Below are 16 halloween-themed games you can play online. We made sure to pick ones that aren't too scary. They are best played on a desktop or laptop, which helps familiarize your little one with a mouse, a mouse pad, keyboard, hand-eye coordination and more.
Super Elmo's ABC Jump
Elmo needs your help to save the missing letters in Alphabet City. A fun game of letter recognition.
Ages 3-5 | Free
Dress Up Time
Elmo and Abby need your help to play dress-up. After choosing a character, you must pick the matching pieces to complete the look.
Ages 3-5 | Free
Superhero Art Maker
Color in a super hero costume using digital crayons and superhero-themed stamps.
Ages 3-5 | Free
Pumpkin Art Maker
Use your imagination to decorate this digital pumpkin.
Ages 3-5 | Free
Fish Dress-Up
Style Elmo's fish Dorothy any way you like. A cute game of choice and creativity.
Ages 3-5 | Free
Make A Pumpkin
Click and drag the different shapes to make a pumpkin. You'll learn and practice valuable mouse manipulation techniques while clicking and dragging. You can also create faces depicting different emotions.
Ages 6-10 | Free (with ads on desktop)
Halloween Hop
Test your reflexes and your knowledge of Halloween trivia by hopping from platform to platform and collecting different costumes and candy! How far up can you get in this hopping haunted house?
Ages 6+ | Free (with ads on desktop)
Ghost Typing Jr.
Ghost Typing Jr. is a great way to practice keyboarding. Players must type the letters that are on the ghosts before they get too close!
Ages 4+ | Free (with ads on desktop)
Ghost Typing
This version of Ghost Typing uses whole words instead of single letters. It's a great way to practice keyboarding for more advanced typists. Players must correctly complete the words before the ghosts get too close!
Ages 7+ | Free (with ads on desktop)
Halloween Candy Hunt
Look carefully at the pictures, and click/tap on the hidden candy.
Ages 7+ | Free (with ads on desktop)
Pumpkin Carving
Kids can pick a pumpkin, decorate it, carve it and then light it up! There is a kid friendly menu button on the bottom right of the screen. The menu provides options for all the different functionality.
Ages 3-10 | Free (with ads on desktop)
Halloween Word Search
Halloween Word Search is a fun holiday activity for children of all ages. Puzzles can be created two ways: a small grid with shorter words or a larger grid with longer words. This feature will allow younger children to enjoy the puzzles too.
Ages 6+ | Free (with ads on desktop)
Halloween Crossword Puzzle
ABCya's Halloween Crossword Puzzle is a fun and interactive way for kids to test their knowledge of Halloween vocabulary words and facts. The crossword puzzle can be played on the computer or by printing on paper. The interactive version of the puzzle includes a hint feature, fun animations, and an intuitive interface to making navigating the clues and answers.
Ages 7+ | Free (with ads on desktop)
Alphabats - Alliteration
A super fun way for kids to practice phonemic awareness. Click on the bats’ bellies to hear the words, then match the words with the same beginning sounds. Match 6 words correctly, then help the bats collect fireflies!
Ages 3-7 | Free (with ads on desktop)
Alphabats - Rhyming Words
A super fun way to practice phonemic awareness. Click on the bats’ bellies to hear the words, then match the words with rhyming sounds. Match 6 words correctly, then help the bats collect fireflies!
Ages 3-7 | Free (with ads on desktop)
Alphabats - Syllables
A super fun way to practice phonemic awareness. Click on the bats’ bellies to hear the words, then match the words with the same number of syllables. Match 6 words correctly, then help the bats collect fireflies!
Ages 3-7 | Free (with ads on desktop)
That's it for our list! Which one did you and/or your family have the most fun playing? If you like these games, you may love our list of halloween-themed games on Scratch, which you can check out here.
Until next time...
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