55 Fun Halloween Games Kids Can Play at Your Halloween Party

Split everyone into teams of four or more. The first team to successfully connect the yarn with the last player holding the skeleton bone is the winner. The more teams you have, the longer the game will take.

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This game is as easy as drawing Xs and Os on little pumpkins and creating a tic-tac-toe board on a table with masking tape.

Make this idea more challenging (and gross) by filling up a giant bucket or storage tub with tons of noodles and lots of eyeballs.

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First one to make a hole in one wins everyone's Halloween candy! (Just kidding.)

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Use a food marker to draw ghost faces on marshmallows. Then tie them to a string and hang them from an elevated broom. Players keep their hands behind their backs while trying to eat the marshmallows.

SHOP BLACK FOOD MARKER

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This blogger came up with this bingo game using spooky bingo tiles. Cover the designs with M&M's then eat them later as a treat.

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This is musical chairs, but with a twist! Deck out your seats with scary skeletons and play popular Halloween songs as the kids go around the circle.

SHOP SKELETONS

Grab some pumpkins and brooms, and divide players into teams. The first player to sweep their pumpkins all the way to the finish line and back to the next player in the line wins!

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Put a *twist* on the classic party game with this adorable DIY mat that swaps colorful circles for printable paper pumpkins. This helps little ones master colors and following directions.

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You'll need paper plates, candy corn and whipped cream to play this silly (yet delicious) game. Players use their mouths to find the candy corn hidden in the whipped cream.

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Hide a variety of items throughout your home, and ask the kids to find them all. The winner can receive extra candy ... or perhaps a delicious, nutritious piece of fruit?

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Create a playlist of the most popular Halloween songs throughout the years and have your kids, tweens and teens guess the name of each one.

Pumpkin carving is a classic Halloween activity that will keep everyone engaged and active! From silly faces and unique designs, there's no limit to the ideas they can come up with!

SHOP KIDS PUMPKIN CARVING KIT

No trick or treating this year? No problem. Use some white paper and a black light (or turn your phone into one) to create a super fun candy hunt.

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If there's anything better than a fun Halloween game, it's one that doubles as a cool science experiment! This one calls for kids spooning vinegar on top of a bouncy ball frozen in baking soda and water — then watching it reveal a spooky eyeball surprise.

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Make DIY bones out of foam, and hot glue a magnet on each. Coat a board with magnetic paint (or just relegate this game to the fridge) and see who can create a skeleton the fastest.

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Wrap glow-in-the-dark duct tape around a few bottles and see how many glow stick bracelets kids can get around the bottle necks.

Get the tutorial at A Pumpkin & A Princess »

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A classic game that involves a little friendly competition — plus, everyone can eat some after their guesses are tallied!

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What's under the orange and green felt? Rolls of toilet paper! How many can you toss into the basket? The most points wins.

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This is always a fun game to play — no matter what holiday or event that's hosted. Kids will love dancing to their favorite Halloween songs before the music cuts off and they have to freeze!

Divide kids into groups of two and have one wrap the other up like a mummy as quickly as possible. Whichever team's mummy runs to the finish line first wins. (You can also dole out points for creativity, and include dress-up items like hats, boas and sunglasses.)

After purchasing cute Halloween stickers, give them to everyone at the event. Let kids write their names on paper before sticking them in a bowl and inviting them to pick a random name. The goal: to sneakily place as many stickers on their chosen partner before the night is over!

SHOP HALLOWEEN STICKERS

If you have a cardboard box lying around, dress it up like a monster by taking apart a feathered boa and adding some eyes and teeth. You can then use it as a spooky alternative to a bean-bag toss.

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Everyone has to write down a Halloween word on a post-it. Then, one person picks a word from the pile (without looking!) and tries to guess what it is based on the clues.

Keep the kids entertained with this mystery prize game. Fill plastic cups with little trinkets, then cover with orange tissue paper and glue to poster board in the shape of a pumpkin. One by one, kids can poke a hole through the tissue paper and see what's inside.

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This year, get two spooky season activities for the price of one: carve your pumpkins into a fun bean-bag toss. To make this game, cut a large hole in the bottom of one large and one medium pumpkin and scoop out the pulp and seeds.

Trace this face template onto the pumpkins, scaling up or down as necessary. Cut out the faces, and then stack the medium pumpkin on top of the large one, using skewers to help hold them in place. To play, toss beanbags into the pumpkins' mouths and award 10 points for the bottom gourd and 20 for the top.

A twist on Truth or Dare, Truth or Scare tasks players with Halloween-themed questions and physical challenges. You can even head to the Play Party Plan website for lists of family-friendly "truth" questions.

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Mini cauldrons turn that oversized bag of candy corn into a carnival game. Who will sink the most sweet treats?

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Apple cider donuts are the best treats of the season! String up some donuts from a tree and let kids go after one — it's fun, without the germ-sharing that comes with the more-traditional bobbing for apples game.

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Draw little faces on white cups and assemble them in a tower. Kids can then try to knock as many as they can down with a small ball. Whoever gets the most is the winner!