24 Halloween Party Games to Keep the Celebration Going

Hide glow sticks or glowing toys around the yard or house and have guests search in the dark with flashlights.

Play music, everyone dances – when the music stops, they must freeze in a zombie pose. Anyone who moves is out. Continue until one zombie remains.

Use a spooky plush toy (like a ghost or vampire), play Halloween music, and pass the toy. When the music stops, whoever is holding it must answer a Halloween-themed riddle or do a silly dare.

Place witch hats at different distances and toss rings (glow-sticks or rope loops) to score points.

This year, get two spooky season activities for the price of one: carve your pumpkins into a fun bean-bag toss. To make this game, cut a large hole in the bottom of one large and one medium pumpkin and scoop out the pulp and seeds.

Trace this face template onto the pumpkins, scaling up or down as necessary. Cut out the faces, and then stack the medium pumpkin on top of the large one, using skewers to help hold them in place. To play, toss beanbags into the pumpkins' mouths and award 10 points for the bottom gourd and 20 for the top.

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Piñatas are great to include in any event. Whether you have a unicorn, pumpkin or ghost, let everyone take turns hitting the candy-filled decoration with a bat. Whoever gets the candy to fall out gets it all!

Apple bobbing is a classic Halloween game where everyone races to pick up as many apples as possible in a pail of water before time runs out. The best part: They use their teeth! Make sure everyone has their own bucket and apples for sanitary purposes!

This version of tic-tac-toe may not be glow-in-the-dark, but it's just as cool when playing with pumpkins! Draw Xs and Os on little pumpkins and create a tic-tac-toe board using masking tape.

Let these fake skeletons play musical chairs too! Place your boney friends on every other seat to give players a fright when the music stops.

Create a playlist with the most popular Halloween songs of all time. Think "Ghostbusters," "Monster Mash" and "Monster Boogie." Let your little ones, tweens and teens included, guess the name of each one.

Keep everyone engaged with a good ol' pumpkin carving contest. Help little ones carve classic, silly or surprised faces, or get super creative with cooler designs like candles or flames. The ideas are endless! If you don't want to name one "winner," everyone can get a superlative like "Funniest," "Scariest" or "Most Creative."

This is always a fun game to play — no matter what holiday or event that's hosted. Kids will love dancing to their favorite Halloween songs before the music cuts off and they have to freeze!

Divide kids into groups of two and have one wrap the other up like a mummy as quickly as possible. Whichever team's mummy runs to the finish line first wins. You can also dole out points for creativity, and include dress-up items like hats, boas and sunglasses.

After purchasing cute Halloween stickers, give them to everyone at the event. Let kids write their names on paper before sticking them in a bowl and inviting them to pick a random name. The goal: to sneakily place as many stickers on their chosen partner before the night is over!

Everyone has to write down a Halloween word on a Post-It. Then, one person picks a word from the pile (without looking!) and tries to guess what it is based on the clues.

Draw little faces on white cups and assemble them in a tower. Kids can then try to knock down as many as they can with a small ball. Whoever gets the most is the winner!

'Tis the season for rustic fall crafts — and this is one that you can reap the benefits of year-round. To make this checkers game, paint a board onto a slab of wood. Then, play checkers using mini gourds of different colors.

No pumpkins? No problem. Buy or DIY witch hats and let the ring tossing begin! When the game ends, have your kids wear the hats as part of their costumes.