GAME IDEAS FOR KIDS

Halloween Scavenger Hunt

There is nothing that kids like more than a scavenger hunt. To set up a Halloween themed hunt, hide a variety of spooky items and treats throughout your home, then divide the kids into two teams and ask them to find them all. For small items, the teams can collect them, or you could print out a checklist if your hidden items are bigger. The winning team receives extra candy.

Monster Tag

Monster Tag is a great Halloween version of the popular kids game of tag.

Recommended Number of Players: Only limited by the space in which you have to play

Material:

• Blindfold

Best if played with a monster mask and possibly monster hands, but not completely necessary.

Set Up:

Pick an area of your house, yard or garage that is large enough to mark off a circle. You’ll need to use some masking tape or rope to close in the circle as this will be the playing ground for your “monster”. Make sure the inside of the circle is free of any objects that the players might trip over or run into.

How to Play:

Halloween Board Games

Material:

Print copies our fun halloween board games.

How to Play:

Each team selects a player to represent them in each challenge. A player may only represent his/her team once.

Winner: The team whose player correctly completes the board game first.

The teams toss a coin to pick the first “Monster”. The monster wears a monster mask and monster hands. They also have a blindfold placed over their eyes; they aren’t supposed to see. This is a hearing and touching game. All players have to stay within the circle while the monster wanders around with their arms reaching out to catch the players. When the “monster” moans or growls, all the players must moan or growl back and extend their arms. This is how the “monster” finds his/her victims. When a player gets tagged, they become the next “monster” and must wear the mask and blindfold and the previous monster exits the game.

Winner: The team whose player escapes being tagged.