crestridge halloween room party guidebook

Crestridge

Halloween

Room Party

Guidebook

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 7

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO THE PERFECT SCHOOL PARTY.............................................................. 9

Step 1 - Meet with the Teacher ............................................................................................... 9

Step 2 - Order Party Supplies ................................................................................................. 9

Step 3 - Plan the Party Games................................................................................................ 9

Step 4 - Prepare the Games .................................................................................................... 9

Step 5 - Start the Party! ........................................................................................................ 10

HALLOWEEN JOKES ................................................................................................................... 11

FACTS ........................................................................................................................................ 18

Pumpkin Facts ...................................................................................................................... 18

The First Jack O'Lantern ...................................................................................................... 18

Halloween Facts ................................................................................................................... 18

MUSIC FOUND AT OMAHA PUBLIC LIBRARY .............................................................................. 20

CHILD-FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN MOVIES: ................................................................................... 21

Following found at the Omaha Public Library: ................................................................... 21

GAMES........................................................................................................................................ 23

BOO WHO? ................................................................................................................................ 25

BOO AM I? ................................................................................................................................. 26

Boo Am I cards...................................................................................................................... 27

BUILD THE SKELETON RACE ...................................................................................................... 28

Build the Skeleton Template.................................................................................................. 29



CANDY CORN RELAY................................................................................................................. 32

EYEBALL RELAY........................................................................................................................ 33

EYEBALL TOSS........................................................................................................................... 34

GHOST WAITER ......................................................................................................................... 35

GHOST BINGO ............................................................................................................................ 36

Ghost Bingo cards................................................................................................................. 37















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Ghost Bingo Call Out Numbers ............................................................................................ 55

HALLOWEEN CONCENTRATION GAME ....................................................................................... 56

HALLOWEEN MEMORY GAME.................................................................................................... 62

MAD SCIENTIST LABORATORY .................................................................................................. 63

HALLOWEEN PICTIONARY.......................................................................................................... 64

HAUNTED TREASURE HUNT....................................................................................................... 66

MONSTER MOUTH GAME ........................................................................................................... 70

MUMMY MANIA ........................................................................................................................ 71

MUSICAL TOMBSTONES ............................................................................................................. 72

POP THE BALLOON ..................................................................................................................... 74

PUMPKIN BOWLING.................................................................................................................... 75

PUMPKIN GUESSING GAME ........................................................................................................ 76

PUMPKIN TOSS........................................................................................................................... 77

SMASHED PUMPKINS RELAY RACE ............................................................................................ 78

Smashing Pumpkins Cryptogram.......................................................................................... 79

Smashing Pumpkins Cryptogram Answer Key ..................................................................... 80

Smashing Pumpkins Cryptogram Pumpkin Printable .......................................................... 81

SPIDER RELAY RACE ................................................................................................................. 82

TRICK OR TREAT ........................................................................................................................ 83

STATION PARTY ......................................................................................................................... 84

Printed shapes for Halloween Hop....................................................................................... 86



Printed shapes for Halloween Hop ...................................................................................... 89



Station Name Tags ................................................................................................................ 94

WHICH FRIEND IS MISSING? ...................................................................................................... 95

WITCH’S HAT TOSS ................................................................................................................... 96

CRAFTS....................................................................................................................................... 98

CRAFT STICK MUMMY ............................................................................................................. 100

HANDPRINT SPIDER ................................................................................................................. 101

HANDY HALLOWEEN TREAT.................................................................................................... 102

SWEET TREATS ........................................................................................................................ 103

PUMPKIN ROLL ........................................................................................................................ 104

PASTA SKELETON CRAFT ......................................................................................................... 105

Mr. Bones outline ............................................................................................................... 106

Labeled Skeleton ................................................................................................................. 107

SHRIEKING SHAKERS ............................................................................................................... 108

PUZZLES .................................................................................................................................. 111

HOW MANY LITTLE WORDS ...................................................................................................... 112

PUMPKIN CROSSWORD PUZZLE................................................................................................ 113

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Pumpkin Crossword Puzzle Answer Key ............................................................................ 114

GHOSTLY CRYPTOGRAMS ........................................................................................................ 115

Ghostly Cryptograms Answer Sheet ................................................................................... 116

SWEET CRYPTOGRAMS ............................................................................................................ 117

Sweet Cryptograms Answer Sheet ...................................................................................... 118

SPOOKY CRYPTOGRAMS .......................................................................................................... 119

Spooky Cryptograms Answer Sheet .................................................................................... 120

HALLOWEEN HIDDEN WORD ................................................................................................... 121

Halloween Hidden Word Answer Key ................................................................................ 122

HALLOWEEN QUIZ ................................................................................................................... 123

Halloween Quiz Answers .................................................................................................... 125

WORD SCRAMBLE.................................................................................................................... 126

HALLOWEEN SECRET DECODER WORD GAME......................................................................... 127

Halloween Secret Decoder Word Game Answer Key......................................................... 128

HALLOWEEN TRIVIA ................................................................................................................ 129

Halloween Trivia Answer Key ............................................................................................ 130

HALLOWEEN WORD FIND ........................................................................................................ 131

HALLOWEEN WORD SCRAMBLE .............................................................................................. 132

Halloween Word Scramble Solution................................................................................... 133

Halloween Word Scramble Solution................................................................................... 134

MUMMY MAZE ........................................................................................................................ 135

DRACULA MAZE ...................................................................................................................... 136

GHOST MAZE ........................................................................................................................... 137

LOST CAT MAZE ...................................................................................................................... 138

SPIDER MAZE........................................................................................................................... 139

Spider Maze Answer Key .................................................................................................... 140

MUMMY WORD SEARCH.......................................................................................................... 141

HALLOWEEN WORD SEARCH ................................................................................................... 142

SPOOKY WORD SEARCH .......................................................................................................... 143

Introduction

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Step-By-Step Guide to the Perfect School Party

The key to a successful school party is to keep it simple. Children are excited and active on holidays and party days at school. A simple and familiar party structure works best for everyone. You need three basic things for a school party - games, snacks, and favors. This basic school party can be adapted to any holiday and any age.

Step 1 - Meet with the Teacher

• A few weeks before the party, meet with your child's teacher. Share with her your plans for the games, snacks, and favors to get her approval and suggestions. Make note of any restrictions on games or activities in the classroom.

• Get the names and phone numbers of the other parents in the class. Recruit a helper or two.

Step 2 - Order Party Supplies

• You will not need plates and napkins for snacks. The PTO will provide snacks and drinks.

• If choosing prizes, pencils and stickers are always favorites. Prizes should be give to all kids.

Step 3 - Plan the Party Games

• You'll need about three games for the school party - two active or competitive games and one quieter game or craft activity to be played at tables or desks. Please reference this manual for party ideas.

• If trying a new game, practice it first at home, but try to keep it a secret from your child who will be attending the party.

• An activity done on paper, such as crossword puzzle, works well as a back-up activity for children who run out of things to do or who are waiting to take turns at a particular game. (Try not to have too much waiting time. Kids are ready to go.)

Step 4 - Prepare the Games

• Gather the supplies you need and make any game items. • Write down the instructions for the games and review them a couple of

times so that you know how to move right into the game when the time is

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right; for example, when half the kids are standing on their desks and the other half are wrestling on the floor.

• Put the games and instructions in another box, ready to go the day of the party.

• Plan on dividing the class into smaller groups, which works best. For older grades, groups of three works well if you want to do a relay race and have three teams compete one at a time. Dividing the class into boys versus girls works great in forth through sixth grades.

Step 5 - Start the Party!

• Snacks will be delivered prior to the start of the party. If not you can locate them in the teachers lounge.

• Start the party with a fun game. The activity level of the game depends on the size of the classroom and the teacher's patience. At the very least, kids should be able to get out of their desks and sit in a circle on the floor. While one parent leads the active game, the helper should distribute the craft or quiet game materials to the children's desks or tables.

• After the first game, direct the kids back to their desks or tables for the second activity. This can be an art or craft activity, or some sort of printable game sheet. The purpose is to let the kids quiet down a bit for snack time. While they play at their desks for a few minutes, plate the snacks for each child.

Most of all—HAVE FUN!!!

