| Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the October | | | | Halloween bingo is played very much like a normal |
| 31st each year, especially in the United States of | | | | game of bingo. Each student is given a bingo card |
| America, but nowadays in many other countries | | | | or bingo card containing a grid of items. However, |
| as well. Halloween is traditionally associated with | | | | Halloween bingo cards are printed with words or |
| ghosts, witches and scary stories. Pumpkins are | | | | phrases relating to Halloween ("ghost", "Jack |
| carved with faces and a candle placed inside to | | | | O'Lantern", "pumpkin", "witch", etc.) instead of the |
| make a Jack O'Lantern. Kids love to dress up to | | | | usual numbers. The teacher takes the part of |
| play games or go trick-or-treating. | | | | bingo caller, and calls these items out in a random |
| Halloween is also often marked by schools and | | | | order, until a student achieves a winning pattern |
| community groups. It is not uncommon for | | | | of marked off squares on their bingo card. |
| schools to hold Halloween themed events, and | | | | One question that many teachers have is where |
| teachers to organize Halloween games in their | | | | to get Halloween bingo cards. This isn't difficult |
| classrooms. One particular game that is ideal for | | | | however. You can download a set of ready-made |
| classrooms at this time of year - it can be a lot | | | | printable templates from the Internet, or using |
| of fun, is easy to place, can be educational, and | | | | bingo card making software to print custom bingo |
| does not require expensive or specialist materials | | | | cards in whatever quantity and containing |
| - is a game of Halloween bingo. | | | | whatever items that you want. |