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Mummy wrap and three monster games

No party required. Two rolls of toilet paper, some music and a few boxes make four Halloween games in 45 minutes.

Dad Field Manual editors · Drafted with AI help · Published Oct 17, 2026

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Time
45 min
Cost
$0
Ages
4 to 10
Where
Living room

01What you need

  • Two rolls of toilet paperHave
  • Music on a phone or speakerHave
  • A pumpkin bucket or box and rolled-up socksHave
  • Paper, tape, a marker and scissors (Dad's) for ghost cutoutsHave

Where: A cleared floor with room to dance and throw something soft.

Before you start

  • Never over the face. Mummy wrap stops at the neck: no paper over the nose or mouth, and nothing tied around the neck.
  • Soft things only. Toss rolled socks or bean bags, never anything hard, and throw underhand.
  • Clear the floor. Move the coffee table and anything sharp before monster freeze.

02Steps

  1. Mummy wrap

    KidYou stand still as the mummy. Kids wrap you loosely with toilet paper, never over the face, and keep your feet and legs free so you can stand. See who can stay stillest while being wrapped. Then break out with a groan. All the paper comes off before you swap or move to the next game. Swap: you wrap them, neck down. About 10 minutes.

  2. Monster freeze

    TogetherPlay music; everyone dances like a monster. When the music stops, freeze in your scariest pose. Anyone who moves does a monster laugh. Five rounds, about 10 minutes.

  3. Pumpkin toss

    TogetherSet the bucket on the floor. Each player gets five rolled socks, tossed underhand from a line. Step back one big step after every round. About 10 minutes.

  4. Ghost hunt

    DadCut out ten paper ghosts before you start. Kids close their eyes while you tape them around the room, some low, some high. They count as they find them. Then they hide them for you. About 10 minutes.

  5. Clean up as mummies

    TogetherEveryone gathers the toilet paper into a ball. Toilet paper can't go in curbside recycling, so save it for next year's wrap or put it in the trash or compost. About 5 minutes. Ask, "Which game wins?"

03If it stalls

  • If they fight over who wraps, give each one a body part: one arm, the other arm, the middle.
  • If monster freeze gets too wild, switch to slow-motion monsters.
  • If the toss is too easy, make it a smaller box or turn around and throw backward.

04Variations

Ages 4–5

Mummy wrap and monster freeze are plenty. Ghosts at their eye level.

Ages 6–8

All four games, with a score sheet for the toss.

Ages 9–10

They run the games and the music for younger siblings, and you're a player.

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05Sources

  • Games and turn-taking. AAP says games like duck-duck-goose and tag help children build socio-emotional skills such as empathy, that play can improve children's abilities to plan, organize, get along with others and regulate emotions, and that simple, inexpensive objects and a parent's attention matter more than gadgets. American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) Checked Oct 17, 2026

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Dad Field Manual · Field card 178 · Indoor & Rainy Day

Mummy wrap and three monster games

No party required. Two rolls of toilet paper, some music and a few boxes make four Halloween games in 45 minutes.

Time
45 min
Cost
$0
Ages
4 to 10
Where
Living room

What you need

  • Two rolls of toilet paper
  • Music on a phone or speaker
  • A pumpkin bucket or box and rolled-up socks
  • Paper, tape, a marker and scissors (Dad's) for ghost cutouts

Before you start

  • Never over the face. Mummy wrap stops at the neck: no paper over the nose or mouth, and nothing tied around the neck.
  • Soft things only. Toss rolled socks or bean bags, never anything hard, and throw underhand.
  • Clear the floor. Move the coffee table and anything sharp before monster freeze.

Steps

  1. Mummy wrap. Wrap loosely, feet and legs free, never the face; mummy stands still. All paper off before swapping or the next game. 10 min.
  2. Monster freeze. Music on, dance like monsters. Music off, freeze in a scary pose. Five rounds, 10 min.
  3. Pumpkin toss. Five rolled socks each, underhand into the bucket. Step back after each round. 10 min.
  4. Ghost hunt. Tape ten paper ghosts around the room. Kids find and count them, then hide them for you. 10 min.
  5. Clean up as mummies. Gather the paper into a ball and save it or bin it, not the recycling. Ask which game won. 5 min.

If it stalls

  • If they fight over who wraps, give each one a body part: one arm, the other arm, the middle.
  • If monster freeze gets too wild, switch to slow-motion monsters.
Stillest mummy
best toss score
Game night scores: who won each game
Best part: Signed by Date

dadfieldmanual.com/plans/mummy-wrap-and-monster-games · Sources: American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org)