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Halloween Jokes

Jokes are always nice filler when the children have some down time. Have a room parent read some jokes will the children are doing crafts or puzzles. 1. What kind of girl does a mummy take on a date? Any old girl he can dig up! 2. What was written on the hypochondriac’s tombstone?? I told you I was ill! 3. Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road? Because he had no guts! 4. What runs around a cemetery but doesn’t move? A fence! 5. Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party? Because he had no body to go with! 6. What happened when the werewolf swallowed a clock? He got ticks! 7. Why are graveyards so noisy? Because of all the coffin! 8. What does a hungry ghost want? Ice cream! 9. Where do ghosts pick up their mail? At the ghost office! 10. Why did the witch travel on a broom? She couldn’t afford a vacuum cleaner! 11. What does a witch ask for when she goes to a hotel? Broom service! 12. How do you make a witch itch? Take away her w!

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13. Why did it take the monster 10 months to finish his book? Because he wasn’t very hungry! 14. What do monsters call human beings? Breakfast, lunch and dinner! 15. Why did the vampire go to the orthodontist? To improve his bite... 16. What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman? Frostbite... 17. Why do witches use brooms to fly on? Because vacuum cleaners are too heavy... 18. How do witches keep their hair in place while flying? With scare spray... 19. What do you get when you cross a werewolf and a vampire? A fur coat that fangs around your neck... 20. Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers? No, they eat the fingers separately... 21. What do ghosts add to their morning cereal? Booberries... 22. What is a vampire's favorite sport? Casketball... 23. What is a vampire's favorite holiday? Fangsgiving... 24. What would a monster's psychiatrist be called? Shrinkenstein... 25. What did one ghost say to the other ghost? "Do you believe in people?" 26. What do you call someone who puts poison in a person's corn flakes? A cereal killer...

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27. Why do mummies have trouble keeping friends? They're so wrapped up in themselves... 28. What kind of streets do zombies like the best? Dead ends... 29. What does the papa ghost say to his family when driving? Fasten your sheet belts... 30. What is a vampire's favorite mode of transportation? A blood vessel... 31. What is a ghost's favorite mode of transportation? A scareplane... 32. What type of dog do vampire's like the best? Bloodhounds... 33. What is a ghoul's favorite flavor? Lemon-slime... 34. What does a vampire never order at a restaurant? A stake sandwich... 35. What is a skeleton's favorite musical instrument? A trombone... 36. What do birds give out on Halloween night? Tweets... 37. Why do vampires need mouthwash? They have bat breath... 38. What's a vampire's favorite fast food? A guy with very high blood pressure... 39. Why did the Vampire subscribe to the Wall Street Journal? He heard it had great circulation... 40. What did Dracula say when he kissed his vampire girlfriend? Ouch...

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41. How do monsters tell their future? They read their horrorscope... 42. What do zombies like to eat at a cook out? Halloweenies... 43. What does a ghost get when he falls and scrapes his knee? A boo boo... 44. What is Dracula's favorite kind of coffee? Decoffinated... 45. What is a baby ghost's favorite game? Peekaboo... 46. What did one ghost say to the other ghost? "Do you believe in people?" 47. What do ghouls eat for breakfast? Ghost toasties with evaporated milk. 48. Why did the dyslexic vampire starve to death? He couldn't find any dloob... 49. What kind of car does a ghost drive? A Boo-ick... 50. What did the mother ghost say to her son? Don't spook unless you are spooken to... 51. What do ghosts use to wash their hair? Sham-boo... 52. What kind of pants do ghosts wear? Boojeans... 53. Why wasn't the vampire working? He was on a coffin break... 54. What do skeletons say before eating? Bone Appétit...

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55. What does a child monster call his parents? Mummy and Deady... 56. Where do fashionable ghosts shop for sheets? At bootiques... 57. What ride do spirits like best at the amusement park? The roller ghoster... 58. What do you get when you cross a ghost with an owl? Something that scares people and doesn't give a hoot... 59. What fairy tale do ghosts like best? Sleeping booty... 60. What kind of spirits serve food on a plane? Airline ghostesses... 61. What kinds of ghosts haunt skyscrapers? High spirits... 62. Why did the skeleton climb a tree? Because a dog was after its bones... 63. Where do ghosts go swimming? The Dead Sea... 64. Why was the witch's cat giggling? Because it was a giggle puss... 65. What do you do when 50 zombies surround your house? Hope it's Halloween... 66. What do you call a skeleton stone age family? The Flintbones... 67. What did the witch say to the midget vampire skeleton? Bony little bloodsucker, aren't you?... 68. What's the difference between a fisherman and a sick ghost? One catches his dinner, the other one loses it...

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69. Did you hear about the new Dracula doll? Wind it up and it bites Barbie on the neck... 70. What did the TV news reporter say to the ghost? Everyone dead! Boos at 11... 71. What is a vampire's favorite ice cream flavor? Veinilla... 72. Why is a haunted handkerchief so scary? Because it has boogers... 73. What did the three vampires order at the bar? Two bloods and a blood light... 74. How did the priest make holy water? He took some tap water and boiled the hell out of it... 75. What do you give a vampire with a cold? Coffindrops... 76. What do you use to mend a jack-o-lantern? A pumpkin patch... 77. What kind of shoes do ghosts from Texas wear? Boots... 78. Why did the Cyclops have to close his school? He only had one pupil... 79. Why isn't Dracula invited to many Halloween parties? Because he's a pain in the neck... 80. Who is a skeleton's favorite emperor? Napoleon Boneaparte... 81. Why did the vampires cancel their baseball game? They couldn't find their bats... 82. What do you get when you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by its diameter? Pumpkin pi...

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83. Which monster likes to fly kites in the rain? Benjamin Franklinstein... 84. What did the skeleton say to the bartender? I'll have two beers and a mop... 85. What did the mummy say to the detective? Let's wrap this case up... 86. Why was the witch kicked out of witching school? Because she flunked spelling... 87. When a witch lands after flying, where does she park? The broom closet... 88. Why can't skeletons play music in church? Because they have no organs... 89. What do you call a dead chicken that likes to scare people? A Poultrygeist...

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Facts

Pumpkin Facts

• Pumpkin flowers are edible. • The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and

weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake.

• Pumpkins originated in Central America. • The largest pumpkin grown was recorded on October 2, 2004 weighing 1,446

lbs. • Pumpkins are 90 percent water. • Pumpkins are fruit. • Eighty percent of the pumpkin supply in the United States is available in

October. • Six of the seven continents can grow pumpkins including Alaska! Antarctica

is the only continent that they won't grow in. • Pumpkins, and their seeds, were a celebrated food of the Native American

Indians who treasured them both for their dietary and medicinal properties. • Illinois grows more pumpkins than any other state in the country. It

harvests nearly 12,300 acres of fruit.

The First Jack O'Lantern

The Irish carved Turnips and put coals or small candles inside. They were placed outside their homes on All Hallow's Eve to ward off evil spirits. They were also known to use potatoes and Rutabagas. When Irish Immigrants came to America, they quickly discovered that Jack O'Lanterns were much easier to carve out and began using them. This truly neat tradition quickly spread to the general population in America and elsewhere.

Halloween Facts

The carving of jack-o'-lanterns originated from the tradition of carving the faces of lost souls into hollowed out pumpkins and turnips. A candle was placed inside the carvings making the faces glow. The Halloween lanterns were placed on doorsteps to ward off evil spirits.

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• The world's fastest time to carve a face into a pumpkin is 54.72 seconds, by Stephen Clarke (USA), on October 23, 2001 (source: Guinness World Records)

• More than 93 percent of children go trick-or-treating each year. (Source: NCA)

• Halloween also is recognized as the 3rd biggest party day after New Year's and Super Bowl Sunday.

• Trick-or-treating is thought to have its origins in a European custom called souling where people would beg for "soul cakes."

• There were estimated 36.8 million potential "trick-or-treaters" ages 5-13

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Music found at Omaha Public Library

1. Casper's spookiest songs and sounds: 10 spooky songs plus creepy sound

effects. 2. Kidz bop Halloween: 13 spooky songs sung by kids for kids. 3. Spooky favorites. 4. Elmo says Boo!

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Child-Friendly Halloween Movies:

1. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975, rated G) 2. It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966, rated G) 3. Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (1998, rated G) 4. Winnie the Pooh - Boo to You Too (1996, rated G) 5. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948, not rated) 6. The Witches (1990, rated PG) 7. The Goonies (1985, rated PG) 8. E. T. (1982, rated PG) 9. Casper (1995, rated PG)

Following found at the Omaha Public Library:

1. Go Diego go! Diego's Halloween [DVD] 2. Max & Ruby. Perfect pumpkin [DVD] 3. Clifford's big Halloween [video recording]

. Call No.: 778.5347 Clifford Big 4. Pooh's Heffalump Halloween movie [video recording].

. Call No.: 778.5347 Pooh's 5. Fat Albert's Halloween special [video recording]

. Call No.: 778.5347 Fat 6. Pooh's Heffalump Halloween movie [video recording].

