and-down, or diagonally is the winner.

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