Halloween for teens should be more than just leftover candy and horror movies. With creative games, themed challenges, ghost names, and chances to socialize or show off their style, teens can turn Halloween into a memorable night. Here are some great ideas for Halloween fun for teenagers:
1. Create Your “Halloween” or “Ghost” Name
Teens love a bit of personalization, so start with a spooky name game.
Download our Halloween name games to generate your Halloween name or your Ghost name. It comes with name tags so you can write your name on it and use it throughout the night for games and competitions.
2. Halloween Party Games for Teens
Some games for groups that are spooky, funny, and a little competitive:
- Wink Assassin –work out who is the assassin before you are killed.
- Toilet Paper Mummy – Race to wrap your friend as a mummy.
- Charades – act out the Halloween clues without using words
- Relay races – team up to race in Zombie Shoes, on Broomsticks, like a spider, or Ghost hopping with a ghost balloon between your legs.
- Haunted Scavenger Hunt – follow the clues to find the prize.
These games and more are available to download at our store.
3. Halloween Challenges
Print out challenges that can be completed individually, as a team or as part of a competition.
Challenge ideas:
- Phobia Match quiz
- Halloween A-Z challenge
- True or False Halloween trivia
- This or That game
- Halloween riddle challenge
Printable versions of these challenges are available for instant download at our store: Big Book of Games Etsy store
4. DIY Halloween Crafts & Decor (Cool Enough for Teens)
These aren’t kiddie crafts—think edgy, aesthetic, and social-media worthy:
- Glow-in-the-dark slime
- Painted black and neon pumpkins
- Mason jar lanterns with creepy faces
- DIY horror movie posters featuring themselves
Great for creative teens who want to make something they can display or share.
5. Halloween Photo Fun
Fun activities that they can create, photograph and share on social media, if they want:
- Create a Halloween reel or TikTok with ghost name intros
- Makeup challenge: recreate a spooky look in 15 minutes
- Photo booth with creepy props and filters
6. Curate a Teen Halloween Playlist
Cue up a Halloween playlist and get the teens to guess which song is which.
You can download our ‘Guess the Spooky Song’ game with list of Halloween songs and a printable answer sheet for everyone to complete. Etsy Store
Includes:
- “Vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo
- “Disturbia” – Rihanna
- “Hungry Like a Wolf” – Duran Duran
- “Ghostbusters” – Ray Parker Junior
- “Ghost Town” – Benson Boone
- “Thriller” – Michael Jackson
🧛 Final Takeaway:
If you want to save some time and energy preparing for Halloween, check out our full range Halloween games, activities and challenges. Available to download instantly, ready to print and play. Available now in our store: http://www.bigbookofgames.etsy.com