33 Fun Halloween Games Game Ideas for Both Kids and Adults

How to play

Halloween ABC is a fun game that can be enjoyed by both kids and adults. It’s very easy to prepare. Simply write down all the letters of the alphabet on separate sheets of paper and distribute one to each participant or team (you can choose to play individually or in teams).

The objective of the game is to come up with a Halloween-related word for each letter of the alphabet. To add an extra challenge, you can select a more specific theme, such as horror movies, villains, or Halloween costumes.

For an additional challenge, set a timer for 3 to 5 minutes. 🎃 The player or team that finds words for the most letters wins the game!

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How to play

For this Halloween candy game, fill a jar with candy and securely put a lid on it to prevent any candy from spilling out. Using Halloween-themed candy will make it even more festive! As you fill the jar, count the pieces of candy.

Guests will then have to guess how many candies there are in the jar. Participants can write their guesses on slips of paper and include their names. The closest guess wins the entire jar of candy! However, the winner must share and let everyone have a piece too.

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How to play

This is a fast-paced and competitive scavenger hunt! Hide scary or silly eyes indoors or outside in the backyard. For example, on the stairs, on the trunk of a tree, or by sticking one to a mirror. Make sure to hide plenty (at least 20–30) to keep the game exciting.

Want to keep things tidy? Let players know the eyes are only hidden in plain sight; nothing is in drawers or behind closed doors.

This Halloween game is played simultaneously by all players. When a player finds an eye, they collect it.

Set a timer for 3 minutes (or longer for bigger spaces), and when the time starts, the hunt is on! The player who finds the most eyes before the timer runs out wins.

How to play

This fun Halloween party game serves as an excellent icebreaker for your guests. Begin by dividing your guests into teams of 2-3 people. Provide each team with a sheet of paper containing a list of horror movie titles that have specific words omitted.

Give your guests 3-5 minutes to figure out as many complete titles as they can. After time is up, read the correct answers out loud, allowing the teams to check and correct their responses.

This game is a fantastic way to start your Halloween party and start conversations about horror films!

10 Suggestions with Correct Answers

• _____ the 13th       (Friday the 13th)
• When a Stranger _____       (When a Stranger Calls)
• What Lies _____       (What Lies Beneath)
• The _____ of the Lambs       (The Silence of the Lambs)
• The _____ Sense       (The Sixth Sense)
• Jeepers _____       (Jeepers Creepers)
• The _____ Witch _____       (The Blair Witch Project)
• A _____ on _____ Street       (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• _____ from the Black Lagoon       (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
• The _____ of La Llorona       (The Curse of La Llorona)

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How to play

Here’s a Halloween game that both children and adults can enjoy. There are two versions of the game (Version 2 is my personal favorite!), and the main goal is to complete words or phrases that are similar to others.

To prepare for the game, write lists of 8-12 Halloween-related words on paper and hand out copies to each player or team. Feel free to use my list of Halloween-related words below!

Start the game by setting a timer for 5 minutes. When the time is up, the game is over. Players will then check and correct their own answers. The player or team with the highest score wins!

Version 1 - Play in Pairs

In this version, both players in a pair fill out their own answers. The objective is to complete the phrases in a way that matches your partner’s answers, but without communicating verbally. For instance, if both players write “spider web” in response to the word “spider,” the team earns 1 point.

Version 2 - Teams or Individually

In this version, players can compete individually or in teams of 2-3 members each.

The objective of the game is to complete each phrase in the same way as other players or teams. Whenever another player or team writes the exact same phrase as you, you earn 1 point for each match. For example, if you and three other players or teams all wrote “broomstick” in response to the word “broom,” you would receive three points each for that word/phrase.

Enjoy the game!

20 Halloween Themed Words

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How to play

This Halloween game is perfect for playing in the background during a party. The rules are simple: have your guests guess the weight of the pumpkin.

You can allow guests to lift and feel the pumpkin if you’d like, or you can make it part of the Halloween decoration, placing it on a plate in the middle of the room. This game runs itself if you set a pen, a bowl, and slips of paper next to the pumpkin. Be sure to remind your guests to write their names along with their guesses.

