Haunted Halloween Games and Crafts

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

18 Oct 2008 11:10 AM

These candy-themed Halloween games and crafts will make your Fright Fest tasty and terrifying at the same time. All you need are a few pumpkins, some candy, and a lot of creativity.

CANDY WEREWOLF WALL RACE

The object of this game is to construct a wall to keep the werewolves out using just three items: Halloween candy, toothpicks and Popsicle sticks. Whoever builds the tallest wall in two minutes wins the game.

Materials:

Mini or Full-Sized Chocolate Bars

Bubble Gum (sticks or chunks)

Licorice Whips

Peanut Butter Cups

Chocolate Peppermint Patties

Lifesavers

Twix Bars

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

Plastic Table Cloth

Toothpicks

Popsicle Sticks

Timer

Directions:

Place the tablecloth over a large sturdy table or any other large even working space.

Create individual stations for each player with piles of the same supplies for each contestant.

Line up contestants in front of the table.

Once you say, "go" (or blow a whistle) the contestants have two minutes to build the tallest (not the most aesthetic) wall possible. Players can unwrap the candy and be as creative as possible in their efforts to win the game.

CANDY FACE PUMPKINS

This simple Halloween craft project is ideal for kids of all ages since it doesn't require knives, carving or stencils. All you need is some candy and your imagination to decorate fresh pumpkins with kooky faces or elaborate designs.

If you are looking for an easy and neat way (no having to clean up after a dozen kids try to gut a table full of pumpkins) to decorate pumpkins this is it.

Materials:

Fresh Pumpkins

Assortment of your favorite candy (Hershey Kisses, Peanut Butter Cups, licorice, candy corn, mini chocolate bars, Lifesavers, and Gummi Worms work well)

Glue

Directions:

Create faces or patterns by gluing the candy onto your pumpkin.

Michele Cheplic writes about red-hot celebrities in POP CULTURE, fiery topics in PARENTS, sizzling recipes in FOOD, calorie burning exercises in FITNESS, and hot new kid-friendly crafts in FUN. Check out all of her articles here.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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