16 Spooky But Silly Family-Friendly Halloween Activity Ideas For Kids Of All Ages

This is also a great way to reuse some old soup cans. If you're a big Campbell's soup family, just unpeel the label to repurpose them into pins. You can decorate cans using construction paper. Try creating ghosts, mummies, and, of course, Frankenstein himself along with other fun characters.

Then decorate them and stack them. With a ball, suddenly you have yourself a homemade party game. See which kid can knock the most cans down on the first try.

If you're having your party on Halloween night and happen to see some trick-or-treaters, you can make a game of it. Fill out bingo cards with possible outfits or dresses. Make sure to add superheroes and Disney princesses to the mix. If you're a teacher who's also looking for good party games for Halloween, this is a great one to bring into the classroom.

If you're looking for an all-ages activity that you can create at home, this may be the best. The best part is that all the participants are winners.

All you need are paper or plastic cups, orange tissue paper, and a small prize to put inside. What you put in there is up to you — it can be candy, a small toy, or even a clue to something bigger. If your family is full of tweens and teens, you can even use the pumpkin as a way to earn bigger rewards. Perhaps every cup contains a dollar, and kids can poke into one if they've helped out with party chores, or even if they've shown an act of kindness.

You might not love eating candy corn, but you can still have fun counting it. If you have multiple kids or multiple guests, you can always try to have them figure out how many pieces are in the jar. The winner can win a gift certificate, or maybe they can just take home the jar filled with candy.

Ring toss is fun for all ages. Little kids will be able to test their hand-eye coordination, while older siblings will be more interested in whether or not they can beat each other's records. You can make fun witch hats out of traffic cones or create your own cone shapes using poster board. You can buy the rings on Amazon and reuse them for other crafts or hobbies in the future.

Looking for a legitimate excuse to put "Monster Mash" on repeat? Then having a freeze dance contest is a great idea. You can give rewards to the person who manages to freeze the longest or just have fun with it. Small kids just like being able to move around, while older kids may be a bit more competitive with it. The best part about freeze dances is that all you need is a music source and fun costumes to make it happen.

Leave out the gory and gruesome parts. Ghost stories can be on the mild side and still entertain a young audience. Looking for a good one to start with? There's a short story called "Haunted" written by Harris Tobias that deals with noisy ghosts who just want to bake, create, and have a fun time. "The Scarecrow" is another good short story that'll get your kids thinking.

Not only will this activity sweeten up your holiday, but it's a great excuse to welcome in fall flavors. Have you ever had an apple cider donut before? They're worth trying. But regardless of the donuts you use, attaching them to string and seeing who can break theirs apart first is innocent (and delicious) fun that the whole family can partake in. Even better, the photos and videos will offer some post-party giggles.

This is yet another fun and easy game for kids to play that can also serve as a good ice breaker. Think of a bunch of good Halloween characters that kids are familiar with — for example, Jack Skellington, Captain Hook, and Harley Quinn. Put the name of the character, and possibly even a picture, on each child's back. Then have the kids ask questions of each other to guess who they are.

If you consider yourself to be really crafty, this can be a good party idea for kids. Older kids would likely get more of a kick out of it, but younger kids can also have fun by decorating theirs with glitter or other fun colors.

Even if you choose not to break out the foam like the Wicked Makers do in the instructional video, you can still have kids make their own tombstones out of clay or paper. Break out the puns to make them even more fun and less grim. "Barry D. Hatchett", "Noah Scape," and "Chris P. Bacon" are all good ones to start with.

If you're looking for a smaller-scale craft, making bracelets is always fun and easy. You can buy a Halloween bead set and some stretchy elastic string to get started. Being around beads may not be the best for very young children, but kids above the age of 3 will get a kick out of it. It's also a great way for kids to make their own party favors to take home.

There are plenty of good no-bake Halloween recipes for your small gathering, but this one might be one of the easiest. This popcorn mix recipe includes Reese's Pieces, almond bark, and salted peanuts. Just make sure that your guests are allergy-free before whipping up a batch together. Nothing says "party" like snacks.

If you're having a bigger party, you can even make a popcorn or trail mix station so that everyone can mix their own. It's a good snack to make before putting on a scary movie.

If you have a family filled with young actors and actresses, they may get a kick out of playing charades with their friends. This game is fairly easy to construct at home, but you can also buy a set of Halloween Charades Cards in advance to make things a little easier.

You can also buy some index cards and have fun writing your own prompts. Some good ones include "mummy," "black cat," "levitation," and "broomstick."

Origami is such a fun craft for any age, and teaching a group of kids how to fold paper is teaching them a real skill. With this tutorial, you'll learn how to make paper bats. They'll be a great way to decorate your home, and they can be the perfect party take-home souvenir for your guests.

If this is a small party, it'd be good if everyone won. Think up some funny categories ahead of time, like "spookiest" and "sweetest," and award a full-sized candy bar to the winners. After all, a big part of Halloween is being able to transform and wear a costume. At a party, you should honor all of the hard work and creativity that went into every design.

Sometimes a simple Halloween art project or craft is all it takes to get you and the family into the spooky spirit. Simply purchase some inexpensive candles in glass jars from the dollar store and grab a Sharpie. Tell the kids to draw scary or adorable ghost faces onto the glass and arrange the group into a creative Halloween display for all to see.

If you feel like grabbing a few mini pumpkins and giving them surprised little pumpkin faces as well, we support your decision. Just make sure you don't let the kids go too crazy with the Sharpies and start marking up lamps, vases, or other decorative items around the house.