To my Halloween page !! Feel free to look around my home. There is alot to see and do in here. I have a few Halloween Games you can learn to play. There are some Halloween jokes and even the story of how Halloween began. Hello Dearie !!!! My name is Gruntilda. Hehehehe !!!! I heard you might be stopping by. I'm so glad you did. Please come in and stay a "SPELL" !! Hehehe SPOOKY GAMES Boo Bingo (ages3-5) What you'll need: * plain paper *candy corn *pencil or pen *bowl How to Play 1. Prepare Bingo cards ahead of time. Draw a large grid with nine squares. In each square draw a simple Halloween picture: a cat, a bat, a witch's hat, a ghost, a broom, a jack-o-lantern, a spider, a full moon, and a candy corn. Make a bingo card for each player, but vary the order in which you draw the pictures, so that each card is different. Draw an extra set of pictures and cut them apart. Put them in a bowl. 2. Give everyone a card and some candy corn for markers. Take turns drawing slips from the bowl and calling out the picture. Cover that picture on your card with a candy corn. The first person to get 3 pictures covered (across, up and down or diagonally) yells "Boo!" and is the winner. The Witch's Cauldron (ages 6-7 and 8-10) What you need: *several players, the more the better How to Play: 1. Sit in a circle. One person begins by saying, "I am the witch, and in my cauldron I put..." and names something ghoulish. 2. The person to the left then repeats what the first person says and adds another item. Continue around the circle adding spooky ingredients as you go. If you forget an item or name it in the wrong order, you're out. The last player in the circle wins. JOKES !!! 1. What is a little witch's best subject? A: Spelling! 2. How do you unlock a haunted house? A: With a skeleton key! 3. Why couldn't the witches play baseball? A: Because they couldn't find the bats! 4. What dessert do ghosts like best? A: Boo-berry pie with I scream! 5. Where do cowboy goblins live? A: In a ghost town! 6. When is it unlucky to be followed by a black cat? A: When you're a mouse! The history of "Trick'O'Treating" can be traced back to the early celebrations of All Soul's Day in Britain. The poor would go begging and the housewives would give them special treats called "soulcakes". This was called "going a-souling", and the "soulers" would promise to say a prayer for the dead. Over time the custom changed and the town's children became the beggars. As they went from house to house they would be given apples, buns, and money. During the Pioneer days of the American West, the housewives would give the children candy to keep from being tricked. The children would shout "Trick or Treat!". Hey look what this page won !!! Voted the Birthday Clubs BEST Halloween Page !!