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Halloween is just around the corner! Have you started planning for the party yet? What games do you intend to include at the party? If you are still undecided, fret not! Momjunction is here to help you with some halloween games for toddlers.
1. Donut Eating Race:
You Will Need:
- A long string
- Donuts
How To:
- Hang several donuts from a sturdy rod or tree.
- Blindfold the tots and on a count of three, have each tot try to eat the donuts.
- Make sure they do not use their hands for eating the donut. Anyone who uses the hands should be disqualified.
- The child who finishes the donut first will be the winner.
What Is In The Bowl?
You Will Need:
- Grapes
- Spaghetti
- Jelly
- 3 bowls
- Black and orange felt
How To:
- Fill one bowl with grapes, one with cooked spaghetti and one with jelly. You can use any food product that you feel will look gross and slimy.
- Now wrap the bowl nicely with orange and black felt so that no tot can peek what’s inside the bowl.
- Tell every tot to put his or her hands in the bowl and guess what food item it is.
4. Apple Bobbing:
You Will Need:
- Round, shallow bucket
- Apples
- Table
How To:
- Fill the bucket with apples.
- Now ask the tots to pick the apples from their mouth. Remember, no hands allowed.
- The tot who manages to pick the maximum number of apples will be the winner.
Find The Pumpkin:
You Will Need:
- A crayon.
- Ten pieces of white paper.
- Five pieces of yellow paper.
- Scissors.
- Five pieces of orange paper.
How To:
- Draw five yellow pumpkins, ten white pumpkins, and five orange pumpkins and cut out all of them.
- Give each pumpkin a funny and wacky face.
- Write number 1 on the back of the white pumpkin, five on yellow pumpkins and ten on the back of the orange pumpkin.
- Now hide all the pumpkins in the backyard.
- As you call out ‘go’ the tots have to find the pumpkins. Set an assigned time or call out ‘stop’ to end the game.
- Now add up the numbers on the pumpkins of each participant.
- The player with the most points will be the winner.
7. Walk On The Witch’s Hat:
You Will Need:
- A big picture of a witch’s hat.
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Tape
- CD player
How To:
- Tape the large picture of the witch’s hat on the floor before playing the game.
- If you don’t have the hat, then make one from a brown bag. Cut out a brown bag and open it out flat.
- Draw the hat on the brown paper and cut it out.
- Then ask the players to stand in line and close their eyes. You can even blindfold the tots to make sure that no one peeks. Also, appoint a leader. He will make sure that no one looks. Whoever peeks should be out of the game.
- Now tell the leader to start and stop the music. When the music is played, the tots have to start walking in a circle just around the hat.
- When the music stops, the tots are standing on the hat will be out of the game. The last player to circle the hat will be the winner.
8. Trick Or Treat:
You Will Need:
- Paper bags
- Candies
- Pen
How To:
- Hand each toddler a bag filled with candies.
- Write the participant’s name on each bag so that the bags are not mixed up.
- Now decide on the time limit. You can even keep the game going on the entire time. It will keep the tots busy.
- The primary objective of the game is to catch the people sang these words – Pumpkin, Candy, Halloween, Witch, Ghost, Pumpkin, Party.
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- We’d recommend you to write the words on a piece of paper and hand one copy to each participant.
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- If the player finds any other players saying any of these words, then he has to give a piece of candy from his bag.
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- The person who has the most number of candies will win the game.
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- Let the tots keep the candies left in their bag.
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Pumpkin Toss:
You Will Need:
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- Pumpkin of various sizes
- Metal rings or embroidery hoop
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How To:
- Line up the pumpkin in a backyard.
- Mark the line where the children have to stand.
- Now have each tot toss the ring over the pumpkin.
- The tot who can throw the ring over the most number of pumpkins will be the winner.
- In this halloween party games for toddlers, we’d recommend you to reward all the participants, not just the winner.