. Call No.: 778.5347 Pooh's 7. Dora's Halloween [video recording]

. Call No.: 778.5347 Dora Dora's 8. A spookie ookie Halloween; Just say boo [video recording].

. Call No.: 778.5347 Rolie Spookie 9. Clifford's big Halloween [video recording]

. Call No.: 778.5347 Clifford

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Boo Who?

The object of this game is to identify each child (i.e. the "ghost") by his or her eyes. Supplies:

• Old white sheet • Pair of scissors

Preparation:

1. Set up by hanging the sheet from a doorway or the ceiling, and by cutting two holes in it at the smallest child's eye level.

2. Alternatively, you can drape the ghost with a sheet that already has eyeholes cut in it. The latter may be easier if the heights of the children are widely varied.

Directions:

1. Divide the children into two teams. 2. Send one team out of the room or behind the hanging sheet. 3. Have the other team sit facing the sheet or the entrance to the room. 4. Select one team member at a time from the team, which is hidden, or

outside of the room to be the ghost. The ghost must either put his or her eyes up to the holes in the sheet or put on the ghost sheet and step back into the room.

5. The opposing team then has 10 seconds to guess the identity of the ghost hidden behind the sheet. They get 1 point for every correct guess as the other team members take turns being the ghost.

6. After everyone on a team has had a chance to be the ghost, the teams switch places, and the guessing begins again.

7. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

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Boo am I?

A frenzied Halloween-themed twist on a traditional game of charades. Supplies:

• Boo am I cards • Pen • White balloons

Directions:

1. Print the clues for Halloween characters and cut into small pieces. Put each slip inside white "ghost" balloons, blow up the balloons and set them aside.

2. Gather the kids into two teams and have each kid pick a player to go first. 3. The player has exactly three minutes to choose a balloon, pop it (by any

means necessary), read the clue inside and act it out until her team guesses the clue.

4. The child from each team to guess correctly picks the next balloon.

Boo Am I cards

Ghost Pumpkin Frankenstein Tomb Monster

Mummy Skeleton Vampire Werewolf Witch

Scream Party Cat Bat Mad scientist

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Build the Skeleton Race

Supplies:

• Skeleton Template • Printer Paper • Craft Foam & Glue, optional • 2 Bowls • Poster Board & Double-Sided Tape, optional

Preparation:

1. Print the parts for complete skeletons (you'll need 1 for each team). See PDF file titled Skeleton.pdf

2. Cut out all the parts. 3. You can glue them onto craft foam or just use the paper parts. 4. Place skeleton sets in sacks for each team.

Directions:

1. Divide players into teams of 2 or more and place each team's parts in sacks across the room.

2. At "Go," team members take turns retrieving 1 part from the sack to build their skeleton.

3. Players can assemble their skeletons on a flat surface or use double-sided tape to stick them to poster board mounted on a wall.

4. The first team to correctly complete its skeleton wins.

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Build the Skeleton Template

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Candy Corn Relay

Supplies:

• Candy corn (you will need a lot) • 2 Pumpkin or ghost bucket for each team (1 for each end

of relay) • 1 Spoon for each team

Preparation:

1. Set up a course for them to race on. 2. Pour candy into container at start of relay

Directions:

1. Divide children into teams. 2. Children scoop up candy corn in spoon and race to the end of the course and

dump the candy in the bucket. 3. Run back and tag the next person. 4. First team finishing wins

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Eyeball Relay

Supplies:

• 1 Ping pong ball for each team (painted like an eyeball) • Blue, black, and red marker • 1 spoon for each team

Preparation:

1. Turn ping-pong balls into "eyeballs" by first using a bright blue or green marker to draw a filled-in circle over about ¼ of each ball to form irises.

2. Next, use a black marker to draw a black circle in the middle of each iris to form pupils.

3. Finally, use a bright red marker to draw veins over the remaining white part of each ball to give the appearance of a blood-shot eye.

Directions:

1. Divide children into teams. 2. Give the first child on each team a spoon and a ping-pong ball. 3. Set up the course to where they have to carry the "EYE" on the spoon to

the end of the course and come back. 4. Hand off to the next child and continue until all children have played on the

team. 5. First team done wins!

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Eyeball Toss

Supplies:

• 1 Ping pong ball for each team (painted like an eyeball) • Blue, black, and red marker • White poster board • Tape

Preparation:

1. Turn ping-pong balls into "eyeballs" by first using a bright blue or green marker to draw a filled-in circle over about ¼ of each ball to form irises.

2. Next, use a black marker to draw a black circle in the middle of each iris to form pupils.

3. Finally, use a bright red marker to draw veins over the remaining white part of each ball to give the appearance of a blood-shot eye.

4. Use an X-Acto knife to cut a ghost shape from a large piece of poster board. Cut out two large eyeholes, and paint the rest of the cardboard white, if desired.

5. Fasten the ghost to a trashcan or other sturdy object that will not block the eyeholes.

Directions:

1. Give each child three tries to toss the "eyeballs" through the holes in the ghost.

2. Award a prize for a successful toss or award a prize for the most winning tosses.

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Ghost Waiter

Supplies:

• Balloon for each team • Paper plate for each team

Directions:

1. Divide children into teams. 2. Set up a course for them to race on. 3. The child has to balance a balloon on a paper plate while walking it down the

course and back to their team.

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Ghost Bingo

All children love to play Bingo and this Halloween variation is the hit of every school party. Supplies:

• Halloween favors for the prizes. • Bingo cards and call out numbers print out (included) • Candy corn

Preparation:

1. Print out as many Bingo cards as you will need. Print and cut out call numbers and place in container.

Directions:

1. Call out each number as it is drawn from the bag. 2. Have children use candy corn to mark their cards. Throw candy away

afterwards! 3. The child who wins yells "Boo!"

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Ghost Bingo cards

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9 24 32 60 70

7 22 33 54 75

1 23 41 52 71

3 25 50 63

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8 19 44 54 65

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9 30 38 50 75

1 18 38 53 67

5 28 46 63

3 21

59 64

2 18 34 60 74

13 22 40 51 65

14 27 41 58 65

14 16 36 55 70

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Ghost Bingo cards

G H O S T

G H O S T

9 21 39 60 74

5 24 38 56 71

2 23 32 55 65

15 16 44 49 72

12 18 46 67

4 25

58 61

11 19 41 54 68

6 23 40 55 75

7 21 45 57 63

4 22 34 53 70

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Ghost Bingo Call Out Numbers

G G G G G G G G G

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

H H H H H H H H H

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

O O O O O O O O O

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

S S S S S S S S S

46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

T T T T T T T T T

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

G G G G G G T T T

10 11 12 13 14 15 70 71 72

H H H H H H T T T

25 26 27 28 29 30 73 74 75

O O O O O O

40 41 42 43 44 45

S S S S S S

55 56 57 58 59 60

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Halloween Concentration Game

This Halloween concentration game makes a great craft for kids while working their minds as well. A surefire hit for your child's Halloween classroom party. Supplies:

• white paper Preparation:

1. Print memory cards on card stock. Directions:

1. Lay all cards face down on the table. 2. Turn over two cards. 3. If the cards match, put them in a pile by you. Then turn over two more

cards. 4. If the cards do not match, turn the two cards back face down. 5. The second player now turns over two cards. 6. Repeat until all cards have been matched.

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Halloween Memory Game

Supplies:

• A variety of small objects such as plastic spider, pumpkin, candy bar, popcorn, small apple, skeleton mini-toy, acorn, carrot, plastic teeth

• Large sack or bag to hold objects • Paper for answer sheets

Preparation:

Place objects in sack. Directions:

1. Go around the room, letting each child reach into the sack to feel the objects. Make sure they don't peek.

2. Kids write as many objects as they can recognize and recall on their answer sheets. The child with the most correct answers on his sheet wins the prize. (Bring enough prizes for ties.)

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Mad Scientist Laboratory

Supplies:

• Box for every body part • Food from list below • Paper for student to write their answers on.

Preparation:

1. To make spaghetti; cook, rinse under cold water, drain, when cold, mix in one or two tablespoons of vegetable oil, until good and slimy, store in plastic bag in refrigerator.

2. Need boxes with lids with a different "spooky" item in each one. Decorate the boxes with special effects, spider webs etc. Inside put...

Item Body Part

Peeled grapes Eyeballs

Cooked spaghetti: Intestines

Tofu- round off the edges Brain

Jell-O or ½ canned peach Liver

Fill a latex surgical glove with water, drape it over a bowl to give it some shape and freeze it. Just before the party, stick it in a tray of dirt, sand, or rice so your guests has to feel around in the dirt for the "buried hand".)

