This twist on the classic newspaper fashion show game/challenge will delight Halloween party-goers of all ages. This activity can hypothetically be done for about $15 provided that you already have enough scissors and a newspaper subscription. It can entertain party-goers for about an hour.
What You’ll Need:
One pair of scissors per team
One roll of masking tape per team
Two weeks worth of thick newspapers (about a week of only NY Times Sunday paper size)
A hat or bin
A blank piece of paper
(Optional) construction paper and/or glue and/or glitter and/or markers
Instructions:
Write/print the following list onto a piece of paper and cut out each prompt. Mix up the prompts and stick them in a hat or a bucket.
Prompts:
The good witch
The wicked witch of the west
The wicked witch of the east
The candy witch
Hogwarts witch
Teenage witch
Princess witch
The rich witch
The pumpkin witch
The Southern belle witch
The movie star witch
Before the party starts, make sure that you have enough scissors and tape for each group. Divide up the newspapers equally for each group. Split the party up into equal groups. Have a member from each group pick a witch prompt from the hat/bucket. Give them about 15 minutes to brainstorm and about 30- 45 minutes to create. At the end, have the witch models walk down a designated runway to Halloween music and have the group explain the design.
Optional: give prizes such as ‘wicked,’ ‘most creative,’ ‘cutest,’ ‘funniest,’ ‘judge’s pick,’ and ‘most likely to cast a spell on our hearts.’
The British are coming! The British are coming! Oneth by land, twoth by the pool? Capture the Flag is the perfect game to play at any Fourth of July party. Just add a little bit of independence war spirit, and you’ll have a great party game to entertain the kids and the young at heart.
Materials Needed:
a list of who goes on what team
2 hula hoops to keep the “flags” in
2 symbols or flags. Since the American flag isn’t supposed to touch the ground, we suggest replacing the flags with a patriotic pillow and a union jack pillow or with rocks that are painted to look like the flags.
Instructions:
Place the hula hoops on either side of an evenly spaced yard/space. Choose jail spaces. The jails can best be represented with some sort of a net (such as a lacrosse net and/or a soccer net.) Use what you already have. Set the boundaries in the beginning (such as no one can go into the house if they are playing this game). Separate the yard into two even spaces that can act as the safe land for either side.
Separate the group of players into two: the British and the Americans. Make sure that teams are even.
Have everyone start at the farthest end of the barriers. Flag watchers cannot go inside the hula hoops to watch the flags. Anyone can tag a member of the opposite team once that person has left her team’s own territory. Once tagged, that person must go to jail. A jailed team member can only get freed once he/she has been tagged by a member of his/her own team. Then, everyone must go back to their own territory before trying to capture the other team’s flag. Discourage roughhousing. In order to win a round, someone must successfully bring the other team’s flag to his/her team’s territory. Play in as many rounds as you want (but three should be the limit).
Do you and your friends (or your little starlet and his/her friends) think they know Broadway? Try this fun, fast-paced quiz game to see how much they actually know.
This game can be played in numerous ways. One way is to have a free for all. You host the game and read the first parts of the lyrics off of the cards. Whoever can remember what comes next in the songs should answer. The other option is to break your party up into two groups. You can either host and read all of the questions off or you can have each group come and choose a card. Each team will have a minute to go through the bowl of cards before switching sides. Any song whose next lyric is correctly guessed will go into a separate bowl. Repeat until all of the cards full of lyrics are gone. The cards will be counted up at the end to see who won.
You’ll just need to buy index cards for this activity to write on or you can shred paper that has been printed with the song lyrics. Assuming that you already have a printer, the total cost may be about $5 to play the game.
What You’ll Need:
2 bowls
A printer or a pen
Index cards or cut up paper
Instructions:
Compile a list of songs and musicals via a word documents. You can use the attached list underneath this section or you can make your own. Then, cut out the the song name and answer. You can either glue it on a index card or just fold up the paper (once cut) and stick it in a plastic bag until you’re ready to play the game.
When it is game time, pull out the two bowls. Empty the bag of show tunes with answers into a bowl. The other bowl will be used to for the questions already asked.