15. Pass The Witch’s Broom:
You Will Need:
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- Broom
- Foam
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How To:
- Cover the broom’s handle with foam.
- Now make the tots stand in a circle or sit in chairs. Tell them to pass the broom at a steady pace, until the music stops.
- The tot who has the broomstick when the music stops has to ride it around the backyard or room. Clap with the other children while the little Harry Potter roams around on his broom. Here’s the song:
“Pass the witches broomstick round and round the room.
While the music’s playing, quickly pass the broom.
Anyone is out if the broomstick drops,
Or the one who has it when the music stops!”
The last player with the broom will be the winner.
16. Ghost Hunt:
You Will Need:
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- Two ghost figures or.
- White construction paper.
- Tape
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How To:
- Cut out white construction paper in 4 inches* five inches.
- Roll the papers to form tubes. These will work as the ghost callers. Ensure that you make one for each child.
- Show the two ghosts cut outs to the tots. Now make the tots shut their eyes and hide the ‘ghosts’.
- Make the tots open their eyes and at the count of three, let the hunt begin. The tots who find the ghost have to come back to you and ask for the ghost caller.
- The tots have to make strange ghost noises with the tube. The noise will make the ghosts come out of their hiding place.
- Continue the game until all the children make the ghost sounds.
17. Create The Spider Web:
You Will Need:
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- A ball of yarn
- Black construction paper.
- Scissors
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How To:
- Draw and cut out a spider shape from the black construction paper.
- Make the tots sit in a large circle. Make an adult sit beside the tots.
- Take a ball of yarn and make the tots throw at each other.
- Tots have to continue throwing the yarn back and forth until they create a giant spider web.
- Now put a paper spider in the center of the ‘web’ and tell the tots to lift up without making the insect fall off.
- Repeat the game if the spider falls off. Isn’t this halloween games for toddlers and preschoolers amazing to hear?
Halloween Hopscotch:
You Will Need:
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- Orange poster board.
- Scissors
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How To:
- Cut out pumpkin jack-o-lanterns from the orange poster board.
- Make the trails for jumping. For preschoolers, make a straight or a slightly curved path.
- Now have the tiny tots jump down from the path to path. You can even space out the jack-o-lantern cut out for a greater challenge.
- Now let the tots play hopscotch. Allow the tots to come up with new ways to play the game.
Halloween Dart Board Game
$13
Work on your aim this Halloween and say “boo” when your pals miss the bullseye.
Pumpkin Golf
Get the tutorial at A Girl And A Glue Gun »
What you’ll need: pumpkin ($40, amazon.com), X-Acto knife ($6, amazon.com), toy golf set ($28, amazon.com)
Candy Corn Bingo
This Halloween board swaps out snoozy numerals (boring!) for witch hats, ghosts and black cats. Purchase a bag of colorful candy corn to use as markers.
Get a free, printable board at Studio DIY »
What you’ll need: candy corn ($9, amazon.com)
Wrap glow-in-the-dark duct tape around a few bottles and see how many glow stick bracelets kids can get around the bottle necks.
Get the tutorial at A Pumpkin & A Princess »
What you’ll need: glow-in-the-dark duct tape ($15, amazon.com), glass bottles ($19, amazon.com)
Printable Pumpkin Twister
Swap out colorful circles with a printable pumpkin motif for a fun twist (pun intended!) on the classic party game.
Get the tutorial at Pint-Sized Treasures »
What you’ll need: large white poster board ($20, amazon.com)
Spiderweb Walking Game
Create a spiderweb out of tape on your carpet and have kids see how long they can walk on the “web” without falling off, while dodging obstacles and collecting prizes along the way.
Get the tutorial at No Time For Flashcards »
What you’ll need: green tape ($12, amazon.com)
Roll a Frankenstein
Make a craft project more interactive by rolling dice to see who can attach the most body parts to their Frankenstein first.
Get the tutorial at Housing a Forest»
What you’ll need: assorted construction paper ($14, amazon.com)
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