7 Halloween party games for toddlers and children

They're all simple to play and are made using bits and bobs that you already have around the house, in your arts and craft box (if you have one) or that are easily picked up at your local craft store. Take a look.

7 Halloween party games that are better than bobbing for apples...

1. Witch Ring Toss

You will need:

Witch's hat
Pipe cleaners

Simply buy or make a simple witch's hat, bend pipe cleaners together to make into rings and take it in turns to try and get the rings over the hat. Ta-dah!

Pic courtesy: A Girl And A Glue Gun

2. Pumpkin bowling

You will need:

Toilet rolls
Black card
Glue
A pumpkin

A simple bowling game, using a decorated pumpkin (or an orange ball) and loo rolls! Stack the toilet rolls up, aim the pumpkin and see how many you can knock down.

You can draw spooky faces on the toilet rolls for extra effect, or, of you're worried about the pen soaking through the layers, use stick-on features instead.

Picture courtesy: I Dig Pinterest

3. Halloween Balloon Catch

You will need:

Orange balloons
Funnels

A simple but fun game which will get the kids running around after balloons. Buy ready-made funnels (you could use cone party hats if you have any lying around) or make your own and blow up a balloon for each child.

Then get the kids to catch the balloons in the funnels, pretty much until they're worn out!

Picture courtesy: Vanilla Joy

4. Pin the BOO! on the Ghost

You will need:

Black card
Orange card
Yellow card
White paint
Tape
Blindfold

This is a spooky version of Pin The Tail On The Donkey. Get your kids to help you make a ghost, and neatly cut out "boo" speech bubbles.

The aim is to get the speech bubble as close to the mouth as possible - with a blindfold on.

Picture courtesy: Pleasantest Thing

5. Pumpkin Bean Bag Toss

You will need:

A large piece of cardboard
Orange paint
Green paint
Bean bags

We love this idea: grab a big piece of cardboard or use the side of a cardboard box to draw a Jack O' Lantern with a mouth big enough to throw bean bags through.

Give each player 4 or so bean bags and take it in turns to see who can throw the most through.

No bean bags? Simply fill socks with rice / lentils / pasta and make sure they're knotted or sewn up securely.

Picture courtesy: Pleasantest Thing

6. Spider Web Walking

You will need:

Painters tape
Plastic spiders
A prize for the end like a glow stick

Ue brightly coloured, nice thick sticky tape to 'draw' a spider's web on the floor. Dot it with ghosts and spiders here and there for extra decoration, and get the kids to make their way through the web from on side to the other.

Have little prizes ready for once they've made their way out - you could give them a piece of Halloween candy or a perhaps a glow stick if you think they've had enough sugar for one day.

Picture courtesy: No Time For Flash Cards