Guests can make their guesses while mingling, after dinner, or throughout the entire party. Just remember to set a time limit for when you will reveal the correct weight and declare a winner. The closest guess can win a prize or perhaps even the pumpkin itself.

A Fun Twist to the Game

Carve a hole at the bottom or behind the pumpkin, but keep this hidden from the guests. Then, play a version of “Guess the Pumpkin’s Weight” where guests are not allowed to touch the pumpkin.

In secret, you can fill the pumpkin with lots of heavy candy, making it weigh more than it appears to. The winner gets the pumpkin along with all the hidden candy. Happy Halloween surprise!

Candy Version

Carve a spooky face in the front of the pumpkin, then fill it with a lot of candy. Let the candy overflow from the eyes and spill out through the mouth.

Place the pumpkin in a suitable location for all guests to guess its weight, including the candy. The winner will take home the entire candy-filled pumpkin.

It’s a fun Halloween game for both kids and adults!

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How to play

This low-key Halloween game can be enjoyable with both people you know well and new acquaintances at parties or work events.

Prepare 3 to 5 questions or statements related to Halloween. Print them out and distribute them to all the guests, instructing everyone not to share their answers with anyone.

Examples You Can Use:

• A word I find unsettling is…
• This movie has really frightened me…
• I am afraid of…
• I would never eat…
• A place I would avoid at night is…

After all the answers are collected, gather the players. Read one person’s answers aloud, and everyone must point to the person they believe wrote them. Even the person who wrote the answers must point at someone else. Each player who makes a correct guess earns one point.

The player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.

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How to play

This Halloween game involves prohibiting your guests from using certain words during the first 30 minutes of the party. Setting a specific time limit, rather than enforcing it for the entire duration of the party, helps keep the atmosphere relaxed.

Prepare a list of Halloween-related words that are not allowed during the game. Here are some examples of words you might choose:

• scared
• Halloween
• decoration
• ghost
• pumpkin
• costume

Select 3-5 Halloween-themed words to forbid. Each time someone says one of the forbidden words, they receive 1 point. At the end of the game, the guests with the fewest points win.

For children’s parties, you can skip the points and focus on having fun instead.

You might include some of the forbidden words in your decorations! For example, if “pumpkin” is on the list, make sure to decorate with pumpkins. This makes it more challenging for your guests to avoid mentioning or thinking about them.

How to play

A Halloween Match Game is a fun and low-key activity for your Halloween party. It is easy to adapt for guests of all ages and works well in teams.

To play, write down two columns of Halloween-themed movies/phrases/characters/locations to match. Use a theme that suits the participants, depending on age. My suggestions below are based on characters from movies that can be seen as Halloween-related in some way. Print your version on sheets of paper to distribute to your guests.

Divide your guests into teams or allow them to play individually. Set a timer for 3-5 minutes. The goal is to match pairs between the two columns. Participants can draw lines to connect their matches. The player or team with the most correct matches wins.

Here are 10 match suggestions along with their correct answers. You can use these or find inspiration from them. Be sure to shuffle one of the columns before presenting it to the players.

10 Match Suggestions

1. The Addams Family   Wednesday
2. Friday the 13th   Jason Voorhees
3. Hotel Transylvania   Mavis
4. The Shining   Jack Torrance
5. Gremlins   Gizmo
6. 101 Dalmatians   Cruella de Vil
7. The Ring   Samara
8. Corpse Bride   Victor Van Dort
9. Coraline   The Other Mother
10. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit   Wallace & Gromit

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How to play

Many of us have at some point played hide and seek as kids. It is a fun game where one person searches for the other players who are hiding.

This is a fun thing to do at Halloween, but here we play in the dark! You might have a backyard, a basement, or even a specific room where you can create the playing area. The most important aspect is that the area is dark. You can choose to play in complete darkness or use some dim lighting.

To begin, the seeker counts to 50 outside the designated dark area while everyone else finds a hiding spot. Once the seeker starts searching, players are not allowed to change their hiding places.

