Halloween Party for 7 Year Old

I just had a Halloween party for my 3 yr. old. Some games we played were: bobbing for apples, I made a big bowl of oatmeal the night before , put halloween rings in it and chilled it in the frige over night. The kids were blind folded and had to dig around in the oatmeal until they found a ring. My son had a halloween ball and the kids got in a circle and passed the ball around while I played halloween music. Whoever had the ball when I paused the music was out. You could play pin the nose on the pumpkin. I hope these ideas help.

How about "pass the pumpkin"--use a small pumkin and some halloween music.

you can do this two ways-
~~have the kids sit on the floor and pass the pumpkin until the music stops, whoever has the pumpkin is "out"-last one standing wins!! (just like musical chairs)

~~have the stand up and pass it by chin--no hands allowed!!

I like the idea of the kids making there own pizza but maybe you can make it interesting and dye the dough and cheese green and orange to make "spooky" pizza's or different colors if you like--I have never dyed cheese or dough before but but its a thought.

Hope you have a great party!! C.

bobbing For apples is always fun and a healthy snack. Some Party stores have halloween games suck as pin the tail on the black cat or tombstone bingo. You can always make up your own games. Last year I got some orange, green nd black felt, magnetic tape and like a couple of packs of white glue(you can find them in a packs of 4 at any dollar store). I cut out circles with the orange and green felt and triangles of all different sizes and different funny shapes with the black felt and had the kids make their own pumpkin and witch magnets. It kept them busy for a while.

make a mummy - get some TP and some parent volunteers. have the kids wrap the adult in TP from head to toe. the fastest team wins.

pumpkin decorating - get some cheap pumpkins, markers, stickers or other decorations. have the kids decorate their own pumpkins to take home

pin the nose on the witch- just get a witch poster and trace her nose onto another peice of paper. cut out the original and replace with black or white paper. play just like pin the tail on the donkey

How about a freeze dance? Kids that age like to act crazy (my DD is the same age). You could play Halloween music like Monster Mash. And you could have a rule (that'll make it ever more challenging and fun) that they have to dance holding onto a chair (and the chair must remain still).

This has nothing to do with Halloween but may be fun nonetheless....Have each kid take off 1 shoe. Put all the single shoes in a big sack or garnage bag. Each kid will then take turns pulling out a shoe, take a guess at who's shoe it could be, and then find the owner.

I would think bobbing for apples would be a great game for the kids to play.theres no running around involved.

the other ladies made some really great suggestions!!! how about halloween bingo? i know they're only 7 but you could make it kid-friendly... maybe instead of numbers you could do pictures, etc... and you could have little halloween-themed prizes (there is so much halloween stuff out there!!). good luck!

You could have the kids decorate their own cookie/cupcake/icecream, whatever you are serving. Or since you have the pizzeria, maybe they can make their pizza.

The party sounds like fun! Games...

What about some version of pin the tail on the donkey -- like put the nose on the pumpkin? The kids can get up one at a time for it. Maybe use different color noses or write names on them.

We played a fun game at a party recently that dealt with trying to guess what was hidden inside socks that were tied shut. You feel the socks and then write down your guess. Whoever gets the most right wins.

Maybe there's some simple craft that you could help them make to take home...

I'll keep thinking and post again if I come up with anymore.
H.

Gosh 18 kids? You've got guts! Here are some games I suggest that i don't involve running around:

- Pin the Tail on the Donkey
....or maybe Pin the stem on the pumpkin

-7 Up, we used to play in school when i was young.
.....start with 7 kids standing up and the rest standing down, with their heads on their table not looking and with their thumbs up on the desk. The seven standing pick one person to place the thumb down.

If i think of any more i will let you know!

Hello M.!

One thing I can think of is maybe let them all make their own mini-pizzas. Show them how to spread the dough out, or if that's just too messy, spread it out for them, but let them do the sauce cheese and the toppings they prefer. Maybe encourage them to make animals or faces or funny things with their toppings. If you have a digital camera, take a picture of all of the kids at once with their pizzas, print a copy for each child and your son can give them out or send them as thank yous. That could probably take up some of the time.

Good Luck!

B.

Bobbing for apples is a great idea, or musical chairs with spooky music. Even a costume contest!

How about painting a pumpkin? Your local pumpkin patch ussually sell jack be little pumpkins for a buck a piece and you can get craft paint at Micheals. Then have a contest for scariest and so forth. You can even have a few stencils to help out. That can be the favor instead of a bag of candy which they all will be getting enough of anyway. And...it takes up a good bit of time while they sit at a table.