As explained above, there are two different ways to play the game. One way is to have a free for all. You host the game and read the first parts of the lyrics off of the cards. Whoever can remember what comes next in the songs should answer.
The other option is to break your party up into two groups. You can either host and read all of the questions off or you can have each group come and choose a card. Each team will have a minute to go through the bowl of cards before switching sides. Any song whose next lyric is correctly guessed will go into a separate bowl. Repeat until all of the cards full of lyrics are gone. The cards will be counted up at the end to see who won.
Pick and Choose your favorites – alphabetized by show name
I Hope I get it – A Chorus Line
One – A Chorus Line
Pulled – The Addams Family
Move Toward the Darkness – The Addams Family
A Whole New World – Aladdin
Friend Like Me – Aladdin
Send in the Clowns – A Little Night Music
A Rumor in St. Petersburg – Anastasia
Journey to the Past – Anastasia
Once Upon a December – Anastasia
Maybe – Annie
Tomorrow – Annie
There’s no Business like Show Business – Annie Get Your Gun
Anything You Can Do -Annie Get Your Gun
(You’d Be So) Easy to Love – Anything Goes
Gorgeous – The Apple Tree
Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist -Avenue Q
It Sucks to be Me – Avenue Q
Be Our Guest – Beauty and the Beast
Twenty Fans – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Kids – Bye Bye Birdie
The Telephone Hour – Bye Bye Birdie
Put on a Happy Face -Bye Bye Birdie
Don’t Tell Mama – Cabaret
Tomorrow Belongs to Me – Cabaret
Memory – Cats
The Jellicle Ball – Cats
All that Jazz -Chicago
Cell Block Tango – Chicago
Razzle Dazzle –Chicago
In my own Little Corner – Cinderella
What About Love? – The Color Purple
Show People – Curtains
Screw Loose – Cry Baby
Turn it Off – The Book of Mormon
I am Africa – The Book of Mormon
I Believe- The Book of Mormon
And I’m Telling You (I’m not Going) -Dreamgirls
Don’t Cry for me, Argentina -Evita
Try to Remember -The Fantasticks
If I were a Rich man – Fiddler on the Roof
Sunrise, Sunset – Fiddler on the Roof
I Need a Hero – Footloose
Mama Says – Footloose
Grease Lightning -Grease
Hopeless Devoted -Grease
A Bushel and a Peck – Guys and Dolls
If I Were a Bell – Guys and Dolls
Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat – Guys and Dolls
Luck be a Lady Tonight – Guys and Dolls
Rose’s Turn – Gypsy
Aquarius -Hair
Good Morning, Baltimore – Hairspray
You Can’t Stop the Beat – Hairspray
Aaron Burr, Sir – Hamilton
The Election of 1800 – Hamilton
You’ll Be Back – Hamilton
It Takes a Woman – Hello, Dolly
Love, Look in my Window – Hello, Dolly
A Secretary is not a toy – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Love From a Heart of Gold – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
On the Steps of the Palace – Into the Woods
Children Will Listen -Into the Woods
Someone Like You – Jekyll and Hyde
Getting to Know You- The King and I
I Whistle a Happy Tune- The King and I
Raise You Up – Kinky Boots
Land of Lola – Kinky Boots
So in Love – Kiss Me, Kate
Song on the Sand – La Cage Aux Folles
I am What I am – La Cage Aux Folles
Better – Legally Blonde
Omigod You Guys -Legally Blonde
Do You Hear the People Sing? – Les Miserables
One Day More – Les Miserables
Poor Unfortunate Souls -The Little Mermaid
Suddenly Seymour – The Little Shop of Horrors
Dentist! – The Little Shop of Horrors
Feed Me (Git It) – The Little Shop of Horrors
He Lives in You – The Lion King
The Morning Report -The Lion King
Take a Chance on Me – Mamma Mia
Our Last Summer – Mamma Mia
We Need a Little Christmas -Mame
A Spoonful of Sugar – Mary Poppins
Step in Time – Mary Poppins
Let’s Go Fly a Kite – Mary Poppins
Our Time -Merrily as We Roll Along
The Last Night of the World – Miss Saigon
The Heat is on in Saigon – Miss Saigon
‘Till There was You – The Music Man
Iowa Stubborn – The Music Man
Seventy-six Trombones – The Music Man
Shipoopi – The Music Man
I Could Have Danced All Night – My Fair Lady
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning –Oklahoma
People Will Say We’re in Love Oklahoma
And God Heard her Prayer – Once on This Island
Mama Will Provide – Once on This Island
Why we tell the Story – Once on This Island
