Halloween Word Games

Directions

1. Find a spacious tray or clear a section of a table to create the playing surface.
2. Collect either Scrabble or Bananagram tiles, a sheet of black or orange paper, and a tiny Halloween-themed object to use as a marker.
3. In the Create-a-Word game, search the tray for letters that form Halloween-themed words.
4. Reuse letters from words you've already spelled to construct a word puzzle.
5. Plan your puzzle construction carefully so you can keep adding new words.
6. Younger children can use the free printable Halloween Word list to sound out words and improve spelling.
7. Older kids and adults should think up any Halloween-related words to build their puzzle.
8. Keep a tally of how many words each player creates and how many letters they use.
9. If you're using Scrabble tiles, calculate the point totals as an extra bonus.
10. Use the Halloween Word Search worksheet to locate different holiday-related words.
11. For a timed challenge, turn it into a 'Minute to Win It' game: each player gets one minute to spell or find words.