The seeker can use a flashlight to help find the hidden players. The last player to be found becomes the next seeker.

Teen or Adult Version

Instruct your guests to hide in the designated area for the game. Let them know that you will count to 50 in a specific room before starting the search. In that room, you have hidden a super scary costume, which you will put on before beginning the search.

Then head out and perform your scariest self. Make spooky sounds, breathe heavily, move slowly and noisily, and use a flashlight (sparingly). This will make it all much more frightening, and your guests will feel like they have ended up in a horror movie.

Another tip is to play spooky music in the background.

How to play

If you love decorating your home for Halloween, this game is perfect for you! Your guests will feel welcome when they arrive at the party. As they mingle, they may even compliment your decorations and arrangements, unaware that these decorations are part of a game that will soon be played.

Beforehand, prepare printed sheets of paper with 8 to 10 questions about your decorations that can be found throughout the house, apartment, or garden.

Example questions could include:

• “How many spider webs can be found in the living room?”
• “How many candle lights are lit on the porch?”
• “What color are the flowers in the kitchen window?”
• “What kind of animal is placed in front of the garage?”

After some time, it’s playtime! Hand out the questions and pens to all the guests (or allow them to use their cell phones). The guests must now race to provide all the correct answers. The first one to finish with all answers correct wins.

Game Tip for Larger Groups or Teams

If you’re hosting a party with many guests or want to slow the pace, consider playing a team version of the game. Divide participants into teams of 2–3 people. You can tie team members together, have them link arms, walk in a train formation, or come up with your own creative twist, and have them move around together to complete the game sheet.

The fastest team to answer all the questions correctly wins!

How to play

A fun Halloween activity for adults and teenagers is the game “Kids’ or Horror Movie.”

To play, create a list of titles from both kid-friendly movies or series and horror films. The goal for the players is to determine which category each title belongs to.

Suggestions for Movie Titles:

• Children of the Corn (Horror)
• Ponyo (Kids)
• Over the Hedge (Kids)
• Poltergeist (Horror)
• Blinky Bill (Kids)

The player who correctly identifies the most titles wins the game!

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How to play

Prepare a list of quotes from various horror films. These can include famous quotes, extra creepy quotes, or even funny and quirky quotes.

Print the quotes on paper alongside a mixed list of horror movie titles. The challenge for the participants, whether individually or in teams, is to match each quote with its corresponding movie.

Example

• “I see dead people.” – The Sixth Sense
• “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” – Jaws
• “Do you like scary movies?” – Scream

The person or team with the most correct matches wins.

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How to play

This Halloween game is fun for both kids and adults, allowing players of all ages to compete simultaneously. To set up, purchase some toilet paper rolls and establish a start and finish line.

Before the game begins, wrap each contestant’s legs in toilet paper, from the ankles to the hips. Be sure not to wrap it too tightly. Use tape to make handling the toilet paper easier.

Have all the players line up at the starting line. When the signal is given, the participants must jump forward as quickly as possible without ripping their toilet paper. The first person to cross the finish line wins!

How to play

For this eerie and fun game, prepare several bowls filled with creepy-feeling items like overcooked spaghetti, oats, squishy berries, and soaked gummy candies. Inside each bowl, hide a random number of small objects, such as coins, buttons, or plastic spiders. Place the bowls inside a box with hand holes or behind a curtain to prevent players from peeking inside.

You will also need a stopwatch to keep track of time. Players take turns reaching into the mystery bowls, feeling around to count the hidden items without looking or removing anything. The player who gets the correct total in the shortest time wins! Incorrect counts will be disqualified, so accuracy is key.

Team Version

Divide into teams and assign one bowl to each teammate. Everyone counts their own items and then combines the totals for a team score. Don’t forget to keep towels nearby since this game can get messy, and the mystery is more fun when the slime stays contained!

Scary Ideas for Teens and Adults

Here are a few ideas that are sure to make even teens and adults jump!

