Candy Based Games

Poker

• Instead of playing poker for money, play it for candy. This will allow the whole family to play, even children who know how to play poker. Each player places a piece of candy into the center of the table to form the pot. The players compete to see who gets the best poker hand, with the winner getting all the candy in the pot. To keep the game simple, there is no wagering; the winner wins the piece of candy put into the pot at the beginning of the hand by each player.

Checkers

• Play this game with a standard checker board. Instead of using checkers, though, use pieces of candy. Each player places his pieces of candy on the board to represent his checkers. When his opponent jumps over one of his pieces, his opponent wins that piece of candy. The last player with candy on the board is the winner and gets to eat his own candy as well.

Target Practice

• Place a variety of buckets around a playing area with different types of candy in them. Each of the players gets an agreed-upon number of turns to try to throw a ping pong ball into one of the buckets. Each time a player lands his ping pong ball in the bucket, he gets a piece of candy from that bucket. Place the smallest pieces of candy in the closer buckets with the ones furthest away containing larger pieces, possibly full-sized candy bars. This will challenge players to try for the farthest bucket.

Scavenger Hunt

• Instead of having an Easter egg hunt in your backyard, have a candy hunt. Hide candy around the yard before the contestants get to your house. Once everyone arrives, give them each a bag and announce the contest has begun. Allow the players to search for candy until either all the candy is found or a time limit has been reached. If this is for young children, to ensure each child gets the same amount of candy, put a limit on the number of pieces each child can find before he must stop searching.