Ideas for Games to Liven Up an Elementary School Halloween Party

Put the ball in the ghost’s mouth! Game

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We’d like to introduce a ball-toss game where the ball bounces back out of a cardboard box’s mouth.

Draw character faces on several square cardboard boxes using colored paper and markers, then cut out just the mouth area where you’ll toss the balls.

Players throw balls toward the box’s mouth and compete to see how many land inside.

If you throw too hard, the ball may bounce back out, so controlling your throwing strength is the key! It’s a game that even small children can enjoy, so let’s use it to liven up Halloween!

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Let’s look for the Halloween letters!

Here’s a fun hiragana card game to make Halloween even more enjoyable.

Prepare cards by writing the word “Halloween” as a reference sample, and write one hiragana character on the back of each pumpkin-shaped card.

Place the reference with 'Halloween' on the floor and lay the pumpkin cards face down around it.

Players take turns flipping cards, and whoever collects the most letters needed to spell “Halloween” wins! You can also hide the pumpkin cards for a pumpkin hunt, or stick them on the wall for a letter search.

Having a sample of the word makes it easier for kids to play, so it’s highly recommended.

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Halloween shooting gallery

[Halloween] I tried making a shooting game that even small children can easily win

If you’re looking for a game that captures the fun, festival-style vibe of a shooting gallery, try a Halloween target-shooting game.

Make targets from origami and cardstock, and use toy guns you can buy at a 100-yen shop to play.

Line up folded papers in a single row so they’re all the same height to set the scene.

Choose black and orange origami to give it a Halloween feel.

Besides toy guns, making a chopstick rubber-band gun is also recommended.

And if the elementary school kids manage to knock down the targets, be sure to reward them with some candy.

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Pumpkin Hunt Game

A Halloween version of a treasure hunt—the Pumpkin Hunt! First, decide the area where the game will take place and hide lots of pumpkins within that space.

Then set a time limit and have the children search for the pumpkins! You can hide real pumpkins, pumpkins made from colored paper, or even buckets decorated with jack-o’-lanterns or pumpkin designs.

If you use buckets, putting candy inside will make the kids even happier.

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Pumpkin Carrying

Let me introduce a game where you carry pumpkins with bat clothespins.

Prepare tongs, clothespins, six small pumpkins, and two baskets.

Attach bat wings made of colored construction paper to the clothespins to turn them into bats for a Halloween feel.

Use the clothespins or tongs to grab the pumpkin’s stem and move the pumpkins from one basket to the other.

If grabbing the stem is difficult for a child, it’s also recommended to use tongs to hold the pumpkin’s flesh instead.

The ease of gripping will also vary depending on the strength of the clothespins.

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