| You don't have to reinvent the wheel when you plan | | | | goblin, spider, black cat or other popular Halloween |
| on having a Halloween Party with kids. There are | | | | character can be used. If you don't want to use scary |
| many popular games that can be modified to fit into | | | | characters, you can make it Pumpkin, Pumpkin, |
| any Halloween event. Some include: | | | | Jack-O-Lantern! |
| Musical Chairs - Decorate the chairs with spider webs | | | | Guess How Many Candy Corns - In a container you |
| and mini plastic spiders and play Halloween sound | | | | purchase from a dollar store, place candy corns until it |
| effects. Leave one or two chairs without the webbing | | | | just barely will close. Have the party guests guess |
| and see just how many kids scramble for them | | | | how many candy corns are inside. The person to |
| instead of the web covered ones! | | | | guess closest wins the jar and all the candy corns |
| Pin the Nose on the Jack-O-Lantern - All you need for | | | | inside! With bigger jars, you can put mini candy bars or |
| this game is a huge piece of orange poster board, a | | | | lollipops instead of candy corns. |
| black Sharpie marker, a laminated nose shape and | | | | You can also use the costumes the kids are wearing |
| tape of some sort. Create a whole Jack-O-Lantern | | | | at the party to create fun and exciting games. If |
| face minus the nose on the poster board, cut out, and | | | | someone comes to your party dressed like a princess, |
| hang on a wall. Place some tape on the back of the | | | | have them lead the game "Princess Says". Or if you |
| nose and let the kids try to stick it in the right place. | | | | have an Elmo, you can play "Elmo May I?" |
| You can modify this game to be Pin the Wart on the | | | | When you plan a get-together with little kids, be aware |
| Witch, Pin the Mouth on the Ghost...whatever you | | | | that no game will hold their attention for more than 15 |
| would like. | | | | minutes or so. Prepare 3 or 4 different games, so you |
| Bobbing for Jack-O-Lanterns - On oranges, draw | | | | can switch off easily when the guests lose interest. |
| Jack-O-Lantern faces with a Sharpie marker. Place in | | | | Nicola always enjoys Halloween parties with her family. |
| a huge tub or wading pool of water and have the kids | | | | Visit her Halloween site for tips and information about |
| bob away! | | | | halloween masks at |
| Witch, Witch, Ghost! - Instead of the old standby "Duck, | | | | This article may be reprinted in full so long as the |
| Duck, Goose", just add some Halloween characters | | | | resource box and the live links are included intact. All |
| and let the kids play. Any combination of ghost, witch, | | | | rights reserved. |