Fun Halloween Team Building Activities

Halloween is a spooky time, but it can also be so much more fun than just a bunch of hocus pocus!  It's a perfect time for scary decorations, a Halloween costume contest, or pumpkin carving competitions. However, you might want to bring that Halloween theme to the work environment. Imagine playing Halloween games while building teamwork. It's a perfect way to get the whole team involved during the Halloween celebration! 

Get ready to boost team spirit, increase morale, and enhance soft skills with these corporate Halloween party ideas! We give you 5 ways to make your office more fun with these free Halloween team-building activities! We also keep in mind that not everyone celebrates Halloween. So, we’ve added a few Halloween team building activities that are great for everyone!

Headless Horseman's Hunt:

The Halloween Hunt is a scavenger hunt that will strengthen problem-solving skills while having fun in friendly competition. This one is also super simple because it’s basically an easter egg hunt without the eggs! Get a few Halloween-themed decorations, such as pumpkins and other spooky decorations, and hide them throughout the office. You can allow people to find the pumpkins as they go about their day-to-day activities. Add a team-building option by breaking everyone into small teams (depending on how many hidden decorations you have) and have them work together to collect the most pumpkins! Add a scary surprise by swapping the pumpkins out for giant spiders!

Halloween Heist:

This one is high-energy and requires teams to collaborate and think as a unit. Think capture the flag meets keep away. For smaller departments, you can break them up into two teams. In larger departments, you’ll want to have two games going at once and four teams total. Have one Halloween-themed item, like a large plastic pumpkin or a bowl, and fill it with candy or another treat. Put the candy in a neutral location and let the games begin! Teams will have a specific time limit to work together and strategize how to “steal” candy without getting caught. As a team, they will strategize, create distractions, and have a great time. Best part, at the end of the game, announce the winner by counting the treats, and both teams can share their loot!

Witches Brew:

Get your department separated into teams. Use a whiteboard or a piece of paper, and have each team guess letters to a predetermined word or phrase, like in Wheel of Fortune. Then get Halloween trivia from anywhere online. A great way to start would be sites such as Halloween Trivia with BuzzFeed or any YouTube Halloween trivia videos. Have all the teams answer trivia questions, game show style. (You can switch this format per your workplace) The first team to get the answer right gets to “add to the witches' brew” by putting a letter into the word. This game will be a perfect way for small or large groups. They will have fun, be competitive, and build bonds as teams work together to answer questions and strategize about the best letter to guess!

Monster Mash:

Get a spooky-themed box or a pumpkin bucket for the entire office. Have everyone think of one song that reminds them of Halloween and write it on a piece of paper. Take all the papers and create a Halloween-themed playlist. Everyone participates, and you get a great playlist to play during the day or during lunch break. Want to up the fun? Have someone DJ and play a snippet of each song. Then have everyone guess who picked the song. It will definitely get people talking and having fun guessing! Want to sweeten the pot even more? Make it a contest and offer a prize to the person who knows their coworkers best!

Ghoulie Puzzle:

For tamer Halloween fun that is still sure to get team members laughing and working together, try a classic activity like puzzles with a Halloween twist! You can play Halloween-themed bingo, a word search, crossword puzzles, or any other style of puzzle. Use an online puzzle generator like the one we gathered from WordMint.com! They offer so many options of puzzles you can make yourself, such as bingo cards, word searches, and scrambles. This is a perfect opportunity to boost creativity and get everyone involved. Each person will be able to input their own answers! It's especially good as a virtual event to get remote employees engaged. Have everyone create their own puzzle and then pass it to the next person to solve. 

Don't forget that a good idea is for EVERYONE to get involved, that means supervisors, managers, and department leads can get on a team and have just as much fun! The number of participants for each game can vary, just make sure teams aren't too large where people won't be able to participate. These are just a few fun Halloween team building activities that are a great way to let everyone relax a bit and build lasting bonds!