Loving You – Passion
All I Ask of You – Phantom of the Opera
Think of Me – Phantom of the Opera
Corner of the Sky -Pippin
Spread a Little Sunshine – Pippin
I Wanna be a Producer – The Producers
Springtime for Hitler – The Producers
Heil Myself – The Producers
Another Day – Rent
La Vie Boheme – Rent
I’ll Cover You – Rent
Seasons of Love – Rent
Take me or Leave me -Rent
Tango: Maureen -Rent
So Many People – Saturday Night
Give up Your Dreams – School of Rock
When I Climb to the Top of Mount Rock – School of Rock
Vanilla Ice Cream – She Loves Me
Ol’ Man River – Show Boat
Story of My Life – Shrek
Freak Flag -Shrek
Forest for the Trees – The Skints
Unexpected Song – Song and Dance
My Favorite Things -The Sound of Music
Some Enchanted Evening – South Pacific
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – Spamalot
Knights of the Round Table – Spamalot
You Won’t Succeed on Broadway – Spamalot
Best Day Ever – Spongebob Squarepants
Bikini Bottom Day – Spongebob Squarepants
Horton Hears a Who – Suessical
Amayzing Mayzie -Suessical
Sunday -Sunday in the Park with George
Not While I’m Around -Sweeney Todd
Not for the Life of Me – Thoroughly Modern Millie
It Only Takes a Taste – Waitress
What Baking can Do – Waitress
You Matter to Me – Waitress
Maria -West Side Story
Gee, Officer Krupke – West Side Story
I Feel Pretty -West Side Story
Defying Gravity – Wicked
Dancing Through Life – Wicked
Popular – Wicked
Everything – Wild Party
I’m a Mean Ole Lion – The Wiz
Ease on Down the Road – The Wiz
Over the Rainbow – The Wizard of Oz
If I Only had a Brain – The Wizard of Oz
My New Philosophy – You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
This is the perfect game for a graduation party for an older child (middle school graduation and above). All you need is some printed family photos (or copies of your family photos without any writing on the backs of the photos), a string and some cloths pins. Assuming that you already have markers and the family photos, this activity should only cost about $5-$7 (cloths pins are about $4 per pack and you can find string or ribbon for $1-$2 in the cheap aisles of craft stores or in the front section of Target). This is a side activity that party guests can try to figure out. Reveal the answer at least half way through your party to let guests know if they got the answers correct.
Materials Needed:
At least ten photos of important events in your child’s life
A string taped to a wall
Enough clothes pins to match how many photos you have
Markers to number the clothes pins
Tape
Construction paper, scissors, and glue to make a fancy backing for your photos (optional)
Instructions
Once you’ve chosen your photos and have made sure that there is no writing that would indicate an obvious time in which the photo was taken, write down the correct order in which the photos were taken for your own record. (You may want to have duplicates of the photos that you will use made, so that you’ll still have your photos even if clumsy Aunt Myrtle spills the fruit punch all over the photos). Just make sure not to put any photos in the mix that you and the family would find adorable, but your child would not (such as those images of him/her playing during bath time). Use markers or pens to number the clothes pins from one to however many photos that you have chosen.
On the day of the party, find a small table, such as a TV tray, to put the photos on. Tape up the string behind the table once you’ve found a spot that you like. Add the clothes pins onto the string. To make it visually intriguing, evenly space the clothes pins apart from each other. You can do this by using a marked ruler or by using your hand. Once that has been set up, shuffle the photos and place them on the table with a print out of the following instructions after you personalize it:
How well do you know (insert child’s name here)? The photos on this table are from (insert child’s name here)’s life. Can you put them in the correct order? Don’t ask (child’s name) for help. That would be cheating. We will find out if you got it right later on this afternoon/evening.
Once everyone has eaten and had time to relax, go through the wall with your guests to see if they were able to guess the correct order of life events.
