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Tossing Games
Various outdoor tossing games set the mood for a fall party. The host can have guests try to ring a pumpkin by lining up three large stemmed pumpkins next to each other. Using hoops made from embroidery or duct tape and rope, players take their mark at a designated throwing line and try ringing a pumpkin stem. Players may compete individually or in teams. Whichever individual or team rings the most pumpkins wins the game. More adventurous players may use hula hoops to ring the whole body of a large pumpkin.
Guest may enjoy tossing pumpkin seeds into small baskets or crates. The host lines up five baskets or crates, one after the other. Players stand 3 feet in front of the first crate and toss seeds into the crates. The player who gets the most seeds into the crates wins. A player earns a bonus if she lands seeds in every crate.
Pennies in a Hay Stack
A hay stack serves as an ideal place to hide small items like pennies. Prior to the party, the host dumps a number of pennies into a broken hay stack. Guests dive in and try to find as many pennies as possible. Whoever collects the most pennies wins the game.
Musical Bales
In this variation of Musical Chairs, the guests playing the game must total one more than the number of bales. As a non-player plays music, players walk in a circle around the bales. Once the music stops, players race to find a bale to sit on. If a player fails to find a bale, he's out of the game. Each time a person exits the game, the host removes a bale from play. The last person remaining wins the game.
Pumpkin Relay Race
Guests can use pumpkins for relay races at a fall party. After establishing a turnaround line (which should be at least 20 feet from the start line), players use their hands to roll a pumpkin from the start line to the turnaround line and back. Once the first team member returns to the start line, the next person in line rolls her pumpkin in the same manner. The first team to have all of its members roll the pumpkin to the turnaround line and back to the start line wins the game. As an alternative to hands, adult players may use a stick to roll the pumpkins.
Scarecrow Race
Scarecrows remain a symbol of the fall harvest and party guests may enjoy competing against other guests to create their own scarecrow. The host distributes clothing, straw and stuffing to guests, who may work individually or in teams. Whichever individual or team finishes creating and stuffing a scarecrow first wins the game.
Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest
Pumpkin pie gains popularity with the advent of the fall season. A good closing game to a fall party may be a pie eating contest, with guests competing to devour their piece of pie the fastest. Guests with the ability to eat large quantities of food may enjoy the challenge of eating a whole pie, almost as much as other guests will enjoy cheering them on in their efforts. The player who consumes a whole pie in the quickest time wins the challenge.