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  • Murder! : a classic Halloween party game

    Best for groups of ten to twenty. This should be played in a dimly lit place. Have fun! This game is addicting.

  • Archaics : a new Halloween Word | Story Game from M Ryan Taylor

    A game of forgotten words and their lost definitions.

  • Trick or Treat - Personal / House Costume Contest

    Why should someone who threw on a pair of nerd glasses get the same reward as someone whose costume was obviously elaborately hand-made from scratch? Well, because you don't want to hurt anyones feelings, right? Maybe, but that doesn't mean you can't reserve a few exceptional candy goods for 4-8 trick-or-treaters who went the extra mile.

  • Halloween Hangman

    Hangman may seem like an obvious game for Halloween, but I've never seen it mentioned by anyone before. It's a fun game for small and large groups and easy enough to play that you can get the kids involved.

  • Mosaic : a great word | story game for Halloween

    Mosaic is a simple, fun word / story crafting game that is wonderful for Halloween.

  • Printable Jackolantern Pumpkin Cards (Suit #2) : for Memory, Old Maid, and other Card Games

    This is the second of a four suit set of cards I am creating on a Halloween theme to make a complete deck of cards suitable for any type of card game. By themselves they are ready to be used in games like 'Memory' or 'Old Maid', etc.

  • Printable Halloween Graveyard Cards (Suit #1) : for Memory, Old Maid, and other Card Games

    This is the first of a four suit set of cards I am creating on a Halloween theme to make a complete deck of cards suitable for any type of card game. By themselves they are ready to be used in games like 'Memory' or 'Old Maid', etc.

  • Book Psychic - Halloween Party Game / Magic Trick

    How to demonstrate your psychic power and mind-reading abilities.

  • "Bone Hunt" or "Assemble the Skeleton" : Halloween Scavenger Hunt

    Scavenger hunt using the bones of two skeletons.

  • 9 Square Monster Search

    This is a simple puzzle game that uses words of 9 letters. The letters from the word are arranged in a square of 9 boxes in word order, but not starting in the first square. You can enjoy these puzzles on your own, or use them in a party game.

  • Dixie's Halloween Games and Activities

    Some ideas from Dixie that cover a wide spectrum of age groups, so be sure to look through them all.

  • Audacious Halloween Dictionary

    Lewis Carroll, author of the "Alice" series, was know for making up words to include in his poems and books. You too can be audacious and make your own Halloween dictionary.

  • Buried Words : Halloween Party Word Game

    This is a great game I recently found : Buried Words. Here is my Halloween variation.

  • Halloween Reverse Apple Bobbing

    Traditional apple-bobbing is a mess. Try this alternative that is just as difficult.

  • Halloween Musical Chairs

    Play this the same as regular musical chairs, except use scary (or not so scary) Halloween music.

  • Halloween Candy Corn Toss (Relay Race)

    OK, you can toss anything you want, but candy corn does say "Halloween" like nothing else I know.

  • Halloween Mummy Toilet Paper Race

    Super simple, but super fun. All you need is a pack of toilet tissue to play this mummy race game.

  • Halloween Story Contest

    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.

  • Halloween Open Mic

    This is one of those activities that you're going to need to prepare your guests for with an announcement included in your party invitation. Let them know they should bring something for the open mic; a ghost story, spooky poem, halloween song, etc.

  • Halloween Candy Corn Jar Game : Great for Parties

    This is a game to engage your guests in as they arrive. Especially nice for those first few people before the place starts to hop.

  • Halloween What’s that Sound?

    The sound equivalent of pictionary.

  • Halloween Word Scramble

    A simple game using Halloween words

  • Halloween Story Write

    This is a really fun activity for a party of any age group. We've done this with a wide range of ages in our own family. All but the very youngest have been able to participate.

  • Witches Brew : Halloween Word Game requires good Timing

    This is a variation on the classic add-on to a list game.

  • Grandma Taylor's make your own Scary Sound Effects Tape

    Nothing is as satisfying as playing back the shrieks and moans of your little ones as a soundtrack for trick-or-treating.

  • Grandma Taylor's Halloween Memory Album

    This photo album of your Halloween costumes and projects will delight your children and grandchildren for many years.

  • Grandma Taylor's Fortune Telling Jar

    This simple activity provides fun for two Halloweens.

  • Grandma Taylor's Halloween Night

    Three fun activities to celebrate your Halloween Night from Grandma Taylor

  • Halloween Jeopardy

    You know the rules to Jeopardy; you have to answer with a question. Here are thirteen answers/questions for your game of Halloween Jeopardy.

  • There's a Monster on My Back!

    A classic mixing party game with a monster theme.

  • Exquisite Corpse Party Game

    A fun, collaborative, non-competitive game with three ways to play: sentances, drawings & stories.