October is upon us, which means All Saints Day is just around the corner.
As I look forward to this year's All Saints Day party, I asked my children what their favorite All Saints Day party game or activity was throughout the years and thought about what others ones I should bring back this year.
I share them here in case you, too, are looking forward to an All Saints Day party and want some ideas.
1. Throw Satan Out of Heaven
My youngest child said, "the one where we through things off a ladder". He means our St. Michael game, which happens to be one of the first saint games we ever made and one we have played many times throughout the years.
It's super simple to play: just cover a ladder or stepstool with a blueish cloth to be "heaven", then have kiss toss a snake (Satan) toy as far as they can into "brambles" below.
Everyone at our parties has always enjoyed this game! You can find a free pritnable for it here.
2. Balance St. Thomas Aquinas' Books
My daughter said "the one where we balance books", which has been a perennial favorite of many of our repeat party goers.
A tip if you use this game - don't use treasured books, because the binding can break as they fall off chidlren's heads.
You can find a free printable for it here.
3. All Saints Day Treats in a Jar Guessing Game
My eldest son said, "the one where I won the coins!"
He meant the candy jar guessing activity that friends often prepare for our parties based on ideas from Catholic Inspired, Catholic Icing, and Shower of Roses - three fantastic Catholic blogs!
My favorite - just because it always engages younger and older children alike and has a sensory element to it, is St. Anthony's Seek and Find.
For it, I put various beans into a container and hide small objects, such as religious medals, in them. Kids try to find all the objects before resetting the game for the next players.
4. St. Anthony Seek and Find
My favorite - just because it always engages younger and older children alike and has a sensory element to it, is St. Anthony's Seek and Find.
For it, I put various beans into a container and hide small objects, such as religious medals, in them. Kids try to find all the objects before resetting the game for the next players.
Kids have enjoyed this one for years!
5. Serve with the Inspiration of St. Kateri
Finally, several parents at a past party told me we need to make our Serve with the Inspiration of St. Kateri activity an annual one.
Admittedly, not all the kids like this activity, but some do - and it gets things cleaned up.
Basically, it is a clean up scavenger hunt. You can find a free printable for it here.
More Ideas!
If you'd like ideas for other games, you can find tons of them in our All Saints Day archives. Also, please feel free to share your own - with links, photos, or whatever - in a comment here or on our Facebook page.
Saints in Heaven, pray for us.
