COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL Oct. 26, 2016
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HALLOWEEN GUIDE | ENTERTAINING
Easy Party Games
I
f you’re hosting a house full of little
ghosts and goblins, get the party
started with some simple games.
TOILET PAPER MUMMY
For this game, organize kids into teams of two or
three. Two teams race each other to cover a friend
with toilet paper, mummy style. This game can get
rowdy in a hurry, so be sure to play in an open area
You don’t have to go all out to make some spooky with plenty of space for spinning the “mummy”
memories. With a few basic supplies, you can set the around as he gets wrapped.
stage for a great time, not just for the kids, but for
the adults too.
PUMPKIN BALL TOSS
Line up a row of five empty trick-or-treating
pumpkins for a game of ball toss. Kids get one
MARSHMALLOW TOSS
chance to sink a ping pong ball or golf practice ball
Set up small paper cups in a pattern on a card
into each pumpkin from behind a line. For younger
table. Write a point value on each cup, with lower
point values in front and higher point values toward kids, allow more chances and move the line closer to
the pumpkins.
the back. Use a rolled-up piece of tape to keep the
cups in place on the tabletop. Let children take
PIN THE TAIL
turns taking aim at the cups with five marshmallows
A quick online search will turn up tons of free
each. Whoever gets the most points wins.
printables for games such as pin the tail on the
black cat, pin the eye on the monster, pin the spider
POKE-A-PUMPKIN
Start with a piece of heavy cardboard or wood
on the web, and the list goes on and on. This is a
veneer about 3 feet by 3 feet. Nail or staple plastic
great game for preschool and kindergarten-age chil-
party cups (bonus points for finding Halloween-
dren.
themed orange ones) into the shape of a pumpkin.
Cover the top of each cup with a small square of
PRIZES
orange crepe paper that’s large enough to be fas-
The prizes for your party games don’t have to be
tened around the rim of the cup with a rubber band. big. Use your imagination. Small candies or party
Before adding the rubber band, drop a small candy
favors work great, but you can go the extra mile by
or prize into some of the cups. Kids take turns
offering special prizes such as “Choose a party deco-
choosing a cup, then poking their fingers through
ration to take home!” or
the crepe paper in hopes of finding a prize.
“You get to lead the
costume parade!”
© FOTOLIA
Halloween
Carnival
Monday, October 31st 6pm-8:30pm
Delight Valley Church
33087 Saginaw Rd. East
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Exit #176 off of I- 5 Phone: 541-942- 7711
What you can expect:
Lots of Fun Game Booths
Lots of Candy Given to the Kids
Hot Dogs & Chips & Punch
Cotton Candy
Supervised Bounce House
Everyone's a Winner Cake Walk
Small Toy Prizes
Safe Family Fun
Admission Price:
One Can of Food
for the Homeless
Trick or Treat on Main Street
Monday, October 31, 2016
If you are a business and want to set
up a booth downtown and be a part
of the festivities, contact Travis at the
chamber offi ce (541) 942-2411.