Halloween-themed games are a fun way to get party guests into the spirit of the holiday and break the ice.
There are plenty of games to play that are perfect for every age. From bingo and word searches to pumpkin tosses and guessing games, entertainment is easy to find this Halloween.
Here are some of our favorite Halloween party games:
Halloween Pumpkin Patch Hunt
Set up a pumpkin patch indoors or outdoors with real or plastic pumpkins. Hide toys, candy and money inside them. Let guests search for treasures and tally each person’s findings if you want to name a winner.
Wrap the Mummy
Use crepe or toilet paper to wrap one guest as a mummy. Teams should decide if they want to play to create the most artistic, scariest or fastest mummy. When it’s time to unwrap them, make a game out of seeing who can pick up the trash the fastest.
Pin the Face on the Jack-o-Lantern
Just like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, your party guests will pin the face on a giant jack-o-lantern. Make this game out of construction paper or felt. Create funny and scary features to pin on a bare pumpkin.
How Many Candies in the Jar?
Before guests arrive, fill a jar with Halloween candies and make sure you count how many pieces you’ve placed inside. As guests enter your home, invite them to guess how many candies are in it. At a designated time, reveal the total and award a prize to the person who guessed the closest without going over.
What’s in the Box?
This game can be as fun or “icky” as you want to keep in line with the theme of your Halloween party. To play, place a variety of objects inside a box with a hole cut into the side or top. Have guests reach into the box and touch what’s inside. They’ll guess what they’re feeling and name up to five objects. After everyone has had a turn, reveal the contents and see who guessed the most items correctly.
Halloween Word Search
This party game is great for those who want to sit and relax while playing. Before your party, make your own Halloween-themed word search or download one from the internet. There doesn’t have to be a winner.
Halloween Bingo
Who doesn’t love bingo? There are plenty of Halloween bingo games online for guests to play, but you might like customizing boards with pictures and markers. Get creative. Use candies to mark spots and use Halloween words or pictures in the squares.
Pumpkin Toss
Set a real or fake empty pumpkin on the floor inside your home or outside in the yard. Have party guests toss ping pong balls, bean bags, candy, coins or whatever you like into the pumpkin. Each partygoer gets five tosses.
Name That Spooky Movie
Set up a video screen or computer to run clips of scary movies for five seconds each. Let guests call out the name of the movie as soon as they recognize. You can play for prizes or fun.
Scary Halloween Story
Start this Halloween game by sitting around a fire or in a circle. Have one guest start a story by saying a spooky sentence. The guest to their left will continue the story with another sentence, with each person taking a turn telling part of the Halloween tale. Set a time to end the lore or finish when everyone seems ready to move on.
Whispered Ghost Stories
Another Halloween story game, this one is played like “Telephone.” One guest will whisper a very short story into the ear of the person sitting to their left. That person will then whisper it to the next guest, and so on. When the story gets back to the original partygoer, it will likely have taken on a life of its own.
These are just some of the Halloween party games you can play to keep guests entertained and make your event memorable. You can even set up a Halloween craft table for kids.
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As summer comes to an end and the leaves start changing, we look ahead to the crisp Fall air, picking apples, hiking and Fall Festivals.
Mt. Sunapee Resort will host their 10th Annual Fall Foliage Pig Roast and Barbeque on October 6 and 7. Aerial skyrides will be running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Family games played from noon to 3 p.m., live music and much more! For more information go to www.mtsunapee.com
The 71st Warner Fall Foliage Festival will be held in Warner, NH October 5-7. Concerts, parades, food, amusement rides, woodsmen's contests are all a part of this rural life and vibrant festival. Visit www.wfff.org for details.
The Lake Sunapee Region is coming alive for the summer and soon families and friends will be flocking to the Harbors and Town Commons to hear local musicians entertain. Dust off your lawn chairs and wash your blankets and enjoy the music! To view upcoming events, visit https://lake-sunapee-living.com/dartmouth-lake-sunapee-region/lake-sunapee-entertainment/
Did you know you can get unlimited spring skiing for the rest of the season at Mount Sunapee for $129? Another foot of snow has just fallen, so don't miss out on the beautiful conditions!
The We Are Sunapee Pass includes unlimited skiing and riding from March 1st through the end of the season for only $129. One price fits all! Discover how awesome Mount Sunapee is with great spring skiing and riding!
