Some of the Halloween party games that can be purchased include the following:

• Hot Pumpkin (played like hot potato)

• Musical Tombstones

• Bone Bender (played like twister)

• Haunted Darts

• Til Death Do We Part

• Panic at the Prom

You can create your own games by getting ideas from games that can be purchased. For example, you can use Haunted Darts as an inspiration. Cover a dartboard with Halloween characters, pumpkins, bats, or ghosts and have each one worth a different amount of points. The dartboard can be recovered to use for any holiday. Have haunted music playing for your own version of “Hot Pumpkin”. Use a plastic pumpkin for the game and follow traditional “Hot Potato” game rules.

Creating your own game will take a little imagination. Having access to the internet and a printer will allow you to download and print free Halloween images to use for your homemade games. Include children in the making of the games. Listen to their ideas; they tend to be very creative.

Many traditional games can be changed into a Halloween party game. For the younger children, change “Duck, Duck, Goose” into “Bat, Bat, Ghost” or any other combination your kids would enjoy. Each participant can even choose what two Halloween symbols they want to use.

A charade or hangman game can be changed into a Halloween party game by only using spooky or scary words. Play scary music in the background.

A Halloween Costume party can include a parade where everyone gets a participation award and the three top costumes are given awards. Everyone can also receive specific costume awards for the following:

• Funniest

• Scariest

• Prettiest

• Bloodiest

The focus should be that everyone has fun playing the Halloween party games. Avoid games that are too long or too complicated. Try to avoid fierce competition and keep the games fun for everyone.