As many of you know, I am a youth director for my relatively small, somewhat rural church. No one in the group and its friends has the money to go to paid Halloween events, but we like to do something that the students and their friends can enjoy in a positive, fun, atmosphere that would offer a good alternative to the parties around that invite alcohol and drugs and other mayhem.
We are building on something that we did last year, at a student's house. He has a big back yard surrounded by woods. He has a fire ring and an area to set up a volleyball net, and last year we did both, along with playing some "hide and seek" in the woods, as well as showing "Disturbia" on the side of the house (white siding with sheets over the windows).
We plan to do the same again, but with a different movie and maybe some other fun. It is aimed at high-schoolers, young adults, and their friends, although seventh and eighth graders and families are welcome to come. It will run from 7:30 (post-trick-or-treating time) until about midnight. We will have fire in the fire circle (with big logs and chairs to sit on), with s'more and hot dogs for the fire, as well as snacks and even deer meat on a grill. There is already scheduled to be a volleyball net again and a possibility for the hide-and-seek in the dark again, as well as a Cracker Barrel checkers game. One of our adult leaders is also a park service employee and has set up a "lumberjack contest," to let older students compete to split logs for the fire, with real prizes.
All of this is fun, and I think will go well.
What I was wondering was if you all had fun ideas for games, or a good idea (or preference) for what will work for our main feature movie. I intend to keep it light and classic, as most will watch but it will not be required -- more just as a background to hanging out and an option to watch.
I will start with "Toy Story of Terror," and maybe have a couple of "drive-in" clips before the feature. Then for the feature, I have considered "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Goonies," "The Wizard of Oz," "Back to the Future II," and even things like "The Bride of Frankenstein" or maybe the modern version of "The Mummy." Right now I am thinking "Nightmare Before Christmas" might be the best option. But I am open. The goal is a clean, positive fun alternative for teens to the alcohol parties that proliferate on Halloween.
What do you all think?
And do you know any other good party games (beyond bobbing for apples) that would be good for an outdoor Halloween/Fall Festival event for teens and young adults?
Thanks
Paul
We are building on something that we did last year, at a student's house. He has a big back yard surrounded by woods. He has a fire ring and an area to set up a volleyball net, and last year we did both, along with playing some "hide and seek" in the woods, as well as showing "Disturbia" on the side of the house (white siding with sheets over the windows).
We plan to do the same again, but with a different movie and maybe some other fun. It is aimed at high-schoolers, young adults, and their friends, although seventh and eighth graders and families are welcome to come. It will run from 7:30 (post-trick-or-treating time) until about midnight. We will have fire in the fire circle (with big logs and chairs to sit on), with s'more and hot dogs for the fire, as well as snacks and even deer meat on a grill. There is already scheduled to be a volleyball net again and a possibility for the hide-and-seek in the dark again, as well as a Cracker Barrel checkers game. One of our adult leaders is also a park service employee and has set up a "lumberjack contest," to let older students compete to split logs for the fire, with real prizes.
All of this is fun, and I think will go well.
What I was wondering was if you all had fun ideas for games, or a good idea (or preference) for what will work for our main feature movie. I intend to keep it light and classic, as most will watch but it will not be required -- more just as a background to hanging out and an option to watch.
I will start with "Toy Story of Terror," and maybe have a couple of "drive-in" clips before the feature. Then for the feature, I have considered "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Goonies," "The Wizard of Oz," "Back to the Future II," and even things like "The Bride of Frankenstein" or maybe the modern version of "The Mummy." Right now I am thinking "Nightmare Before Christmas" might be the best option. But I am open. The goal is a clean, positive fun alternative for teens to the alcohol parties that proliferate on Halloween.
What do you all think?
And do you know any other good party games (beyond bobbing for apples) that would be good for an outdoor Halloween/Fall Festival event for teens and young adults?
Thanks
Paul
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