Halloween Feel Box

Try this simple Halloween game. Fun and simple party or classroom game!

Using cardboard (can be from empty cereal boxes and such), divide the inside of a large box into 4 pieces (or however many desired). Cut holes in the sides of the box - these should be big enough for a hand but not big enough to see inside. Put something (ideas below) into each section of the box and have the children put their hands in the holes and try to guess what is in it just by feeling it.

My ideas for items to place inside box:

• Damp, Course Sponge - Brains
  
• Twisted Chenille Stems - Spider
  
• Pretzel Stick - Petrified Rat Tails
  
• Dried Apricots - Dried-up Tongues
  
• Spiderwebs
  
• Cooked, Cold Spaghetti Noodles - Worms
  
• Cooked, Cold Spaghetti Noodles - Veins
  
• Peeled Grapes - Eyeballs
  
• Fake Fur
  
• Tines of a Plastic Fork - Vampire Teeth
  
• Soft Flour Tortilla - Skin (can add a little oil)
  
• Feed Corn - Teeth
• Corn Husk Silk - Hair
  
• Slime

Ideas from Cathy in FL:

• Pearl Onions - Eye Balls
• Little Smoky sausages -- Cut Off Fingers
• Baby Carrots - Cut Off Fingers
• Small Peeled Potatoes Stuck Together with Chenille Stems - Spiders

Ideas from Naidi in England:

• Pumpkin Guts - Guts and Blood
• Popped Popcorn - Cockroaches

Ideas from 'A Person' in the US:

• Peeled Tomatoes - Heart
• 5 Baby Carrots - Fingers

Ideas from Anke in Ireland:

• Cooked, twisted pasta - Intestines
• Small sticks - Bones (broken bones)
• Peeled, hardboiled eggs - Hearts

Ideas from PJ in Japan:

• Tofu - "It's very disgusting, and the imagination kind of runs wild with what it might be. I had several people gagging."

Ideas from S-in-MS:

• Overcooked rice in olive oil - maggots

Ideas from Betty in Canada:

• Limp, slightly warm, oily cabbage leaves - skin

Ideas from Linda in SC:

• Thich, peeled, sliced pickles - frog hearts

Ideas from Heather in Iowa:

• Small pickles - toes or fingers
• Pig ears (dog treat things) - dried bat wings
• Dried pears - dried witch ears
• Wrinkled up fruit roll ups - skin
• Banana chips - scabs
• Fresh green beans - witch fingers
• Rubber glove filled with flour - dead hand

Ideas from Annie in Australia:

• steel wool - witches hair
• boiled eggs - witches eyes (make hem a bit slimy)
• jelly - witches brains
• chocolate topping - witches blood

"...Make sure if you are using yucky stuff that you get the children to wash their hans afterwords."

Ideas from Jessie in NY:

• Avacado - Witches Nose
• Rubber glove filled with water - Witches Hand

Ideas from Patty in MI:

• Ham - A chunk carved into a tongue shape
• Frozen French Fries - Fingers
• Jello - molded into a brain shape.

Ideas from Rachel in Iowa:

• Canned, Diced Tomatoes - Blood and guts
• Canned Whole Tomatoes - Hearts

Ideas from Roxanne in Idaho:

• Boiled Head of Cauliflower - Brain (and it also has a strong smell)

Ideas from Merlo in WI:

• Cut cheap hot dogs in half and microwave for just a few seconds, let cool - Cut Off Fingers

Ideas from Angela in Arizona:

• Pudding in a Plastic Bag - Heart
• Potato Chips (broken up) - Scabs
• Tapioca - Frog Eggs

Ideas from "The World's Best Teacher" in Missouri:

• Mushrooms - Noses
• Macaroni and Cheese - Brains

Ideas from kristie in New York:

• Roasted Red Peppers from a Jar - Tongues
• Candy Corn - Teeth
• Small Pickles - Fingers

Ideas from Danielle in Indiana:

• Broken up Sunflower Seed Shell - Fingernails

Ideas from Kimberly from MO:

• Baby pickles - Fingers
• Candy Corn - Teeth
• peeled Grapes - Eyes
• Cactus Leaf (pull out thorns) - Tongue
• Stewed Tomato - Heart

"I poured white corn syrup over everything to give it that sticky nasty feel. I put the different items on a plastic plate or bowl and put them in differnt paper bags. I cut a hole in front so kids and adults can put their hands in to feel but not see the item. I played scarey music, strobe light, smoke machine. I told them that I saw a witch flying around outside, and I threw a rock at her and knocked her off her broom. I cut her up into little peices and this was all that was left of her. It was a blast. It really was scary. After the party was almost over, I turned on the lights and let the little kids that were too scared to go through with the lights off, go through. I also let them look at the items. I plan to try to expand it out this year." ~ Kimberly

Ideas from Nicole from Red Sox Nation:

• Fruit Leather and Jello - Rotting Flesh

Ideas from Vanessa-Rae Thomas:

• Toasted pumpkin seeds - Fingernails
• Un-rinsed, raw pumpkin seeds - Bloody fingernails

Ideas from Jacquelyn in Montana:

• Cold oatmeal - Brains
• Oiled water balloon - Heart
• Dried apple slices - Ears

If you have any gruesome ideas to add to this list, feel free to submit them here.

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