Exciting Halloween games! Ideas that will captivate both kids and adults
Want to throw a fun Halloween party with friends and family but not sure what games to prepare? In this article, we’ll introduce a range of Halloween games—from easy indoor activities that get everyone excited to creative twists that turn everyday play into something special.
It’s packed with ideas to boost the Halloween mood, like candy-based games and slightly spooky activities with ghostly themes.
How about creating special memories with indoor games everyone—from kids to adults—can enjoy together?
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Exciting Halloween Games! Ideas That Kids and Adults Alike Will Love (1–10)
Apple bobbing game
Do you know the game called apple bobbing? In Western countries, it’s a classic Halloween game.
You fill a large bowl or tub with water and float lots of apples in it.
The game is to grab the apples floating on the water using only your mouth—no hands allowed.
It’s similar to a bread-eating race.
Since apple peels are slippery, it’s harder than you might think to catch them with just your mouth.
There are several ways to play: for example, starting from a distance and running at the signal to grab an apple and return to the starting line, or competing to see who can get the most apples.
Wink Killer
A card-based game that works with small or large groups: Wink Killer.
Deal the cards face down; whoever draws the special card becomes the assassin.
The assassin secretly winks at someone while making eye contact without others noticing.
The person who gets winked at says “I’m done for,” falls down on the spot, and leaves the circle.
The assassin wins if they manage to wink without being discovered; if someone identifies the assassin, the assassin loses.
You can also make it an elimination tournament by reducing the number of players, which makes it even more exciting.
Piñata
A piñata is a paper ornament used at children’s parties in places like Mexico, filled with candy and toys.
Children take turns hitting the piñata with a stick to break it open and collect what’s inside.
Because it involves striving for treats, it pairs well with Halloween.
Since it’s something they’re allowed to break, it gets kids excited, and if you make a sturdy piñata, it raises the difficulty and makes the game even more thrilling.
Exciting Halloween Games! Ideas That Kids and Adults Will Love (11–20)
What’s inside the box?
“What’s in the box?” is a game where you put your hand into a box without being told what’s inside and try to guess the contents using only your sense of touch.
If you let everyone except the challenger know what’s inside, the challenger is sure to get nervous from the crowd’s reactions! Touching something unknown can be surprisingly scary, right? It’s best to put in something safe but with a unique texture to really liven things up!
Halloween Ring Toss
Let’s liven up your Halloween party with ring toss, a game kids love! How about making the targets cute and Halloween-themed? Use toilet paper rolls or thick paper to create tubes, cut slits at the bottom, and attach them to a base.
Cover the tubes with colored paper and decorate them with drawings of pumpkins, ghosts, black cats, mummies, and other cute designs.
For the rings, you can make them by shaping pipe cleaners into circles, or by rolling newspaper into thin tubes and forming them into rings.
Spider Web Pass-Through Game
In this game, you crisscross toilet paper down a hallway at home and have participants weave their way through to the goal.
If they use their hands or tear the toilet paper while passing through, they’re out! Smaller kids have a definite advantage, but if adults join in too, the children are sure to love it!
Ghost Target Game
We play using Nerf toy guns.
You aim at the strikeout targets and fire darts, but if you miss and hit the target with a ghost on it, you lose points.
The final score determines the winner.
It seems like a game with lots of ways to enjoy it depending on your ideas.