Dead man's hand

Wet tea bags Hearts

Cooked cauliflower Brain

Piece of hot dog Nose

Unpopped popcorn Teeth

Dried apricots Ears

Carrot or cheese stick Finger

Nut shells Toenails

Fur or silk from corn on the cob Hair

Oil a soft flour tortilla Skin

Shaving cream Alien slime

3. Game Setting: a dim room works best or use blind fold, tell kids they are in the laboratory of a mad scientist and that they get to feel the exhibits in the room.

Directions:

1. Have each kid feel and guess what they really are feeling and write it down. 2. Halloween sound effect tape is good background music for this game.

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Halloween Pictionary

Supplies:

• Plastic Pumpkin (or other container) • Print Halloween words and cut into individual pieces. • Chalk board

Directions:

1. Divide into two teams. 2. One player from the first team starts by picking a slip of paper from the

pumpkin. 3. They use the chalkboard to draw items related to the word. They cannot

write the word. 4. Their team tries to guess the word. Set a 2-minute time limit. 5. The other team goes next. 6. Keep rotating until everyone has a chance to draw. 7. You can keep score and have one team win, or just play for the fun of it.

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Tombstone Vampire Frankenstein Bat

Spooky Spider Costume Mummy

Goblin Pumpkin Cauldron Witch

Skeleton Black cat Werewolf Ghoul

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Haunted Treasure Hunt

Ghost are invisible, and so are these notes that will send you on a mystery-message treasure hunt. Supplies:

• Print clue cards • Thick white candle • Treasure (candy bars, pencils, or other trinkets)

Preparation:

1. Select a treasure hunt route to send the group on. Come up with at least five places for the treasure seekers to search. Always check with the teacher for appropriate hiding places.

2. Create a clue for each stop on the journey. Each clue needs to describe the place where the next clue can be found. For instance, have the hunt begin in the classroom, and then give them a clue that would lead them to the gym. Then the clue in the gym would lead them to the library, and so on.

3. Print the preformed clue sheets (enough copies for each group). If the class is 20 kids, setup 4 groups of 5 kids. If there were 5 clues there would be a total of 20 clues. Four cards at each stop (one for each group).

4. Write down each clue on a sheet of paper using the end of a white candle to create “invisible ink.” You may find it easier to draw a picture of each place the kids should go.

5. Before anyone arrives, put you clues in place. The clues don’t have to be in plain sight, but if they’re too hard to find, they may not find the treasure.

6. Hide a treasure at the final stop. Think of a treasure that everyone can enjoy, such as candy bars for everyone.

Directions:

1. Gather as a small group and start them off with the first clue. 2. Have a volunteer accompany them to make sure they stay on course. 3. Give them one pencil, the weapon for reading the clues. 4. Explain that when they find each piece of paper containing a clue, they need

to softly rub the side of the pencil lead back and forth over the paper until the haunted handwriting magically appears.

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5. After they discover the clue have them take their revealed clue with them, leaving the other cards for the next group.

6. While the other students wait in the classroom coordinate another activity they can do while the treasure hunt is going on, such as word finds or puzzles.

7. Once the treasure hunt group arrives send another group out to find their treasure.

Suggestions: Clue #1-This ghost has been checked out. (Library) Clue #2-The goblins are hungry and are ready to eat lunch (gym) Clue #3-Vampires would not survive in this sunny place. (Sunroom) Clue #4-The witch’s spell doesn’t work on the computer. (Computer lab) Clue#5-It is time to announce the attendance of all the ghouls and monsters. (Front desk)

Clue #1 Clue #2

Clue #3 Clue #4

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Clue #5 Clue #6

Clue #7 Clue #8

6

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Monster Mouth Game

Don't be scared--this monster doesn't bite--even though the goal is to feed the monster while testing your marble shooting skills. Supplies:

• Shoe box or cereal box • Paint or construction paper • Googly eyes • Goofy ears • Masking tape • Marbles

Preparation:

1. Cut monster teeth out of the edge of a shoebox or cereal box and invert it so the teeth touch the table. Use paint or construction paper, googly eyes and goofy ears to decorate the box to look like a monster.

2. Place the box on the ground and mark off a starting line with masking tape. Directions:

1. Offer the kids marbles to flick into the monster's mouth. If you're playing with big kids, give each tooth a score (the smaller the hole, the higher the score). The player with the highest score wins.

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Mummy Mania

Twist your guests into a frightening frenzy with this simple game that has kids writhing with delight.

Supplies:

• White crepe paper or toilet paper • Spooky music

Preparation:

None Directions:

1. Divide the kids into teams of two and give each pair a roll of white crepe paper. Instruct one member of each team to race to wrap his partner, mummy-style, at the sound of the music (play something devilish, such as "The Monster Mash"). Kids must use up the whole roll, avoiding the head and wrapping arms separately from the torso.

2. Once wrapped, the mummy hops to a finish line, holding his arms to his sides and trying not to break any of the wrapping.

3. Award the winning team, reverse partners' roles and then start again with fresh rolls of crepe paper.

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Musical Tombstones

This works like musical chairs.

Supplies:

1. Grocery bags 2. Black marker 3. Halloween music

Preparation:

1. To make the chairs look like tombstones, take a paper grocery bag and decorate with an epitaph (short text inscribed on a tombstone or plaque).

2. Use a black magic marker and make one for each chair, embellish with a simple saying (see examples below). If the chairs are small, you might need to cut off some of the bottom of the grocery bag before you start so they will fit nicely over the chairs.

Directions:

1. Follow the usual rules for musical chairs. 2. When you stop the music, everyone rushes to find a chair. 3. The player left without one is out of the game. 4. The game continues, with you removing a chair at the start of each round,

until one child is left sitting and everyone else is out.

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(PIG) ROSIE

She was a poor little Pig but she bought

The Farm

(RAT) FI FI

In memory my rat Whom I loved Now he resides

In the realms up above

(SKUNK) Beloved Lilac

Long on curiosity... Short on common scents

(SNAKE) Here lies my snake who's fatal Mistake was frightening the Gardener who carried a rake

(SPIDER) Here lies

Long legged Jeb Got tangled up in his

Very own web

(BAT) FREDDIE The Bat

(printed upside down) We'll Miss You

CAT (surrounded by tiny mice

headstones)

(DOG) Buddy Our

Friend Until

The End

(FISH) October 10

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(FROG) OLD

FLYBAIT He Croaked August 9

1869

Here I am lie for no wonder I am dead, for the

wheel of a wagon went over my head

Soon ripe, soon rotten, soon gone, but not

forgotten

What I spent I had, what I gave I have, what I saved I lost

Here lies Mark, because he tried to eat bark

Anita Nu Life

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Pop the Balloon

Supplies:

• At least 2 balloons for each child • Enough "treats" for each balloon to have one. Treat ideas: spider or other

types of rings, candy, mini balls, anything small that will fit inside a balloon. Preparation:

1. Add the "treat" inside each balloon and blow up. Tie the balloon.

Directions:

1. Dump all the balloons on the floor and tell the children how MANY they may pop.

2. The children must pop the balloons by sitting on them and bouncing.

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Pumpkin Bowling

Supplies:

• 4 two-liter plastic pop bottles • Small round pumpkin

Preparation:

1. Fill each with a little bit of water to add some weight. Directions:

1. Use a small, round pumpkin as the bowling ball. 2. Have the players take turns rolling the pumpkin to try to knock over as many

bottles as possible on each roll. 3. Award points to each player based on the number of bottles knocked over,

and give a prize to the player with the highest number of points at the end of the game.

Alternate Version: Call the game "Poltergeist Pins," play with a regular ball, and turn the bottles into ghosts. To do this, push a 4"-5" Styrofoam ball down over each bottle's cap. (If needed, use a little bit of hot glue to help secure the Styrofoam balls in place.) Drape scraps of white sheet over each bottle and ball. Secure the sheets at the bottlenecks using string. Use a black marker to add eyes to each.

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Pumpkin Guessing Game

Supplies:

• 6-7 lb pumpkin • Ball of string (alternate version)

Preparation:

1. Purchase a 6-7 pound pumpkin 2. Weigh it on your bathroom scale, and record the weight

Directions:

1. Ask the children to pick up the pumpkin, guess the weight, and write down their estimates.

2. The child who comes the closest to guessing the actual weight can take home the pumpkin or a mini pumpkin as a prize. (You may want to have a few favors on hand in case more than one child makes a close guess.)

