Indoor Halloween games to get everyone excited! Ideas kids and adults can enjoy
Want to throw a lively indoor Halloween party with friends and family but not sure what games to prepare? In this article, we introduce easy-to-enjoy indoor games perfect for Halloween—from candy-based games, to thrilling, heart-pounding ones, to laugh-out-loud group games.
They’re simple to set up and great fun for everyone, from kids to adults.
It’s packed with ideas for indoor games that will help you create special Halloween memories.
Be sure to use it as a reference!
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Indoor Halloween Party Games That Get Everyone Pumped! Fun Ideas for Kids and Adults (21–30)
Ghost-catching game
Buying a commercially available board game is fun, but making one yourself might be even better! Here’s a Halloween-perfect game you can make with paper cups and masking tape.
Decorate the paper cups with a Halloween theme, then make a die that shows the numbers 1 through 4, and you’re ready to go.
Move a paper cup toward your side by the number rolled, and the first player to bring all the ghosts to their own side wins.
It’s suitable for everyone from small children to seniors.
You could also give a prize to the winner.
Ghost Gathering
https://www.tiktok.com/@toiro_efilagroup/video/7428453252863200530Let’s play with a Halloween-themed toy that uses the principle that paper cups stick together when stacked.
Decorate the paper cups by attaching googly eyes or drawing pumpkin ghosts and bats.
You can also make a ghost-catching “net” by attaching chopsticks to a paper cup.
The rules are simple: catch the ghost paper cups using the paper cup net.
It’s fun to see the unexpected movements—sometimes the cups stack perfectly, and sometimes they slip and fall! You’ll surely enjoy the time spent making the toy, too!
Indoor Halloween Party Games That Get Everyone Excited! Fun Ideas for Kids and Adults (31–40)
Skipping Halloween, just plop.
https://www.tiktok.com/@ouchiasobi_mii/video/7555765447929482514Make a paper-cup cracker and a cellophane tape target to liven up your Halloween party.
First, the paper-cup cracker is easy: cut out the bottom of a paper cup and attach a balloon to it.
Balloons can come off easily, so secure them firmly with duct tape or similar.
Pull the balloon back to launch the pellets.
For a target that the pellets will stick to, just cover it with cellophane tape.
Try making pumpkin heads or ghost-shaped targets for a Halloween vibe.
Using orange or purple pellets will boost the Halloween feel even more.
Halloween Egg Roulette
Back in the day, you often saw “candy pull” games at festivals, where a piece of candy was tied to the end of a string.
This game, which offers a similar thrill, is sure to liven up your Halloween.
Attach a cup to the end of each string and put a small gift inside the cup.
The fun comes from the excitement of choosing—“Which string should I pull?” “What’s inside the cup?”—and discovering the surprise.
If you include not only gifts but also special cards like “Pull again,” it’s sure to get everyone excited!
to suck (someone’s) lifeblood
Mix tomato juice with ingredients like ginger, doubanjiang (chili bean paste), and other juices, and have blindfolded participants drink it.
Then have them guess what’s been mixed into the tomato juice.
It can be tough because you have to drink the various mixed tomato juices several times to figure out what’s in them, but that’s also part of the fun.
Once they’ve guessed, write the answers on a whiteboard and present them.
The person who identifies the most ingredients wins.
Please be careful if you have allergies or if you’re sensitive to spicy foods.
Wobbling Pumpkin Tower
Stack Jack-o’-lanterns without letting them topple! Here are ideas for a wobbly pumpkin tower.
Make Jack-o’-lanterns bigger than the kids’ faces and play a full-body game! You’ll need orange and black plastic bags, newspaper, yellow vinyl tape, more newspaper, and bubble wrap.
The key is not to overstuff the colored bags with newspaper—leave some room so they flatten slightly.
Give it a try!
Halloween Splash Cup In
Using paper plates and paper cups, you can create a perfect game for a lively Halloween.
Put candies or chocolates inside gashapon capsules.
Connect two paper cups at their rims with cellophane tape, then stand them on a table and place the gashapon on top.
Set a paper plate with a piece of cellophane tape or double-sided tape on the side opposite the cups.
Slide the paper plate across the table toward the paper cups and try to hit them.
If you manage to knock over the cups and the gashapon capsule lands on the plate, cheers are sure to erupt.
You can also get creative with the rules—for example, let players keep the sweets that end up on their plate.
