During a visit to Tennessee to see my nieces and nephews, we decided to throw a small Halloween party. We wanted to have some fun games, cute snacks, and great prizes. We spent a few hours preparing and setting up. Everything was easy, and the kids had a blast.
I wanted to share our party ideas with you so you too can have an age-appropriate Halloween party for children. Check out these Halloween party ideas!
We had all the kids play in a back bedroom while we set up for the party. One of our favorite parts was blowing up black and orange balloons, attaching them to black and orange streamers, and hanging them up all through the hallway. When it was time for the party, the kids got to walk through all the balloons to come out in the living room. They loved it, and kept going back through the hallway between party games.
For snacks, we had “band-aids with blood” and orange Cheetos. For the band-aids, we used graham crackers, icing, and some red fruit spread. The kids devoured them!
Halloween Party Game Ideas
The kids loved playing all the games — and we loved how simple they were to plan and set up!
For our first game, we told the kids that one of the adults caught a monster while they were playing. We cut the monster into pieces and the kids were going to get to feel the monster body parts. We had cups covered in napkins with a hole punched in the top so the kids could stick their little hands inside without seeing what they were touching. I was actually surprised by how much the kids liked this game; I thought they would be scared to touch the monster parts. Here’s what we used for this game:
- Dried Apricots — Monster Ears
- Sliced Banana — Monster Tongue
- Corn Kernels — Monster Teeth
- Cooked Pasta — Monster Brains
- Peeled Grapes — Monster Eyes
Next, we played a cup stacking game. The kids had to race to beat the 1-minute timer by stacking the cups into a pyramid. We showed them how to do it and let them go at it. They loved racing the clock, and we could see how proud they were when they won. We used 15 cups for this game. It was the perfect amount for our age group of kids.
Speaking of stacking, we played a game where they had to stack a pile of pennies using only one hand. The hard part is keeping the pennies from falling down. They had to race to beat the 1-minute timer. We used 25 pennies for this game.
We also purchased a glow stick ring toss game at the dollar store. Honestly, we were surprised at how bad they were at it! But it was so fun watching them try! We ended up letting them stand extremely close for anyone to actually win.
Other Games for Your Halloween Party
- Glow Eyes — Cut eye-shaped holes into a paper cup, stick glow sticks inside, and cover with a napkin. Hide the glowing cups around a dark room. Have the kids go for a monster hunt and whoever finds the most glowing eyes wins.
- How Many — Count how many Cheetos you put in the snack bowl. Before the kids start eating, have them each guess how many cheese puffs are in the bowl. The closest guess wins.
- Keep It Up — Give each child a balloon and set a timer for one minute. During that time, each kid has to keep their balloon off the ground by hitting it in the air.
- Cookie Face — Have the kids lay on their backs on the floor. Set a cookie on each of their foreheads. Give them commands such as “lift your legs,” “touch your toes,” and “turn your head to the right.” Whoever can keep their cookie on their face the longest wins.
- Musical Booty Bump — Have each child set a pillow or small blanket on the ground. Play music (Monster Mash, anyone?) and have the kids dance around the room. When the music stops, they have to race back to their pillow. (This is basically musical chairs, but with pillows).
Halloween Party Prizes
This was my favorite part of our Halloween party! We bought lots of small items at a dollar store to use as prizes for the games. But we decided to turn the prizes into their own game in a way.
On the wall, we created a pumpkin out of orange Solo cups covered in napkins. We used sticky tack to hold the cups to the wall. Each cup was filled with a trick or a treat. When a kid won a game, they got to punch the pumpkin (punch the napkin and pull the prize out of the cup). For each game, we let all the kids punch the pumpkin, but whoever won the game got to pick first.
Here are the treats that were inside the cups.
We also created tricks, so the kids didn’t know which they were getting when they punched the pumpkin. Here are the fun tricks we came up with.
We stuck each trick or treat into a cup, covered the top of the cup with a napkin, and placed a hair tie around the cup. It was so easy, and so fun!
I hope these ideas help you with your own Halloween party for small children!