Skeleton Bones Dig a Halloween Game for Kids to Play

This Halloween Game is a fun game for kids to play over and over.  It’s a snap to set up, too. Easy and Fun for Halloween – A win-win. Come on in and I’ll share Skeleton Bones Dig Halloween Game for Kids to Play with you.

Halloween Skeleton Bones Dig Game

It’s easy to make your Halloween Bash extra fun with this Skeleton Bone Dig Game

If you are looking for Halloween games to play then you might want to check out my post on how to play the Pantyhose Spider Leg Game, Unwrap the Mummy Halloween Game, or Pass the Skeleton Bones a Halloween Game

You just need a few supplies and a few minutes to make this game come to life

Then, let the fun begin! 

As you can see…Packing peanuts can get a little messy, so you’ll want to lay down a tablecloth on the floor for easy cleanup.

 

Here are the supplies needed for the Skeleton Dig Halloween Game:

For two teams

• 2 Large storage tubs or even a plastic pool – A Halloween Color would be fun
• Packaging Peanuts – or other filler – enough to cover the skeleton bones in the tub or pool
• 48 or more skeleton bone pieces – these will be divided up between both containers
• Suggested – Large disposable tablecloths to go under containers for easy clean-up
• Timer

Instructions for Setting up for this fun Halloween Game

Place containers onto tablecloths to make clean up a breeze

Pour the packaging peanuts into your containers

Divide the bones and push the bones into the peanuts and hide them well

Playing the game

Divide players into two teams

When you’re ready yell go

Let the kids take turns digging – one bone at a time – out of the peanuts

The fastest team to get all of the skeleton bones out of the peanuts wins the game

Fun Variations

Number the skeleton bones to correspond with prizes. When kids pull a bone out, they trade it in for the prize that corresponds with the bone they found. 

This game would make a fun Minute to Win It Game for Halloween – Set the timer for 1 minute and have teams gather around the tubs to see how many bones they can pull out in under one minute

Expert Tips

If purchasing 2 bags of bones is too expensive, then you can divide one bag Or, let teams go one at a time and time them. The one to be the quickest to find all the bones wins the game 

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Here is a Printable Instruction for this Halloween Game

 

Happy Halloween! 

~Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do