Guest Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 We're having a party for the children for Halloween, not many invited - 10 max, and I need some inspiration for games. So far we've got: Ghost hunt - stick pictures of ghosts on sweets, and hide them around the house Pass the Mummy - variation of pass the parcel - small gifts, wrapped in a toilet roll, when the music stops, you wrap the toilet roll around you (like a mummy), till you find a prize. Dooking for apples - obviously, you can't have Halloween without that! The memory game - with appropriate stuff - false teeth, worms (spahettii really), bats etc. And I've run out of ideas...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Wrap the mummy: Get the children to sit in two teams, issue each team with a couple of loo rolls and nominate a "mummy" for each team. They take it in turns to wrap the person up, swapping when you decide (could be to music stopping). The winners are the team who wrap their mummy up the best. Another traditional is dunking apples (big deep bowl, apples bobbing and lots of towels on hand.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Get the kids to line up in 2 lines put an orange under the 1st persons neck in each line, they have to pass it neck to neck along the line. no hands allowed if they drop it, they start aagin. (with adults if you drop it u have to drink a shot) the winning team wins a prize!!!! Sorry this is really badly explained but you get the i hope!!! Christian x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 OR this (really messy) Fill a large bowl with flour right to the top and 'pat' it down Put a tray on top and then turn the whole thing over (careful now) remove the bowl to reveal the 'dome' of flour Put a £2 coin in the middle using a palette knife (safe for kids) cut slices away without the coin dropping (taking turns) If the coin falls the person has to pick it out with their teeth!!!! have fun Christian x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 We play the doughnut game. Tie the youngsters hands behind their backs, and then get them to try to eat a ring doughnut suspended on string from a door frame or something similar. Time them and the fastest to demolish an entire doughnut is the winner Much tamer for the younger children is to make lots of gingerbread ghost shapes before they arrive, and then set them to a decoration job armed with piping icing. Messy, but they like it and can even eat their efforts afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 How about a version of pint the tail on the donkey - stick the nail in the eyeball The one nearest to the pupil wins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Another great one is to make a pinata and fill it with lots of silly little pressies: Sweets, plastic spiders etc. You could buy one from ebay shaped as a pumpkin if you don't have the time to make one. You then suspend it with string up high, blindfold a person and give them a stick to whack it with, whilst the others shout directions. Its great fun, and of course, when it bursts, there's a mad rush to pick up all the prizes. Needs lots of space, so outside, if you've got somewhere to dangle it from is ideal. Found this one on ebay: Here ..... A bit expensive though..... I am sure you could get your kids to make one with an old cardboard box: doesn't matter that its a square pumpkin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 I saw some Halloween Pinatas in Reading yesterday,in a card shop. Woolworths may well sell them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Looks to me as if you could make one by blowing up a balloon, papier macheing it ( new verb!) and decorating it pumpkin style.........if you can be bothered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 I haven't any game ideas I am afraid, but they have got bags of nice Halloween sweets and treats in Poundland, which are of course cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveypup Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 How about a version of pint the tail on the donkey - stick the nail in the eyeball The one nearest to the pupil wins For a dreadful moment I thought you had a horrible aversion to kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 How about a version of pint the tail on the donkey - stick the nail in the eyeball The one nearest to the pupil wins I was gonna suggest that,,...but maybe adapt it to - "pin the cat on the witches broomstick" theme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I signed up for a Recipezaar newsletter ages ago. Quite interesting. One appeared today with this link: http://www.recipezaar.com/sitenews/post?pid=678 Thought you might find it useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
