Halloween Mad Libs Free Printable (For a Frightfully Good Time This Year!)
It’s creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky—a Halloween Mad Libs activity!
Get ready for some frightfully fun Halloween entertainment with these free printable Mad Libs.
These fill-in-the-blank stories offer a wildly entertaining word game that everyone will enjoy. They’re easy to do and perfect for all ages!
Fun Fact: Invented in 1953, Mad Libs creators actually stumbled upon the idea while working on a script. The name “mad libs” came a few years later when they overheard an actor wanting to “ad-lib” in an interview and his agent thought he was “mad”. (source)
How To Play Halloween Mad Libs
Mad Libs is a fun and easy word game where players fill in blanks with random words.
This creates wildly funny and sometimes absurd stories. And makes for lighthearted fun for kids and adults.
Here’s how to play:
- One player is given a story containing blank spaces. Each space is labeled for a specific part of speech such as an adjective, noun, or verb, or a category like a number, food, or person.
- Without revealing the story, this player asks the others to supply words for each blank.
- Once all the blanks are filled, the completed story is read aloud, usually leading to hilarious results!
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Halloween Mad Libs can be incorporated into:
- Family Halloween traditions
- Halloween celebrations
- Classroom parties
- Rainy or cold fall days
Print and use both of the free Halloween Mad Libs stories below!
Mad Libs Game Variations
Use Age-Appropriate Adaptations
Mad Libs is a game that’s fun for all ages. You can easily adapt it for younger children by offering simpler prompts.
For example:
- Instead of asking for a noun, be specific and ask for a person, place, or thing.
- Use word categories instead of parts of speech (numbers, food, emotion, etc…).
- Make a word list ahead of time for each category.
- Give two or three choices that younger kids will be excited to choose from.
- Use a word bank. Players must use all the words. (This works well in a classroom!)
My boys lean toward potty humor when filling out Mad Libs. (Can you relate?) Give a quick reminder to keep things G-rated!
Play In Teams
Divide into teams. Each team creates their version of the Mad Libs story. Once all the stories are filled out, each team can read their completed story aloud.
The one that gets the most laughs wins!
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Play Round Robin
Instead of having one person read all the prompts, let the group take turns filling in the blanks in a round-robin style.
This adds an element of surprise and makes the story even more hilarious!
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Free Halloween Mad Libs Printable
Download and print your Halloween Mad Libs game sheets here.
Create your own Halloween Mad Libs
Challenge your kids to create their own mad libs for Halloween this year. Then, get ready to laugh.
1. Brainstorm and choose a theme
Decide on a Halloween topic for your Mad Libs story.
Ideas include:
- The Great Pumpkin Hunt
- The Hilarious History of Halloween
- A Zombie Dance Party
- The Vampire’s Secret
- The Costume Contest
- Trick-or-Treating Gone Wrong
- A Halloween Night Tale
2. Write a story
Create a short and simple story based on your theme. Aim for 100-200 words to keep it concise and easy to complete. Write a beginning, middle, and end.
3. Identify fill-in-the-blank spots
Replace specific words in your story with blanks. Indicate the type of words to be filled in.
- Nouns- name a person, place, thing, or idea
- Verbs- describe an action
- Adjectives- describe a noun
- Adverbs- describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb and usually tells how, when, where, why, or to what degree
- Or specify specific word categories like foods, numbers, family members, friends, places, etc…
*Kids can ask a grown-up to help with the type of words needed for each blank.
4. Ask for input
One person should act as the leader, reading the prompts aloud to the group and writing down the responses without peeking at the story.
5. Read the story
After all the blanks are filled, read the completed story out loud to reveal the funny sentences created by the participants.
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