Halloween Party Games

Trick or Treat Guessing Game – have to guess the candy by just looking at it without the wrapper.

Which Witch is Which? - see who can guess the most spooky characters from their photos.

Pumpkin Chow – see who is the first to eat a pumpkin sugar cookie or cupcake without using their hands.

The Great Pumpkin Hunt – hide 50 - 100 small pumpkins or pumpkin cutouts around a room. Whomever finds the most wins.

Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin – Make a large pumpkin without the nose. Have the kids try to stick the nose on with double stick tape.

Spider Toss – put a large web on the wall. Give each child a plastic spider with their initial or a sticker (to tell them apart) on it. The child that tosses their spider closest to the center of the web wins.

Witches Brew- Do you dare reach into the witch's cauldron to retrieve a prize? Fill a big pot with prizes wrapped in plastic and throw a bunch of gross stuff in such as rubber spiders and snakes, cobwebs, popcorn, cold spaghetti, Styrofoam to make it look like a big stew. Keep paper towels handy.

Haunted Balloon Tower - divide up into 3 groups. Give each group 50 balloons and 2 rolls of tape. Instruct the teams that they are to build the largest free-standing balloon tower possible in 5 minutes. Start the clock, and everyone begins building the towers. When time is called, look at the towers (measure if necessary) and declare whose tower is tallest.

Ghost Float - give each person a white balloon and a straw. You blow through the straw to keep "ghost" balloons afloat. Whomever can keep his/her ghost up the longest wins.

Pass The Pumpkins: Have kids sit in a circle and pass small pumpkins or gourds when the music is playing. When the music stops the child without a pumpkin is out continue until there's a winner.

Mummy Wrap: Divide guests into pairs Give each pair a roll of toilet paper. One person wraps the other with the paper, first one to empty their roll wins. Older kids and adults get two rolls, once the first person is wrapped they wrap their partner. Prizes to the first team who empty both rolls.

Pumpkin Carving: what would Halloween be without some homemade jack-o-lanterns. Look online for free carving patterns.

Monster Mash: Play Halloween music and have the kids dance like monsters! When the music stops the kids freeze in their monster positions. The first kid to move is out. This is a good game for the end of the party since you can make it last as long you want.