How to Purchase
The We Are Sunapee Pass is available for purchase at Spruce Lodge Guest Services or online right now. Once you have it, you're ready to start skiing and riding for the rest of this season! This card is direct-to-lift and once you receive it from Guest Services, you can go right to the lift every time you come to Mount Sunapee (with the We Are Sunapee Pass in your pocket). Buy online here.
Check out JOSA - Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon in Grantham, NH. During the winter, amazing jazz musicians are performing from 4-7pm at The Center at Eastman, 6 Clubhouse Lane in Grantham. Purchase a beverage and culinary delights from Bistro Nouveau while enjoying the music. Adult tickets are $20; seniors and students are $18. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 603-763-8732 or bill.wightman@comcast.net. They can also be purchased the day of the show at the venue after 2pm or by calling 603-863-8000. To see the schedule of upcoming shows visit www.josajazz.com
Come out for a night of fun and patriotic comraderie at the 19th Wheelchair Basketball held at the Sunapee Jr. and Sr. High School gym on North Road in Sunapee, Tuesday, January 23rd. It will be the Sunapee Fire Department vs. the Disabled American Veterans and admission is free. There will be a 50/50 raffle and the fun will start at 7pm!
Don't let all that food on Thanksgiving widen your waist! Sign up for the Sunapee 5K Turkey Trot in Sunapee Harbor Thanksgiving day. Register on Wednesday, November 22, 5-8pm at the Harbor House Livery. Bibs and pins can be picked up on race day, 7-8am or at pre-registration. Race starts at 9am. The 1K Chicken Run for kids begins at 8:15am. For more information, visit www.sunapeeturkeytrot.com
Don't miss Mt. Sunapee's annual ski swap held in the Sunapee Lodge November 18 from 9-noon. New and used skis, boots, snowboards, poles, skates, cross country, clothing and more! Local shops will also have equipment at great prices as well. This is the largest ski swap in the region and is organized and run by the Mt. Sunapee Area Ski Club.
If you have an item you would like to sell, you can drop them off in the Spruce Lodge at the mountain on Friday, November 17 between 12pm-7pm. They will accept equipment in good condition, skis with approved bindings, skates, snowboards, clean winter clothing, etc. No straight skis.
If you would like to expedite your drop-off of equipment to be sold, you can download, print, and fill-out the Sale Item Sheet beforehand and bring it with you when you drop off your items.
If your item is sold, you will receive 75% of the sale. The other 25% of the sale is donated to the Mount Sunapee Area Ski Club's Junior Programs. You can pick-up your unsold equipment and any sale money between 2:00pm - 3:00pm the Saturday of the swap. Any unclaimed money or equipment will be donated to local programs. www.mtsunapee.com
It's almost here - The League of NH Craftsmen Fair, August 5-13, 2017 from 10am to 5pm daily at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, NH.
It's the oldest, continually running fine craft fair in America. You'll enjoy educational and fun events every day including some fantastic surprises. See new work from your favorite craftspeople and meet recently juried members. Get a head start on your holiday shopping and make sure to select a handcrafted piece for yourself.
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Looking for some fun? You'll find it in Sunapee Harbor! Here's what's happening:
Live at the Livery - One of North America's finest performers of traditional Scottish music, Jamie Laval, will be at The Livery in Sunapee Harbor, NH on Friday, July 7 at 7p.m. You can enjoy more Celtic music on Friday, July 14, with fiddler Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki performing. For more information and tickets, visit www.thelivery.org, tickets at the door are $15.
Hawaiian Hoopla - Check out your closet for the grass skirt and flowered shirt for the summer luau at Dewey Beach on Saturday, July 15, 4-7pm. The Flames will be performing, featuring selections from the 50s, 60s and 70s. There will also be a barbecue, games and more. Look for ticket information on Facebook. In case of rain, the event will be held at The Livery.
Poker on the Lake - The sixth annual Lake Sunapee Sailing Day will be held Saturday, July 15 at 1p.m. at Sunapee Harbor. Sponsored by the Lake Sunapee Cruising Fleet and is a poker cruise open to all sailboats. A reception will be held at 4p.m. at the Knowlton House in the harbor. Refreshments will be served and prizes for the best poker hands and crew costumes. Info 763-9610 or katebruce.mcloy@gmail.com