4:00 – Arrive, Outdoor Games
5:00 – Rosary, Litany of the Saints & Group Photo
5:30 – Potluck Dinner/Hearty Appetizers & Refreshments
6:30 – Saint Presentations, Additional Games & Roasting Marshmallows
I purchased big bags of candy at Costco to fill Ora Pro Nobis Candy Boxes and various additional candy or treats to fill the All Saints Guessing Jars. I also watch for Costco’s coupon/discount on the 30 count boxes of full size candy bars (I buy one or two, depending on the size of our party) to hand out to each little “saint” as a treat for giving a short presentation on who they came dressed as for the party, along with a little tag/reminder. Each family helps by bringing 1 pound of candy per child they are bringing to the party to be used as prizes for the various games.
You can find my most popular All Saints Party Printables here.
One of the families arrived late and is missing from the group photo, but here are at least most of the saints from our 2014 party. All the costumes were so creative and beautiful!
Like usual, my friend Trina coordinated a couple of the games for the party. One of the games she brought was the supplies (a big whiteboard, eraser, markers) to play Saint Pictionary! She would give each child a saint to draw. The first person to guess correctly would win some candy and then get a turn to draw a saint. They had a blast!!
Apparently the All Saints Guessing Jars are my children’s absolute favorite All Hallows’ Eve/All Saints’ Day Party Game. I guess their friends really love it too and have already been asking them, “Is your mom going to have the Saint Guessing Jars again?!?!?!”
Next it was time for another All Saints Scavenger Hunt. Trina explained the game to the kids and broke them into groups (older kids with younger kids) while I passed out the Saint Pictures/Answers to the older teens/adults and the list of clues to the children.
The goal is to match each clue to the correct saint. Once the child thinks he knows who it is, he will ask the person representing (holding the picture of) the saint. If he is correct the “saint” signs the line next to the correct clue on his child’s clue sheet.
As always I had special treats for all the children who came dressed as a saint and stood up to share a little bit about him/her with everyone.
…and then my kids stayed up extra late swapping candy with some of their friends.
So enjoyed looking at these pictures of All Saints. Truly, what Halloween is all about! Thank you for sharing. Such wonderful families' activities!
2015-10-27 05:23:34
Thanks for sharing! I would love to drive ( or fly) right over and help you plan. My kids would have so much fun at your parties! God bless!
2015-10-27 14:05:28
Your party was awesome, as always. Love those costumes!
2015-10-27 14:58:40
Such inspiration!! God be praised. Have a blessed and happy celebration!!!
2015-10-27 17:27:30
Do you allow people to use your photos? I noticed that your kids were in this article from our diocese and just wanted to give you a heads up since there was no photo credit or anything. https://encourageandteach.wordpress.com/2015/10/2…
2015-10-27 21:24:21
Thank you, Sarah! Someone else actually sent me that same link a little while ago. I left a comment on their site with the link to the original blog post/photo credit, a link to my copyright policy, and a little reminder to ask for permission next time. My comment didn't show up so I guess that they probably moderate comments. It's the time of year when my kiddos pictures start popping up all over the place…
2015-10-27 21:40:42
Love those costumes and the Isidore's Harvest Tic-Tac-Toe is so creative 😀 good luck
2015-12-20 23:49:00
How do I find the costumes?
2016-10-11 23:08:53