129 Halloween Party Games That Are Always A Big Hit

Witch Hat Memory Game

Get your guests in the spooky spirit with this activity that puts a bewitching twist on a classic memory game. Use witch hats to hide silly Halloween trinkets and test their memory!

Fizzing Eyeball Game

Let your guests explore their inner mad scientist with this kooky game. The reaction from the bubbling vinegar hitting the baking soda eyeballs will amuse kids and adults alike!

Don't Eat Pete Halloween Game

This monster version of Don't Eat Pete will have your kids squealing with delight — and they'll be happy to eat candy! Print many monsters on paper and then place a piece of candy on each monster. Pick one child to leave the room. Have the other children decide which monster is “PETE” for that round. Tell the child who left the room to return. That child then proceeds to eat the candies off of each monster. He/she can continue eating candies until he/she picks the one on “PETE.” When they pick “PETE’S” candy, yell “Don’t eat Pete!” and that round is over.

Pass the Skeleton Bone Race

Great for adults and kids alike, this game requires fast, nimble fingers, but other than that, you only need a ball of yarn and a skeleton bone (or something that looks like it, please don't go dig in the graveyard). The team that completes the human chain first wins!

Spooky Rice Search

Fill a big jar with rice and some spooky items (small spiders, monsters, googly eyes, and even candies are perfect), and you've got yourself a fun sensory game/treasure hunt that kids will love!

Candy Corn Relay Game

Candy corn is not everyone's favorite treat, but it's the perfect food for a fun game of relay. Every team must run spoonfuls of candy corn to some mini cauldrons without dropping any along the way. The team with the most candy corn in their cauldron at the end wins!

Glow-in-the Dark Board Game

When lights go out, the fun begins with a glow-in-the-dark board game. You can save time by using a board game and decorating it with neon ink and Halloween-themed board spaces and cards.

Ghost Face

This silly yet delicious game only requires some paper plates, candies, and whipped cream. Participants will have to find the candy hidden in the whipped cream using only their mouths to win. Enjoy your new ghost face!

Cup Knock Down

Draw a ghost face on some white cups and build a tower with them. Kids can then try to knock as many as they can down with a small ball.

Counting Pumpkin Seeds

An educational and fun game all at once. The youngest kids can pick a number card, then count out how many seeds are needed to match that number. You can also use candy instead of pumpkin seeds for a sweet reward.

Halloween Costume Contest

Let the person who arrives at the party in the best costume take home a prize. If there's one thing Halloween is all about, it's rewarding effort and creativity put into crafting a costume.

Halloween Grab Bag

Unleash your inner child by filling covered boxes with items — the squishier and grosser, the better — like cold spaghetti, peeled grapes, and gelatin. Then challenge your guests to reach their hands into the boxes and guess what's inside... if they dare.

Trick (Or Maybe) Treat Shots

Prepare two batches of Jell-O shots — one spiked with alcohol (treat), the other plain (trick). Serve them on a tray and let guests trick-or-treat.

Ghostbusters Punch Board Game

Make a ghostly punch board with some cups, tissue paper, and rubber bands. Have players bust through the ghosts by shooting them with Nerf guns and get the prize.

Halloween Family Feud

Can you guess which answers are more popular? Test it with this Halloween-themed version of the popular game show Family Feud.

Werewolf

This is a favorite to play all year long, but it works wonders for Halloween as well. Everyone gets a card telling them if they’re a villager or a werewolf. Then the players close their eyes, and the werewolf has to choose someone to “kill”. Then the entire group votes for who they think might be the werewolf.

Red Eye

Put some plastic eyeballs (or ping-pong balls with eyeballs drawn on them) on top of Red Solo cups, then have players try to toss paper airplanes at the eyeballs to knock them off. The first team to knock all three off wins. Super fun for all ages!

Face The Cookie

Players place a cookie on their forehead and, using only their facial muscles (no hands!), get the cookie from their forehead into their mouth. Bonus points if the cookies are Halloween-themed!

Spider Web Walking Halloween Game

This is for the little ones. Use some painter’s tape to create a web on the floor. Plastic spiders and a prize (like a glowstick) are placed around the web. Kids have to stay on the web, collect all the items, and make it back to home base to win!

Build a Scarecrow

Divide the participants into teams. Give each group a pile of old clothes (accessories included), pillowcases for heads, newspapers or hay for stuffing, ropes for tying, and markers to draw faces. Set a timer, about 15-20 minutes. Prepare a prize for the scariest or silliest scarecrow, then hang the creations outside for everyone to admire.