As a recent college graduate, I’ve been applying to jobs and going on interviews. On one of my recent interviews I was interviewed by someone who liked my website idea, but wanted to know if I had any suggestions for weddings because her own wedding is coming up soon.
This is an idea for a wedding, an anniversary party, or a vow renewal reception. The guests can play this through the reception and you can announce later in the party if the guests got their guesses correct.
The cost of this project will vary by how many photos you want to use.
Materials Needed:
Enough significant life event photos of you and your partner so that each of your party guests can have one guess.
2 long strings
One clothes pin for every photo
sharpies that match the colors of the wedding
scissors
construction paper
glue
master list of the correct order of the photos
master guest list that includes which side of the family the guest represents
tape
Instructions:
Dig out those old family photos. Make sure that you have an equal number of photos of you and your spouse. Some great photos for this game would include baby photos, graduation photos, first day of school photos, a trip to Disney, or a photo from the couple’s first date. There should be as many photos chosen as there are guests coming to the wedding. Once you’ve settled on the photos that you’ll use, write a master list of their order (make one spouse’s order evens and the other odds until the timelines converge) and where you took the photos from (so that you can put them back properly). Make copies of your selected photos. When you receive the photos for the activity, use construction paper to make a decorative border (at least an inch big) so that the photo is framed by the paper. You can do this for all photos, but this step is optional.
Once this is done and you’re satisfied with your work, you can think about about who will be given what photo. Each photo will be placed at your guest’s spot at the meal portion of the reception and the following instructions should be printed out and put in the centerpiece:
(Insert couple’s names) would like to challenge you to put our timelines in order. Each of you will receive one photo of us that will have to be put in order on the timeline (insert location of the string timeline). Talk to other family members to figure out where each piece should go. We will reveal if you got it right or not later in the evening.
Using a copy of the guest list, the master list of photos, and a pencil, write down who will receive what photo. Don’t stress out over this. It is only a game. Once you’ve made your final decision, use a shiny ink pen or marker to write that guest’s name on the back of the photo.
Next, decorate the clothes pins as desired. All clothes pins must have a number. To make it easier for whoever is setting up the timeline the day of the wedding put all of the clothes pins for one spouse (all of the evens or odds) in one bag, all of the clothes pins for the other spouse in another bag, and all of the clothes pins for when the time lines converge into another bag.
On the day of the party, have your wedding planner distribute the photos over the dinner tables and set up the time line. Let the families and friends enjoy figuring out what photo goes where. Announce the results of the challenge later on in the reception.
Cards Against Humanity is self-described as a party game for horrible people. It’s a fun game for anyone over the age of fifteen or sixteen. However, some people think that it’s a fun game to play at family reunions. This post will give you directions on what cards to remove so that you’ll have less awkward explaining to do for Nana. There are still sex-related and nasty cards in the deck to play.
Crowds you can’t play Cards Against Humanity with:
Family reunions with children under the age of fifteen- you’ll have way too much explaining to do and they are not likely to understand the concepts.
If a majority of your family shutters at the word ‘sex’
If you have family with either of these two qualities, then you should purchase the PG version of this game: Apples to Apples.
Cards to take out for better play in a standard Cards Against Humanity deck:
tasteful sideboob- do you really want to explain what sideboob is?
a fleshlight- no, grandma that’s not a typo and I don’t want to explain it
a bitch slap- I once heard thirteen year old use the definition of cat fight for this
Smegma- sex education wasn’t this descriptive in my day and it certainly wasn’t in grandpa’s day
tentacle porn- take it out before nana asks why is this a thing
Queefing- see smegma
the care bear stare- …
seppuku- how many people actually know about this in this day and age?
Nickelback- unless nana knows that you’re a big fan of them
Nipple blades- see tentacle porn
my humps- not everyone remembers pop culture from the 2000s
Pixelated bukkake- you really want to explain this?
