Sunday, October 28, 2007
Been trying to come up with some new games for Halloween this year. The kids always seem to want the same ones every year but they are older and should have some different games to play. I found this site that has some games listed that can be adapted to use for older kids. I think we'll try the favorite, Hall O' Ween and his Squishy Body. They always love that one! Maybe a mini pumpkin hunt in the back yard as well. It will be decorated for the party and will lend a spooky atmosphere to the hunt. The nice thing about the kids getting older, we can go scarier now and not worry about it. Seems like they are turning out just like mom and dad and developing an unhealthy love of all things horror!
Monday, October 01, 2007
If you are having a Halloween party for kids, this is a classic game to play! You can change the character, make it a witch or whatever but it all goes the same. Kids love to get grossed out, they'll love this game!
Hall O'Ween and His Squishy Body
Object of the game: You pass around paper cups to your guests while telling the story below. Do it in the dark or in a semi dark room and tell them they can't look in the cups. The cups are filled with gross "body parts" (food) and guests have to guess what it really is.
What You Need: Paper cups. Peeled grapes or olives, peeled stewed tomatoes, piece of uncooked liver or similar meat, wet corn silk or yarn, catsup, latex glove, gelatin, cold spaghetti, pickle, chicken gristle or hot dog end. Papers and pencils. Don't forget to keep a box of hand wipes around for guests to clean their hands off with when you are done with the game!
What To Do: Ahead of time, prepare the cups that are described below. Have everyone sit in a circle, then shut off most of the lights and start the story. You have to have the room fairly dark so that people cannot see what's inside of the cups. You can pass out paper and pencil a the beginning of the game and let them write down their guesses between each cup or you can have each player guess out loud between each cup. At the very end of the game, you can tell them what is in each cup, but wait until the end!!
Tip: Check out your local dollar store and pick up some festive Halloween paper or plastic drinking cups or glasses to add Halloween flair to the game!
Here's The Story: Tell the story as you pass around each cup.
"Once in this town there lived a man named Hall O' Ween. T'was years ago, on this very night, that he was murdered out of spite. They say these are his remains."
Here is his brain, which now feels no pain.
use a peeled squishy tomato or stewed tomatoes
Here are his eyes, still swollen with surprise.
use two frozen, peeled grapes or black olives
Here is his heart. Be careful lest it start!
use a large lump of uncooked liver or similar meat
Now we have his hair, which once was so fair!
use a handful of corn silk or wet fur or yarn
Feel these drops of his blood. All the rest turned to mud.
use a ketchup thinned with warm water, you can add diced tomatoes if you want "clots"
One hand all alone, just rotting flesh and bone.
use a wet latex glove filled with red gelatin and tied off at the end
Here is his ear. Nevermore will he hear!
use a dried apricot or similar dried fruit
This is his nose. Now to never smell a rose.
use the end of a pickle, a hot dog or a soft chicken bone or gristle
These worms are all that's left to feel. For them Hal O'Ween was a lovely meal!
use cold, wet spaghetti
After the lights are back on and everyone has finished writing down their guesses, collect the papers. As you check their guesses, you can show everyone what was really in the cups. Give a nice prize to the person with the most correct answers.
For more game ideas try HERE.
Hall O'Ween and His Squishy Body
Object of the game: You pass around paper cups to your guests while telling the story below. Do it in the dark or in a semi dark room and tell them they can't look in the cups. The cups are filled with gross "body parts" (food) and guests have to guess what it really is.
What You Need: Paper cups. Peeled grapes or olives, peeled stewed tomatoes, piece of uncooked liver or similar meat, wet corn silk or yarn, catsup, latex glove, gelatin, cold spaghetti, pickle, chicken gristle or hot dog end. Papers and pencils. Don't forget to keep a box of hand wipes around for guests to clean their hands off with when you are done with the game!
What To Do: Ahead of time, prepare the cups that are described below. Have everyone sit in a circle, then shut off most of the lights and start the story. You have to have the room fairly dark so that people cannot see what's inside of the cups. You can pass out paper and pencil a the beginning of the game and let them write down their guesses between each cup or you can have each player guess out loud between each cup. At the very end of the game, you can tell them what is in each cup, but wait until the end!!
Tip: Check out your local dollar store and pick up some festive Halloween paper or plastic drinking cups or glasses to add Halloween flair to the game!
