Free Halloween Games For Young Spooks to Enjoy

Halloween is a great time to put a new twist onScavenger hunts are also a lot of fun for Halloween
favorite games that are reliably fun but affordable to.party ghouls - young or old, this one is called Skeletons
These Halloween party games can be done forand Pumpkins. Before the guests arrive, create 15-20
minimal cost and effort, or free with things that arebones and 15-20 pumpkins out of construction paper
commonly found right in your home. For example,(or on the computer) and hide the paper bones and
instead of playing musical chairs, play Black Catpumpkins throughout the party area, Divide the guests
Boogie. Take a tape player or CD player with someinto two teams and assign them a search target. See
fun boogie music for the kids to walk/dance around to.which team can find the most pumpkins or bones
Tape spots down on the floor (maybe in the shape ofwithin the allotted time. That team wins. If this seems to
pumpkins, ghosts, or witches hats) and then one spoteasy for the age of your party guests, make it harder
that's a black cat. There should be one less spot thanby turning out the lights and give each team one
there are children at the parties. Select a "leader" toflashlight. Then, have the guests search for their items
start the game. The leader is responsible for playingusing only the light of that flashlight. Feel free to make
the music and deciding when it will stop. Kids will movethe search items out of other materials besides paper
around the circle stepping from spot to spot during theif you have the time and budget. Clay bones, real
time the music plays. When the music stops, the childminiature pumpkins, etc. will make it more difficult to find
standing on the cat becomes "out" and is the nextin a short amount of time as they become part of the
leader. Continue playing until most children have aparty decorations.
chance to be the leader.Have fun at your Halloween Party!