With the global pandemic going on, there are many parents and kids wondering what Halloween will look like this year.
Whether or not trick-or-treating takes place, you can still make the holiday fun this year with a few simple Halloween Party Games for Kids.
These games can be played at home with just your family, or shared with a few friends in the backyard. Add a few fun treats and some of these other kids Halloween Party ideas and make it a day they’ll remember.
Looking for ways to make this Halloween extra special for the kids?
Check out these Halloween STEM Activities for some fun ideas to get kids experimenting and having fun this October.
Kids Halloween Party Game Supplies
Start preparing now and be ready to celebrate with fun games all month long.
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- Plastic Ping Pong Ball Eyes — This silly ping pong balls can be used in so many fun games. You can also use them in this spooky & fizzy Halloween science experiment.
- Lollipops — These are perfect for making cute candy ghosts for kids to hunt. They can also serve as a sweet prize for winners of the games.
- Orange Balloons — Turn them into Jack-o-lanterns by drawing faces on them with permanent marker. Then use them to decorate and to play Pop the Pumpkin.
- Candy Pumpkins — These mini pumpkins are perfect for catapulting. You can also use them in this candy STEM activity.
- Spider Rings — Use these for the spider races below, or make your own life-size a spider web maze and decorate it with them.
Halloween Party Games for Kids
DIY Halloween Games — Recycle an empty box into a Feed the Monster Game. Create your own Spider Web Maze. Learn how to play Pop the Pumpkin and more in this collection of fun DIY party games for Halloween.
Catapulting Pumpkins — Turn this Halloween STEM activity into a fun party game. Who can get the most candy pumpkins into the bucket? How many can you get in the bucket in just one minutes?
Halloween Games with Plastic Eyeballs — If you’ve been shopping in October, you’ve probably seen those silly looking ping pong balls that are decorated to look like eyeballs. Discover 10 fun games, including relay races and scavenger hunts, that use those plastic eyeballs.
Candy Ghost Hunt — Kids of all ages will have fun with this Halloween scavenger hunt idea. This game is lots of fun when played outside, but can also be done indoors.
Truth or Scare — Remember playing Truth or Dare as a kid? This Halloween version makes it super easy — just pick a Truth or Scare card. And don’t worry, the ideas are all clean and kid-friendly questions and Halloween-inspired dares, like dancing the Monster Mash.
Spider Races — Turn those plastic spider rings into a fun game with some drinking straws and a lot of giggles.
Pumpkin Ring Toss — Create your very own ring toss game with a few glow necklaces and pumpkins. Afterwards the kids can have the necklaces to wear like a prize.
Mummy Races — Turn your party-goers into mummy’s with something you already have at home. Then unleash the giggles as they hop towards the finish line.
Halloween Minute-to-Win-It Games — From pumpkin bowling to stacking ghosts these quick games are guaranteed to get the kids giggling.
Halloween-Themed Charades — Have fun acting out different Halloween items using the free printable cards as inspiration. This game can be adapted to any age, making it perfect for families to play together.
These Halloween party games for kids are perfect for making the holiday extra special for the kids this year.
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