Alternate Version: Modify the above guessing game by having the children guess the circumference of the pumpkin using pieces of string. (You'll need a ball of string and scissors to do this.) One at a time, ask each child to cut a length of string that they believe is the distance around the pumpkin. After everyone has cut a piece of string from the ball, wrap a length of string around the pumpkin and cut it to get the exact circumference. Ask each child to measure his or her string against the string representing the actual circumference, and determine the winner(s).

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Pumpkin Toss

Supplies:

• Six plastic pumpkins (all the same size) • Three ping pong balls • Prizes • Masking tape

Preparation:

1. Place the pumpkins directly behind one another in a line. 2. Determine a starting line marked with masking tape. 3. Mark the pumpkins one through six.

Directions:

1. Give the player a ping pong to toss into the first pumpkin 2. If the player succeeds provide a prize and have the player continue on to

pumpkin #2, and so forth. Give a prize each time the ball makes it into the next numbered pumpkin. If the player misses a pumpkin, the player’s turn is over and the next person tries.

3. This game can also be played for points by putting a number on each pumpkin—for example, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30.

4. Prizes can be stickers, stamps on their hands, books, candy, trinkets, etc. Alternative: Scatter the pumpkins instead of placing them in a straight line. Let each child have three balls to toss. Add up the points at the end of a player’s turn.

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Smashed Pumpkins Relay Race

Supplies:

• Orange paper • Printed sheet of pumpkins • Printed cryptograms • Pencils for each team • Prizes

Preparation:

1. Print pumpkin pages on orange paper. 2. Print cryptogram for each team. To make it easier for younger children, fill

in some letters to help complete the puzzle. 3. Cut each pumpkin out and then in ½ (using a different cut zigzag cut on each

one.) 4. Write on one half of the pumpkin a letter and then on the other half write

the corresponding number. Review the cryptogram answer key for the letter-number match up. Create pumpkins with letters that are not in the solution puzzle.

5. To create your own cryptogram visit http://www.kidzone.ws/puzzles/cryptogram/.

6. Each team should have their own separate set of pumpkins. 7. Place the halves on one end of the hall in separate piles for each team. 8. Place the cryptograms at the other end where the students will line up.

Directions:

1. Form two teams and line them at one end of the hall. On the start of go have them race down to the end of the hall to collect only one ½ pumpkin.

2. They must then race back with the ½ pumpkin allowing the next person in line to run and find another ½.

3. For more challenge only allow each team to have 6 halves at one time to try matching. Another challenge to only allow them to run to drop off a half or to run to pick up and bring back a half.

4. As a team they must match the zigzag cuts to complete a letter-number match.

5. Once they found a match they can start decoding their message. 6. The first team that is successful decoding their message wins.

Smashing Pumpkins Cryptogram

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

15 12 11 10 24 25 21 5 11 2 12 25 5 10 2 21 10 15 12 21 23

X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X ?

12 21 1 11 19 19 5 11 23 24 5 26 22 11 4 21 5 12 6 5 17 23 21 21

X X X X X X X

11 7 25 25 7 25 25

6

Smashing Pumpkins Cryptogram Answer Key


11 7 26 24 21 1 2 12 6 20 17 19 8 23 25 4 18 22 5 10 16 14 15 3 13 9

W H A T D O E S A G H O S T G E T W H E N

15 12 11 10 24 25 21 5 11 2 12 25 5 10 2 21 10 15 12 21 23

H E F A L L S A N D S C R A P E S H I S K N E E ?

12 21 1 11 19 19 5 11 23 24 5 26 22 11 4 21 5 12 6 5 17 23 21 21

A B O O B O O

11 7 25 25 7 25 25

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Smashing Pumpkins Cryptogram Pumpkin Printable

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Spider Relay Race

Scurry across the floor using "spider legs" in this takeoff on crab races. Supplies:

• Old pairs of tights • Stuffing (old clothes, rags) • String • Buckle

Preparation:

1. Make a set of four spider legs for each team. For one set, stuff two old pairs of tights and tie them together with the string. Attach them to a belt with string or Velcro.

Directions:

1. Use a big open area or gym. 2. Divide your partiers into two teams and mark a finish line about 20 yards off

for big kids, closer for those under age seven. The first player on each team straps a set of legs around her waist so that two legs will dangle on each side of her when she's in the classic crab position.

3. On "Go!" the first players scurry on all fours (well, eights), with their bellies to the sky, to the finish line and back.

4. Each team then helps its player take off the spider legs before strapping them onto the next player, who "runs" the race and returns.

5. This continues until the final player from each team comes across the finish line.

TIPS: As a prize, give out rubber flies for each victorious arachnid. Long-haired girls: Beware of stomping on your own hair! The kids can scoot beneath a low-slung, human-made spider's web as they turn at the finish line. The tantalizing flies hang suspended there as well from fishing line.

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Trick or Treat

Supplies:

• Two plastic pumpkins • Plastic baggies • Vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots • Halloween candy and trinkets • Paper

Preparation:

1. Fill a plastic pumpkin with typical Halloween goodies and some not so favorite “treats” such as baggies filled with small servings of raw vegetables.

2. Fill another pumpkin with tricks that the kids can choose, such as: “spell you name backwards”; “do ten push-ups”; “crawl on the floor like an alligator”

Directions:

1. A player picks a trick out of the pumpkin. If the player refuses to do the trick, he must choose a treat (or what he thinks is a treat).

2. The next player takes a turn. 3. Once the kids catch on to what some of the treats are they might all opt to

do the tricks.

To really surprise the kids, wrap the treats and tell everyone to wait to open them after all the players have taken turns. Explain that some of the treats might be “trick” treats and some will be goodies

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Station Party

Students are given an opportunity to participate in a variety of games and activities which are held at little stations within the classroom. Consider doubling the fun by putting on a party with another teacher. Children can travel from room to room and enjoy twice as many stations! Prize items can be won and then deposited into nearby party bags.

Preparing for the party:

Contact Home Room Volunteer Coordinator for other parent volunteers. Let them know you are needing several (up to 8) volunteers. Ask parent volunteers to donate items that would be suitable for prizes. Give them some examples such as wrapped candy, pencils, stickers, small trinkets, etc. Emphasize you will need lots! Request prizes be sent in multiples of however many students are in the class. Lastly, tell them you will need these donated items at least 2 weeks prior to the party. At that point, you will need to determine which items will be give at which stations. You will also need to take inventory and see if there are enough prizes. Figure it so that every student could visit a station twice and win a prize each time. After the party, tuck away any extra prize items to use for other events throughout the school year. Print pumpkin nametags, one for each of your students. Write their names on front. Then paper-punch a hole in each pumpkin’s stem and thread pieces of yarn through to make necklaces. Students will need to wear these during the party. Each time they visit a station; the volunteer there will stamp their necklace with a rubber stamp. Since each station will have a different stamp, it will be easy to tell if the children have visited all eight.

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Supplies:

• Rubber stamp for each station • Printed pumpkin nametags (included)

• Printed station directions (included) • Masking tape

• Brown paper bag for each student, write their name on the front

• Printed shapes for Halloween Hop (included)

• Music (Halloween hop) • Container for shapes (Halloween hop)

• Prizes • 3 ice cream buckets (Bucket Bash)

• Orange construction paper (Bucket Bash) • 3 Orange two-liter pop bottle (Pumpkin Switch)

• 1 heavy paper plate (Jack-O’-Lantern) • Broom (Witch’s Broom Sweep)

• Watch with a second hand (Witch’s Broom Sweep)

• 5 bean bags (3 for Bucket Bash, 2 for Jack-O’-Lantern)

• Tagboard (Witch’s Hat) • 1 Clear two-liter pop bottle (Witch’s Hat)

• Plastic pumpkin container (Spider Toss) • Bag of small spider rings (Spider Toss)

Directions:

Explain that there will be a number of stations throughout the room. At each station there will be a worker who will tell them about he game or activity. When they are finished at a station they will need to have their pumpkin necklace stamped. Tell them that each time they receive a prize they must immediately walk over to their party back and place the prize inside. Emphasize that they will to be allowed to eat any of the candy or play with any prizes during the party. Explain that students can visit the stations in any order they wish. But make it clear that they cannot visit a station more than twice. The Stations:

If you have done all of the possible preparation for the stations ahead of time, they should only take about 20 minutes to setup before the party actually takes. Print the directions for all the stations and tape them onto index cards. That way, when volunteer chooses a station, you simply hand them the corresponding card to read. This will save you the time of explaining everything. In addition to any materials mentioned, each station will keep a supply of prize items and a rubber stamp.

