Halloween Party Games for Teens and Adults
Halloween is a great holiday with so many opportunities for fun and adventure…in theory. There are so many different spins on actual themes that provide for original entertainment for literally any possible guest list - themes ranging from haunted carnivals to vampire ‘reunions’ to murder mystery evenings to ghost catchers…zombies…Van Helsing monster hunts…the list goes on. So, if the list really does go on and on, why don’t people see anything ‘new’ at most Halloween parties they attend or try to plan themselves?
From experience, there seems to be one unique component that is overlooked by most hosts/hostesses when planning a Halloween party. That single component is something to do. That doesn't mean just anything. Asking your guests to rake the leaves in your backyard would otherwise fit the bill. What this refers to is a party game. What you have your guests do is crucial. Halloween is a theme of action and excitement. Every movie ‘appropriate’ for Halloween, you can argue, tries to get the adrenaline pumping for everyone watching it. If and when you can incorporate this aspect into your party, you’ll have a huge hit! Your guests will leave your party saying “Now, that was a great Halloween party!”
So, how do you do that? Well, there are several different ways, as infinite as you are creative. There is one particular way that this article discusse - a way that this writer is personally and professionally familiar with. Provide them with an adventure to go on. What is meant by an adventure? Oh, the writer is so glad you asked.
Don’t have them complete word search to ‘find’ all of the classic monsters of fiction (i.e. Frankenstein, Dracula, etc.) Instead, have them actually look for them. Assemble your guests in teams, set out clues and people to actually talk to. Have a couple volunteers to dress up like the monsters so that they can actually be found. This takes a little more time and work than passing out the word searches. However, you’re talking about the difference between providing a mediocre activity (at best) and doing something amazing. Even if the search for the monsters (or just monster) in the above example was overly simplified, the actual activity of getting up and searching for monsters will be thrilling for your guests. This can be designed on your own ordownloaded from the Internet, also.Don’t play a DVD game of Scene It: Twilight, rather let them hunt down a vampire or two themselves. Or, perhaps, give them the task of trying to bring two feuding vampire clans to terms of peace. How do you accomplish this? Set a couple of friends at a couple of locations (they could both be within your home if nothing else) and give them instructions on how to interact with those that approach.
Give them a simple thing to disagree on and let your guests try and figure out a way to have the two feuding clans resolve the issue. The beautiful part is that you don’t even need to establish the activity as a ‘game.’ Simply place the two vampires in two different locations. When a guest stumbles upon one of them, that vampire can relay his/her side of the story. Instantly your guest is pulled into the adventure! These types ofadventures can also be downloaded.
Don’t play the toilet paper mummy wrap game when you can have them try to break the curse of an actual live mummy trying to bring about the end of the world! Create a bogus newspaper article (using standard Word and a little creativity) to set the stage of an Egyptian artifact that was stolen from it’s resting place, bring about a horrible ancient curse that will bring about total destruction unless it is found and returned.
Place some Egyptian themed items all around your party space with clues attached to each (but not necessarily in an obvious way). The more of these that your guests find, the closer they will be to actually find the artifact. Then, allow them to actually find it! Let them see and hold it! Hide it someplace that the clues left out will lead to. Egyptian artifacts can be made easily by visiting your local thrift store and finding an Egyptian themed statue and spray painting it gold or ordering anEgyptian themed treasure hunt prop.
There are so many different kinds of adventurous activities you can add to your Halloween party or event. Even in their simplest form, a little goes a very, very long way. Think outside the box this Halloween and provide a real adventure for your party guests!
