In This Article
- Bobbing for Apples
- Wrap the Mummy
- The Floor is Lava Zombies!
- Haunted Heads Toss
- Pumpkin Roll
- Halloween Musical Statues
- Pin the Tail (or Arm!) on the Zombie
- Pumpkin Carving Competition
- Eyeball and Spoon Race
- Witches’ Hat Ring Toss
- Bowling for Ghosts
- Skeleton Scavenger Hunt
- Pin the Spider on the Web
- Guess the Halloween Sweets in a Jar
- Race the Mummies
- Halloween Piñata
- Spooky Limbo
- Zombie Says (Simon Says)
- Pumpkin Stomp
- Pumpkin Pass
Ladies and gents, mummies and zom-daddies! Welcome to our spook-tacular Halloween games collection! Sure, Halloween is all about that sweet loot, but it’s also the perfect excuse to round up the family, crank up the creepy music, and fill your home or garden with festive madness and monster-sized fun. These Halloween games are easy to set up, great for all ages and perfect for creating your own ghoulish giggle fest this year! Celebrate the wins with a few Nestlé treats or bakes, and your Halloween games will be the talk of the neighbourhood! Ready to get your spook on? Let the games begin!
Take your Halloween treat game to the next level with our DIY Halloween Party Bags! Need more laughs and less shrieks this Halloween? Dive into our great big Halloween Jokes for Kids article, or if you’re looking for something to sink your teeth into, explore our Halloween Baking Recipes.
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All of these Halloween games are designed to be fun and easy for children, but we recommend that a parent or guardian supervises each activity to ensure everyone stays safe and happy.
Bobbing for Apples
A fun-filled fruity classic for ages 5+.
How to play
- Fill a large tub, bowl, or bucket about three-quarters full of water.
- Drop in some apples.
- The children take turns trying to grab an apple using only their mouths in 30 seconds. No hands allowed!
- The kid with the most apples wins!
What you need
- A large tub, bowl or bucket.
- A mix of different-coloured apples.
- Towels to dry off the players.
- Toss a few plastic creepy crawlies into the water for extra Halloween points!
Why kids love it
It’s wet, it’s wild, and it's a Halloween classic that brings big laughs and fun. For an added challenge, assign points to different coloured apples and make the kids work a little harder to earn a prize.
Wrap the Mummy
A quick and easy game for ages 4+.
How to play
- Divide kids into teams of two.
- One becomes the mummy, and the other wraps them head to toe in recycled loo roll.
- The fastest and neatest mummy-wrapping team wins!
- If you don’t have enough kids for equal teams, then have them play individually and race for time.
- Congratulate both teams with some quick and easy Milkybar® Mummy Apple Pops!
After the game, collect the used paper for recycling if local facilities allow. You can also repurpose it for your children’s crafts projects to keep the fun going and reduce waste!
What you need
- Rolls of recycled toilet paper – reuse clean, leftover rolls where possible
- A camera to take a few mummy selfies!
Why kids love it
It’s papery chaos where they get to make a mu-mu-mess and look ridiculous. What's not to love?
The Floor is Lava Zombies!
A fiery, spooky spin for ages 3+.
How to play
- The game can be played in or outdoors, but you’ll need to set up the area.
- Scatter cushions, mats, coloured pieces of card or paper plates around your chosen area. These little islands are the only safe spots in your lava zombie world. If you’re playing on a slippery surface, it's a good idea to tape the card or paper plates to the floor. You can even scatter a few treats, like small packets of Jelly Tots or packets of Milkybar® Buttons in hard-to-reach spots!
- Start all the kids at one end of the obstacle course and set a timer for one minute.
- The kids must move through the imaginary and fiery, zombie-filled course without touching the floor.
- The first child to make it through the course gets a point. At the end of five rounds, the child with the most points wins!
What you need
- A timer
- Cushions
- Coloured card
- Paper plates
- Small rewards for daring adventurers
Why kids love it
It’s chaotic, exciting, imaginative and scary!
Haunted Heads Toss
Feed the hungry ghosts for ages 5+.
How to play
- Set up ghostly-looking buckets at various distances in the garden.
- Draw some scary faces on the tennis balls.
- Give each player the balls when it is their turn to toss.
- The kids take turns tossing the haunted heads into buckets to score points. The further the bucket, the higher the score.
What you need
- 3-4 tennis balls
- A black marker
- Buckets
- Spooky ghost pictures to stick on the buckets – or a black marker pen to draw them on!
- A pen and paper to keep score.
- Fruit-flavoured treats like Rowntree’s® Fruit Pastilles to match the fruity fun!
Why kids love it
It’s like a Halloween carnival toss but with added frights and fun!
Top Tip
Play the Ghostbusters theme tune to get kids into the ghostly groove.
Pumpkin Roll
A rock ‘n roll pumpkin party for ages 4+.
How to play
- Mark a start and finish line.
