Hobbies And Interests
Candy Corn Guess
Fill a clear glass jar with candy corn and count how many candies are in the jar. Have each child write down his guess as to how many pieces of candy are in the jar. The child who guesses closest to the correct number of candies wins the jar of candy to take home.
Pin the Hat on the Scarecrow
Draw a picture of a scarecrow on a large poster board and draw a dotted line where his hat should go. Print or draw several scarecrow hats and write each child's name on a hat. Place double-sided tape on the back of each hat. Blindfold each kid and spin her five times. Tell her to try to pin the scarecrow hat in the correct place. The child who pins the hat closest to the correct place on the scarecrow wins a prize.
Gourd Bowling
Place 10 soda pop bottles in a triangle and pour a small amount of play sand in the bottom of each one to make them sturdy. Mark a standing line about 10 feet away from the "bowling pins," you can place the line further or closer depending on the ages of the children. Purchase several gourds at your local market or grocery store. Give each child three gourds to roll at the pins. Reset the pins after each throw. Keep track of how many pins each child knocks down. The child who knocks down the most pins wins the game. The gourds make the game hard because you never know which way they might roll.
Hula-Hoop Pumpkin Toss
Scatter several pumpkins on the ground and mark a starting line about 15 feet away. Adjust the line depending on the age of the children playing. The children try to toss the hula-hoops onto a pumpkin. If a child rings a pumpkin, he wins a prize.