Could someone help me?

Question

I need at least 2 Halloween games for my 2nd grade students. I have searched thru internet but most of them are guide books for sale. Are there any more Halloween fun games I could use aside from bobbing apples? Thank you so much

Answer 1

A number of schools, as far as I can tell, have a policy against celebrating Halloween because it is a 'pagan festival' according to a number of Christian parents and so forth, who complain to the school whenever anything fun happens. To that effect, it is not easy to find purely Halloween-themed games (more resources along the lines of 'decorations' can be found)

Pin the nose on the witch
Halloween fancy dress dance parties
Pass the pumpkins
Build a scarecrow

There are heaps of ideas designed for Halloween parties in my first source link

Answer 2

You can hide Halloween pictures (ghost, goblin, etc.) around the room and have your students search for them. That's a cheap and easy game.

Make (or buy) a pin-the-body-part-on-the-mummy game. One of my students bought it for me last year and the kids had a blast playing it (I teach 3rd grade). I thoroughly enjoyed spinning my students around blindfolded.

You can always convert ordinary games into Halloween ones. Bingo can be Screamo, and Hangman works on its own. You can play Musical chairs with Halloween music.

THE funnest thing to do on Halloween is to make Witch's Brew. Pour Sprite or some other citrus carbonated drink into a punch bowl. Add lemon-lime Kool-Aid mix and watch it bubble up. The kids will flip out. Be sure to do this on an easy-to-clean surface, and DO NOT pour the Kool-aid directly into the soda bottle...I learned the hard way. :)

Answer 3

check out the following link for games you can print and play:
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/halloweengames/

here are some games you can also do:

Gross Food Game Guess
You will need 5 or more bags that are made so that you can't see through them. You will want to line the bags with plastic. First cut up bananas and mash them up. Then put them in bag #1. Then take grapes and peel the skin off of them and place them in bag #2. Take stick pretzels and let them soke in water until they are still hard but a little bit soggy. Place them in bag #3. Take spagetti sticks and cook them so that they are soft and bendy. Place them (along with a little bit of water to keep them moist) in bag #4. Now for bag #5 save orange peels to put in the bag.You will have the kids line up so each to take a turn. Before they put their hand in bag one tell them that they will need to remember which bag had what in it. After the first person is done give him or her a pencil and paper to write down what he or she thought was in bag 1,2,3,4, and 5.The person who gets the most right or the closest to the right answer can receive a prize. You can come up with more ideas and add more bags.My mom did it for my party and we loved it.

Rolling Pumpkins Relay
Line up into 2 teams. The first person passes the pumpkin over his/her head to the next person in line. The next person passes the pumpkin under his/her legs to the next person, and so on. When you get to the end of the line the last person runs up to the front and starts it all over again. Whoever has the first person that was in line at the beginning of the game in the back of the line WINS.

Costume Guess
1)Everyone has to get their costume on.
2)While everyone gets their costume on the host or hostess go out of the room.
3)When everyone is ready the host/hostess comes back.
4)The host/hostess guesses who is what costume.
5)if they guess wrong then you just stay quite while they guess who you are.

Candy Corn Catch (for kids and adults)
Divide guests into groups of 3 teams, 4-5 per team. Tie a plastic pumpkin around one team member's waist (use a man/boy). Give the remaining team members a basket of candy corns. Play music. When the music begins, Yell, G0! Each team tries to toss the most candy corns into their pumpkin from a certain distance. Stop and start the music to give team members a chance to change turns. When the song is over, count the candy corns and the team with the most wins! Watching the men try to get the candy corns to go in their pumpkins is hilarious!

The Sweet Ring Toss Game:
Materials:
1.Three rings (at least 6 inches in diameter) -- these can be made out of cardboard, wooden craft rings, needlepoint rings or rings cut from coffee can lids. 2. Individually-wrapped candy and/or novelty toys 3. A plastic/vinyl table cloth (Halloween or fall colors are nice) or a
bedsheet.
What to do: Spread candy and toys on the table cloth on the floor. Have children take turns tossing the rings (each may have three tries) on the cloth. They "win" anything that is within the ring. You can make this game harder or easier by having children stand farther or closer
to the sheet with candy.

Answer 4

I remember my son's class did a timed race to put together "moster masks" with pre-cut pieces. They all got to keep what they created too!

Ghosts in the Graveyard – This game is not as scary as it sounds! To begin, have the children lie down on the floor and pretend to be bodies in a graveyard; they must lie still, not moving at all. Next, choose one person to be the "ghost." Have the ghost walk from child to child trying to make them move or twitch without touching them. The ghost can tell jokes, blow on people, make spooky noises, whisper in the other children's ears...anything (except touching) to make them move or laugh. When a child moves, he or she also becomes a ghost. Play continues until only one child remains on the ground and is named the winner.

Mummy Mania – For this game, you will need a roll of toilet paper for each team. To begin, divide the children into teams of three or four. Each team should select one teammate to be the "mummy" who will get wrapped up with the toilet paper. When you say, "Go!" each team should start wrapping its mummy as quickly as possible. If the children start wrapping too fast, the paper will break, causing more confusion and fun. The first team to use all of its toilet paper wins.

Eyeball Fun – Turn ping pong balls into "eyeballs" by first using a bright blue or green marker to draw a filled-in circle over about ¼ of each ball to form irises. Next, use a black marker to draw a black circle in the middle of each iris to form pupils. Finally, use a bright red marker to draw veins over the remaining white part of each ball to give the appearance of a blood-shot eye.

Answer 5

When I was in elementary school, we used to play musical chairs to Halloween music. They'll enjoy it.
Good luck!

Answer 6

try one of the centrifuge where you let them pour in paints to make a picture, it's still one of the best and really not that messy.
or perhaps a bean bag toss

Answer 7

try this page.

http://childparenting.about.com/od/halloweenparties/ss/halloweengames.htm