Glow-in-the-Dark GamesNo. 2266 · The 2026 edition
Ping Pong Pumpkin
Turn a classic ring toss into a glowing Halloween challenge with pumpkin and ghost cups!
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This fun party game has players tossing ping-pong balls into orange pumpkin cups lit with tea lights or white ghost cups filled with glowing underwater LEDs. The goal is to land in a lit pumpkin cup, but even misses earn a consolation prize.
You'll need
Directions
- Set up your table with Halloween decorations, including a black tablecloth and any other spooky touches.
- Secure each pumpkin cup to the tabletop with packing tape, ensuring they stay in place during play.
- Fill the ghost cups with water and drop an underwater LED light into roughly half of them.
- Activate the battery-operated tea lights and place them into only about half of the pumpkin cups—never use real candles.
- Give each player three ping-pong balls to toss toward the cups.
- The goal is to land a ball into a pumpkin cup that has a glowing tea light inside.
- If a player fails to get any of their three balls into a lit pumpkin cup, they receive a consolation prize.
- If a ball lands in a ghost cup that does not have an underwater light, the player loses their turn but still gets a consolation prize.
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