Ideas for Games to Liven Up an Elementary School Halloween Party
Are you wondering what kinds of activities to include for your elementary school Halloween party? If you add creative ideas that everyone in the class can enjoy and plenty of Halloween flair, it’ll become a lasting memory for the kids.
In this article, we’ll introduce Halloween activities and games you can easily enjoy right in the classroom.
They’re all handmade and simple to set up, so feel free to use them for inspiration.
Let’s create it together and host a wonderful Halloween party full of smiles!
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Ideas for Games to Liven Up Elementary School Halloween Parties (21–30)
Spider Jump Game
When you think of elementary school, you think of kids in their prime playtime.
Many spend recess playing games with friends.
While it’s great to set aside plenty of time, there’s also a game that seems perfect for quick recess play: Spider Jump.
Wrap origami paper around a cut toilet paper roll, add pipe cleaners for legs, and you’ll have an adorable spider! Using different sticker eyes can add lots of variety.
It’s easy to make, so creating them together with the kids is highly recommended.
Holding a tournament and giving out different snacks based on scores would make it even more exciting!
Halloween crane game
A perfect craft-and-game for Halloween events: the Paper Cup Crane Game! Move the straws attached to a paper cup to grab candies or small toys.
The controls are simple but surprisingly tricky, and every success is sure to spark big cheers.
It’s so fun you’ll want to try “one more time!” again and again, and both kids and adults can enjoy it together, including the making process.
For elementary schoolers, adding a competitive element will make it even more exciting.
It’s easy to prepare, so be sure to make one and give it a try!
Ghost-hunting game
When it comes to Halloween, you can’t do without ghosts! So let’s try a ghost-hunting game.
The ghost-hunting game is fun whether you’re indoors or outdoors.
First, decide the area where the game will take place, and hide handmade ghosts within that area.
The rule is that the children all search for them at the same time.
You can end the game once everyone has found all the ghosts, or you can make it a competition where the person who finds the most ghosts wins—either way, it’s sure to be exciting!
Candy scooping
On Halloween, there’s a custom where children say “Trick or Treat” and receive candy, right? In that spirit, let’s try a candy scooping game! But instead of just scooping candy, we’ll add a couple of rules.
First, set a time limit.
Second, players wear a headband with a paper plate glued to it, balance a ball on top of the plate, and scoop candy while keeping the ball in place.
Of course, if the ball falls, the game ends there.
It sounds like a lively game everyone can enjoy together! Another plus is that it’s easy to adjust the difficulty—like changing the shape of the plate—based on the ages of the participating children.
Pinata Game
A piñata is a papier-mâché party item used at festivals in places like Mexico, and it’s filled with candy.
Blindfolded children use a stick to break it open.
Since the goal is to get candy, it pairs well with Halloween, and piñatas shaped like ghosts or jack-o’-lanterns can help set the mood.
It’s important to adjust the amount of paper used, depending on the participants, to achieve a strength that makes it suitably breakable.
Wobbly Pumpkin Tower
A wobbly pumpkin tower game played with handmade toys inspired by jack-o’-lanterns.
Put crumpled newspaper and bubble wrap into orange plastic bags and secure them with yellow vinyl tape.
Cut pieces from black plastic bags to make facial features for the pumpkins, stick them on, and the toy is complete.
Children can also enjoy making the toys themselves by cutting and sticking the parts.
It’s a simple Halloween game with easy rules: stack the pumpkins without letting them fall.
Halloween paper cup fishing
This is a Halloween game you can make by customizing paper cups you have at home.
Cut the paper cups horizontally in half, make a hole in the center, and thread a twist tie through it.
Draw illustrations like pumpkins or Dracula, then hide candies inside and set them up.
For another version, stick double-sided tape on a paper cup, cover it with white fabric, make a hole in the center, tie a string, and attach a magnet.
Kids will enjoy this Halloween activity where, when they fish up a cup, it may have candy inside or a “miss” motif.