Getting together for some Halloween fun doesn’t have to be a chore or blow the budget. These simple, no fuss games are simple, cost next to nothing and will get the kids laughing.

What you’ll need:

Guessing game

• a small jar
• Halloween lollies

Zombies and ghouls

• blindfold
• large, safe area

Witches relay

• 2 brooms
• a group of kids

Spooky stories

• a few kids with great imaginations

Monster mosh

• a CD player
• music that kids like

How to play:

Guessing game

• Pop some Halloween lollies in the jar, making sure you know exactly how many there are.
• Have the kids guess the amount of lollies in the jar. Each guest only gets one turn!
• The closest to the correct amount gets to take the jar of lollies home.

Zombies and ghouls

• Blindfold the zombie and give him a spin.
• Give the ghouls a 10 second head start and then let the zombie loose.
• Each time a ghoul is tagged means he’s been infected by the zombie and is out of the game.
• The winner is the last ghoul standing.
• There is ONE twist: the zombie must behave like a zombie. A staggering motion with his hands out in front to tag.

Witches relay

• Create a starting point and a turn around point.
• Split the kids up in to two even teams and line them up in single file.
• Hand a broom to the first team player in each team.
• The first team player is runs to the turn-around point “flying” on the broom and then runs back.
• The first player passes the broom to the second team player; the first team player goes to the back of the line and the second team player runs around the turn around point.
• Continue until all the the kids have had a “fly” on the broom.
• The first team to get through all of their players WINS!

Spooky stories

• Start the kids off by creating a great beginning to a spooky story – see notes for inspiration
• Going around the room, each child adds a sentence to the story.
• As it grows, the imaginations of kids will get more and more wild.
• You might want to have a video camera handy – it could get quite funny!

Notes: Some great story starters for your kids:

• In the big, old house on the corner stood a …
• Behind the closed curtain in the quiet dark room there was a …
• Around the campfire, the kids sat listening to the noises in the forest. They heard …

Monster mosh

• Gather the kids together and have them stand with their arms out so they cannot touch eachother. This creates a nice area where nobody can get hurt.
• Pop your music on and watch the monster mosh.
• Stop the music and, keeping a close eye on them all, the last one to stop moshing is out.
• The last one standing WINS!