- Place a few sweet treats like mini boxes of Smarties® on the course to aim for along the way!
- The first player to roll their pumpkin across the finish line wins.
- For a bit more of a challenge, set up a twisty obstacle course and have players race for the best time.
What you need
1 small pumpkin per player (the wonkier, the better!).
Why kids love it
Pumpkins don’t roll straight, so this Halloween game is a mixture of chaos and laughter.
Halloween Musical Statues
Musical madness for ages 3+.
How to play
- Get all the players into an open area where they have some space to get crazy without knocking each other.
- Play spooky tunes.
- When the music stops, players freeze like gargoyle statues.
- Anyone who moves is out, and the last child in is the winner!
What you need
- Halloween playlist
- A small treat for the winner.
Why kids love it
Dancing and sudden moments of drama always make for endless entertainment.
Pin the Tail (or Arm!) on the Zombie
Spin to win with a carefully placed pin for ages 4+.
How to play
- Set up the zombie poster or card. Mark out a spot a couple of feet away with a piece of chalk for the kids to stand, to keep it fair.
- Blindfold the first child and give them the tail or an arm if you want to make it creepier!
- Spin them around a few times and let them try to pin the tail or arm in the right place.
- See who gets closest to the mark!
What you need
- Large zombie poster – drawn or printed out on a piece of A3 paper.
- Paper tails or paper arms with sticky tack on the end.
- A blindfold
Why kids love it
Whatever the version of Pin the Tail, it’s a classic party game, and kids never get tired of getting dizzy!
Pumpkin Carving Competition
Bring a pumpkin Halloween buddy to life for ages 8+ with adult assistance.
How to create
- Give each child a small to medium fresh pumpkin and a black marker.
- Let them design a face on their pumpkin. You can also download traceable templates online.
- Assist them in cutting out the design and scooping out the insides.
- Give the pumpkins an eerie glow with battery candle lights.
- When handling sharp objects, it is crucial that parents supervise and assist little ones. Fake blood is funny on Halloween; real blood is not!
What you need
- Pumpkins
- Black markers
- Carving kits - grab them online! Or a serrated knife and a large metal spoon.
- A downloaded template (optional).
- Battery candles
Why kids love it
It’s messy, creative and they get to show off their own Halloween style.
Eyeball and Spoon Race
Put their balancing skills to the test with this ghoulish game for ages 5+.
How to play
- Mark out a short racetrack and line the kids up on the start line.
- The kids must balance a plastic eyeball on their spoon.
- Race from start to finish without dropping it!
- Keep it simple with a straight dash or add some twists and turns for an extra challenge.
What you need
- Plastic eyeballs or ping pong balls that you can draw eyes on.
- Spoons
Why kids love it
It’s the traditional egg-and-spoon race they know and love with extra creepiness!
Witches’ Hat Ring Toss
A cackling good ring toss time for ages 4+.
How to play
- Place 3-4 witches' hats on the ground at different distances.
- The kids toss rings and try to land them on the hats.
- For a little extra incentive, reward a small treat like a mini Milkybar® to any player who gets two or more rings in a row!
What you need
- 3-4 witches' hats
- Plastic rings or a selection of plastic rings in varying sizes for an extra challenge.
Why kids love it
It’s easy for all ages, and the satisfaction of watching a ring land perfectly on a hat never gets old.
Bowling for Ghosts
A ghostly good time for ages 4+.
How to play
- Gather some empty toilet paper rolls together and draw some ghostly faces on them.
- Stack them in a tower.
- Use a small ball or pumpkin to bowl them down.
- Keep score of how many are hit, then tally up the results.
What you need
- Empty toilet paper rolls
- Marker pens
- A small ball or a little pumpkin for more of a challenge.
- A pen and paper to keep score.
- Small rewards like our Milkybar® Ghost Cookies!
Why kids love it
It’s arts, crafts and bowling mayhem all rolled into one fun activity.
Skeleton Scavenger Hunt
A Halloween paleontology adventure for ages 5+.
How to play
- Dissemble a decorative plastic skeleton and hide the parts around the house or garden. Make a note of how many pieces there are!
- The kids work together to find the pieces and assemble a full skeleton.
- Create a simple checklist to help keep the kids on track!
What you need
- A plastic skeleton that comes in pieces.
- A checklist of parts.
Why kids love it
It’s part treasure hunt, part puzzle and totally creepy-cool.
Pin the Spider on the Web
Dizzy heads and tangled webs for ages Range: 3+
How to play
- Set up the spiderweb web poster or card. The kids can aim for the centre of the web, or you can stick a bug sticker onto the poster that they have to aim for.
- Mark out a spot a couple of feet away with a piece of chalk for the kids to stand, to keep it fair.
- Blindfold the player and spin them around a few times, then let them try to pin the spider in the right place.
- See who gets closest to the mark!
