Gruesome Halloween Storytelling Activity For All Your Senses! 2

Storytelling games at Halloween are made creepy, gooey, and gross when you add “remains” to the game! These props allow your guests to touch and feel the story as you read it. Classic Halloween fun for all ages!

Here are two different stories to choose from: “A Post Mortem Hallowe’en” and “Poor Joe” – choose one or choose both!

What You Will Need:

• Sponge strips tied together or a head of Cauliflower (a Brain)
• 2 Grapes, skinned (Eyeballs)
• 1 piece of Fur or Corn Silk (Hair)
• 1 dried Peach or Apricot (an Ear)
• 12 Kernels of Dried Corn (Teeth)
• 1 or more Manicotti Shells, boiled then cooled (a Windpipe)
• 1 Rubber Glove, filled with wet sand or wet oatmeal (a severed Hand)
• 10 Small Carrots (Toes)
• 1 Red Pepper, quartered and seeds removed or raw hot dog cut in half lengthwise (Tongue)
• 1 peeled Tomato (Heart)
• Flashlight
• Blindfolds (optional)
• Chains
• Copy of the verse “A Hallowe’en Post Mortem” and “Poor Joe” (click to download and print)
• See variations for additional “prop” ideas

What You Do:

• Prepare all the props ahead of time so they are ready for your party.
• Determine who will be the narrator. The success of this game depends on how well the reader conveys the story. Speak in a quiet, captivating tone with lots of inflection for the most creepy stories (think Vincent Price)!
• Invite your guests to sit in a circle on the floor or at a table so the “remains” can be easily passed from one person to another.
• Darken the room before you begin reading the poem or story, then use a flashlight to read.
• Make sure the narrator pauses long enough between versus to allow all the guests to pass and touch the body part mentioned in the verse.

Variations:

• You may want to place each of the “remains” into a bowl and pass the bowl from guest to guest.
• Instead of passing around the “remains”, set them in bowls inside a box. Have your guests reach in to feel each of the remains without looking.
• If you prefer, blindfold your guests while reading the poem and passing around the “remains”. This is more exciting for older kids.
• Take this game a step further and add additional “remains”. For example, use cooked and cooled spaghetti for the guts; dried carrots for fingers. Set these props aside, handing them to your guests after you read the story, then encourage them to guess what the items are. Maybe your guests could even create their own addition to the poem for these items. Be creative!

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