| Halloween isn't just for kids anymore. Plenty of adults | | | | Partially fill ten 2 liter pop bottles with water to weight |
| celebrate the day as well. Halloween parties are a | | | | them down, then decorate them to fit the theme of |
| common event for many adults these days. If you're | | | | your party. |
| planning a party of your own, here are some fun adult | | | | Set them up in the standard 10 pin layout. |
| Halloween games to liven it up. | | | | Have your guests "bowl" with pumpkins. The smaller |
| Photo Scavenger Hunt | | | | gourds usually work best, or at least smaller pumpkins. |
| The object of a photo scavenger hunt is to get | | | | Round ones tend to roll better but the ones that aren't |
| pictures of all the items using a digital camera or a | | | | as perfect make the game a lot more challenging. |
| Polaroid camera so the pictures can be judged right | | | | Pumpkin Carving |
| away. | | | | A lot of people have switched to painting pumpkins |
| Break your guests up into several small groups and | | | | rather than carving, both for safety and for longer |
| give each of them a list of items they have to find. | | | | lasting jack-o-lanterns. But carving is still the best in my |
| They can all get the same items or you can make | | | | opinion. There's nothing that says Halloween like the |
| each one different if you don't want them tripping over | | | | light of a candle flickering through the face of a |
| one another in their search. | | | | pumpkin. |
| They head out on foot or by car to find the items and | | | | You can buy carving kits at most craft and hobby |
| take pictures of themselves with each one. I like to | | | | stores around Halloween, with small tools for more |
| make them find someone to take their picture if | | | | detailed carving. |
| possible - if the whole group isn't in each one, they get | | | | They usually come with stencils as well but for this |
| penalized. | | | | game you'll probably want to leave it up to your guests |
| You can choose the winner by the first team to finish, | | | | to do freestyle. |
| the team with the most creative pictures or whatever | | | | You can judge the game in several ways - the first to |
| criteria you want. | | | | finish their pumpkin, the most creative (in your |
| Make the scavenger hunt items fit the theme of your | | | | judgement or the entire group's), the scariest, etc. |
| party. You could use a tombstone, a hockey mask, red | | | | And there are plenty of children's games that are just |
| paint or a horror movie poster for example. | | | | as much fun for adults - bobbing for apples, Twister, |
| Pumpkin Bowling | | | | musical chairs, etc. Don't worry about whether it's a |
| This one is fun for any age, really, but adults can have | | | | "mature" thing to do - just worry about whether your |
| a lot of fun with it. | | | | guests enjoy themselves! |