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Halloween charades ideas

Monsters, costumes and spooky scenes that are fun to act and mild enough for kids.

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1. Split into two or more teams and pick a round length.
2. The actor starts the timer and acts out each card silently: no talking, no mouthing words, no pointing at objects in the room.
3. Tap Got it for each correct guess, or Skip to pass. When time runs out, hand the phone to the next team.

Updated November 2026.

1. Carving a pumpkin
2. Bobbing for apples
3. Witch stirring a cauldron
4. Mummy coming unwrapped
5. Bat hanging upside down
6. Trick-or-treating
7. Zombie walk
8. Vampire hiding from the sun
9. Werewolf howling at the moon
10. Black cat arching its back
11. Spider spinning a web
12. Ghost floating through a wall
13. Flying on a broomstick
14. Scarecrow
15. Dancing skeleton
16. Owl turning its head
17. Sorting your candy
18. Chewing sticky taffy
19. Putting on face paint
20. Lost in a corn maze
21. Scooping out pumpkin guts
22. Frankenstein's monster waking up
23. Wizard casting a spell
24. Pirate with a wooden leg
25. Opening a creaky door
26. Bumpy hayride
27. Monster under the bed
28. Walking into a spider web
29. Mad scientist
30. Walking through a haunted house
31. Watching a scary movie alone
32. Tripping while being chased
33. Hiding in a closet
34. Checking behind the shower curtain
35. Fortune teller with a crystal ball
36. Grave digger
37. Ghost hunter
38. Costume too tight to sit
39. Handing out candy
40. Sneaking candy from your kid
41. Fangs that keep falling out
42. Headless horseman
43. Stuck in a mask
44. Car that won't start
45. Flashlight dying in the dark
46. Judging a costume contest
47. Dancing in a bulky costume
48. Two people in a horse costume

Tips for a better game

• Agree on the classic signals first: fingers for the number of words, a tug on the ear for "sounds like".
• Limit skips to two per round, or the hard cards never get acted.
• With young kids, drop the timer and let everyone guess together.

Questions people ask

What are some good Halloween charades ideas?

Five from this list: Mummy coming unwrapped; Flying on a broomstick; Wizard casting a spell; Hiding in a closet; Headless horseman.

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