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15 Kid-Friendly Halloween Party Games to Keep Little Monsters on Their Toes

Centered on creativity and fun rather than spookiness
Atish SharmaBy Atish SharmaAugust 23, 2022Updated:July 16, 20256 Mins Read
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We introduced you to the frightful Halloween party games for adults, but when it comes to kids, we need to be really careful with what they choose as their pastime. Halloween is more intriguing to kids than to adults, and it becomes important that we introduce them to games that don’t have a bad impact on their thinking. Even for Halloween, kids should play games centered on creativity and fun rather than spookiness. Here is a list of 15 Halloween party games for kids that will keep your little monsters on their toes.

Sweep the Pumpkin

A toddler is not familiar with Halloween, yet is most excited to celebrate. For your little monsters at home, buzzing with energy and always fiddling with items, get a broom and a small pumpkin. The rules of the game are simple. It is a race that involves your kid sweeping the pumpkin and crossing the finish line. The one who does it first wins.

Sweep the Pumpkin Race_Kid Friendly Halloween Party Games
Image: Boothbay Register

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Pumpkin carving is not a kid-friendly activity, yet you can involve your child in scooping out the guts and painting the carveable area to their heart’s content. You can be around the kids while they carve the pumpkin. The contest will keep them entertained and also make them competitive in nature.

Pumpkin Carving Contest for Kids during Halloween Party
Image: Brown Bites Blog

Pumpkin Decorating Contest

If your child is not at the age of handling knives and carving tools, just pass them a paintbrush and let them decorate the pumpkin in the best way possible. You can even provide them with stickers, which nourish their creativity and open up doors for a bright artistic future. As far as the game is concerned, the one with the best decoration takes the maximum candy home.

Pumpkin Decorating Contest_Halloween Games for Kids
Image: NYMetroParents

Also Read: Halloween Party Games for Kids and Adults

Apple Bobbing

If your kids haven’t already played this, it’s time you introduce them to the classic Halloween tradition of apple bobbing. Apples are put in a rather shallow tub of water where they float because the fruit is less dense than water. Kids have to pick as many apples from the bucket using their mouths and with their hands tied behind their backs. The one who takes out the highest number of apples in the minimum time wins the game.

Apple Bobbing_Kid Friendly Halloween Party Games
Image: Wikipedia

Halloween Musical Chairs

There are many ways you can add spookiness to the musical chairs game at Halloween. You can either dress your kid in a fancy Halloween costume or even decorate the chairs with skeletons and themed wreaths.

Halloween Musical Chairs with kids
Image: Apartment Prepper

Cup Knock Down Contest

Kids want something quick and fun, and what’s better than a cup knock-down game? Arrange some plastic cups and place them one above the other in a desired manner. Let kids throw small balls at them, and the one who knocks down the maximum cups wins the contest.

Cup Knock Down Game for kids at Halloween Party
Image: Mas and Pas

Also Read: 50+ Ways to Make Halloween Pumpkin From Different Materials

Witch Hat Ring Toss

Kids absolutely love witch hats. But there is more to these head covering objects than just wearing them like your Halloween crown. Kids can utilize these hats to play ring toss and enjoy on October 31. You can even put some candy under the hat to add more fun to the game. This will make kids competitive and keep them engaged while you mingle with kids your age.

Witch Hat Ring Toss for Kids Halloween Party
Image: Us Two Plus You

Pumpkin Golf

Use a faux pumpkin, carved, and its stem acting as the pin. All kids have to do is take shots turn by turn and play golf at the Halloween party. The one who is successful in landing the ball inside the pumpkin wins the game. In case of a tie, we can go sudden-death round.

Pumpkin Golf for Halloween
Image: A girl and a glue Gun

Solve the Skeleton Puzzle

If your kids tell you they are bored with these childish games and want something spookier, it’s time you introduce skeletons to them. You can DIY bones for the skeleton out of foam, and hot glue a magnet on each. All kids have to do is arrange the pieces in the skeleton first, and the first child to do it wins the game.

Solve the Skeleton Puzzle Game_Kid Friendly Halloween Party Games
Image: Sugar and Charm

Spider Race

The Spider Race is a fun game to keep your child busy on Halloween while letting them have competitive fun with their friends. All you have to do is blow a faux spider using a straw and make it reach the finish line. The kid whose spider reaches the finish line first wins. 

Spider Race for Kids Halloween Game
Image: Still Playing School

Pin the Face on the Pumpkin

Indulge your kids in some fun and intuitive activity this Halloween with this ‘pin the face on the pumpkin’ game. All they have to do is try and affix the eyes and mouth on a blank pumpkin while blindfolded. The best thing about this game is that it gets funnier the more wrong your kids are. They will surely enjoy a good laugh at the silly expressions they have made.

Kid-Friendly Halloween Party Games - Pin the Face on the Pumpkin
Image: Tater Tots and Jello

Pumpkin Balance Race

Kids are naturally competitive, and this pumpkin balance race game will not only challenge their balance but competitiveness. All you need to do is get a bunch of mini pumpkins and enthusiastic players to balance them on a tennis court, run a short distance, and drop the mini pumpkins one by one into a Halloween basket. This game will keep your kids engaged and surging with good energy.

Kid-Friendly Halloween Party Games - Pumpkin Balance Race
Image: Days With Grey

Bean-Bag Toss Pumpkins

Double the fun and spookiness with this bean-bag toss pumpkin game. This game requires two large carved pumpkins. Help them cut a large hole at the bottom of one large and one medium pumpkin and scoop out the extra pulp and seeds. Cut out the eyes and place one atop the other. It’s time your kids play by tossing beanbags into the pumpkin’s mouth. Award 10 points for the bottom gourd and 20 for the top to keep them in the competitive spirit.

Kid-Friendly Halloween Party Games - Bean-Bag Toss Pumpkins
Image: Brian Woodcock

Pumpkin Patch Stomp

Let kids run wild and free through this balloon-filled pumpkin patch and watch them stomp giddily on the balloons. To make the game a bit more interesting, you can add candies and other tiny prizes inside to boost their happiness and hard work. Who stomps the most pumpkins gets more candies and prizes.

Kid-Friendly Halloween Party Games - Pumpkin Patch Stomp
Image: Delia Creates

Mummy Bowling

Just wrap a bunch of bowling pins with toilet paper and secure them with tape. Add googly eyes for a ghostly effect and little bows for a cute touch. And that’s it, set mummy bowling pins and watch kids scream with excitement and delight as they try to knock down the mummies.

Kid-Friendly Halloween Party Games - Mummy Bowling
Image: Giggles Galore

These are some fun and safe Halloween party games for kids to instill them with a spooky spirit and healthy competitiveness. Happy Halloween!

  

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Atish Sharma is a seasoned journalist, theatre director, and PR specialist with over ten years of experience in print, electronic, and digital media, based in Shimla, India. He's played pivotal roles as a field journalist at Hindustan Times and currently serves as the Managing Editor at Homecrux, where he writes on consumer technology, design, and outdoor gear. When not working on his writing projects, Atish loves to explore new Kickstarter projects, watch cult classic films, interview designers, and ponder existential questions.

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