We once attended a Halloween party where the doughnuts were strung on lines from which you had to nibble them. The apples were hung by their stems and were eaten on the fly…The coffee was labeled “witches brew” and ladled out of a big iron kettle. In expensive decorations may be made from cornstalks, pumpkins, old clothes and false faces. ~Rural Progress-1937

Play these friendly Halloween games during folkish celebrations, parties or family get togethers. Involve both the kids and the adults for a folkish good time!

Guess How Many

Fill a jar with candy corn and have guests guess how many are in the jar. (Don’t forget to count as you put them in the jar!) Place the jar near the door and hand each guest a 3×5 card to put their name, their guess and their favorite Halloween candy. Halfway through the party read them all off and announce the winner.

Halloween Memory Game

Place a few themed items such as a candy corn, apple, mini pumpkin etc. on a tray. Show the tray to the guests for a few seconds, then have them write down (or call out) as many items as they remember.

How Many Words

Hand each person a sheet of paper printed out with a Halloween word or phrase such as Haunted House, Trick or Treat, or Scarecrow. Do these on the computer so you can include some small Halloween [...]

Coffee Filter Easter Eggs

Coffee filters, food coloring, straws or eye droppers

Cut coffee filters into oval egg shapes. Fill cups or dishes with 1/4 cup of water, one for each color, and add a few drops of food coloring to each. Use straws or eye droppers to drip colored water onto the egg shapes. Use many different colors for beautiful results!

Footprint Chicks

Yellow *washable* paint, construction paper, crayons or markers, glue, cornmeal.

Paint the bottom of the child’s foot (excluding the toes) with yellow paint and have him step onto a piece of construction paper. You may want to have a wet rag handy to wipe off his foot afterwards! Allow paint to dry, then allow child to add a beak, eyes, and legs to the chick. For a nice touch, have him spread glue at the bottom of the paper and while it is still wet, sprinkle on some cornmeal.

Handprint Lambs

Black construction paper, scissors, cotton balls, glue, white crayon

Trace the child’s hand onto black construction paper and allow them to cut out the shape (younger children may need adults to complete this step). Turn the hand shape upside down, forming the lamb’s body with fingers as ‘legs’ and the thumb as its ‘head’. Have children glue cotton balls onto the ‘body’ and add facial features with the white crayon. Glue onto another piece of paper and draw grass, or display as-is!

Chocolate Easter Bunnies

Cardboard (empty food boxes work well), chocolate pudding

Prepare chocolate [...]