A mime having a stroke- trigger warning may be needed depending on what has been going on with your family
a bleached asshole- see tentacle porn
An M. Night Shyamlan plot twist- who is M. Night Shyamlan? What does the ‘M’ stand for? What has he done? I don’t remember, grandaddy, let’s just keep playing the game
Ethnic cleansing- genocide still happens today. This may not be the best card to have in the deck if one of your relatives that will be playing the game survived or was touched by this
Hospice care- see a mime having a stroke
A pangender octopus who roams the cosmos in search of love- unless you or a family member have come out as pangender and have explained it to the family, then they’re going to want to know what pangender is.
an Oedipus complex- not everyone has had a higher education and has heard of this story/ theory of relationships. No, its not like a Napoleon complex, grandma.
Every family is different. You have to use your own judgement.
Wow! We’ve had over 500 viewers on the blog since it was started in May 2016! This is a special post to celebrate that. My favorite movie is Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom.” I will be giving you directions for party games and activities as well as foods to serve. Here’s a movie trailer for those of you who don’t know this film:
Here is the idea for this party. Decade: 1960s. Place: Camp Ivanhoe. Event: party mixer for the boys and the girls on the island. Everyone should do their best to dress appropriately. There should be enough videos on Youtube to tell your friends how to dress as though they’re from the 60s. Let’s get started.
Activities:
Check your phone at the Door
Imagine a phone free night! No worries. No awkward scrolling. We get the same freedom that we left behind in the 20th century. You can tell your guests that only one section of the house or yard will allow cell phones and that’ll be around where you store the cell phones (ideally in individual bags with the owner’s name written on the bag in a locked closet or pantry). The rest of the party should be phone free so that the guests can get on with their real lives rather than experiencing it through a phone screen.
How can they take photos to remember the night? Well, you can tell them to bring their own cameras. CVS still sells disposables. The other alternative is to have a polaroid camera or two floating around the party, but that in itself will pose its own risks.
Design a Patch
Offer a station when the guests first arrive to create their own badge or pin. You can have them do this using felt and glue, beads and safety pins, or just use paper. If you’re really serious, a pin maker will cost you over $115 on Amazon. The pin or patch should represent the guest in some one. Because this is the 1960’s and the time of free love, encourage the guests to trade and exchange these tokens of friendship as the party goes on. You don’t know who’ll end up with whose pin.
Dance
You should encourage dancing at the party. Many of the styles of dancing from the sixties may not be known. Encourage your guests to watch the following videos to be prepared to dance during the party:
What kind of a bird are you?
That is one of the most iconic lines from the movie. It can also be a fun party game. Print out small images of birds with their common names (don’t put down the scientific names because no one will know that Columbiforms Columbidae means your average pigeon). Tape these onto the backs of the guests as they arrive. No one can tell them what bird they are, but they can give hints. For example, if someone gets pigeon taped to their back, a friend can tell them that they’re a rat with wings. They may then immediately understand that they’re a pigeon or they may be even more confused. Here’s a list of some birds for the cards:
Dove
Raven
Sparrow
Chicken
Peacock
Goose
Canadian Goose
Swan
Owl
Hawk
Robin
Bluejay
Cardinal
Bald Eagle
Turkey
Albatross
Penguin
Pigeon
Crane
Flamingo
Mocking bird
Canary
Finch
Parrot
Wood Pecker
Archery
Yes, this is a weapon. It’s also a popular camp activity. It’ll be a fun side activity to do while the party is going on. Look for a magnetic set on Amazon so that you’ll minimize the damage done.
S’mores
Have a fire pit? Make s’mores. This activity will need supervision to make sure that the flaming s’mores someone just made don’t get combined with the archery set to become a completely different activity.
Photo Stand
Set up one of the moonrise kingdom campsites. Leave some props for the guests to put on like Sam’s glasses and coon skin hat, and Suzy’s binoculars. Leave a polaroid camera near the site so that guests can take their own photos.
Movie Screening
Screen the movie if you want to. Get a screen, a projector, and a copy of the movie. Sit everyone down on the ground or warn them to bring towels in advance. You can hand out bowls of popcorn before the movie starts.
If you’ve seen the movie Up, then you’ve seen the iconic scene when Carl escapes the city in his house using of thousands of balloons. You will have your guests try to guess how many balloons it will take to lift the birdhouse in this activity. You can make the birdhouse a prize for correctly guessing how many balloons it will take to lift the birdhouse if you like. This is a fun activity for any party. It’s a new take on the how many gum balls in the glass jar activity. It may cost about $60 and the party activity will take about 15 to 20 minutes to take place.