Here's The Story: Tell the story as you pass around each cup.
"Once in this town there lived a man named Hall O' Ween. T'was years ago, on this very night, that he was murdered out of spite. They say these are his remains."
Here is his brain, which now feels no pain.
use a peeled squishy tomato or stewed tomatoes
Here are his eyes, still swollen with surprise.
use two frozen, peeled grapes or black olives
Here is his heart. Be careful lest it start!
use a large lump of uncooked liver or similar meat
Now we have his hair, which once was so fair!
use a handful of corn silk or wet fur or yarn
Feel these drops of his blood. All the rest turned to mud.
use a ketchup thinned with warm water, you can add diced tomatoes if you want "clots"
One hand all alone, just rotting flesh and bone.
use a wet latex glove filled with red gelatin and tied off at the end
Here is his ear. Nevermore will he hear!
use a dried apricot or similar dried fruit
This is his nose. Now to never smell a rose.
use the end of a pickle, a hot dog or a soft chicken bone or gristle
These worms are all that's left to feel. For them Hal O'Ween was a lovely meal!
use cold, wet spaghetti
After the lights are back on and everyone has finished writing down their guesses, collect the papers. As you check their guesses, you can show everyone what was really in the cups. Give a nice prize to the person with the most correct answers.
For more game ideas try HERE.
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Party games will keep a kids party flowing and can be adjusted for adult parties as well. Sometimes it's just as much for for adults to play children's games as it is for the kids!
Halloween Game - Weaving A Scary Tale
Object of the Game: To create a scary tale, each person getting one minute and the next person take over!
What You Do: Get a pack of index cards and a pen. Write a phrase on each card that would be a scary line for story or that has to do with Halloween or both! (see below for ideas). Get a minute timer. Then, pass around the deck of cards, face down. Turn down the lights and light a candle to set the mood or give each person a flash light to hold under thier face as they speak. Each player picks a card from the deck and begins to spin a tale for one minute.
When the minute is up, he/she hands the cards to the next person, who picks one and turns the story another direction. They should repeat the last line spoken by the previous person so the story keeps going. The game ends when the last person has gone, when the cards run out or when everyone has had enough of it, it's an endless game! This game is better for children over the age of 6 to adults.
Ideas for cards:
It was a stormy night ....
The coffin creaked .....
A banshee screamed ..........
A body lay in the corner! It looked like ..........
The candlelight flickered in the wind .........
Inside the boiling pot, a hand bobbed .....
The claws belonged to a wolfman!
The door creaked open. It was a vampire!
The skeleton stood up and shook itself off .....
The goblet was filled with blood ......
As the light switched on, rats scattered ...........
From the open grave rose a ......
Suddenly the severed head opend it's eyes! ............
I felt something moving on my shoulder, it was ................
The ghost moaned .................
What You Need: Index cards, a pen, a minute timer.
Halloween Game - Weaving A Scary Tale
Object of the Game: To create a scary tale, each person getting one minute and the next person take over!
What You Do: Get a pack of index cards and a pen. Write a phrase on each card that would be a scary line for story or that has to do with Halloween or both! (see below for ideas). Get a minute timer. Then, pass around the deck of cards, face down. Turn down the lights and light a candle to set the mood or give each person a flash light to hold under thier face as they speak. Each player picks a card from the deck and begins to spin a tale for one minute.
When the minute is up, he/she hands the cards to the next person, who picks one and turns the story another direction. They should repeat the last line spoken by the previous person so the story keeps going. The game ends when the last person has gone, when the cards run out or when everyone has had enough of it, it's an endless game! This game is better for children over the age of 6 to adults.
Ideas for cards:
It was a stormy night ....
The coffin creaked .....
A banshee screamed ..........
A body lay in the corner! It looked like ..........
The candlelight flickered in the wind .........
Inside the boiling pot, a hand bobbed .....
The claws belonged to a wolfman!
The door creaked open. It was a vampire!
The skeleton stood up and shook itself off .....
The goblet was filled with blood ......
As the light switched on, rats scattered ...........
From the open grave rose a ......
Suddenly the severed head opend it's eyes! ............
I felt something moving on my shoulder, it was ................
The ghost moaned .................
What You Need: Index cards, a pen, a minute timer.
