Easy Pumpkin Party Game: Fill The Pumpkin
Keep reading if you need a fast and easy Halloween party game for school-aged children. This activity helps develop children’s fine motor skills, and it can be made in less than five minutes!
Supplies You’ll Need
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*Notes About Supplies
- We used round storage containers from the Dollar Store. Sometimes, you cannot find them, so these plastic jars also work well.
- You want to purchase at least some medium-sized to large-size orange pom poms.
- Buy as many jars as you need for each group to complete simultaneously.
How To Make An Easy Pumpkin Party Game
Step 1: Draw Jack-O-Lantern Faces
Use a permanent marker to design your pumpkin faces.
Step 2: Set-Up Poof Balls and Tweezers
Lay out the supplies needed.
Step 3: Play The Game
You can race a group or work together as partners to use the tweezers to fill the pumpkins. This DIY Halloween game is fun for working on fine motor skills.
RELATED GAME IDEA – If you love this fill-the-jar class party game, you also have to check out our fun fill-the-snowman activity!
Tips
- If you’re playing this pumpkin game on Halloween, don’t wait until the last minute to purchase orange pom poms.
- Kids can also create the faces on the jars for more fun.
- Once children finish filling the pumpkin game, they either get a small prize or get to punch our ghost board to earn prizes.
- You can challenge older children to complete the task with one hand behind their back and to use their non-dominant hand.
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Enjoy your fun pumpkin party game! We know it was a hit during our Kindergarten Halloween party.