The Ultimate Kid’s Halloween Bash

Activities & Games

Boo Who?

Here's a fun game that is based upon the standard charades: Write out clues for Halloween characters (a jack-o'-lantern, bat, mummy, spider, ghost, etc.) on small pieces of paper. Divide kids into two teams and let the Halloween charades begin. You can also put each clue inside a balloon, then blow them up when it's time for the game. Each player pops a balloon to get the clue.

Pin the Wart on the Witch’s Nose

Even older kids will get a kick out this spinoff of the donkey version. Hang a picture of a witch (you can draw the witch or find a poster at a party-supply store) on a wall at kid level. For warts, use rubber cement to create gumball-size wads. If you need to add a little more "sticky" to the wart, just dab with a glue stick right before the game. The same rules apply to the original game. The kids take turns trying to stick a wart on the witch's nose blindfolded. Use small labels to designate each player's placement of the wart.

Buckets of Fun

Purchase inexpensive plastic buckets for each child at the party. Decorate them with paint pens or Halloween stickers. For a fun party game, hide stickers and/or small wrapped candies around the room and have the kids take their buckets on a 'haunted treasure hunt.' The buckets also serve as party favors for the kids to take home and then use for trick-or-treating.

Giant Cobweb

For a fun party project and game, give each kid a long piece of soft rope or string. Have them create a giant cobweb by tying the ends to furniture or doorknobs in one room or area, crisscrossing the ropes. When it's finished, let the kids have fun pretending to be spiders, crawling under the web. For safety, be sure to have adult supervision. You can award prizes to those spiders who can crawl under the web without touching it!

Monster Blob Activity

Make Balloon Blobs one week before the party but save the decorating and stretching into silly shapes for the kids as a party activity. (Note: If children will be using permanent markers for drawing on the balloons, you may want to gather up some old large shirts they can wear over their party clothes when drawing on the balloons.) 

To make the balloons, you'll need ordinary inexpensive balloons, all-purpose flour and markers. To make the blobs: 

• Blow up a balloon and keep it inflated for at least 1 minute. Do not tie a knot in the end. After 1 minute, let all the air out. 
• Fit a funnel into the open end of the balloon. Carefully spoon flour into the funnel, tapping and shaking the funnel to get the flour into the balloon. Put as much flour in the balloon as you can. 
• Remove the funnel. Tie a knot in the end of the balloon. 
• Wash and dry the balloon blob. Repeat to make as many blobs as needed. The blobs are ready for decorating with markers.
• At the party set up a table with markers, and let the kids decorate their own balloon monsters. Kids can push, pull and stretch the blobs into different monstrous shapes.

Inside Trick-or-Treating 

Keeping the trick-or-treating inside the house is great for bad weather or just keeping better tabs on kids! Enlist teens, grandparents, or friends to wear costumes and help distribute candy, stickers, fun kid bandages or other small trinkets. Each helper can stand behind a closed door or at a station around the house (use only the areas in your home where you want the party guests to go). Have the kids trick-or-treat at each door or station, using small bags for their loot.

Decorations & Such

"Illuminating" Party Favors 

Purchase a small flashlight (and batteries) for each party guest. Write the child's name on the flashlight with a colorful permanent marker and decorate with seasonal stickers if you like. The kids can take home the flashlights as party favors and can use them for trick-or-treating (or just having fun!). 

Setting the Serving Scene

Consider serving Ghoulish Goulash or another main dish in a hollowed-out pumpkin or even a scary skull trick-or-treat pail. You can also add green food coloring to a glass (or pitcher) of milk and label it ‘alien’s brew.’

Fun Dining 

When it's time to serve the meal, turn off the lights, and let the kids eat by the light of their flashlights. They can make silly and scary faces by shining the lights up from under their chins. 

The Menu

Now that we’ve covered activities, games, decorations and menu items, all that’s missing is your personal touch. Don’t forget to take photos of your event and share them with us @BettyCrocker. Happy spooky season!