Easy DIY Candy Corn Ring Toss with Glow Necklaces for a Fun Fall, Halloween, or Thanksgiving Game

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This DIY Candy Corn Ring Toss is a fun game for fall festivals, Halloween parties, and Thanksgiving gatherings. Turn orange safety cones into candy corn with white and yellow spray paint, then toss glow necklaces around them. It’s simple to set up and fun to play during the day or after dark.

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Candy Corn Ring Toss – Fall Game to Play

I love everything about fall—the crisp air, apple picking, pumpkin picking, and harvest celebrations. And you know I love keeping activities simple! These candy corn cones fit right in with fall fun without making game setup complicated.

Glow necklaces make this game especially fun after dark. If you’d like to try glow-in-the-dark paint on the cones, see my nighttime ideas below.

What I love about this Game

Great for fall parties: Set it up for a fall festival, Halloween party, or Thanksgiving gathering.
Simple setup: The game uses painted safety cones and glow necklaces.
Fun for different ages: Kids, teens, and adults can all take a turn.
Day or night: Play at a school party or festival during the day, or use the glowing rings after dark.

Supplies Needed:

You’ll find the printable instructions farther down the post.

orange plastic safety cones – I used 9-inch cones because the taller ones were more expensive.
yellow spray paint – Choose a spray paint designed to adhere well to plastic.
white spray paint – I used Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover.
Glow necklaces – Connect the ends to make rings for tossing.
Optional: A hay-filled wagon or hay bales to display the candy corn cones.

Instructions for Painting Candy Corn Cones

Cover your work area with newspaper. Leave the middle of each orange cone unpainted, spray the tip white, and spray the bottom yellow. Let the paint dry before playing.

For Straight Lines

I didn’t tape off my cones because I don’t mind slightly uneven lines—real candy corn isn’t perfect either! The kids weren’t worried about perfect paint lines. If you’d prefer crisp edges, use masking tape and newspaper to cover the sections you don’t want to paint.

Instructions on How to Play Classic Ring Toss

Choose your teams and divide the rings evenly between them.
Set a tossing distance that’s challenging but achievable. Some traditional ring toss rules use 15 feet, but glow necklaces are lightweight, and younger children may need a shorter distance.
Mark a tossing line so everyone knows where to stand.
Take turns tossing the glow necklace rings toward the candy corn cones.

Alternative way to play

Divide players into two teams and give each team a different color of glow necklaces.

One player from Team 1 tosses all of their rings toward the candy corn cones. Then a player from Team 2 takes a turn.

After both players have tossed their rings, count the points for each team based on the color of the rings. Collect the rings and let the next players take their turns.

Continue playing until one team reaches 21 points.

Scoring Ring Toss Games

Standard Rules to go by for a Classic Game of Ring Toss – (Adjust it according to your party’s needs):

Score 2 points for a ring that goes completely around a cone and 1 point for a ring that leans against or touches the target.
The first team to reach 21 points wins.

Alternative ways to Score Ring Toss

I’ve also heard of this alternative scoring system for ring toss:

A ring that lands completely around a cone earns 3 points.

A double ringer—two rings around the same cone—earns 6 points.

If no rings land around a cone, the closest ring earns 1 point. If one team has the two closest rings, that team earns 2 points.

Expert Tips

I learned that spraying too close to the cones can make the paint run. Follow the distance instructions on your spray paint can rather than copying the distance shown in my demonstration photo. A light mist worked better than spraying too heavily.

Ideas For Night Time Candy Corn Ring Toss

I didn’t think of using glow-in-the-dark paint when I first made these cones, but it’s an idea you could try for nighttime play. We had plenty of fun without it.

We set up our game near a backyard fire, which gave us some light on the targets. Make sure players can clearly see the cones and have enough room to toss safely.

Another idea is to place glow sticks near the cones to make them easier to see after dark.

What are the Rules in Ring Toss?

Teams should have different colored rings to differentiate between them for scoring. A player on team 1 throws all of his/her rings, then a player on team 2, uses his/her fings to throw at the stakes. After rings are thrown, points are calculated, and rings are collected for the next players in line

How to Score in Ring Toss

This is another way I’ve heard you can score in ring toss. A full ring counts as 3 points. A double ringer – which is ringing the same stake twice counts as 6 points. No Ringers – the ring closest to the stake counts as one point. If the same team has 2 of the closest rings, then they get 2 points

What is a Good Technique for throwing rings in Ring Toss?

Throw slowly and while looking at the exact center of the target, aim for the center

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Here’s your printable for playing this fun fall game

candy corn ring toss game for fall and Thanksgiving

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Easy DIY Candy Corn Ring Toss {Fall Game to Play}

A fun fall or Thanksgiving game to play

Prep Time20

Active Time20

Author: Melissa Haines

Cost: $15

Materials

3 orange plastic traffic cones
White spray paint
Yellow spray paint
Glow necklaces for tossing

Instructions

Spray paint the top of each orange cone white and the bottom yellow, leaving the middle orange. Allow the paint to dry completely.
Arrange the candy corn cones in your playing area.
Connect the glow necklaces to form rings.
Choose a tossing distance that’s challenging but achievable for your players. Mark a line for everyone to stand behind.
Take turns tossing the glow necklaces toward the cones.

How to Score

– A ring that goes completely around a cone earns 2 points.
– A ring leaning against or touching a cone earns 1 point.
– The first team to reach 21 points wins.

Notes

Team Ring Toss Variation

Divide players into two teams, giving each team a different color of glow necklaces. One player from each team takes a turn tossing their rings toward the cones.

After both players have finished, count the points for each team according to ring color. Collect the rings and let the next players take their turns.

Helpful Tips

Move the tossing line closer for younger children or farther away for older players.
For straighter painted lines, use masking tape and newspaper to protect the orange sections of the cones.
Spray from the distance recommended on the paint can to avoid drips.
An adult should handle spray painting in a well-ventilated outdoor area.

Happy Fall Y’all!

~Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do

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