If you ask kids what their favorite holiday is, the most likely response from the majority of children will be Christmas, with Halloween next in a close second . Some children will prefer Halloween as their number one favorite. But this holiday, with all its goblins and ghouls , likely makes the top two favorite holidays on nearly all childrens lists.

With that conclusion , it is without question fun to plan a Halloween classroom celebration . These fun ideas can be used for any type of Halloween celebration. With plenty of fun games and activities and plenty of sweets for prizes, it’s sure to be a sensation with kids of all school ages. You can even request they dress up in Halloween Costumes.

For younger children why not play a game of pumpkin bowling? Buy some inexpensive plastic pumpkin treat buckets and stack them up on a firm floor. You can stack them as high as you like, but you have to start with at least three buckets. If you get many buckets, you can make a pyramid out of them. Find some lightweight plastic balls – plastic bowling balls are excellent for this. And let the kids go bowling! The kids love knocking over the pumpkin heads and all the kids who play should get a prize for this game.

Children of all ages enjoy making mummies of themselves . Here’s how this works. You bring in toilet paper, lots and lots of toilet paper . Divide the kids into teams with 2 people in each group . When you begin timing the kids, they must wrap up their friend in the toilet paper, like a mummy . Whichever team completely wrapped first wins . The wrapped up child can burst out of the toilet tissue wrap and make a loud, scary “roar” and the game begins again so the other child can also be wrapped. Be sure to play some spooky Halloween music while this game is being played to set the mood .

Circle time! Have all the kids get in a circle and start to tell a spooky story. The story can begin with the classic, such as: “It was a dark and spooky night…” and then the person next in the circle continue the story. Each child can add their own twist to the story as it moves around the circle. If the children are young, you can keep the story simple and don’t use gruesome elements . If the kids are older you can decide how scary the story can be. Be aware that children in higher elementary grades will not only like their stories fairly scary and gruesome, but some might even add unexpected details to their story. Determine the rules ahead of time when preparing for this type of storytelling.

No game has held a childs’ interests longer than the classic ‘musical chairs”. This version includes playing Halloween music and ask the kids to use behavior as spooky and scary as they know how while they run around the chairs. You can up the rules depending on the kids ages . For example, for younger kids you can instruct them to walk around the chairs until the music stops. As they get older, you can add challenging elements, such as making spooky faces as they walk around the chairs. Expect some creative responses.

Kids love cakewalks, but that is difficult in a classroom or you could have a candy walk. Play some spooky or Halloween-themed music. Have the kids walk around in a circle as they do for other events. Have them walk on cardboard discs with pictures of ghosts, monsters and the like . Someone will stop the music and pull a matching picture out of a pumpkin head.

These are just a few games . You can use your imagination to create more. Ask your class to come up with ideas. Children are often very creative. Need some costumes? Go here to: BUY COSTUMES ONLINE.


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