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Printed shapes for Halloween Hop

Spider Toss Game Preparation: buy a large, reasonably priced, plastic pumpkin and a bag of small spider rings. Make a masking tape line on the floor. Cut the handle off the pumpkin and place it 6’ from the tapeline.

How it works: the student stands behind the tapeline and tries three times to toss a spider ring into the pumpkin. If she is successful, she gets to keep the ring. If she was not able to do so, she can go to the end of the line and try again.

Jack-O’-Lantern Game Preparation: use markers to draw a jack-o’-lantern face on both sides of a heavy paper plate. Paper punch a hole near the edge and thread a long piece of string through it. Then hang the plate from the ceiling. About 6’ away, make a masking tape line on the floor. You will also need two beanbags. How it works: the child is instructed to stand behind the tapeline. He then throws the beanbags (one at a time), and tries to hit the hanging plate. If the student does this, they win a prize item. If they were unsuccessful, they can go to the end of the line and try again.

Pumpkin Switch Game Preparation: cut the bottom portions off of three orange two-liter pop bottles to create bowls. Turn them upside down and use a black permanent marker to draw an identical jack-o’-lantern face on each. How it works: a student watches as the volunteer places a prize item under one of the three bowls. The child continues watching as the volunteer quickly moves the bowls around for about five seconds. Then she tries to guess which bowl the prize item is under. If they guess incorrectly, they can go to the end o the line and try again.

Bucket Bash Game Preparation: cover three ice cream buckets with orange construction paper. Then use a black marker to draw a different pumpkin face on each. Put a masking tape line onto the floor. Then make a second masking tape line about 7’ away. Place the bucket about 6” in front of the second tape lien. You will also need to have three beanbags. How it works: the volunteer places one prize item in each bucket and puts the covers on tightly. The student stands behind the first tapeline and throws three beanbags (one at a time) in an attempt to hit the buckets and pushes them across the second tapeline. The child gets to keep whatever prizes are inside the winning buckets. If he did not manage to get any of the buckets over the line, he can go tot the end of the line and try again.

Directions

for

each

station

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Witch’s Broom Sweep Game Preparation: use masking tape to make large letter W onto the floor. You will need a broom and a watch with a second hand. How it works: the child chooses a prize item and places it on the start of the W. Then he is given the broom. The child is allowed 10 seconds to try to “sweep” their prize along the entire W and off the end. If they do this, they get to keep the prize. If they do not, they can go to the end of the line and try again if they wish.

Witch’s Hat Game Preparation: Cut three ring shapes from the top, clear portion of a two-liter pop bottle. Construct witch’s hat from heavy back tagboard. Make it so the hole in the brim is the same size as the rings. Use tape to secure the brim of the hat onto a table or the floor. Also use masking tape to make a line about 6’ from the hat. How it works: the child stands behind the line and is given the three rings. She then tries to toss them onto the point of the hat. If she does this with any or all of the rings, she wins a prize. If she misses, she can go to the end of the line and try again.

Halloween Hop Preparation: Print and laminate Halloween shapes. Trim the excess lamination material and tape the shapes onto the floor in a circle. Print the miniature size shapes and place in a container. You will need a way to play Halloween music. How it works: up to six children can play at once. They start by standing outside the circle of Halloween shapes. When the volunteer starts the music, the students should hop around the circle of shapes in clockwise order. (To preserve the shapes, don’t let the children hop on them.) When the volunteer stops the music, each child stands behind one shape. The volunteer then draws a shape from the container. The child that is standing behind the same shape is the winner and receives a prize item. All other participates can go to the end of the line and try again if they wish.

Directions

for

each

station

6

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Station Name Tags

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Which Friend Is Missing?

Supplies:

None Preparation:

None Directions:

1. Have students hide their eyes as the teacher taps one child on the shoulder. 2. That child quietly tiptoes out of the room. 3. The teacher then asks the class, “Which friend is missing?” as the students

guess who is gone. 4. Repeat the game, sending out two or three children at a time to make the

game slightly difficult.

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Witch’s Hat Toss

Supplies:

• Witch hat • Chenille sticks (also called pipe cleaners) • Prizes • Masking tape

Preparation:

1. Form three rings from chenille sticks that are big enough to fit over the point of a witch’s hat.

2. Stand up a witch’s hat on the floor or on a table. If necessary, stuff the hat with paper to help it stand better.

3. Using masking tape, make a line on the floor about three feet from the hat. Directions:

1. Give the children the three rings and have them toss them at the witch’s hat to and over the point.

2. Move the line closer to the hat for the younger grades. 3. Award prizes for ringing all three rings.

Crafts

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Craft Stick Mummy

Students are sure to get wrapped up in this activity: crafting mini mummies to take home as favors when the festivities are over. Supplies:

• Wire snips • Wooden craft sticks • Wooden craft spoons • Glue dots • 3 yards of 36" fabric muslin (this should be enough for at least 26 mummies) • Small googly eyes

Preparation:

1. Tear muslin into 1-inch-wide strips 2. With the wire snips, trim 2 craft sticks to 2 1/2 inches for the arms and 2

more to 3 inches for the legs. Attach an arm and a leg to each side of a wooden craft spoon using 1 glue dot per limb

Directions:

1. Stick the end of a muslin strip to the skeleton with a glue dot

2. wrap the rest of the length around the wood, using another dot at the end.

3. Wrap 4 or so more strips around the skeleton in this way.

4. Use glue dots to attach googly eyes

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Handprint Spider

Supplies:

• White or Yellow Construction Paper • Black Paint • Wiggle Eyes • Foam brush • Baby Wipes

Preparation:

1. Place newspaper on desk where painting will take place for easy cleanup 2. Set out all supplies for assembly

Directions:

1. Paint the child's palm and four fingers with black paint. 2. Press the hand on the sheet of construction paper so the palms overlap,

extending the fingers in opposite directions. The palm print in the middle is the spider’s body and the fingers are the legs.

3. Glue on wiggle eyes and you're done!

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Handy Halloween Treat

Easy, inexpensive, and fun! This project is rated VERY EASY to do. Supplies:

• Clear plastic gloves • Candy corn or Hot Tamales candy • Popcorn (no butter) • Orange and black ribbon • Plastic spider rings

Preparation:

none Directions:

1. Stuff a piece of candy corn in each finger of the clear plastic glove to resemble fingernails.

2. If you wish, you can use the hot tamales candy instead to resemble painted fingernails.

3. Fill it with popcorn 4. Tie it at the wrist with orange and black ribbon. 5. Place a plastic spider ring on the ring finger.

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Sweet Treats

Supplies:

• Orange lifesavers • Black licorice strings

Preparation:

None Directions:

1. Using orange Lifesavers and black licorice strings, let each child create an edible Halloween bracelet.

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Pumpkin Roll

Give your extra toilet tissue a festive look this Halloween.

Supplies:

• Toilet tissue rolls • Orange fabric • Brown paper bag • Glue • 12-inch green pipe cleaners • Green felt leaves

Preparation:

1. Cut fabric into 22x18 inch pieces (one for each student) 2. cut paper bag into strips to use for stems 3. Cut green felt into leave shapes 4. glue pipe cleaner to felt leaf

Directions:

1. Set each roll in the center piece of fabric, gather the fabric around it, and tuck the edges into the top hole (A).

2. For a stem, roll a strip of brown paper bag and glue the edge (B).

3. For a vine, take glued felt leaf and pipe cleaner, then curl the pipe cleaner

around the stem (C). Insert the stem in the hole.

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Pasta Skeleton Craft

This pasta skeleton is easily made from a few different types of pasta and dried beans glued to a piece of black construction paper. Supplies:

1. A few different types of pasta and dried beans, like spaghetti, macaroni, tiny tube pasta, long tube pasta, wagon wheels, long spirals, tiny shells

2. Black construction paper 3. White glue 4. A white crayon to write your name (or label the bones)

Preparation:

1. Count appropriate pasta and beans for each skeleton. (You can use just about any type of pasta (or dried beans) for the bones.) The following is only a suggestion:

A wagon wheel is nice for the head. Spaghetti makes good fingers and toes. Tiny tubes or dried lentils are good as vertebrae in the spine. Long tubes make collarbones. Longer tubes or long spirals make good arm and leg bones. Small shells or dried white beans are nice for the kneecaps, wrists and ankles. Two dried lima beans make good hips.

2. Trace Mr. Bones outline on black construction paper. Directions:

1. The student can glue the pasta bones along the lines using white glue. Have the kids arrange the pasta on the paper before gluing (to make sure that they have room for the whole body on the piece of paper).

