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.
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Exciting Halloween Games! Ideas That Kids and Adults Alike Will Love (21–30)
Ghost Catch Game
Here’s a game you can easily enjoy with just simple movements.
Thread a toilet paper roll onto a long stick—like a broom handle or a cleaning wiper—then drop it from above.
If you catch it smoothly with good timing, you’ve nailed it! The rules are super simple, but it’s surprisingly exciting.
Decorate the toilet paper roll with Halloween-style ghost drawings, for example.
If you don’t have much time to prepare, just adding some googly eyes will set the mood.
It’s a game you can enjoy right away, so give it a try!
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.
Eyeball scooping
Scooping eyeballs…
Just imagining it sends chills down my spine.
That’s exactly why it’s the perfect game for Halloween.
Make the eyeballs by sticking round labels onto ping-pong balls.
To give them a bloodshot look, draw veins with a red pen for a more realistic effect.
Once you’ve made plenty of eyeballs, put them in a basin and scoop them up with a ladle.
If you want to increase the difficulty, switch the ladle to a spoon.
Compete to see how many you can scoop within the time limit.
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!
Time Bomb Game
It’s a game that uses party-store balloons as pretend time bombs.
You hold the balloon, answer a prompt, then pass the balloon to the next person.
Whoever has it when it pops loses.
Even things you can usually answer smoothly can become hard to answer when the balloon comes your way and you start to panic.
Liar-deduction game
Mix in just one not-so-tasty item among the foods or sweets.
But after everyone has eaten, they must use words and facial expressions to convey that it was “delicious.” There will be one person—the “liar”—who actually found it bad but says it was good.
The game of guessing who the liar is is called the “Find the Liar” game.
It takes quite a bit of acting skill, but it feels great when you manage to fool everyone! And if you do pull it off, make sure to let them cleanse their palate with something truly tasty afterward!
Ghost Busters! Game
A game you can play with excitement! Here’s an idea for a “Chase the Ghosts Out” game.
If you’re thinking of including a game that uses ghost motifs for a Halloween party, this is a great recommendation.
For this game, you’ll need plastic bottle caps, white round stickers, a permanent marker, yellow round stickers, and masking tape.
Use the masking tape to make a square frame, then place caps inside the frame with white round stickers on them, each with a ghost face drawn on it.
Flick the cap with a jack-o’-lantern face (drawn on and stuck on a cap) with your finger to knock the ghosts out of the frame.