Halloween games
60halloween games
Eyeball Relay
Supplies needed:
1 Ping pong ball for each team (painted like an eyeball)
1 spoon for each team
Divide children into teams. Give the first child on each team a
spoon and a ping pong ball.
Set up the course to where they have to carry the "EYE" on the
spoon to the end of the course and come back. Hand off to the
next child and continue until all children have played on the
team. First team done wins!
Spider Web
Supplies needed:
Ball of black yarn
Children stand in a circle. A ball of yarn is thrown across to
another child. The child holds on to a piece of the yarn and
then throws the ball across to another child. Continue until a
spider web is created.
Mummy Wrap
Supplies needed:
Toilet paper on a roll
Teacher or adult helper Chair
If you desire to make this a relay, then you will need a roll of
toilet paper for each team, an adult, and a chair.
Each child takes turn wrapping up the adult as a mummy. Don't
forget to unwrap them!
Spider Relay
Divide children into teams. Set up a course for them to race on.
Have first child of each team sit down, put their arms behind
them and walk (AKA crab walk) to the end of the course and
back. Tag the next child and repeat until all the teams finish.
Candy Corn Relay
Supplies needed:
Candy corn (you will need a lot)
1 Pumpkin or ghost bucket for each team
1 Spoon for each team
Divide children into teams. Set up a course for them to race on.
Children scoop up candy corn in spoon and race to the end of
the course and dump the candy in the bucket. Run back and
tag the next person. First team finishing.wins.
Pop the Balloon
Supplies needed:
At least 2 balloons for each child
Enough "treats" for each balloon to have one
Add the "treat" inside each balloon and blow up. Tie the balloon.
Dump all the balloons on the floor and tell the children how
MANY they may pop. The children must pop the balloons by
sitting on them and bouncing.
Treat ideas: spider or other types of rings, candy, mini balls,
anything small that will fit inside a balloon.
Ghost Waiter
Supplies needed:
Balloon for each team
Paper plate for each team
Divide children into teams. Set up a course for them to race on.
The child has to balance a balloon on a paper plate while
walking it down the course and back to their team.
Scarecrow Nose
Supplies needed:
Sheet
Scissors
Paint
Adult helpers
Before the party, paint a scarecrow on a sheet. Cut out the
area where the nose is. Keep in mind the height of the children
playing the game!
Divide the children into 2 teams. Take one team out into the
hall. The other team stays in the classroom. Have the adults
hold the sheet up. The first child out in the hall puts their nose
through the hole in the sheet. The children in the classroom try
to guess who is the scarecrow's nose.
Balloon Sweep
Supplies needed:
1 Broom for each team
1 Balloon for each team
Divide children into teams. Set up a course for them to race on.
The children are to run relays sweeping the balloon along the
course and back to their team. First team having all their
classmates through the course wins.
Put a face on the pumpkin
Supplies needed:
Pumpkin cut out of poster board
Orange, yellow, and black paint
Paintbrush
Double-stick tape
Straws (purchase more than one per child)
Scissors
Create the pumpkin ahead of time. Make one for each team.
Use double-stick tape on the areas where you want the face to
be placed. Cut out, and paint, the pieces for each of the
pumpkins. Create 2 eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, stem, and a leaf
for each pumpkin. These will be the pieces that the children
will place on the pumpkin.
Child picks up a pumpkin piece with a straw (by inhaling) and
places it on the paper pumpkin that is on the wall. Tape is
already on the paper pumpkin where the piece should be set.
Make a relay to see which team can create their pumpkin face
first.
Trick or Treat Game
Supplies needed:
Paper
Pencil
Have the children write the words "Trick or Treat" on a piece of
paper. Set a timer. See how many words they can make out of
"Trick or Treat". Let children eat treats while they create the
words.
Walk the fence
Supplies needed:
Masking tape
Make masking tape lines on the floor for each team. Divide the
children into teams. Have the children walk backward on line of
tape on floor. Go to end of tape, turn around and walk
backward to team. First team finishing.wins.
Food Relay
Supplies needed:
Food items *
Plates
Place several choices of food on a plate at the end of a relay
course. . Divide the children into teams. The first child in line
must run to the table, choose a food item, eat it, swallow it, and
race back to the line as fast as they can. The child tags the
next in line and the race continues until all the children have
eaten and raced.
* Food suggestions: 1 piece of caramel, saltine cracker, large
marshmallow, olive, several M&Ms, pickle, piece of cheese,
carrot, and a hard boiled egg.
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Moon Daisy says:
14 months ago
Wow, you've got so many ideas, thanks! You made me laugh with "Don't forget to unwrap them". You sound like a real Halloween expert!