Halloween Word Games
It isn’t yet Thanksgiving, but summer is long gone: The perfect time to play Halloween word games! You might notice that in October, the comics and games section of newspapers start to feature Halloween vocabulary, clues, and incorporate themes of the Day of the Dead. Of course you can celebrate Halloween in costumes asking for Trick or Treat, with but why not celebrate on paper, too? Play Halloween word games to make your night of dress up last longer than a few ghostly hours.
Most people think of ghosts, costumes, and jack-o-lanterns when it comes to Halloween, but there is a lot of great vocabulary that you can incorporate into special word games for the season. Read more to learn about special word games to play around Halloween.
Halloween Word Games
Most word games with Halloween themes are full of ghost, witch, and pumpkin themes. These can be really fun because you can engage with spooky vocabulary without getting spooked yourself. Virtually any kind of word game – anagrams, word searches, hangman, crossword puzzles, word scrambles – can be made into a Halloween-themed game.
Below are some great word games centered around the theme of Halloween that you can find online:
- Printables.Kaboose.com has lots of word searches about Halloween that you can print multiple copies of for free.
- Family Fun.go.com is family friendly, and you can print out more word searches that are all about Halloween theme.
Make Your Own Word Games that Feature Halloween Themes
It is possible to customize any game so that features Halloween vocabulary. There are many word game generators online that are very easy to use. Simply compile a themed vocabulary list centered around all things dark, scary, and spooky, and then visit a website like the one below:
- Crossword Puzzle Games.com makes it very easy to use your own vocabulary and clues to create your own perfectly-themed Halloween game. By using one of these generators, you can be sure that your word games will be unique and that they will have vocabulary that is appropriate for its audience as well as clever.
Finding Free Word Games About Halloween Online
If you do not have time to make your own puzzles, look for free word games about Halloween online. Sure, you could buy a book of puzzles with a Halloween theme, but why not find them for free by surfing the net? If you are on a budget, or want to find a lot of variety, try finding free word games about Halloween online first.
If you cannot find exactly what you want, combine ideas you like from different games in order to build a one-of-a-kind game that best suits your needs. Here are some more great sites that, like the ones above, offer word games about Halloween free of charge:
- The word game at Teacher Vision is designed by a teacher who encourages her students to build their Halloween vocabulary beyond the basic “ghost,” “pumpkin,” and “gravestone” words.
- Who would have thought that ice cream and Halloween went together so well? Ben and Jerry’s ice cream has word games on this website that are specifically about Halloween themes.
- MES-English has many unique Halloween games, such as a Halloween Word Bingo and other kid favorites. Try using it with your students at school to help build Halloween vocabulary.
When to Play Word Games About Halloween
October is the month in which most people begin to hang their Halloween decorations and pick out Halloween costumes. This is the time when most teachers and parents think about playing Halloween games with their children and reading scary stories together in the spirit of the season. Some kids like to play these games year round because they like the theme of Halloween so much, but September through October are the times in which Halloween games are most popular.
Print out a few Halloween word games for your students at school, and watch their eyes light up as they challenge their brain and boost their Halloween vocabulary.