Halloween Punch Out Game For Kids
Are you looking for a fun and easy Halloween game kids love? Look no further than this Frankenstein prize punch board you can make for under $10 in less than 30 minutes. The best part is that you can reuse this punch bunch-inspired game for different occasions or holidays!
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We sure love making our own DIY Halloween games. No only does it save you money, but you can reuse them each year!
Recommended Supplies
- Foam Core or Cardboard
- Glue Gun
- Large Plastic Cups
- Tissue Paper – we put two layers on top of our cups. We found it was easiest to work with larger squares (larger than 7” x 7” squares)
- Rubber Bans
- Prizes: need to be light enough so that the cup won’t fall off the board.
- Black Paper For Frankenstein Hair
- Marker
How To Make A Punch Cup Game
Before You Begin
Decide on your design. Our board is a Frankenstein theme. See the end of the post for other Halloween party ideas.
Step 1: Add Prizes
Place your prizes into the cups. In our game, each cup has a witch finger, eyeball ping pong ball, and vampire teeth.
Step 2: Cut Tissue Paper
Pre-cut tissue paper into 7” x 7” squares. For a neater look cut the tissue paper into circles.
We layered lime green or darker green with white tissue paper. This will help get the “pop” feel.
Step 3: Rubber Band The Tissue Paper On
Either use two rubberbands or double one band per cup to ensure the paper is tight enough.
Step 4: Cover All The Cups
Step 5: Plan and Glue Your Cups
Once you have planned out the cup layout, add a generous amount of hot glue to each cup and add to the foam core. Hold each cup for a few seconds to let the glue set.
Step 6: Decorate The Board
For this Frankenstein design, that meant adding white tissue paper eyes, drawing a nose and mouth with a permanent marker and adding black construction paper hair and bolts.
How To Play
Because this game goes rather quickly, for class parties or house parties we like to have another DIY Halloween game children have to complete before they can punch the board.
Tips For Making Your Board
- Leave spaces in between cups so that you can easily reuse the board.
- Use tape or school glue to lightly attach decorations.
- Don’t glue anything directly to the board if you plan to reuse it for other holidays.
Other Halloween Designs
- Monster Board: Cover the cups in the same color and draw or add paper eyes and a tongue.
- Pumpkin Board: Place the cups in the shape of a pumpkin and cover them with orange tissue paper. Add a stem out of paper or toilet paper rolls.
- Halloween Colors: just create a punch board and cover the cups with orange, black and white tissue paper.
- Spider Board: Create a body out of cups or paper and then line the cups up for 8 legs.
- Ghost Board: Cover all of the cups with white tissue paper and add black ghost facial features.
Other Ideas
- For Adults: place scratch-off lottery tickets instead of prizes
- For Children: create coupons that are for bigger rewards or for part of a scavenger hunt.
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Other Tissue Paper Ideas
- How To Paint With Bleeding Tissue Paper
- Textured Tissue Paper Idea
- Can You Add Tissue Paper To Clay?
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DIY Halloween Punch Out Game
Equipment
- Pair Of Scissors
- Glue Gun
Supplies
- Foam Core or Cardboard
- Large Plastic Cups
- Tissue Paper in the colors that work for your design
- Rubber Bans
- Prizes need to be light enough so that the cup won't fall off the board.
- Black Construction Paper
- Marker
Instructions
Before You Begin
- Decide on your design. Our board is a Frankenstein theme. See the end of the post for other Halloween party ideas.
Making Your Punch Game
- Place your prizes into the cups. In our game, each cup has a witch finger, eyeball ping pong ball, and vampire teeth.
- Pre-cut tissue paper into 7” x 7” squares. For a neater look cut the tissue paper into circles.
- We layered lime green or darker green with white tissue paper. This will help get the “pop” feel.
- Wrap rubberbands around cups and tissue paper. Either use two rubberbands or double one band per cup to ensure the paper is tight enough.
- Cover all of the cups.
- Once you have planned out the cup layout, add a generous amount of hot glue to each cup and add to the foam core. Hold each cup for a few seconds to let the glue set.
- Decorate your board. For this Frankenstein design, that meant adding white tissue paper eyes, drawing a nose and mouth with a permanent marker and adding black construction paper hair and bolts.
Notes
- Leave spaces in between cups so that you can easily reuse the board.
- Use tape or school glue to lightly attach decorations.
- Don’t glue anything directly to the board if you plan to reuse it for other holidays.
