Halloween Party for Kids

Games & Activities for a Halloween Party for Kids

Find a cardboard box that is approximately 6-8 inches high. The length depends on how many mystery items you would like to place in the box. I would suggest four to eight items.

Decorate the box any way you'd like. Cut holes in the top of the box for the children to reach their hands into. Label each hole with what the contents are. Use Cool Whip containers or something similar to hold your mystery items.

Mystery Item Ideas: Use any or all these ideas.

• Eyeballs: peeled grapes or olives
• Tongue: banana peel or canned green chili (whole)
• Intestines: spaghetti (with a splash of vegetable oil to keep them flexible)
• Teeth: candy corn, corn nuts or broken pieces of chalk
• Fingers: cocktail wieners (cut off one end)
• Bones: chicken bones, cleaned and dried
• Hair: bean sprouts or wet yarn
• Heart: peach half (canned)
• Ear: dried apricot
• Skin: square cut from a flour tortilla, brushed with oil
• Brain: large wet sponge

Supplies Needed:

• Vinyl gloves
• Candy corn
• Puffed Popcorn

Draw and color a pumpkin on a large sheet of paper. Draw a face on the pumpkin to make a Jack 'o Lantern, excluding the nose. Tape the Jack 'o Lantern to a wall or door at chest level to the children.

Make noses out of construction paper for each child. Place double stick tape on the back of each nose.

Have one child at a time stand approximately six feet from the Jack 'o Lantern. Cover the child's eyes with a bandana, soft towel or scarf. Turn the child three times and then face them in the direction of the Jack 'o Lantern. The child tries to place the nose as close to the correct spot as they can. The child who comes closest wins the game.

The target is a plastic trick-or-treat bucket such as a pumpkin shaped bucket. Set a line with masking tape approximately six feet from the bucket. Set the line to be age appropriate.

Give a child approximately five pieces of candy and see how many they can toss into the bucket.

Have a prize available for the winner.

If you need to slow the pace of the Halloween Party for kids for a little while or you need time to prepare the next activity, print these coloring sheets to entertain the kids.

Food & Drinks for Halloween Party for Kids

Slightly toast the english muffins. Spread each muffin half with pizza sauce. Place two sliced black olives for the eyes. Criss-cross string cheese. Place in a 350 degree oven just until the cheese is melted.

Editor's note: This is an easy recipe for the kids to help with at your Halloween Party for Kids!

• Boxed cake mix
• Can of chocolate frosting
• Oreo cookies
• Shortbread cookies (rectangular in shape)
• Decorating gel
• Coconut
• Candy pumpkins
• Can of whipped cream

Bake the cake according to package directions. Frost when cake is cooled Crush the Oreo cookies and sprinkle on cake. Use the shortbread cookies to create headstones. Use the decorating gel to write on the tombstones and add detail to other parts of the graveyard. Use coconut to create lawn debris. Scatter candied pumpkins throughout the graveyard. Use the whipped cream to create ghosts.

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 16 oz. can of pumpkin
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix all ingredients. Spread batter in a greased jelly roll pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25-35 minutes. Frost when cooled.

Frosting:

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together. Slowly add the powdered sugar.