What you need
- A web poster
- Spider cut-outs or stickers
- A blindfold
Why kids love it
Scary spiders, silly spinning, and lots of laughs when the spider ends up miles off-target.
Guess the Halloween Sweets in a Jar
A sweet surprise for ages 4+.
How to play
- Fill a jar with chewy and gummy sweets
- Each child takes a guess at how many are inside.
- The closest guess wins a prize for the whole family!
What you need
- A jar with a lid.
- A selection of chewy and gummy sweets like Rowntree’s® Fruit Pastilles, Fruit Gums, Jelly Tots and Randoms.
Why kids love it
The sweets! The suspense! The Surprise! This Halloween game for kids has it all.
Race the Mummies
Dressing-up and falling-down fun for ages 4+.
How to play
- Wrap the kids in recycled toilet paper.
- Each player steps into a sack or pillowcase.
- Hop like a wrapped-up mummy to the finish line.
- Serve our Milkybar® Mummy Apple Pops at half-time!
What you need
- Toilet paper
- Sacks or pillowcases
Why kids love it
Combine our Mummy Wrap game with the Mummy Sack Race and get two games in one!
Halloween Piñata
A smashing good time for ages 5+.
How to play
- Fill a Halloween-themed piñata with packets of sweets, chocolates and plastic creepy crawlies or eyeballs.
- You can either have it dangling from a stationary position or you can set it up so you can raise and lower the piñata as the children swing.
- Have all the children seated behind the piñata and well out of range of the swinging player.
- Blindfold the player and give them a wooden stick – nothing that is too heavy!
- Give each child the chance to take three swings and continue until it breaks and rains treats!
What you need
- Halloween-themed piñata, such as a pumpkin or ghost
- Packets of Jelly Tots, Smarties® or Milkybars®.
- Plastic skeletons, zombies and creepy crawlies.
- A blindfold and a stick.
Why kids love it
It’s the perfect blend of Halloween chaos and sweet treats, plus they get to whack something!
Spooky Limbo
Go low to avoid the creepy crawlies for ages 5+.
How to play
- Choose a limbo stick like a broomstick or pool noodle and stick a selection of plastic creepy crawlies onto it.
- Set up a limbo stick (a broomstick or pool noodle can work). Players can hold it, or else securing the broomstick between two chairs works well.
- Play some Halloween music and have the kids take turns leaning backwards to pass under the stick without touching it or falling.
- After each round, lower the stick slightly to make it trickier.
- The last child remaining who can still pass under wins!
What you need
- A limbo stick
- Plastic creepy crawlies
- Music
Why kids love it
It’s flexible, fun and it’s a great way to burn off some Halloween energy!
Zombie Says (Simon Says)
Zombie says this game is great for ages 3+.
How to play
- Choose one child or an adult to be Zombie.
- Zombie gives commands like “Zombie says lift your arms” or “Zombie says walk like a zombie.”
- The trick? If Zombie doesn’t say “Zombie says” before the command, and a child still does it, they’re out!
- The last child standing becomes the next Zombie in command.
What you need
Just a group of eager zombies with their braaains turned on!
Why kids love it
It’s all about quick thinking, fast reactions and trying to catch your friends out!
Pumpkin Stomp
Romping, stomping pumpkin fun for ages 5+.
How to play
- Carefully stretch the balloons open and drop a few treats and creepy crawlies into them, then blow them up.
- Arrange the balloons outside in the garden or in the living room.
- On the count of three, let the kids stomp away to pop the pumpkin balloons and claim their trick-or-treat!
What you need
- Orange balloons
- A selection of small treats like Rowntree’s Jelly Tots® or Smarties®
- A few small plastic creepy crawlies for tricks.
Why kids love it
Noise, stomps, treats and tricks! All the things kids love on Halloween.
Pumpkin Pass
Quick and easy Halloween thrills for ages 3+.
How to play
- Ask the kids to sit in a circle
- Start some spooky music and pass a small pumpkin around
- When the music stops, the one holding the pumpkin is out!
What you need
- A small pumpkin
- A Halloween playlist
Why kids love it
It's simple, suspenseful and great for a big group.
Tips for Hosting a Successful Halloween Games Party
- Some games are better for little monsters, while others suit bigger ghouls. Match games to ages for maximum fun without any tears.
- Keep things flexible with a selection of indoor and outdoor games in case of rainy weather.
- We’ve got a treat for every winner and player! Grab a selection of Rowntree’s® Jelly Tots, Milkybar®s or Smarties®. We’ve also got a cracking selection of Nestlé-infused baked goods in our Halloween Baking Recipes if you’re in the mood to whip up some homemade treats!
- Keep games short and snappy for the best results and focus!
Everyone is a Hallo-Winner
With our great big Halloween games list in hand, this Halloween might just be your best ever! So pick a few games or pop them all into a hat and let the kids draw to decide. Happy Halloween!
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