1. Add a Surprise Element

One of my favorite tricks is to hide a remote-controlled spider (or a similar toy) inside one of the boxes. If you know a child who has a fun remote-controlled toy, ask to borrow it. Let the player feel around inside the box for a few seconds before you activate the creepy crawler. The surprise movement never fails to get a reaction!

2. Use Eerie Sound Effects

It becomes extra spooky if one of the boxes is already making unsettling noises before anyone even puts their hands inside. A hidden speaker playing creepy sounds or whispers builds tension and sets the mood.

3. Label with Creepy Clues

Place signs next to some of the boxes that describe what is supposedly inside. With the proper wording, people often imagine the contents to be even grosser than they actually are!

4. The Hidden Hand Trick

And don’t forget the classic scare: cut a hole in the bottom of a box and have a friend sit underneath with their hand ready inside. As soon as someone reaches in… grab them! It’s a hilarious and harmless jump scare that always gets screams and laughter.

How to play

Name 3 is a fun activity suitable for kids, teenagers, and adults. This game always leads to amusing discussions. You can play in teams or individually (I prefer to team up!).

To prepare for the game, write down some Halloween-themed categories or statements (6-8 categories will do). Here are some examples:

• Famous Fictional Villains
• Popular Halloween Costumes
• Spooky Places
• Horror Movies

Each participant/team should now write down three answers for each category that they believe will be the most common answers among the group. The reason for this is that you only earn points if others have the same answers as you.

Once everyone has prepared their answers, gather as a group to review each category. Go through one category at a time. Whenever someone writes an answer that matches another player’s, both players receive one point. The order of answers within a category does not matter, as long as they belong to the same category.

For example, if three players write down “The Ring” in the Horror Movies category, then all three teams earn two points each.

The team or participant with the highest score at the end of the game wins!

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How to play

In this fun and messy party game, participants can only use their mouths - no hands allowed!

The challenge is to search through bowls filled with overcooked macaroni to find and pick up small hidden objects using only their mouths while keeping their hands behind their backs.

Turn it into a competition by setting a time limit - say, 30 seconds - and counting how many items each player can collect.

For a children’s party, fill the bowls with silly toys or colorful trinkets. At an adult party, add some unexpected or quirky items for laughs. And for a Halloween party, amp up the spooky factor by hiding plastic spiders, fake fingers, or other creepy crawlies in the macaroni.

How to play

The rules of the game are simple: match the phobias.

This easy-going Halloween game is perfect for adults and teenagers alike. Just create a list of various phobias and challenge participants to match them with the correct definitions.

Here are some examples you can use.

• Myrmecophobia - fear of ants
• Globophobia - fear of balloons
• Coulrophobia - fear of clowns
• Hemophobia - fear of blood
• Gephyrophobia - fear of bridges
• Cherophobia - fear of happiness

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How to play

This is an entertaining and slightly scary Halloween party game, especially if you use the Scary Twists for adults and teenagers listed below.

To prepare for the game, take 6 to 10 photos using your phone. You can either print these photos or share them in a group chat with all your guests, or send them to each person individually.

Next, divide the guests into teams of 2 to 3 people. Explain that they need to find all the locations featured in your photos. As proof, each team must take a photo of the area with at least one team member in the picture and then send this photo to you or the group chat.

The team that first sends you pictures of all the correct locations wins! Alternatively, you can set a timer for 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the size of the playing area. When time is up, the team with the most correct photos wins the game. Using a chat or group chat helps keep track of each team’s progress, which team sent their pictures first, and when the time is up.

Make the game area as large as you want. Be sure to inform your guests about the size of the playing area before the game begins.

You can take photos of interesting places in your town or neighborhood, ideally with a Halloween theme. For example, you might capture images of a beautifully decorated storefront, a spooky, dead tree, a pumpkin farm, a traffic sign, a specific bush, a fence, or some spooky decorations.

Additionally, you can host this Halloween game in your own garden or inside your house, which is a great option for younger children.

The photos you take will serve as wonderful memories of the Halloween party.

All types of transportation are allowed: bus, car, on foot, bike, or electric scooter, for example.

