I will be throwing a party for kids age 3-10. I was thinking we dunk for apples, and do a pumpkin hunt. For the pumpkin hunt, I thought I'd cut out pumpkins and have numbers on them, and whoever collects the highest value of pumpkins (total of numbers on the pumpkin) wins. I thought I could do three hunts based on age, so for the 2-3 year olds, pumpkins with 1-3 on it, with dots for helping in adding. Then I could do another group, maybe 4-5, with dots for adding. And then the last group. My only issue is that I can't really do this by age because my 5 year old would then be with the 8 year olds, and the 10 year old is just all by herself.
Ideas on how to do a pumpkin hunt with a variety of ages?
Any other suggestions for games for different ages? I thought I'd set up a monster bean bag toss, but what else? I just want a few games to pull everyone together if I feel like the kids need to be focused. Maybe a craft?
Do we do a costume parade?
Assign every child a shape (star, smiley face, arrow etc). The kids then have to find their Pumpkin with their shape. If they find someone else's they just leave it in place. This way everyone can play at once.
Let the kids wrap each other up like mummy's in toilet paper.
I would just stick to classic party games at this age, but with slight Halloween twists--like pin the tail on the black cat or pass the pumpkin (hot potato), bowling for ghosts, mini pumpkin or cookie decorating.
I BEG OF YOU do not do apple dunking. That is so gross in so many ways!!!!!!!
pinata, pin the tail, three legged races, blind folded marco polo. make some scarecrows, witches hats, cosutmes are hit and miss at those ages, some might be too scary for the younger set. play the mosnter mash, monsters inc in the background/ indoors, make candy necklaces.
good luck to you and yours,
F. B.
Color code your pumpkins. Littles can only pick up orange, medium-sized kids can pick up purple, biggest kids can only pick up black. Run them simultaneously.
Don't do prizes for individual games as you will have kids with hurt feelings. just do games where everyone has fun
You let the oldest hide the pumpkins.
Look on the Family Fun website for good game ideas.
Bubbles
Sidewalk chalk
Decorate pumpkins, paint them, glue on yarn, sequins, google eyes, feathers, old jewelry, hats.
Make mosaics with dried corn and beans and seeds to glue on simple pictures printed out.
Have fun!
Hang doughnuts from strings off the ceiling. The kids try to take a bite with their hands behind their backs. Blow up balloons with paper with numbers inside. Each kid sits on the balloon and tries to pop it. If they get the winning number they get a small prize. A good game for all ages is have them sit in a circle and pass the present (wrap something small in halloween wrapping paper). Have halloween music playing. When the music stops whoever is left with the present A. is out and the game keeps going or B.is out and gets the present. If B then you start again with another present. You have enough for all kids. It's kind of like musical chairs...but everyone wins in the end.
