Halloween Party Game: Eyeball Toss
Create a Halloween version of a classic ball-toss game where partygoers have to throw eyeballs into cups held by creepy skeleton hands.
To make this game, we attached creepy-looking hands to a standard piece of plywood and then glued plastic cups onto the hands. Stick-on numbers indicate how many points each cup is worth, and a string of spider lights adds some bright style.
Jessyca Williams
Tools and Materials:
- 1/2” plywood 12” x 38”
- matte-black paint (spray or brush-on)
- paintbrush
- drill with 1” Forstner bit
- clamps
- painter’s tape
- creepy hands
- box cutter or craft knife
- popsicle sticks
- black tape
- small cups
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
- number stickers
- LED spider lights
- bouncy balls eyeballs
1. Cut and Paint the Board
Cut the board to the desired size. We made ours 12” wide by 38” tall. Paint both sides of the plywood in a spooky matte-black color. Allow it to dry.
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2. Cut Holes for Hands
Clamp the plywood to a worktable. Measure the base of the hand and determine how big the holes need to be to hold the hands; you’ll want it to be a tight fit. Drill five alternating holes using a Forstner bit. (Tip: Lay painter’s tape on the board where you’re going to drill to keep the wood from splintering.) Paint the insides of the holes with black paint.
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
3. Attach Hands to Board
To help the hands stay in place and stand straight out of the board, you’ll need to add support on the back of the board. To do this, we inserted popsicle sticks through the base of the hands. Use a craft knife or box cutter to make a small slit at the very end of the creepy hand on top and bottom. Place the hand through the hole and insert the popsicle stick through both holes. (Tip: It helps to use the stick to make the hole larger before installing it onto the board.). Secure the popsicle stick to the board with black tape. Repeat for all the hands.
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
4. Glue Cups to Hands
Level the cups on the hands and secure them with hot glue. If you want to make the game a little easier, slightly tilt the cups forward.
Jessyca Williams
5. Add Points to the Board
Add self-adhesive numbers beside each hand to designate how many points each cup is worth.
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6. Decorate
Attach spider fairy lights to the board by wrapping the cord around the back and taping it in place.
Jessyca Williams
7. Play Ball
Use the eyeball bouncy balls to either toss into the cups or bounce into the cups to make it harder.
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
Jessyca Williams
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