Scary Twist 1

Take a photo of a person disguised in a scary costume. Have this person hide in your garden to scare your guests as they search for the right spots to take pictures. The disguised person should be one of the items they need to capture in their photos.

Scary Twist 2

Choose a bush or similar object as one of the locations your guests have to find. Have someone in a scary costume hide inside the bush, ready to scare the players. Timing the scare to coincide with the photo being taken can result in some hilarious Halloween pictures.

How to play

This playful Halloween game is perfect for kids!

Start by drawing a large spider on the paper, making sure it has only seven legs. Clearly indicate where the eighth leg is missing. Once you’re done, attach the spider drawing to a wall or door.

Players will take turns trying to attach the leg in the correct spot while blindfolded. Spin each player around three times before turning them toward the spider drawing. Mark where each player places the spider leg.

The player who places the leg closest to the correct spot wins.

How to play

In this Halloween kids’ game, participants compete in pairs. It’s best to play this game outside, but it can also work indoors if you have enough space.

To set up, purchase one pumpkin for each team. Real pumpkins are more fun, but plastic pumpkins are, of course, also fine.

For the pairs, stand face to face and place the pumpkin between their bellies. They must carry the pumpkin together this way, with their hands behind their backs.

The objective of the game is to move from the starting point to the finish line without dropping the pumpkin. If a pair drops the pumpkin, they must pick it up and take three steps back before continuing. The first pair to cross the finish line wins.

Relay Version

When a pair has finished a leg, they pass the pumpkin to the next pair of team members. The first team to finish with all its players wins the game.

How to play

This is the perfect game to play at your kids’ Halloween party if you want a DIY activity without spending all day preparing.

To set up the game, use the black marker to draw a ghost face on each toilet roll. Arrange the 6 rolls in a 1-2-3 formation and let the kids try to knock them down by rolling the pumpkin toward them.

Make sure to remove the stem from the pumpkin to make it easier to roll.

Since pumpkins come in various shapes and sizes, this Halloween game may not always be easy, but it will always be a lot of fun!

How to play

This Halloween ring toss game is straightforward to set up, both indoors and outdoors. All you need is a selection of pumpkins and some rings to toss. It’s a fun activity for both kids and adults.

Start by arranging the pumpkins in a group with their stems pointing upward. Ensure that the stems are long enough for players to toss the rings at them. You can use pumpkins of various sizes, and if you have time, consider decorating or carving them.

Players will take turns tossing rings at the pumpkin stems to score points. Each ring that successfully lands around a pumpkin’s stem earns the player one point.

When it gets dark, you can place lights inside and around the pumpkins. This creates a beautiful decoration for your Halloween party, setting the perfect Halloween mood in your garden.

How to play

This Halloween game for kids is not only fun to prepare but also exciting for the children at your party!

Prepare by purchasing orange or pumpkin-themed balloons. Fill each balloon with candy or other treats before inflating them. If you have extra time, consider decorating the balloons to resemble pumpkins.

Set up the balloons in a room or outside in your backyard, arranging them to resemble a pumpkin patch. This will create the feel of a small pumpkin farm.

Once everything is ready, let the kids stomp on the balloons to collect the treats inside!

How to play

This game is a thrilling activity perfect for your Halloween party!

Once everyone has arrived, explain that there will be an ongoing competition to scare other guests throughout the event. Each time a guest successfully scares someone, causing them to jump or twitch, that person earns 1 point.

For example, if a guest scares three different people, they will earn a total of 3 points. It is also acceptable for a guest to scare the same person multiple times. If a guest successfully scares an entire group of people, they earn one point for each individual in that group.

At the end of the game, the guest with the highest score will be declared the winner.

To keep the game exciting, set an end time, such as 1 hour after it starts, so you have time to announce the winner before guests begin to leave. Make sure to communicate the end time clearly to all guests.

How to play

Prepare for this Halloween activity by creating a list of scary movies. A total of 8-12 titles will be sufficient. Write each movie title on a separate slip of paper. Distribute an equal number of slips to each team.

