How to Entertain pre teens?? HELP!!!!

I've got the perfect book that'll help....



Penny Whistle Halloween Book by Meredith Brokaw
Discusses the history and lore of Halloween and includes instructions for making costumes, decorations, and invitations and planning games, activities, and menus for Halloween parties for different age groups.

Pree-Teen Party

We are trying to plan a party for pre teens as well...

Not really sure what we are going to do yet but we had thought about showing a PG movie. The following movies are rated PG and will provide a good scare/creep-out without the gore:

Poltergeist
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Watcher in the Woods

We are also thinking about some dance music mixed through the iPod and plyed through the TV.. That way we can download Music videos to mix in as well. There are a few good halloween videos like Thriller, Monster Mash, Etc. I think there is also one from Chris Brown that is about Vampires.

We thought about trying to teach them the Thriller Dance. Then watch the music video and try to do the dance. We were going to get a buddy to break in dressed as a zomibe and scare them during the dance video.

I did my first pre-teen party last year, after 4 years of family parties. I found a game (torture!) called Lightning Reaction (just google for sources). Four kids hold "buzzers" and watch a flashing light in the base. When the light turns red, everyone presses their buzzer. The last one gets shocked! It was a huge hit! The shock is unpleasant, but not painful.

I had Mario Kart Wii set up in one room and let them challenge each other. Scary movies in another room - PG-13 movies such as The Ring, The Grudge.

Food in another room. Note: they don't eat near as much as you'd think, but keep the soda flowing. I use cans in huggers - less spillage than cups with ice. The food I used was finger food like Skittles, popcorn, that they could put in a plastic cup and carry from room to room.

Costume contest - funniest, best girl, best boy, scariest, most original.

The finale is a "haunted house" in the basement. I did a maze with black plastic sheeting. Scene of biohazard, dot room, corpse brides (two dummies and one real), and a Michael Myers. Actors were a few parents and older siblings of the guests.

As soon as school started this year, my daughter was getting hit up for an invite to this year's shindig. Parents have already asked to help this year. It is the event of the year at her school!

Im having a bunch of 12 yr old girls.... heres my 'Tempt your Fate' game set up
the push pins will have ribbons attached to helium balloons with their fate inside.
Its all on a tri fold board that I can easily set it up anywhere.
the pan and scoop is for the 'scoop a poop' fate (tootsie roll in grape nuts cereal)
the bowl is goody bags of various 'treats' ...bracelets, earrings etc
Im hoping it will go over well but with tweenage girls who knows! lol

I like the idea of that game! Awesome.

I am definitely in the same boat, I'm hosting my 13 year old sister's Halloween party this year and need some good ideas as well. Our house isn't too big, so there are only going to be about 6 girls there. I'm trying to avoid the electronic games and go for something old-school Here are some things I've come up with so far:

One idea I found that would be cool is getting a large bowl of cold cooked spaghetti noodles, adding stuff that makes the noodles extra slimy and gross, like a bit of oil. Even fake bugs or fingers and toes. Add plastic eyeballs with a number written on the back. The kids have to put their hand/arm in there and search for an eyeball, and the number on the back indicates which prize they get. (Such as a little basket of goodies, a movie or a giftcard of sorts)

The Wrap The Mummy is always fun. Prize for winning team with the best mummy.

One year a friend of mine did a party game where she dangled donuts off a piece of string in her kitchen, and the idea was to get everyone on their hands and knees and eat their donut first without utilizing their hands or dropping their donut! Messy, but we had a blast! This game is totally on my list. A prize for the one who is able to complete the challenge. I guess if you want to be healthy (as hard as THAT is on Halloween) you could use apples or another fruit/veggie.

Skeleton Scavenger Hunt - A plastic skeleton would probably work best, take him apart and hide the parts in separate sections of your house or the outdoors. Divide the guests into teams and have a race as to which team can find all of the parts and put them back together again. Prize for the winning team.

Pin the Face on the Pumpkin - self-explanatory. You could use an actual pumpkin with black construction paper cut-outs for the face. And of course, a blindfold is needed It's a good game for girls who like to giggle and laugh at themselves. Prize for the best pumpkin face I assume, haha. To make it even more interesting, you could have all the guests go at the same time, and have to actually glue the cutouts onto the pumpkin, as compared to having tape stuck to the back, and all they have to do is just position and place it on the pumpkin. It's easier to judge who's is the best when they are all lined up. Add in a time limit perhaps?

I'm doing pizza and veggie/fruit trays for food in between games. Maybe add some finger food like chips and skittles (as was suggested before )

And I guess to make it all come together, little gift bags at the end of the party filled with whatever. Candies, pencils, jewelry etc.

Hope my entire party plan helps!