We know that little darlings can turn into mischievious Gobblins if they don’t get enough spellbinding activities, so we’ve assembled some games that will have them howling with laughter.

Zombie Chasey

Play a game of tag/chasey but with a twist. One person starts as “it” (or, as the Zombie), and every time they touch someone, that person becomes a Zombie and is also “it”. The game keeps going until the last person remains. Since the Zombies have to move like a Zombie and not run, this game is best played in a small or narrow space.

Mummy Wrap

Divide the children into groups of 2. Each pair is given a roll of toilet paper. 1 person is given the toilet paper and has to roll their team-mate up like a mummy (their team mate must keep their ankles and knees together, with arms down at the sides).

Rob the Cauldron

This game is similar to ‘Rob the Nest’. Each child has a ‘Cauldron’ (occasionally $1 store sells cheap ones around Halloween, but you can also use upside down hats or plastic bowls) which is placed in front of them while they stand in a large circle. In the middle of the circle is a collection of ‘potions’ (these can be anything, they just to be small enough that a few can fit in the cauldron/hat. Because of the ‘robbing element’, leave 2 per child). On ‘Go!’ all the players run to the potions in the middle and take one, then run back and leave it in their nest. They then need to continue getting potions from the middle until there are none left – after that they must rob another player’s cauldron.
The first Witch (or Warlock!) to get three potions in their basket wins.

Ghoulish Cricket

For a fun game of backyard cricket, tailor the rules slightly: all the runners and fielders must add a Halloween spin to their “run” by adopting some ghoulish movement. They can be a Zombie, Ghost, Vampire, Robot – or anything else they can come up with!

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