Yard GamesNo. 8344 · The 2026 edition
Pumpkin Drop Game
Test your balance and speed with this festive pumpkin-carrying race!
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In this Halloween game, players craft their own pumpkin balls with green foam stems and jack-o'-lantern faces. They then race to a finish line while balancing two pumpkins on cardboard tubes, restarting if any drop. The fastest player to complete the course wins.
You'll need
Directions
- Collect at least four cardboard tubes such as those from toilet paper, paper towels, or wrapping paper.
- From green glitter foam sheets, cut out a pumpkin stem.
- Cut two identical stems, glue them back-to-back, and attach to a plastic ball.
- With a black marker, draw a jack-o'-lantern face on the ball.
- Repeat steps 2-4 for three more balls so each player has two pumpkins.
- Mark a start line and a finish line for the game.
- Set each pumpkin on top of a cardboard tube holder.
- Set a timer for one minute.
- From the start, race to the finish line while balancing the pumpkins on the tubes. You cannot use your body or the other pumpkin to steady them.
- If a pumpkin falls off or you touch it with your body or the other pumpkin, you must go back to the start.
- The first player to cross the finish line with both pumpkins still on their tubes wins.
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