Halloween Party Ideas for Kids - Halloween Party Games

Halloween Party Ideas for Kids
Halloween Party Games and Fun
Whether your hosting a Halloween party for your kids at home, or helping with a classroom party, our Halloween party ideas, kid-friendly party games, haunting decorations, revolting recipes, fun Halloween crafts and party supplies will ensure your little goblins will have a frighteningly good time and the planning is so easy you won't be spooked!

Halloween Party Supplies for Kids and Adults
For easy party planning, order your Halloween party supplies and decorations on-line from our favorite suppliers. Then add a few of the Halloween party games and crafts provided below to create a Spook-tacular Halloween celebration!

Halloween Party Supplies from Birthday in a Box - A really fabulous selection of party supplies, house decorations,
yard decorations and scene setters. You'll find kid-friendly Halloween patterns and themes for grown-ups too!

Boo-tiful Balloons Pesky Pinatas

Frightingly Fun Favors

HALLOWEEN PARTY PLANNING AND DECORATING
As with most events, you should try and give yourself a minimum
of 4 weeks to plan your party. This allows plenty of time for ordering
on-line party supplies, cake orders invitations etc.
However planning a Halloween party is much easier than most,
because you already know your theme.

FAVORITE HALLOWEEN PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Include a few of these Halloween party games when hosting a party at home or in the classroom. We've provided both active and quiet games to settle over excited goblins down before heading home.

How Many ?
Fill a jar with candy corn and have each guest write down their best guess as to how many candies are in the jar. This is a good game to play at the beginning of the party, as guests filter in. Announce the winner
at the end of the party--They win the jar!
Try candy bars instead of candy corn - much tastier!

Pumpkin Pass Along
Before the party, make some jack-o-lanterns using orange rubber balls (about the size of oranges)
and a permanent marker. You’ll need one for each team. Divide the players into teams.
To start the game, place the “jack-o-lantern” under the chin of the first player. That player passes the “jack-o-lantern” to the next player without using hands and then to the next player and so on.
The first team to pass the pumpkin all of the way through the line wins.
You can also play this game by passing the Pumpkin from player to player using hands behind the back
which isn’t quite as fun but also does not require the players to get so “personal “.

Mummy Wrap Relay
Divide the players into groups. I find groups of three or four work best.
Each group needs a player that is the “mummy” and the other players are the “wrappers”
Provide each group with a roll of toilet paper. The object of the game is to be the first group to wrap a mummy using the entire roll f tissue.

Trick or Treat
Before the party cut several strips of paper; about twice as many strips as there are children.Then on half of the strips write the word “treat”. On the other half write “trick” with a trick such as “hop on one foot”, “pat your head and rub your belly”.
Then place all of the strips in a Halloween bag. Have the children form a circle. Walk around the circle. Each player will draw a paper out of the bag and perform a trick or receive a treat such as a sticker, Halloween pencil or small piece of candy.

Quick Recall
Place theme related items on a tray. Show the tray to the guests for a
few seconds. Players write down or call out as many items as they can remember. Play this same game with a twist--Take an item away -can they recall what's missing?

How Many Words...
can you make from SCARECROW or JACK-O-LANTERN.
For older kids only. Use a write-on wipe-off board for group play or distribute paper and pencils.

The Great Popcorn Challenge
Set out bowls full of popcorn at one end of the room,
empty bowls at another. Teams must transport the
popcorn from the full bowl to empty, using a measuring cup.
Note: popcorn is a choking hazard for children under three.

Cotton-ball Scoop Fill large mixing bowls with cotton balls and give each
guest a spoon. Kids must scoop out as many cotton balls as possible in one minute - without using fingers!

Pin The Nose...
on the Jack-o-Lantern, Stem-on-the-Apple, Hat-on-the-Scarecrow, or a variation best suits your party theme.

Halloween Parade
Let the kids show off their Halloween finery with a game of follow the leader while having a parade.

Bobbing for Apples and Doughnut String Game
These two traditional Halloween party games have stood the test of time!

Fill a large tub with water and several apples. The players must try to bite" into and "catch" and apple while holding their hands behind their backs. Don't forget to have some towels handy.

Using string, hang mini or regular doughnuts from the ceiling or a tree.
The object of the game is to be the first to eat the doughnut with out
using your hands! Do not use powdered or cinnamon doughnuts.
Plain is the safest!

MORE HALLOWEEN PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES

HALLOWEEN PARTY CRAFT IDEAS FOR KIDS

If your hosting several children such as a classroom or scout troop,
consider purchasing a prepared craft kit. The children will have just
as much fun but it will keep the chaos down to a minimum.

Mask Making
Use paper plates a hole punch and scissors to cut a mask.
Decorate with glitter glue, gel pens, markers, glue, odds
and ends of fabric, feathers etc....

Silly Hats
Pick up old hats from a thrift store.
Decorate with glue, ribbon, glitter etc.

Play Dough
Make a batch of orange play dough. Set it out on a table with Halloween cookie cutters and wooden dowel pieces for rolling.

MORE HALLOWEEN CRAFT IDEAS FOR YOUR PARTY

HALLOWEEN TREATS & RECIPES FOR YOUR PARTY
Monster Hands
You'll need: Clear disposable plastic gloves, popped popcorn,
red or green small gum drops and spider rings (optional).

Place a gumdrop into each finger of the glove (these are the fingernails)
fill the glove with pop corn. Tie off the end with rubber band or ribbons.
Add a spider ring for fun.
MORE HALLOWEEN PARTY RECIPES!

Halloween Party Favors
Party guests will receive plenty of sweet treats on this special day.
Parents will appreciate a fun-filled goody bag that is sugar free.

To make your own...
Decorate brown lunch bags with a pumpkin paint stamp
(craft store) and write the children's names with an orange
or black gel pen. Fill the bag with small toys, bubbles, coloring book,
glow sticks, stickers, homemade orange play dough, etc.
Gather the top of the bag and tie with green ribbon or raffia.
More homemade Halloween goodie bag ideas >>

Kit's Halloween Party Tips:
Simple or elaborate, which ever decorating style you choose needs to fit into your schedule, party space and the age of the kids.
The success of your party will be the fun activities, so don't let this be a sources of stress. Older kids may enjoy a spooky motif with Halloween props; cobwebs, gravestones, spiders an such.
When hosting younger children, keep your decorations simple with a black and orange color scheme, balloons, streamers and cute Halloween images.

Cover your table with a Halloween table cloth, fabric or even a white sheet.
Create your own festive table centerpiece by tying a bouquet of Halloween balloons to a pumpkin. Group a few more smaller pumpkins in various sizes
around the larger pumpkin. We always group items in three's.
Add color by scattering candy corn down the center of the table.
Provide small pumpkin treat holders or pumpkin cookies with the guests names at each place setting.

If your tired of the same old black and orange colors...try adding purple, orange, green and yellow. Your local fabric store will have Halloween fabric deeply discounted at this time. Pick up several yards in a variety of patterns to use a table runner, to drape on chairs, or cover your door and possibly furniture. It really sets the stage for a fun party!