Carnivals are a must.
Be it summer or fall or winter, or Halloween, carnivals and fests are a must.
The whole vibe of it is something to die for.
The lights, rides and treats are an eye catching sight.
Nothing can beat carnivals.
And thus, for this Halloween, we bring to you a collection of amazing carnival games.
25 Halloween Carnival Game Ideas for Spooky Fun
1. Pumpkin Ring Toss
Requirements:
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Small pumpkins with stems
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Glow stick rings or regular rings
How to Play:
Toss rings onto the pumpkin stems. Each ring that lands scores a point. Highest score in one minute wins.
2. Witch Hat Knockdown
Requirements:
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Stacked cones decorated like witch hats
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Beanbags or small balls
How to Play:
Players throw beanbags to knock down as many witch hats as they can. Count the hits for points.
3. Ghost Bowling
Requirements:
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10 white-painted bottles with ghost faces
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Small pumpkin or ball
How to Play:
Roll the pumpkin to knock down ghost pins. Score like regular bowling.
4. Spider Ring Toss
Requirements:
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Plastic spiders
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Spiderweb mat or board with points
How to Play:
Toss spider rings onto the web or target. Each landing spider earns points.
5. Eyeball Spoon Race
Requirements:
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Plastic spoons
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Eyeball ping pong balls
How to Play:
Players race to carry eyeballs across a finish line without dropping them. Fastest wins.
6. Pumpkin Tic-Tac-Toe
Requirements:
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Chalk or tape for board
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Mini orange and white pumpkins
How to Play:
Players use pumpkins as X’s and O’s in tic-tac-toe. First to three in a row wins.
7. Cauldron Toss
Requirements:
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Plastic cauldrons
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Small beanbags or eyeball balls
How to Play:
Players throw beanbags into cauldrons from a distance. Different cauldrons can be worth different points.
8. Pin the Hat on the Witch
Requirements:
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Witch poster without a hat
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Paper hats with tape/blindfold
How to Play:
Blindfold players, spin them around, and let them try to pin the hat in the right spot. Closest wins.
9. Pumpkin Bowling Relay
Requirements:
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Pumpkins (round)
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Plastic bottles as pins
How to Play:
Players roll pumpkins to knock pins. Teams compete in a relay race for most hits.
10. Zombie Beanbag Toss
Requirements:
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Cardboard zombie with cut-out holes
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Beanbags
How to Play:
Throw beanbags into zombie’s mouth/eyes for points. Harder holes score higher.
11. Mummy Wrap Race
Requirements:
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Toilet paper or white streamers
How to Play:
Teams race to wrap one member into a mummy in one minute. Best-wrapped mummy wins.
12. Skeleton Bone Hunt
Requirements:
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Plastic skeleton bones
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Yard or sandbox
How to Play:
Hide bones around the play area. Players race to find and reassemble the skeleton.
13. Monster Freeze Dance
Requirements:
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Music player with Halloween songs
How to Play:
Kids dance like monsters while music plays. Freeze when it stops or you’re out. Last dancer wins.
14. Witch’s Broom Limbo
Requirements:
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Broomstick
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Music
How to Play:
Hold broomstick at different heights. Players limbo under while music plays. Lower each round.
15. Pumpkin Ring Flip
Requirements:
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Mini pumpkins
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Plastic rings
How to Play:
Players flip rings onto pumpkin stems. Score based on successful landings.
16. Candy Corn Toss
Requirements:
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Candy corn
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Small cups
How to Play:
Players toss candy corn into cups. Each cup scored earns a point.
17. Ghost Cup Pyramid
Requirements:
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White plastic cups with ghost faces
How to Play:
Players stack cups into a pyramid and unstack as fast as possible. Fastest pyramid wins.
18. Spider Web Crawl
Requirements:
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White string/streamers
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Outdoor space
How to Play:
Make a web between posts. Players crawl through without touching string. Fastest wins.
19. Jack-O’-Lantern Knockout
Requirements:
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Plastic pumpkins with holes cut in
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Balls or beanbags
How to Play:
Players toss balls into jack-o’-lantern mouths. Each successful toss earns points.
20. Batty Balloon Pop
Requirements:
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Black balloons with bat faces
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Candy or notes inside balloons
How to Play:
Players pop balloons to find hidden prizes. Whoever pops the most wins.
21. Witches’ Brew Relay
Requirements:
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Cauldron
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Plastic ingredients (eyeballs, bones, spiders)
How to Play:
Teams race to carry spooky “ingredients” with spoons and fill the cauldron. First full cauldron wins.
22. Haunted Ring Toss
Requirements:
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Glow stick rings
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Bottles painted as ghosts or monsters
How to Play:
Players toss rings over bottles. Each ring landed earns a point.
23. Pumpkin Golf
Requirements:
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Hollow pumpkin with mouth cut wide
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Golf club and ball
How to Play:
Players putt balls into the pumpkin’s mouth. Most successful hits in one minute wins.
24. Scary Story Spin
Requirements:
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Spinner with story prompts (monster, ghost, pumpkin, etc.)
How to Play:
Players spin the wheel and add a silly sentence to the Halloween story. Continue until time runs out.
25. Creepy Crawl Race
Requirements:
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Potato sacks or pillowcases decorated with monster faces
How to Play:
Players hop in sacks to the finish line. First across wins.
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Wait no more!!
Gather your friends and hit the nearest carnival ground.
Don’t forget to shoot glimpses of your fun.