2. Allow the paper to lay flat for it to dry. Optional: Label the major bones using a white crayon.

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Mr. Bones outline

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Labeled Skeleton

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Shrieking Shakers

They don’t really make noise, but you might! Pick a favorite Halloween toy to place inside your one-of-a-kind shaker to make it as scary or as silly as you like. Supplies:

• Small plastic Halloween toys such as pumpkins, skeletons, mummies, etc. • Small plastic spiders • Glass jar and lid • Plastic yogurt or margarine lid • Scissors • Hot-glue gun and glue sticks • Thumbtacks • Glycerin (found in craft stores) • Glitter, sequins, and confetti • Food coloring • Paper towel • Feather boa or ribbon to skirt around the bottom of jar

Preparation:

1. Pre heat glue gun 2. Organize items in piles for students to choose from 3. Setup a desk for

• Collecting desired supplies • Cutting lids and tacking down toy • Filling jar with water and Glycerin and adding Food coloring • Sealing jars

Directions:

1. Ask students to bring a clear jar with lid and a plastic lid from home, a few weeks prior to the party. This will allow you to determine how many jars and lids you will need to contribute.

2. Select a toy to place inside the jar. Trace the top of the jar lid onto a plastic lid and cut out the circle. Anchor the base of the toy to the plastic circle by first hot-gluing it and pushing thumbtacks up through the underside of the circle and into the base of the toy. Place the plastic lid inside the jar lid.

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3. Fill the jar halfway with water and the remainder with glycerin, being sure to allow enough space to accommodate the toy. Sprinkle glitter, sequins and confetti in any combination into the filled jar. If you’d like to color the jar green, place a half-drop each of green and yellow food coloring into the water-glycerin mix. If you’d like to make the water blue, simply add a half-drop of blue into the mix.

4. Screw the jar lid tightly in place. Invert it onto a paper towel to test for leaks. Hot-glue around the edge of the lid and wrap the feather boa or ribbon around the glue. Trim away excess. Glue a plastic spider to the top of the jar if desired.

Puzzles

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How many little words

can you make out of

HAPPY HALLOWEEN ?

2 letters

3 letters

4 letters

5 letters

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Pumpkin Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS

3. You wear a _____ on Halloween 6. This is used to scare away birds in a field 8. An orange vegetable used to make a Jack O Lantern 9. This kind of mammal looks like a mouse but it flies. 11. A spider makes one of these 12. Bones that are together. 14. This place may be surrounded by a black wrought iron fence 15. If your house is very scary it is called a _______ house. 17. This person may cast a spell on you. 20. You bob for ______s at a Halloween party

DOWN 1. Don't let a black ___ cross your path. 2. In Sleepy Hollow there was a rider called the "Headless _______" 4. Don't let this bite you on the neck 5. When you go up to a door, you push this or knock. 7. The name of the holiday 10. The month the holiday falls in. 11. Usually you get this when you knock on a door 13. This is where you can go on a wagon and you sit on bales of straw 14. This may look like a person wearing a white sheet. 16. After you knock on a door, you say, "_____ or treat" 18. What you do to a pumpkin before you put a candle in it. 19. Abbreviation for "Rest in Peace"

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Pumpkin Crossword Puzzle Answer Key

Ghostly Cryptograms

Can you solve these fiendishly difficult cryptograms? The answers are some spooky jokes for Halloween!


6 11 3 14 4 15

W H X X I X X X A X X X A X I X I T T H X 15 11 18 23 3 23 23 12 6 5 25 26 6 10 3 2 3 4 4 11 17

X O X T O X ? X X X A X X X H X W A X X O X X I X ! 23 14 5 4 14 12 24 17 5 6 25 2 17 11 17 15 6 2 5 14 21 21 3 19


20 11 1 12 13

W X A X I X I X X I K X X X X X K I X X X X 13 9 20 4 1 17 1 4 22 1 12 24 4 21 18 24 12 1 17 17 24 5

X X A X A X X I X X ? I X I X A X A I X 18 5 20 7 20 14 8 1 26 24 1 4 1 17 20 8 20 1 25

I X X X X X X C K ! 1 25 4 9 24 25 24 11 12

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Ghostly Cryptograms Answer Sheet


6 25 5 23 17 21 11 3 26 19 14 12 2 4 25 10 15 18

W H Y D I D D R A C U L A V I S I T T H E 15 11 18 23 3 23 23 12 6 5 25 26 6 10 3 2 3 4 4 11 17

D O C T O R ? B E C A U S E H E W A S C O F F I N ! 23 14 5 4 14 12 24 17 5 6 25 2 17 11 17 15 6 2 5 14 21 21 3 19


20 18 11 5 24 9 1 12 22 14 25 21 8 26 17 4 7 13 15

W H A T I S I T L I K E T O B E K I S S E D 13 9 20 4 1 17 1 4 22 1 12 24 4 21 18 24 12 1 17 17 24 5

B Y A V A M P I R E ? I T I S A P A I N 18 15 20 7 20 14 8 1 26 24 1 4 1 17 20 8 20 1 25

I N T H E N E C K ! 1 25 4 9 24 25 24 11 12

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Sweet Cryptograms

Can you solve these fiendishly difficult cryptograms? The answers are some spooky jokes for Halloween!


22 4 24 18 9 13 16

W X X X O X W I X X X E X X U X E X X X O O M X 16 20 10 2 9 16 24 11 15 20 4 25 13 25 4 26 5 8 8 18 25

X O X X X X X O X ? X X E X A U X E X X A X U U X

11 8 19 7 10 8 3 26 4 15 22 13 25 4 17 22 15 13 13 18

X X E A X E X X X A X E X X O O X X E A X X ! 15 7 4 22 3 4 5 25 22 5 4 11 8 8 20 4 22 17 10


5 12 22 20 19 6 26

W X Y X O X ‘ X X K E X E X O X X E X E X X O

6 13 26 23 19 4 25 1 20 12 24 12 25 19 4 1 12 16 12 7 9 19

O X X O X X X E X O W X ? X E X A X X E X X E Y 19 14 25 19 4 25 13 12 25 19 6 4 21 12 3 5 14 1 12 25 13 12 26

X O X ‘ X X A X E A X Y X O X Y X O X O O X X 23 19 4 25 13 5 16 12 5 4 26 21 19 23 26 25 19 9 19 19 14 25

W I X X ! 6 22 25 13 6

Sweet Cryptograms Answer Sheet

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 22 26 15 2 4 19 20 24 7 18 3 9 5 25 11 13 17 16 10

W H Y D O W I T C H E S U S E B R O O M S 16 20 10 2 9 16 24 11 15 20 4 25 13 25 4 26 5 8 8 18 25

T O F L Y O N ? B E C A U S E V A C U U M 11 8 19 7 10 8 3 26 4 15 22 13 25 4 17 22 15 13 13 18

C L E A N E R S A R E T O O H E A V Y ! 15 7 4 22 3 4 5 25 22 5 4 11 8 8 20 4 22 17 10

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 5 21 3 23 12 9 13 22 20 24 4 19 R 1 25 14 16 6 26

W H Y D O N ‘ T S K E L E T O N S E V E R G O 6 13 26 23 19 4 25 1 20 12 24 12 25 19 4 1 12 16 12 7 9 19

O U T O N T H E T O W N ? B E C A U S E T H E Y 19 14 25 19 4 25 13 12 25 19 6 4 21 12 3 5 14 1 12 25 13 12 26

D O N ‘ T H A V E A N Y B O D Y T O G O O U T 23 19 4 25 13 5 16 12 5 4 26 21 19 23 26 25 19 9 19 19 14 25

W I T H ! 6 22 25 13

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Spooky Cryptograms

Can you solve these fiendishly difficult cryptograms? The answers are some spooky jokes for Halloween! A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1 9 21

W X A X X X O X X O X X X X X X W X X X X X O X

21 19 1 24 15 9 18 9 4 17 22 24 21 19 22 6 18 9 4

X X O X X A X X A X X X X X X A X X X A X X X O W X A X ? 23 10 9 25 25 1 16 1 26 5 11 10 22 1 6 15 1 25 6 9 21 26 1 6

X X O X X X X X X ! 20 10 9 25 24 13 11 24 22


26 23 11

X X X X X A X X X X E X X X E X E X O X X X X A X E X 2 13 20 2 26 15 1 13 23 15 8 23 9 23 1 11 22 15 7 26 4 23 19

X O X X X O X X X X X E X X O A X ? X X E X A X X E 1 11 7 4 11 15 15 1 13 23 4 11 26 19 18 23 7 26 3 15 23

X E X X A X X X O X X X X X ! 13 23 13 26 19 22 11 6 3 1 15

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Spooky Cryptograms Answer Sheet


