Halloween Games and Activities

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Hold your own Halloween Story contest. It is easy to do and can be a great addition to your party or other Halloween event. If you have out-of-state family members you know will be absent from the party, this is great activity to include them in on the fun.

• Send out a sheet of paper with the opening sentence of a story to your party invitees or group. The sentance should be spookily suggestive, but allow for plenty of latitude in where the story might go.
• Ask them addressee to finish the story and bring it with them to the party (or mail it to you by the party date if they cannot be there).
• The stories are read aloud at the party.
• Prizes may be given (for scariest, funniest, etc.), or not. The real fun is in reading everyone’s story.

Some example opening sentances:

• Ultra-generic: "It was a dark and stormy night . . ."
• Character specific: "Jack liked spiders . . ."
• Themed: "There is a legend many of the old folks of Penskiwat still claim actually happened . . ."
• Tension: "Hurry, pass me the rope before it gets any closer . . ." 

Have fun! 

P.S. This would also work well in a classroom as a creative writing assignment.