Instruct the teams to guess the order in which the scary movies premiered. Although they don’t need to know the exact years, you can offer bonus points if they do. The objective is to arrange the slips of paper, containing the movie titles, in chronological order, with the oldest film placed first.

Give the teams 3-5 minutes to complete this task; you can adjust the time based on the desired challenge level of the Halloween game. Award 1 point for each correctly placed movie.

For a more relaxed version of the game, allow the teams to complete the activity at their own pace, without a time limit.

Movie Suggestions

• The Black Cat (1934)
• The Tingler (1959)
• Jaws (1975)
• Alien (1979)
• The Shining (1980)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Scream (1996)
• The Blair Witch Project (1999)
• 28 Days Later (2002)
• Paranormal Activity (2007)
• The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
• A Quiet Place (2018)

How to play

Challenge friends, family, or colleagues at work with the game Scattergories! You can easily create a kid-friendly version of the game as well.

In this game, players must fill a table with words. The challenge is that the words need to match a category in each row, and each column must begin with a specific letter.

Create 4-6 Halloween-related categories. Below are some examples of categories for the rows you can use. Write these on the left side of each row:

• Something orange
• Not good to eat
• At a graveyard
• Can be painful
• Smells bad

Next, choose a Halloween-related word for the columns, such as DARK or FEAR, and write the letters of that word above each column.

For example, if there is a category Can Be Found In Harry Potter, correct answers for the letters in the word DARK would be:

• Dumbledore
• Auror
• Ron
• Kids

Play the game in teams or individually!

The player or team with the most correct words wins. To increase the challenge, you can set a time limit of 5-10 minutes.

Kids Version

To make it easier for younger children, you can omit the requirement that words must begin with a specific letter.

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How to play

Hide Halloween-themed items around your home or garden, and create a list of these items using either their names or pictures. Give each player a copy of the list. For example, you might hide a black cat in the bathtub, a pumpkin under the kitchen table, or a skeleton in the closet.

Players must search for the items and write down where they found each one. No one must touch or move any objects, as this could spoil the game for others.

You can choose to set a time limit or allow the game to continue until someone finds all the items. If you decide to set a time limit, the player who finds the most items when time is up is the winner; 5 to 10 minutes typically works well, depending on the size of the playing area. Without a time limit, the first player to find all the items and return with their paper wins.

If you prefer to avoid people rummaging through your home, consider playing outside or restricting the game to a specific area. You can also let everyone know that no items are hidden out of sight, so they won’t need to open drawers or move things around.

Young Kids Version
For younger children who can’t read yet, use photos instead of words. If you’ve hidden a pumpkin in the bathtub, take a picture of the pumpkin alongside three different locations (for example, a bathtub, behind a curtain, and beneath a bed). The kids will look through the locations and circle the picture of where they found the pumpkin.

This version makes the game easier and keeps the children searching only in the areas shown in the pictures.

Happy scavenger hunting!

How to play

This Halloween party game is a loud one: organize a screaming contest! It’s much more entertaining than it may sound!

Guests will compete with their best screams across different categories. Prepare 2-3 categories for the competition; you can find suggestions below. Participants can compete in more than one category if they wish.

Each player can scream in front of everyone, or the screams can be pre-recorded from another room. You decide! Just make sure to communicate the rules clearly to all guests.

Let the guests be the judges! Once everyone has screamed or all recorded screams have been played, allow everyone to vote for their favorite in each category. The scream with the most votes wins that category.

This game is even more fun if there’s a prize for the winner of each category.

Suggestions for Screaming Categories

• The Scariest Scream
• The Loudest Scream
• The Most Unexpected Scream
• The Funniest Scream
• The Most Witch-like Scream
• The Most Interrupted Scream

How to play

This is a fun indoor Halloween toss game for kids that features plastic spiders.

To prepare for the game while decorating for your kids’ Halloween party, set up a spiderweb in a designated area. You can spread the web in a corner of the room, between two chairs, or in a doorway.

