This game is licensed for personal, private use only. If you plan to use it for any commercial purpose, public event, business, organization, school, fundraiser, church, promotional activity, paid event, or any use that generates revenue or provides a commercial benefit, you must purchase a Commercial License.
- Type Download
- SKU HOLLYO
- Age Range 7 to 9
- Minimum # of Players 6 Suspects
- Max Players (Main Game) 10 Suspects
- Max # Available (Sold Separately) 14 Suspects
- Difficulty Rating Easy Breezy, 2/10
- Roles Co-Ed or *All-Female (*By skipping optional Males - see Host Character List)
- Interactive Extras Riddle Chain Scavenger Hunt, Announcements, Certificate, and Graphics for Finale Hunt
- Game Duration 2 to 4 Hours Average (Flexible)
- Setting At Holly O. Wene’s home in Pumpkin Town, where the town’s most notable residents gather in costume for her legendary Halloween party.
- Game Format Competition | Mysteries, Jokes, Scavenger Hunts | 4 Rounds
- Vibe & Content Notes Halloween House Party Vibin' * Clean Kid Drama
- Publication Date 2009. Last Revised: 2024
A playful, non-murder Halloween mystery party game for kids set in colorful Pumpkin Town. This lighthearted adventure is packed with creative costumes, Halloween jokes, spooky snacks, party games, tricky mysteries, a riddle-chain scavenger hunt, pumpkin-themed challenges, and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to inherit the world’s most fabulous pumpkin patch.
The roleplaying is light, and the game focuses more on solving the mysteries and having an exciting scavenger hunt.
Kids Halloween Mystery Party Game Synopsis:
Holly O. Wene is famous throughout Pumpkin Town for throwing the most exciting Halloween parties. Every October, hopeful guests watch their mailboxes for an invitation to her legendary celebration. With the big night approaching, the town’s most colorful personalities are preparing imaginative costumes, spooky treats, festive games, and plenty of Halloween fun at Holly’s mansion.
This year, Mrs. Polly Pumpkin—the owner of the world-famous Polly Pumpkin’s Pumpkin Patch—has an extraordinary announcement. Rumor has it that Polly is ready to retire and wants a worthy successor to inherit her magnificent pumpkin patch. Before choosing the winner, however, she plans to put the hopeful candidates through a series of puzzling tests.
The guests must investigate five fun mysteries, exchange Halloween jokes and clues, follow a riddle-chain scavenger hunt, and compete in a final pumpkin hunt. Your invitation to Holly O. Wene’s party has arrived, so choose your costume and prepare to unravel the mysteries of Pumpkin Town!
Expand the Holly O. Wene Halloween Mystery Game:
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Main Game: 10 unique character roles/mysteries
- Players investigate and solve five age-appropriate mysteries.
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Expansion Pack: 4 additional unique character roles/mysteries
- Sold separately.
- All four expansion characters are required when adding the pack.
- Adds four additional mysteries, creating a complete game with 14 unique characters and nine mysteries.
- Groups Larger Than 14: Two or three children may share each character role and work together to solve the mysteries and complete the scavenger hunts.
This is a non-murder kids mystery. Shared roles are duplicate character teams rather than additional unique characters.
This is the instant download version of the game. Simply download, print, and prepare everything you need to play, with no shipping fees or delivery wait.
PDF files included:
- Host Instructions
- Printable Game Materials
- Solution
- Optional Extras, such as the free invitation
For the boxed kit, also called the Party Pack, use the link provided on the product page.
Printing Tips
For the best results, open and print the files using Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe.com. Other PDF viewers may alter fonts, spacing, colors, page sizing, or interactive features.
- Download the PDF files to your computer and note where you save them before opening or printing.
- Select Actual Size or 100% Scale unless the instructions specify otherwise.
- Do not select Fit to Page, as this may resize cards, labels, or other game materials.
- Confirm that the paper size is set to US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches.
- Print one test page before printing the complete game.
- Use standard printer paper for any worksheets or investigation sheets.
- Use heavier paper for invitations, clue cards, and other materials that will be handled during the game.
- Print in color when possible for the intended appearance.
- Do not select double-sided printing.
- Allow ink to dry completely before cutting, folding, or assembling the materials.
Printer settings and results may vary by printer.
When discussing what to do for my daughter's 7th birthday party, her requests were 1) a costume party and 2) a scavenger hunt/something "detective-ish". My immediate though was a murder mystery party...but 6 & 7 year olds are a little young for murder. Thanks to a quick Google search, I not only found My Mystery Party, but the absolute perfect solution for our party. Holly O. Wene's Halloween mystery party was the perfect size of required characters and a great entry-level of difficulty for our guests. It was very easy to set up, and all of the girls had a great time at the party!
We played this game for Halloween, quarantine style this year. It was very well organized and had a lot of fun twists and activities for the kids. They all had fun, even adults! For “Polly’s Pumpkin Patch” I got one of those plastic pumpkins that are popular to trick or treat with and filled it with everything from pumpkin pie filling to pumpkin seeds and pumpkin candy and a pumpkin cup. It was a fun, real “pumpkin patch” our winner won!
I’d highly recommend for your next kid friendly Halloween party!
It took quite a bit of time to put it together, but it accomplished all the things I was hoping for. Our party of 10 children 7-12 years of age, really mingled well, shared jokes and clues and had such a great time. Glad I bought it!