Pumpkin Toss

• Classic carnival games, like the bean bag toss, can easily be adapted to make suitable games to play at a Halloween carnival. To make the bean bag toss the perfect choice for a Halloween carnival game, simply create a large pumpkin cutout out of either plywood or sturdy foam board and decoratively paint it. Make holes in the pumpkin cutout for the jack-o-lantern's eyes, nose and mouth. To play Pumpkin Toss at the Halloween carnival, give carnival-goers round, orange bean bags and several chances to throw the bean bags into one of the cutout's holes. If players manage to get one of their bean bags in one of the pumpkin's holes, they win a prize.
  
  

Bobbing for Apples

• No Halloween or fall carnival is complete without the classic Bobbing for Apples. All that is needed to set up a booth for Bobbing for Apples is a large metal tub filled with water, small apples and towels. In this game, participants take turns trying to catch an apple using only their mouths. Any carnival-goer who manages to get an apple in the allotted time wins a prize. Towels are handy for drying off wet faces, or entire bodies, depending on how motivated the players may be.
  
  

Ring Toss

• Making the traditional ring toss carnival game into a festive game to play at a Halloween carnival couldn't be simpler. Instead of using bottles or cans, gather several Halloween-themed objects for players to toss their rings around. Suitable options might include a small stuffed black cat, a pie pumpkin, witch's hat or a papier-mache mummy. Place the Halloween targets on the ground at an appropriate distance from where players will be throwing--this distance should vary depending on the age of the players. Give carnival-goers five rings to throw in hopes of "ringing" one of the Halloween targets. Any player who rings a target gets a prize.
  
  

Halloween Cake Walk

• To make a traditional cake walk a good choice for a game to play at a Halloween carnival, request guests to bring Halloween-themed desserts (think iced pumpkin cookies or pumpkin pies), and set up 10 pumpkins, painted with numbers 1 to 10, in a large circle, and purchase a CD of Halloween songs. To play Halloween Cake Walk, players walk from pumpkin to pumpkin as the music plays. When the music stops, the players must stop. Then a number is called out, and whoever is standing next to the pumpkin with that number wins and gets to choose a Halloween treat to take home and enjoy.