| You don't have to reinvent the wheel when you | | | | character can be used. If you don't want to |
| plan on having a Halloween Party with kids. | | | | use scary characters, you can make it |
| There are many popular games that can be | | | | Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Jack-O-Lantern! |
| modified to fit into any Halloween event. | | | | |
| Some include: | | | | Guess How Many Candy Corns - In a container |
| | | | you purchase from a dollar store, place candy |
| Musical Chairs - Decorate the chairs with | | | | corns until it just barely will close. Have |
| spider webs and mini plastic spiders and play | | | | the party guests guess how many candy corns |
| Halloween sound effects. Leave one or two | | | | are inside. The person to guess closest wins |
| chairs without the webbing and see just how | | | | the jar and all the candy corns inside! With |
| many kids scramble for them instead of the | | | | bigger jars, you can put mini candy bars or |
| web covered ones! | | | | lollipops instead of candy corns. |
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| Pin the Nose on the Jack-O-Lantern - All you | | | | You can also use the costumes the kids are |
| need for this game is a huge piece of orange | | | | wearing at the party to create fun and |
| poster board, a black Sharpie marker, a | | | | exciting games. If someone comes to your |
| laminated nose shape and tape of some sort. | | | | party dressed like a princess, have them lead |
| Create a whole Jack-O-Lantern face minus the | | | | the game "Princess Says". Or if you have an |
| nose on the poster board, cut out, and hang | | | | Elmo, you can play "Elmo May I?" |
| on a wall. Place some tape on the back of the | | | | |
| nose and let the kids try to stick it in the | | | | When you plan a get-together with little |
| right place. You can modify this game to be | | | | kids, be aware that no game will hold their |
| Pin the Wart on the Witch, Pin the Mouth on | | | | attention for more than 15 minutes or so. |
| the Ghost...whatever you would like. | | | | Prepare 3 or 4 different games, so you can |
| | | | switch off easily when the guests lose |
| Bobbing for Jack-O-Lanterns - On oranges, | | | | interest. |
| draw Jack-O-Lantern faces with a Sharpie | | | | |
| marker. Place in a huge tub or wading pool of | | | | Nicola always enjoys Halloween parties with |
| water and have the kids bob away! | | | | her family. Visit her Halloween site for tips |
| | | | and information about halloween masks at |
| Witch, Witch, Ghost! - Instead of the old | | | | |
| standby "Duck, Duck, Goose", just add some | | | | This article may be reprinted in full so long |
| Halloween characters and let the kids play. | | | | as the resource box and the live links are |
| Any combination of ghost, witch, goblin, | | | | included intact. All rights reserved. |
| spider, black cat or other popular Halloween | | | | Copyright Best-Halloween. |