Musical Tombstones Game

A spooky variation on musical chairs, this Halloween game features creepy music and participants that tote their own tombstones.

What You Need

Instructions

Give each child two sheets of gray paper that have been cut and stapled into the shape of a tombstone. (Each stone should be large enough to fit over the back of a folding chair.) Hand out markers, glue sticks, sparkles, scissors, construction paper and -- if you've had the time -- paper cutouts of Halloween creatures. Have the partiers decorate their stones with creepy drawings and silly epitaphs ("Here Lies John Blake, Hit the Gas Instead of the Brake...").
Follow the usual rules for musical chairs, except have your players carry their tombstones as they circle around the seats. When you stop the music, everyone rushes to find a chair. The player left without one is out of the game; he starts the graveyard, putting his tombstone over the back of an extra chair set to the side and sitting down. The game continues, with you removing a chair at the start of each round, until one child is left sitting with her unused tombstone and everyone else is in the graveyard.

Tips:: As a prize give the cassette of creepy music to the winner and the tombstones to all the players. This game is for kids who are roughly the same size (otherwise, little kids get creamed by big ones). Elaborate costumes can be a real handicap, so help players strip down to the basics. Stash any dangerous props, such as faux swords and pointed wands.

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