Halloween Party for Kids
Whether you're planning a Halloween Party for Kids for your daycare, your own children and their friends or maybe your child's classroom at school, these easy-to-do ideas will make your party a success!

Games & Activities for a Halloween Party for Kids
Body Parts Mystery Box
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

Witches HandA fast and easy project for the kids to make during the party!
Supplies Needed:
- Vinyl gloves
- Candy corn
- Puffed Popcorn
Place a piece of candy corn in each finger tip of the glove to represent finger nails. Fill the rest of the glove with puffed popcorn. You may have to break the popcorn into pieces to fit into the fingers of the glove. Tie the end of the glove with a rubber band. You now have a witches hand!

Pin the Nose on the Jack 'o LanternDraw 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.

Halloween Candy TossThe 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.

Halloween Coloring SheetsIf 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.
Halloween Coloring Pages #1   or  Halloween Coloring Pages #2

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Food & Drinks for Halloween Party for Kids

English Muffin MummiesSlightly 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!
Graveyard Cake- 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.
Pumpkin Bars- 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.
Pumpkin Bread1-2/3 cups flour3/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground cloves1/2 teaspoon allspice1-1/2 cups sugar1 cup canned pumpkin1/3 cup water2 eggs, beaten1/2 cup vegetable oilIn a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and allspice together; mix well.
In a large bowl, combine the sugar, pumpkin, water, eggs and oil in a bowl; mix well. Gradually add the flour mixture, stirring as you go.
Pour batter into a well-greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
Spooky JuiceMix equal parts of Mountain Dew and blue Kool-aid for a radio active look to your drink. Chill before serving.
Witches Brew- 1 46 oz. can pineapple juice
- 1-1/2 qt. container orange sherbet
- 1 - 2 liter bottle of gingerale
Mix all ingredients. Chill before serving.

Haunted Ice
(For a punch bowl)Fill a vinyl glove with water. Add food coloring if desired. Tie end of glove with a rubberband and freeze overnight. When your ready to place ice in your punch bowl, dip the frozen glove in warm water, remove the ice and add to punch bowl.
Infested Ice CubesMake ice cubes in regular ice cube trays and add a Gummi Bug to each cube. Add food coloring to the cubes for an added affect.
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Just for Laughs and Giggles at a Halloween Party for Kids
"Knock, Knock"
"Who's there?"
"Wanda"
"Wanda who?"
"Wanda ride on my broomstick?
Q. What instrument does a skeleton play?
A. A trom-BONE
Q. Why did Dracula take cold medicine?
A. To stop his coffin
"Knock, Knock"
"Who's there?"
"Witch"
"Witch who?"
"God Bless You!"
Q. What kind of makeup do ghosts use?
A. Mas-"scare"-a
Q. What is a ghost's favorite drink?
A. Ghoul-aid
Q. What type of music does a mummy like?
A. Wrap!
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