Materials Needed:
Birdhouse
baby pink paint
baby blue paint
canary yellow paint
lime green paint
light orange-pink paint
slate colored paint
pencil
ruler
hook
a bowl of some sort to record guesses
helium filled balloons with strings
Painting Instructions
Put old newspaper over the crafting area. Put some paint on a palette. You should have either bought acrylic paint or some other sort of paint that will be able to survive the harsh outdoors. Use pencil markings to draw lines on your birdhouse that will divide it into 5 sections. Divide the birdhouse in a straight line that divides it into left and right. Next, divide your right hand side into two sections. Next, measure about three to four fingers from the roof. Mark it and then use your ruler to draw a straight line across. Use the image below for inspiration:
Paint the roof of the birdhouse first with the slate paint. Let it dry for some time and then paint the 4 quadrants. Wait for that to dry and then carefully paint the windows as you see fit. If you have the extra time and the inclination, then buy some white paint and paint on the trim.
The sides of the house are painted one of the four colors in the front of the house. Go crazy.
Once all of the paint has dried, then you should screw in a hook at the top of the birdhouse unless it already comes with one.
A normal party balloon may be able to about 4.8 grams or 0.17 ounces. One of the unfinished bird houses that I saw on Amazon weighs about 1.6 ounces. If we assume that adding the paint and hook adds enough weight to get it up to 2 ounces, then it should take a little over 12 standard party balloons to lift the bird house, but don’t share this information with your child or party guests. The fun is in guessing how many balloons it will take to lift the house.
When the party activity occurs, tie a balloon onto the hook one to two at a time as the crowd cheers on. Stop once the birdhouse has been clearly lifted off of the ground. Announce the winner at the end.
Want to gather some friends for a trivia night but don’t have time to come up with the trivia questions? We got you covered! The following trivia questions are multiple choice and you can pick and choose as you like based on the age group that you’re hosting trivia night for. Copy and paste your favorite ones into a separate document to read from during your hosted trivia night!
Materials Needed:
A trivia sheet to read to your guests
Sample Trivia Ideas:
Easy:
Why was the color orange associated with Halloween?
A) It’s a color of the fall harvest
B) Pumpkins are orange
C) The sunset tends to look orange on Halloween
D) Fire can sometimes look orange
Why was the color black associated with Halloween?
A) Halloween takes place at night
B) It’s a color of darkness and death
C) It is the color of most scary spiders
D) Witches tend to wear the color black
From which country did Halloween originate?
A) Spain
B) France
C) Ireland
D) Transylvania
What is a pumpkin?
A) not edible
B) cake
C) vegetable
C) fruit
What is the most popular candy to buy for trick-or-treaters?
A) Chocolate
B) Taffy
C) Jelly
D) Lollipops
Why do people traditionally dress as scary creatures on Halloween?
A) to scare people into giving them candy
B) to blend in with the spirits walking the Earth
C) to gain favor with the spirits
D) to confuse witches
Which of the following isn’t a traditional wiccan (witch) symbol?
A) black cats
B) spiders
C) toads
D) bats
Which presidential ghost haunts the White House and is seen in times of trouble?
A) George Washington
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Barack Obama
D) Abraham Lincoln
What were the first jack-o-lanturns made from?
A) turnips
B) apples
C) watermelons
D) pumpkins
Which two book characters were the most popular Halloween costume for 2001?
A) Katniss and Peeta
B) Percy and Annabeth
C) Harry and Hermoine
D) Thing One and Thing Two
Medium:
Where was Candy corn invented?
A) Pennsylvania – It was invented by the Wunderle Candy Company of Philadelphia in the 1880’s
B) Massachusetts
C) California
D) Iowa
Who wrote the novel Frankenstein?
A) Count Dracula
B) Mary Shelley
C) Charles Dickens
D) Herman Melville
What novel was “Rocky Horror Picture Show” based on?
A) Count Dracula
B) The Odyssey
C) Frankenstein
D) Rocky
What was the name of the actor who played Dr. Frank-n-Furter in “Rocky Horror Picture Show?”
