Whatever your age Halloween is a time for fun. Halloween is an ideal theme for a children’s party.
Face painting is a great way to get into the Halloween spirit. Especially if you match it to a fancy dress outfit. You don’t have to go to the expense of hiring a costume. A homemade outfit is okay. Find out more about children’s face painting ideas
Favorite face painting designs for Halloween are ghost, vampire, the devil, wolf, cat and a skull. Need more insiration? Then check out halloween face painting
Here are some suggestions for children’s party games. When planning the party pay close consideration to your choice of games. Some party games can be age specific.
*Pass The Pumpkin
This is a variation on “pass the parcel”. The children sit or stand in a circle. Play some suitable Halloween music and the children start passing round the pumpkin. The child holding the pumpkin when the music stops is out. The game continues until only one child remains. That child wins a prize.
* Pumpkin Penny Toss
Before the party carve out a large pumpkin and have a large opening at the top. For this game each child gets a handful of pennies. Taking it in turns a child stands behind spin]the designated mark|a markerattempts to throw the penny into the pumpkin. At every successful throw the child wins a piece of Halloween candy.
* The Wiggly Worm
The children are divided into teams of equal numbers. Between 7 and 10 is ideal. Each team forms a line, one standing behind another. To make the worm the child at the head of each line puts their left hand between their legs and the child behind graps it with their right hand. This is repeated down the line. When you shout “boo” the teams must run around a designated marker and back. The team that returns to the starting line first wins. Naturally they must retain their “worm” shape. The members of the wining team get a prize.
* Skeleton Scavenger Hunt
Before the guests arrive hide skeleton parts around the house and/or backyard. The parts can be handmade or purchased from a toy shop of craft shop. Divide the children up into teams and allow them a limited amount of time to collect as many skeleton parts as they can. The team that discovers the most skeleton parts wins.
* Witch Hunt
Before the kids arrive cut out a number of paper witch hats. Templates for this are widely available. Make between 3 and 5 per invited child. All but two of the hatas should be black, the other two can be any other color you like. Conceal the hats around the house and backyard. Only hide them in parts of the house and yard where you are happy for the children to explore. Start the game by telling the children that there are witches’ hats hidden and it is their task to collect as many as they can within 5 or 10 minutes. I like to divide the children into teams. Whoever discovers a colored hat receives a special prize and the team with the most hats also gets a prize. You could also award smaller prizes for the teams finishing 2nd and 3rd if you like.
* Bite The Apple
Ducking for apples is a much loved Halloween party game but it plays havoc with those wonderful face painting designs. This variation keeps the participants dry. The children have to try and take a bite out of a hanging apple. For an indoor game, tie a piece of string to the each apple stem and then loop it securely over a broomstick. The broom stick is placed at a suitable height. For an outdoor version hang the apples from the branch of a suitable tree.
Game prizes do not have to be candy. Alterntives could be a Halloween themed pencil, homemade spooky shaped cookies or a scary mask.
Halloween decorations for the house do not have be expensive. I think part of the fun of Halloween is making your own decorations. And it’s cheaper.
An excellent method of limiting kids to certain areas of the home is to put up handmade “Keep Out - Haunted Room” banners across those rooms that you don’t want the guests to enter.
As already mentioned matching a Halloween costume with a face painting design really helps the children get into the Halloween mood. And remember the younger kids normally don’t want anything too ghoulish. There are easy face painting no matter the age group. Make sure you practice your chosen Halloween face painting design before the day of the party.
Here’s to the best Halloween party ever!.
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