Free Printable Halloween Charades Game
I’m excited to share these new FREE printable Halloween charades game with you! Adding Halloween games and other creative Halloween activities to your lesson plan this October is an easy way to make learning more fun this month.
Printable Halloween Charades
Halloween is full of magic and wonder! Tap into the excitement with your kids this Halloween by engaging in a fun game of Halloween charades with your whole family. It’s the perfect addition to your Halloween party or family movie night this October.
Keep reading to discover how you can use my free printable Halloween charades to get started.
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How Do You Play Halloween Charades?
Halloween charades are easy to play with kids of all ages. It’s a lot like the traditional game of charades we all know and love. Plus, there are tons of advantages to engaging your kids in charades this year.
Charades is full of opportunities for developing minds! Kids can practice thinking outside the box, problem-solving, non-verbal communication, and thinking critically during a game of Halloween charades. Here’s how to play Halloween charades:
Begin with the youngest child. Allow him or her to choose one of my free printable Halloween charade words from a bowl. (Halloween treat bowls are perfect for housing this part of the game!)
Once a card has been chosen, the child must act out the topic without speaking. That’s how they’ll get extra practice with non-verbal communication. It’s an essential skill since at least 70% of all human communication is non-verbal.
Set a timer to get started. Everyone will attempt to guess what Halloween word is on the card. The first person to get it right before the timer goes off. The game can go on and on until there are no words left in the bowl.
There are lots of Halloween charades game variations you can use to make it more interesting too. You can give points for guessing correctly and a special treat for the winner.
Another idea is to let players use a few words during the first round and require silence during the second round. Allowing a few words at the start of your Halloween charades game is a great way to help younger children get in on the fun, especially if communicating non-verbally is overwhelming to them at first.
Free Printable Halloween Charades
My free printable Halloween charades make it easy to engage in this party game with your family and friends this October. You’ll get many great ideas written on themed cards for your event. Plus, several blank cards to your guests can add their fun ideas to before the game.
We like adding inside jokes and topics specific to our family to the blank Halloween charades cards. Another fun idea is to leave one card blank and use it as a “wild” card during the game. Whoever draws the wild card can create their own Halloween character to act out during the game.
Included in this free printable Halloween charades game, you’ll get bright orange and purple cards featuring Halloween-themed borders and words like a vampire, spider, pumpkin, and cobwebs. The mix of characters and objects will make the game even more interesting for your family and friends.
More Halloween Games To Play This Year
Are you looking for even more fun Halloween games to play with your family and friends this year? Discover more of our favorite Halloween games to play at home, in the classroom, or at your Halloween-themed party this October down below.
Bobbing for Apples or Donuts
Bobbing for apples is a Halloween classic! Did you know people used to hang apples from a tree using strings? Then, players would tie their hands behind their backs and attempt to bite the apple and bring it down with their mouths.
These days bobbing for apples usually involves filling a large bucket with water and floating the apples in it. Players still use their mouths, no hands allowed, to rescue the apples from the water. The player to rescue the most apples wins.
A fun variation of this classic Halloween game is played with donuts. Several donuts are threaded onto a string, and players attempt to eat the donut off the string using only their mouths. Get ready for sticky faces and lots of giggles with this Halloween game!
Scary Halloween Bingo Game
A Halloween game of bingo is great fun for players of all ages! As many as 7 people at a time can engage in this spooky monster-filled version of bingo from illustrator Rob Hodgson. Scary Bingo: Fun with Monsters and Crazy Creatures will have your whole family playing bingo with mummies, monsters, and skeletons this Halloween.
Toilet Paper Mummy Game
To play this Halloween game, you’ll need several rolls of toilet paper. Don’t get cheap toilet paper because it will tear too easily and ruin the fun. Once you’ve acquired the paper, you’re ready to begin.
Divide your group into teams. This game works well in the classroom or at a Halloween party because groups of 4 to 5 kids can work together on one team. Each team will need to choose one person to be the mummy.
Once the mummies have been chosen, the rest of the team will begin wrapping the mummy in toilet paper. It’s important to have all teams start at the same time. The first team to use all their toilet paper is the winner!
Pumpkin Showdown Game
Another fun Halloween game you can grab at the store is Funko Pop’s Pumpkin Showdown game. This silly card game will surely make you giggle as you throw soft pumpkins at other players. Plus, the dice will ensure your kids are getting extra practice with counting and addition while they play the game.
Printable Halloween Activities For Kids
After a fun round of gameplay with my FREE printable Halloween charades cards, you might be looking for even more printable Halloween activities to do at home and in your classroom. I’ve got you covered.
Check out these other printable Halloween activities for kids:
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Did your family have a blast playing Halloween charades with my free printable cards?
Do you have another fun Halloween game idea I didn’t mention? Tell me all about it in the comment section. I can’t wait to read about your Halloween adventures!
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