A) Jim Carrey
B) Steve Harvey
C) Tom Jones
D) Tim Curry
Who directed the movie “the Nightmare Before Christmas?”
A) Richard Scary
B) Henry Selick
C) Tim Burton
D) Tom Jones
What is the grim reaper called in some celtic villages?
A) Thanatos
B) Yama
C) Uncle
D) Santa Meutre
Which of the following mean fear of Halloween?
A) Hadephobia
B) Gallophobia
C) Dextrophobia
D) Samhainophobia
How old is Halloween thought to be?
A) 6,000 years old
B) 2,000 years old
C) 500 years old
D) 250 years old
What prank item is illegal to use in Hollywood?
A) toilet paper
B) silly string
C) eggs
D) fake poo
Which classic Halloween film was not a Disney Channel Original movie?
A) Hocus Pocus
B) Halloweentown
C) Nightmare Before Christmas
D) Mom’s got a Date with a Vampire
What are the three witches’ names from “Hocus Pocus?”
A) Winifred, Mary, and Sarah
B) Mildred, Bette, and Wilma
C) Hannah, Agnes, and Bertha
D) Regina, Lousia, and Georgia
What was the top Halloween costume for 1993?
A) Sabrina the Teenage witch
B) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
C) Spongebob Squarepants
D) Simba from the Lion King
What was the top Halloween costume for 1999?
A) Jesse from Toy Story
B) Tarzan
C) Neo from the Matrix
D) Austin Powers
Hard:
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror on at midnight on Halloween you’ll see what?
A) your future husband or wife
B) what you’ll look like when you die
C) Bloody Mary
D) the hard truth
Which ancient Celtic festival does Halloween have its origins from?
A) Beltane
B) Samhain
C) Lughnasadh
D) Imbolc
According to superstition, what ability does a person have if they were born on Halloween?
A) Ability to get the most candy
B) Ability to not get scared easily
C) Ability to see and talk to spirits
D) Ability to huant someone even before they’re dead
How many people were hanged during the Salem witch trials?
A) one
B) thirteen
C) nineteen
D) twenty-six
What does the word with translate to in old English?
A) old lady
B) person at one with nature
C) devil-worshipper
D) Wise Woman
How much did the largest pumpkin on record weigh?
A) 836 lb
B) 777 lb
C) 665 lb
D) 313 lb
According to legend, how can one see a witch at midnight on Halloween?
A) you light a candle in the fireplace
B) you wear your clothes inside out and walk backwards
C) you dress like a witch
D) you read Shakespeare’s Scottish play (MacBeth) aloud
A mask of what famous actor was used in the original movie “Halloween?”
A) Will Smith
B) Ronald Reagan
C) William Shatner
D) Leonard Nemoy
What was the original title of the film “Halloween?”
A) The Knife Killer
B) Hallow’s Eve
C) Mudergeist
D) The Babysitter Murders
What was the most popular Halloween costume for 2007?
A) Hannah Montana
B) Spiderman
C) Barack Obama
D) Harry Potter
What was the most popular Halloween costume for 2009?
This is a fun, free game for any party. Tweens would enjoy this game the most (teenagers and adults may also be interested in the game). All you need is to be able to think on your feet and to have some creativity.
Instructions:
First, choose a narrator who will direct the flow of the story. The birthday child or child hosting the party may want to be the narrator the first time. Have all of the children gather around him or her in a circle. The narrator should be at the center.
The narrator will point to one person in the group who will begin telling the story. That person will speak until the narrator points to someone else. If no one can think of how to begin the story (which I doubt), then you should start with this opening, “Kate grabbed the knob to the door of the open house…”
The person that was pointed to picks up where the last story-teller left off (which could be mid-sentence or in the middle of producing a sound to create a word). If this new player stumbles into the story or repeats what another person had said (ex: you can’t have the spooky ghost repeat the same warning twice), then that person is out. They should scoot out of the circle and the circle should be made tighter.
Repeat this over and over again until there are just 2 people left in the circle (although it won’t be much of a circle at this point). Those 2 should wrap up your fascinating, yet strange story.
