Games
Mummy Wrap
Divide guests into pairs. Give each pair a roll of toilet paper. One person wraps the other with the paper, first one to empty their roll wins. Older kids and adults get two rolls, once the first person is wrapped they wrap their partner. Prizes to the first team who empty both rolls.
Pumpkin Hunt
Get a few small pumpkins, and one large one. Scoop out the insides and fill the smaller ones with candy. Fill the bigger pumpkin with candy and an extra treat like witches fingernails, facepaints, vampire teeth etc. The one to find the bigger pumpkin wins.
Maggots in a Jar
This is a really fun game, especially for older kids. Get a glass or plastic sweet jar, large enough for a hand to fit inside. Put money in the bottom of the jar and then fill it with maggots, worms, offcuts of meat etc. See who dares put their hand in for the money!
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 soak 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.
Worms on a Stick
Get a long cane and tie about 15 pieces of string on it, all spread out evenly. Tie jelly worms to the end of the string. Get 2 adults to hold the stick high up and make the kids try and bite the worms off!
Scary Story Telling
Get an adult to start a spooky story. Get the kids to sit in a circle and all add a part to the story. Get the kids to dress up afterwards and act out the story as a play! (get your video cam ready!)
Costume Crafts
Mummy Costume
Wear a white sweat suit. Tear strips from a large white sheet and have someone help you tie them all around you. Paint your face white, with darker circles around your eyes. To look even better sprinkle powder or flour in your hair. And dip the strips of white fabric in cold tea or coffee and let them dry for a great effect!
Pumpkin Costume
Wear an oversized orange sweatshirt and dark colored sweatpants; if you can't find an orange sweatshirt, use fabric dye to make your own. Slip the sweatshirt on and stuff it with crumpled up newspapers to make it look rounded. You can use a belt or tie yarn around the bottom of the sweatshirt so the newspaper stays in place.
You can also make a jack-o-lantern face on the sweatshirt. if you like! Use fabric paint or piece of felt to make eyes, nose, and mouth.
Bunch Of Grapes Costume
Dress in a full green outfit. Blow up a few green balloons and pin them on! Simple!
Scarecrow Costume
Find some old baggy pants and shirt - holes are great! Tear 1 inch strips about 4-5 inches long out of yellowish colored fabric. Glue these so they hang out of the sleeves and neck opening of the shirt and also out of the bottom of the pant legs (make sure they are not so long out of the pant legs that you can trip).
To add some finishing touches, use scraps of different colored material and glue patches all over your pants and shirt. Top off your scarecrow costume with a straw hat and even a fake brid perched on your shoulder!
Skeleton Costume
Put on a black leotard and tights. Use white tape or chalk for ribs and bones. Put white makeup on your face, and use black for round your eyes.
Bunny Costume
Dress in pink leotard and pink tights. Make some ears out of constuction paper and attatch them to a pink, white or black headband.
Bat Costume
Dress in a full black costume. Using a black umbrella, rip it in half. Discard the center and innards of the umbrella. If you are fancy you can sew the edges of the umbrella to the back of your costume. If you don't have the time to sew it you can always safety pin it.
Clown Costume
Put on spotty or stripy clothes that are too large. If you don't have any spotty or stripy clothes at home, decorate by using either fabric paint, or markers. If you dare you could even try tie-die. Tack on some large pop-poms, add a cheap wig, hat, and make-up. You may also stuff the extra space in clothing with tissue.
