Expert: Karen Weisman
Bio: Karen Weisman graduated from Boston University with a degree in Hotel and Food Management. Since then, she has helped a national grocery store chain develop and launch a gourmet food division.
Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

Duration : 0:1:27

Expert: Karen Weisman
Bio: Karen Weisman graduated from Boston University with a degree in Hotel and Food Management. Since then, she has helped a national grocery store chain develop and launch a gourmet food division.
Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

Duration : 0:3:1

Mummy wrap: 2 teams. One person gets a toilet paper roll and you have to wrap the other person fast until you are out of paper. First team done wins. Start with the first 2 on the team, the next team cant start until they first roll is done.

Halloween pinata.

Witch hat toss:
Get 3 cheap pointed top witch hats at the dollar store. Use something as rings -3 of them. I just used heavy paper plates and cut out the center leaving a ring. Put the hats vertical in front of each other. Have guests stand behind a line and they have 3 chances to toss the rings on the tops of the hats.

Halloween toss game
Get 3 or 4 halloween pails or witch cauldron containers, or better yet mix them up. Put the vertical in line. Put small prize toys in the pails, the toys getter better the further away. Have guests stand behind a line and they have to throw a bean bag or a halloween item into the pails. They get to pick a gift out of each bucket they toss the item into. Give them 4 tries.

Halloween pong:
Use halloween plastic cups. Line them up in front of guests on a table. Give the guests candy corn. Have a timed game seeing how many they can get into the cuts throwing them across the table.

Guessing game:
Have a jar full of candy corn or halloween candies and have papers outside the jar for guests to put their name and guess the amount. Whoever comes closest wins the jar full of candy.

Halloween twister:
From oriental trading:

http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse...

Games From frightbytes.com:

THE MISERLY MAN
A Tale of Halloween Woe

Once upon a time in this very town
Lived a miserly man whose name was Brown
Alack and alas, on a Halloween night
He was terribly murdered because of spite
And ever since then he has roamed the earth
To warn and to haunt the place of his birth
Tonight we have some of his restless remains
So we'll make you acquainted at once with his .. BRAINS
(Begin passing wet sponge)

And now your shuddering touch will know
The victim's HAIR has continued to grow
(Pass corn silk, yarn or old wig)

He heard too well the tinkle of gold
It's powerful EAR that now you hold
(Pass dried apple or dried peach)

His HAND is clammy, cold and still
No longer can it shoot to kill
(Pass rubber glove filled with cold oatmeal)

His EYES were small, but very keen
Though the kind deed of earth they've never seen
(Pass peeled grape)

He talked a lot when he was young
Now your feeling the remains of his TONGUE
(Pass a raw oyster)

He was sly and cruel from the start
So now you'll feel his bleeding HEART
(Pass a raw piece of liver)

The TENDONS which helped his strong right arm
We pass to you, keep them from harm
(Pass some cooked spaghetti)

The meals he ate were coarse and dry
So his TEETH were strong, they never die
(Pass some dried kernels of corn)

But wait! He comes and stands within
He's hunting for some friends or kin
Listen closely and above his moans
You'll hear the rattle of his BONES!
(A ghost moves slowly through the darkness rattling a bunch of clothespins tied together loosely.
Exits with a moan. Lights on!)

Worm pie:
You'll need some pie tins (1 for each person playing), gummy worms, and cool whip. Put the same amount of worms in each pie tin, (the more the better!) and cover with cool whip. Blindfold each player. Don't tell what's in the pie, let them be surprised to find a worm dangling from their mouths (have a camera ready).

At the word of "Go!" all players dip into the pie with their mouths, trying to pull out as many worms as they can. The person to get all the worms out of their pie wins.

This game is messy, but it's fun for the people playing as well as for those watching! Go eat some worms. Worms are good for you, lots of protein, low in fat, and eating worms will make you popular. Bon appetite'

Other games:
Bobbing for eyeballs: Use gummy eyeballs.

Food:

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/special/specialfeature/halloween_ms_food/

http://www.parenting.com/recipes-article/Recipes/Celebrations/Halloween-Snacks-and-Sweets

- Depending on the group, have a "Bring A Pumpkin To Carve" party.

- Charades (Halloween theme)

- Make festive jello shots:

You'll need Dixie cups, jello packets, vodka or rum, water, and plenty of fridge space.

Follow the normal jello-making instructions that appear on the box, but substitute half of the hot water with the alcohol of your choice. For alcohol, you typically use the basics -- vodka and rum -- and sometimes something more exciting like fruity schnapps or flavored vodka. It's also fun to put little plastic spiders and other freaky gadgets in the jello shots. Fill the Dixie cups about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way full. Any orange (orange, apricot), green (lime), black (black cherry), and red (cherry) flavors are good for Halloween.

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http://www.funpages.com/pukingpumpkin/

And the hand-shaped ice if you have a punch bowl, created with the use of a powder-free latex glove, filled with water and frozen, then just snip the glove off and put it into red punch. Depends on whether you're thinking of a gory sort of display with guts and ooze, or just faintly creepy, like having a wreath of all black plants and some cobwebs. I mean, I've been planning a party, but the age range (2-9) is such that even the black wreath would be overboard.

If you do have a couple more bucks to spend, places like Big Lots have some pretty cheap components that can be used with whatever you have already.

And I found this site, gallery at the top and much more info below.

http://members.tripod.com/~Motomom/index-2.html

It at least might give you a starting place for some ideas.

Expert: Karen Weisman
Contact: www.kitchenandcrafts.com
Bio: Karen Weisman currently lives in Israel with her husband and six children, where she teaches cooking, baking, cake decorating, and various crafts such as mosaics and sewing.
Filmmaker: Karen Weisman

Duration : 0:2:17