Easy Halloween Minute to Win It Games for kids and teens leading up to Halloween. Great for classrooms, too!
I’ve got another way to use candy this Halloween (plus get the kiddos excited for it) – Halloween Candy Minute to Win It Games!
All the supplies you’ll need you either own, or you can pick up at your local Dollar Tree.
Double score!
Halloween Minute to Win It Games for Kids
Set up a series of Minute to Win It Games from below, and surprise your kids and teen students with some fun leading up to Halloween, on Halloween night, or even the next day with the tons of candy they’re sure to get.
These games are quick (just 60 seconds each!), and you can let them compete individually or as a group with the free printable scorecard PDF below.
Hint: the timer in each photo is this one.
1. Candy Target Catapult
Supplies needed: homemade catapult (big popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and an empty bottle cap), pumpkin pail, and a pile of candy
The pumpkin pail is the target here.
Make the homemade catapult.
Students will spend 60 seconds either in a team (each taking turns), or individually to see how many pieces of candy they can get into the pumpkin pail by catapult.
2. Candy Jacks
Supplies needed: A bunch of candy pieces, a bouncy ball, and a timer
Freshen up the good ol’ fashioned game of Jacks by playing it with candy!
Time each student to see how many pieces of candy they can pick up in between bouncing a ball (picking up just one piece of candy at a time).
3. Candy Jacks Obstacle Course
Supplies needed: rubber ball (bigger is better!), safety cones to place around the area/room, and pieces of candy
The first Candy Jacks game was played on a tabletop. Now it’s time to take it up a notch.
Grab a ball (bigger balls are better and more hilarious). Place two safety cones at the finish and start line.
Then, place pieces of candy on the floor between the start and finish.
See how many pieces of candy each child can get Jacks-style (bounce the ball, pick up a piece of candy, bounce the ball, pick up a piece of candy, etc.) in 60 seconds.
4. Halloween Candy Transport Game
Supplies needed: two car race tracks, a mini car (like Hot Wheels), and a piece of candy
For this game, pair the kids off so that the two are working together.
The goal is to see how far they can transport one piece of Halloween Candy in 60 seconds while keeping it in the mini car, and ON the car track.
Since there are only two car tracks, they will need to leap-frog to build the track as they go. Lots of teamwork, here!
Spoiler alert: they have to keep the piece of candy IN the car for it to count.
5. Tech Deck Race to the Finish
Supplies needed: Tech decks/mini skateboards, pieces of candy, and masking tape
Tape a finish line across the floor a few feet away from where students will start.
Give each person a tech deck and a bowl of candy.
Set the timer for 60 seconds, and see who can get the most pieces of candy across the finish line within that time (while on the Tech Deck/mini skateboards).
Do you like these Minute to Win It Games for kids and teens? Here are even more Halloween candy games for kids to check out. They are great fun for a Halloween family night.
Amanda L. Grossman
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