Once all the kids have arrived, each player will take turns tossing spiders at the spiderweb. The objective is to get the spiders to stick to the web. Players earn points for each spider that remains stuck in the web after they finish tossing. Be sure to clear the web of spiders between players so each one has a fair chance.

How to play

This light-hearted Halloween activity is perfect for everyone to join in. Prepare printable sheets of paper for each participant with a list of “either/or” statements, where they must choose one of the two options. For extra fun, you can theme the list around Halloween.

Examples:

• Scary movie or scary book
• Buy a Halloween costume or make your own
• Buy a pumpkin or grow your own
• See a ghost or meet a vampire

Have everyone fill in their answers and then encourage them to discuss their choices with those sitting nearby. This activity serves as a great icebreaker at the start of a party and helps guests engage in conversation, allowing them to get to know one another naturally.

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The printable features

• “This or That” in US Half Letter / A5 format.
• 10 Halloween-themed two-choice questions.

Bundle includes

• All 18 Halloween printables.
• Instant access to the downloadable files.
• Easy to print and prepare for the Halloween party!

How to play

A fun Halloween activity is to organize an exciting quiz for your guests! Since it’s Halloween, make sure to include Halloween-themed facts and trivia.

You can ask about topics such as candy, scary animals, body parts, or horror movies. Aim for 8 to 12 questions.

Feel free to use the Halloween-themed questions and answers provided below or produce your own.

Questions with Answers for Adults

Which country is the largest pumpkin producer in the world?

• China
• USA
• Australia

Which one of these movies did Tim Burton not direct?

• Corpse Bride
• Edward Scissorhands
• Coraline

The human body consist of 206 bones. How much of our body weight comes from our bones?

• 16%
• 35%
• 46%

What is an underground cemetery called?

• Catacomb
• Sarcophagus
• Mausoleum

Questions with Answers for Kids

In which fairy tale does an evil witch lure children to her edible house?

• Hansel and Gretel
• Little Red Riding Hood
• The Frog Prince

What are the main characters in the movie “Hotel Transylvania”?

• Werewolves
• Ghosts
• Vampires

Which of the following Pokémon are ghost-type?

• Raichu
• Gengar
• Bewear

What is the name of the green witch in the movie “Wicked”?

• Elphaba
• Hermione
• Mavis

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The printable features

• “Halloween Trivia” in US Half Letter / A5 format.
• Separate trivias for adults and children, 10 questions each.
• Answer sheet for both versions that makes correcting super easy!

Bundle includes

• All 18 Halloween printables.
• Instant access to the downloadable files.
• Easy to print and prepare for the Halloween party!

How to play

You are likely familiar with games like Word Scramble. Here’s a Halloween-themed version that can easily be adjusted for kids or adults by varying the difficulty level.

To prepare for the game, compile a list of Halloween-related words. Below is a list for adults that you can use.

Next, scramble the words thoroughly. Then, challenge the participants to unscramble them. The first person to succeed wins, or you can set a timer for 3-5 minutes.

Words to Unscramble

1. AAMRONRLAP - Paranormal
2. LSULK - Skull
3. NEDDUA - Undead
4. MBTO - Tomb
5. OWWREFEL - Werewolf
6. ESOBN - Bones
7. SRCPOE - Corpse
8. HWTCFAITCR - Witchcraft

Printable Available in Bundle

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The printable features

• “Word Scramble” in US Half Letter / A5 format.
• 13 words to unscramble.
• Answer sheet which makes correcting easy.

Bundle includes

• All 18 Halloween printables.
• Instant access to the downloadable files.
• Easy to print and prepare for the Halloween party!

How to play

This is a fun, fast, and simple game for your Halloween party that requires minimal preparation. Just have two toilet paper rolls ready for each team.

To play, divide the guests into teams of 2-3 people. In just 1 minute, the teams must work together to wrap one team member from head to toe in toilet paper, creating a Halloween mummy! The team that makes the best mummy wins the game.

You can either act as the judge or allow all teams to vote for the best mummy. However, teams are not allowed to vote for their own mummy, and mummies themselves cannot vote since they are “dead.”

Prepare yourself for some fun photos!