1 13 23 15 22 20 17 19 11 26 6 9 5 10 25 24 4 16 21 18

W H A T D O Y O U G E T X W H E N X Y O U 21 19 1 24 15 9 18 9 4 17 22 24 21 19 22 6 18 9 4

C R O S S A X V A M P I R E X A N D X A S N O W M A N ? 23 10 9 25 25 1 16 1 26 5 11 10 22 1 6 15 1 25 6 9 21 26 1 6

F R O S T B I T E ! 20 10 9 25 24 13 11 24 22


26 18 7 19 23 6 13 8 9 22 11 4 15 1 3 2 20

W H Y W A S X T H E X S K E L E T O N X S C A R E D 2 13 20 2 26 15 1 13 23 15 8 23 9 23 1 11 22 15 7 26 4 23 19

T O X C R O S S X T H E X R O A D ? X B E C A U S E 1 11 7 4 11 15 15 1 13 23 4 11 26 19 18 23 7 26 3 15 23

H E X H A D X N O X G U T S ! 13 23 13 26 19 22 11 6 3 1 15

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Halloween Hidden Word

Can you find the hidden word in this puzzle? Fill in the answers to the clues below and then read down to find the hidden word.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Here are the clues:

1. A witch rides on this 2. The color of a pumpkin 3. White circle in the sky 4. Insect with 8 legs 5. Trick or ________ 6. The color of a ghost 7. The color of blood

Can you find the hidden word?

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Halloween Hidden Word Answer Key

1 B R O O M

2 O R A N G E

3 M O O N

4 S P I D E R

5 T R E A T

6 W H I T E

7 R E D

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Halloween Quiz

1. Halloween is the day before what holiday? a. El Dia de los Muertos b. Fall Equinox c. All Saints Day d. All Souls Day

2. What vegetable was originally carved and had a candle in it that used by the

Irish until they found it hard to find? a. Cantaloupe b. Squash c. Turnip d. Gourd

3. In terms of dollars spent on a holiday in the United States, Halloween ranks

a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd d. 4th

4. Who wrote the novel "Frankenstein"?

a. Edgar Allen Poe b. Jules Verne c. Rudyard Kipling d. Mary Shelley

5. To properly carve a pumpkin, the flesh should be how thick?

a. 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick b. 1/2 to 1 inch thick c. 1 to 2 inches thick

6. Who sat in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin in the classic

"It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"? a. Linus b. Snoopy c. Charlie Brown d. Lucy

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7. When was candy corn invented?

a. 1880 b. 1920 c. 1800 d. 1700

8. Transylvania is a historic region in

a. USSR b. England c. Romania d. France

9. Witches brew potions in a

a. Cauldron b. Coldron c. Pot d. Bowl

10. Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable?

a. Fruit b. Vegetable

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Halloween Quiz Answers

1. Halloween is the day before what holiday? All Saints Day

2. What vegetable was originally carved and had a candle in it that used by the Irish until they found it hard to find?

Turnip 3. In terms of dollars spent on a holiday in the United States, Halloween ranks

2nd 4. Who wrote the novel "Frankenstein"?

Mary Shelley 5. To properly carve a pumpkin, the flesh should be how thick? 1/2 to 1 inch thick 6. Who sat in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin in the classic "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"? Linus 7. When was candy corn invented? 1880 8. Transylvania is a historic region in Romania 9. Witches brew potions in a Cauldron 10. Is a pumpkin a fruit or vegetable? Fruit

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Word Scramble

All the mixed up words below are verbs which cold be used on Halloween. Can you unscramble them? To help you, the first letter of each word will stay the same.

1. sreihk - - - - - -

2. hlwo - - - -

3. sreca - - - - -

4. secmar - - - - - -

5. soopk - - - - -

6. seccher - - - - - - -

7. hatun - - - - -

8. frtnegih - - - - - - - -

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Halloween Secret Decoder Word Game

How to Play: At the top of each game is a grid with two rows of letters. All of the letters of the alphabet are set out in the first row of the Secret Decoder. The second row of letters is the key. Use the key to unscramble the Halloween words. An example of one decoder key might be:

e=t o=r h=e b=a e=t

The word unscrambled would be "treat."


q z f y v o d n s b x u h e g l c r t a i m w j k p

1. mqhlsrv__________________

2. tlggxk___________________

3. nqieavy__________________

4. fqeyk ___________________

5. hggeusdna________________

6. nquugwvve________________

7. yrqfiuq__________________

8. lihlxse___________________

9. ngwu____________________

10. zggdsvhqe________________

11. dgzzuse_________________

12. gfagzvr__________________

13. tfqrk___________________

14. hgetavr__________________

15. wsafn___________________

16. hqtx____________________

17. arsfx___________________

18. dngta___________________

19. fgtaihv__________________

20. arvqa _________________

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Halloween Secret Decoder Word Game Answer Key

1. mqhlsrv=vampire

2. tlggxk=spooky

3. nqieavy=haunted

4. fqeyk =candy

5. hggeusdna=moonlight

6. nquugwvve=halloween

7. yrqfiuq-dracula

8. lihlxse=pumpkin

9. ngwu=howl

10. zggdsvhqe=boogieman

11. dgzzuse=gobblin

12. gfagzvr=October

13. tfqrk=scary

14. hgetavr=monster

15. wsafn=witch

16. hqtx=mask

17. arsfx=trick

18. dngta=ghost

19. fgtaihv=costume

20. arvqa=treat

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Halloween Trivia

1. A pumpkin grows on what type of plant?

a. Tree b. Bush c. Vine d. It’s a root that grows in the ground like a carrot

2. What color cat do witches like? a. Orange-striped b. Black c. White d. They prefer dogs

3. What Halloween character makes a sound that might help cure hiccups? a. Cat b. Witch c. Ghost d. Monster

4. What imaginary animal only appears during a full moon? a. Werewolf b. Wolf hounds c. Black cats d. Vampire bats

5. What type of vegetable is a pumpkin? a. Carrot b. Squash c. Gourd d. Potato

6. A vampire changes into what type of animal? a. Cat b. Rat c. Bat d. Mosquito

7. What color is Frankenstein? a. Yellow b. Green c. Red d. None of the above

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Halloween Trivia Answer Key

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. C

7. B

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Halloween Word Find

M A G I C R C O B W E B H C

O A L O R D A T O A K O N A

O R S K E L E T O N R B A T

N O H G E M T R K M R L W O

O V A M P I R E E F E A R R

A M D R A H R A F R R C K R

S P O O K Y A T R I C K B A

P R W A O O M K B G L L T R

E A O T Y H O Y G H O S T N

L A N T E R N N O T O P O H

L Y A C L T S Y K A H I S C

S H O W L O T T C O L D O R

O A I O E N E E N A R E R E

M T E R R O R R H O R R O R

Bat Boo Cat Hat Cold Fear Howl Moon Yell

Black Creep Ghost Magic Spell Treat Trick Cobweb Fright

Horror Shadow Spider Spooky Terror Lantern Monster Vampire Skeleton

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Halloween Word Scramble

Can you unscramble these mixed up words to discover which spooky creatures are coming to the Halloween party?

1. gohst ____________________

2. vemipar ____________________

3. wtchi ____________________

4. snlkteeo ____________________

5. mmmuy ____________________

6. feetrnsanink ____________________

7. wrleefwo ____________________

8. mnorset ____________________

9. clbak tca ____________________

10. tba ____________________

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Halloween Word Scramble

ATC

TBA

STOGH

MPPUINK

CHWIT

LETEONSK

CKITR

DYACN

NTAUH

PPALE BONUS - Take the letters in the solved puzzle that appear in

the circles and unscramble them.

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Halloween Word Scramble Solution

ATC (CAT)

TBA (BAT)

STOGH (GHOST)

MPPUINK (PUMPKIN)

CHWIT (WITCH)

LETEONSK (SKELETON)

CKITR (TRICK)

DYACN (CANDY)

NTAUH (HAUNT)

PPALE (APPLE) BONUS - Take the letters in the solved puzzle that appear in the circles and

unscramble them.

HALLOWEEN

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Mummy Maze

Can you help the mummies find each other?

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Dracula Maze

Help these spooky friends get together!

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Ghost Maze

Can you find the path between these two spooky ghost?

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Lost Cat Maze

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Spider Maze

Help the fly find his way to the spider in this fun print and play maze.

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Spider Maze Answer Key

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Mummy Word Search

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Halloween Word Search

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Spooky Word Search

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