Seven Fun Ideas for a Children"s Halloween Party
Here are seven fun ideas for a children's Halloween party.
Some of these activities are good for younger kids and some are suitable for older kids.
The kids will have a blast with these activities! 1) Have a mummy wrapping contest.
Using a roll of toilet paper have each child pair up with someone else.
Set a time limit such as five minutes and have one person from each pair wrap up the other in toilet paper and then decorate with nearby objects.
When the time is up select a winning pair for whoever has the most outstanding mummy.
This is even more fun if done in time to the music.
2) Have an apple-bobbing contest.
Fill a large tub ninety percent full with water and place several apples inside.
Have several contestants compete at the same time with hands behind their backs.
The first contestant to grab an apple with their teeth wins.
Be sure to have towels on hand as water will slosh onto the floor..
3) Play musical games using Halloween themed music.
The kids can dance the limbo using the song Hot, Hot, Hot.
Monster Mash and Thriller are good songs for games like musical chairs and freeze dancing.
4) Have the kids decorate a cupcake with orange or white frosting.
They can then create a monster face or pumpkin face using small candies such as candy corn, M&M's, etc.
5) Buy a bag of round orange balloons to decorate as pumpkins (or white balloons for ghosts or green balloons for monsters).
If you can't find them at a regular party store you can order them from Qualatex or a supplier of Qualatex balloons.
Qualatex balloons come in quantities of 100.
Once the balloons are blown up the kids can draw faces of pumpkins or monsters on the balloons using black and other color Sharpie markers.
(The Sharpie markers can be purchased in an office supply store).
Also it is best to blow up the balloons using a balloon pump rather then by mouth unless you possess a really strong set of lungs.
6 Most younger kids really like face painting.
You can buy face paints at a party goods store and paint a Halloween theme such as a pumpkin or ghost or black cat on each child's face.
If the kids are wearing a Halloween costume that covers their face then their hand can be painted.
It is important to make sure you are using non-toxic paints that are specifically created for face painting and that wash off with water and soap.
Carefully read the instructions on any face paints before you purchase them.
7) Here is a game that is suitable for older children.
Have the kids close their eyes and an adult chooses a "killer" by tapping the person on the back as all eyes are closed.
After a killer is chosen the adult instructs everyone to open their eyes.
Everyone walks around trying to figure out who the killer is.
If the killer looks at someone and winks at them that person has to pretend to die a dramatic death.
This goes on until everyone is "dead" or someone successfully guesses who the killer is.
Some of these activities are good for younger kids and some are suitable for older kids.
The kids will have a blast with these activities! 1) Have a mummy wrapping contest.
Using a roll of toilet paper have each child pair up with someone else.
Set a time limit such as five minutes and have one person from each pair wrap up the other in toilet paper and then decorate with nearby objects.
When the time is up select a winning pair for whoever has the most outstanding mummy.
This is even more fun if done in time to the music.
2) Have an apple-bobbing contest.
Fill a large tub ninety percent full with water and place several apples inside.
Have several contestants compete at the same time with hands behind their backs.
The first contestant to grab an apple with their teeth wins.
Be sure to have towels on hand as water will slosh onto the floor..
3) Play musical games using Halloween themed music.
The kids can dance the limbo using the song Hot, Hot, Hot.
Monster Mash and Thriller are good songs for games like musical chairs and freeze dancing.
4) Have the kids decorate a cupcake with orange or white frosting.
They can then create a monster face or pumpkin face using small candies such as candy corn, M&M's, etc.
5) Buy a bag of round orange balloons to decorate as pumpkins (or white balloons for ghosts or green balloons for monsters).
If you can't find them at a regular party store you can order them from Qualatex or a supplier of Qualatex balloons.
Qualatex balloons come in quantities of 100.
Once the balloons are blown up the kids can draw faces of pumpkins or monsters on the balloons using black and other color Sharpie markers.
(The Sharpie markers can be purchased in an office supply store).
Also it is best to blow up the balloons using a balloon pump rather then by mouth unless you possess a really strong set of lungs.
6 Most younger kids really like face painting.
You can buy face paints at a party goods store and paint a Halloween theme such as a pumpkin or ghost or black cat on each child's face.
If the kids are wearing a Halloween costume that covers their face then their hand can be painted.
It is important to make sure you are using non-toxic paints that are specifically created for face painting and that wash off with water and soap.
Carefully read the instructions on any face paints before you purchase them.
7) Here is a game that is suitable for older children.
Have the kids close their eyes and an adult chooses a "killer" by tapping the person on the back as all eyes are closed.
After a killer is chosen the adult instructs everyone to open their eyes.
Everyone walks around trying to figure out who the killer is.
If the killer looks at someone and winks at them that person has to pretend to die a dramatic death.
This goes on until everyone is "dead" or someone successfully guesses who the killer is.
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