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Halloween Pumpkin Party GamesIt's orange, it's round, and sometimes it has an eerie face that glows. What is it? Pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns! And if you're planning a Halloween theme party that embraces these large orange objects, you'll need plenty of pumpkin party games and activities to liven up the evening.
Although the pumpkin party game ideas that follow are focused on our Paranoid Pumpkin Party theme, you can certainly add some of them to any type of Halloween party celebration. In fact, just use your imagination and think of how you can fit an activity below into you the theme you are planning to have. For example, instead of a Pumpkin Pursuit game, make it a Ghost Pursuit game, or a famous Monster search and find activity. Don't Say Pumpkin (Ice Breaker Activity)Materials:
Paint the clothespins orange. As guests arrive, give each a clothespin, which they pin onto their clothes in a visible area. Instruct the guests that anytime someone catches someone else saying the word Pumpkin, they can take that person's clothespin and attach it to their clothing. Play this game for about 15 minutes to ½ hour after everyone has arrived (to give the latecomers a chance to participate). After the time is up, the person with the most clothespins wins a prize. Pumpkin Pop-up (Group Activity)Materials Needed:
The object of the game is that the group must keep the balloon in the air at all times using only their heads. They can not use any hands, feet, shoulders, etc. It's a silly activity, but creates lots of laughs. Even our dog likes to get in on this game! Pumpkin Ring Toss (Individual Activity)Materials Needed:
Mark a spot on the floor with masking tape. This is where your guests will stand. Place the pumpkin 5 to 8 feet away. Guests line up and take turns throwing the 3 rings, trying to ring the pumpkin. You can reward guests in two ways. If a guest gets 2 rings on the pumpkin, they receive a small price. If they get 3 rings on the pumpkin, they get a slightly larger prize. You could also give each guest 9 tries (3 rings, 3 times). The one who rings the pumpkin the most out of the 9 tosses gets a prize. Pumpkin Pursuit (Individual Activity)Materials Needed:
1. Use the jack-o-lantern templates below to cut out a pumpkin from each quarter piece of paper. You can choose from the black and white sketch and color it in yourself or print out the color graphic to use instead. 2. On the back of these pumpkins you are going to write the following: Write the number 1 on 10 of the pumpkins Write the number 5 on 5 of the pumpkins Write the number 10 on 5 of the pumpkins 3. Hide the papers throughout the party area. When guests arrive, tell them they must find as many pumpkins as they can in a specified time limit. 4. When the time is up, have the guests add up the numbers on the back of each sheet. The person with the most points wins.   Pumpkin Bowling (Individual Activity)Materials Needed:
Set up the bowling pins at one end of the room (use a room with flooring, not carpet). Mark a spot on the floor about 20 feet away with masking tape. This is your "foul" line. Each player takes turns rolling a pumpkin or ball at the pins. Give each person 3 tries. The person who has knocked over the most pins wins. Pumpkins Don't Smile (Group Activity)Materials Needed:None Instructions: One person is selected to stand in the middle of the room. Everyone else sits around facing him/her. This person's objective is to NOT smile while the remaining guests ask questions. The trick though, is that the person sitting in the middle can only answer the questions by saying "pumpkin." If the person smiles or laughs, they are out and the player who made the person in the middle smile takes their place in the middle of the ring. The winner is the person who lasts the longest. Pass the Orange (Team Activity)Materials Needed:
Divide the players into 2 equal teams. Have them line up in a row. Give an orange to the first person in each row. They must place it under their chin, next to their neck. The object is to pass the orange from chin to chin to the next player all the way down the line. The first team to get the orange to the end wins. However, if a player drops an orange, they must pick it up with their chin before passing it on…no hands allowed! How Many Pumpkins? (Individual Activity)Materials Needed:
1. Fill the glass jar with the bubble gum or candies. Be sure to count the exact number of candies that you put into the jar. 2. Cut a rectangular hole in the center of the box. 3. Place the jar, box, paper and pencils on an easily accessible table. 4. Have guests write their names on a piece of paper and then write their guess on how many pieces of gum or candy are in the jar. Put the paper in the ballot box. Only one guess per person (or you'll be all night checking the ballots). 5. At a pre-designated time, empty the box and see who has guessed the closest. The winner gets the jar of candy/gum. (NOTE: Another guessing game to use: Put a large pumpkin on a table. Guests have to figure out how much it weighs.) Pumpkin Piñata (Game and Decoration) (Individual Activity)Materials Needed:
1. It might be a good idea to spread out some newspapers over your work area. Mix water and flour together to form a thick gooey paste. Shred the newspapers into approximately 2" x 5" strips. 2. Dunk the newspapers in the flour mixture, coating well. Cover the balloon with a layer of newspaper strips, leaving a small opening around the neck of the balloon. Let dry 2 to 3 hours. Repeat until you have 3 to 4 layers on the balloon. Let dry 24 hours. 3. Paint the paper mache pumpkin orange. Let dry. With the opening is facing up, pop the balloon and remove it. 4. Draw a pumpkin face on the balloon and add the "ridges" with a black marker. Fill in the eyes, nose and mouth with yellow paint. 5. Poke 2 holes on the top edge of the pumpkin near the opening, opposite each other. Pull the ends of the rope through and secure to make a handle. 6. Fill with candy and suspend in an area that has lots of room. Remove any breakable objects from the area. 7. Guests take turns being blindfolded. Turn them around 3 times and end facing the piñata. Hand them the broomstick and allow them 3 whacks to try to break the piñata. Continue in turns until the piñata breaks. Everyone then runs to pick up the candy off the floor. (NOTE: In the case of small children, only use 2 to 3 layers of paper mache. Keep extra candy on hand for those children who don't pick up much candy.) Pumpkin Trivia Game (Group Activity)Materials Needed:
1. Have each guest write the numbers 1 to 10 in a list on their sheets of paper. 2. Begin asking the trivia questions. The guests write their answers on their paper next to the question number. When finished, read off the correct answers. The person with the most correct answers wins. (You may want to have guests pass their sheets to the right or left for marking by another person). Answers to the Trivia Questions:
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