| Halloween is a favorite holiday for kids. They love | | | | Another physical activity is a monster tag and capture |
| being able to dress in costumes, carve pumpkins and | | | | game. You'll need an area about the size of a |
| attend a party. A Halloween party idea for school age | | | | volleyball court. The kids stand at one end of the line. |
| kids includes playing fun games. I have listed several | | | | One player, Frankenstein Monster, stands about six |
| fun games that you can play either at a school or | | | | feet in front of the group (facing the same direction). |
| home party. | | | | The monster walks forward with the group following |
| The mummy wrap game calls for teams of four kids. | | | | calling out Frankenstein are you alive? The monster |
| One will become the mummy and the other three will | | | | stops, turns and points to one child saying who are |
| wrap him or her in toilet paper. This is a timed game, | | | | you? The child may answer any Halloween creature |
| so a loud kitchen timer works great. Give each team | | | | (rat, bat, pumpkin, ghost, goblin black cat, etc.). |
| several rolls of toilet paper; set the timer for a couple | | | | The monster than turns and the group continues to |
| of minutes and say GO. When the timer rings or you | | | | follow asking the same question. At any time a child |
| stay STOP, the team with the mummy who is | | | | answering the monster may say they are |
| wrapped the most is the winner. | | | | Frankenstein, the monster then chases the group back |
| Set up a miniature golf game either indoors or | | | | to the starting line. Establish a finish line, and someone |
| outdoors. You can use an empty tin can for the hole. It | | | | needs to say Frankenstein before the monster |
| is a lot of fun if you can obtain large plastic bones for | | | | reaches this line. Anyone tagged or caught by the |
| the clubs and draw an eye on a plastic golf ball. See | | | | monster goes to the centerline, and the game is |
| who can make a hole in one. | | | | repeated. The last players caught are the winners. |