WhirlPickerHalloween bingo: free printable cards and a caller
Halloween bingo keeps a whole class busy at once. Here's a ready-made version to print and call, plus a clue version for listening and vocabulary practice.
Why bingo works so well at Halloween
Bingo is the rare party game that keeps a whole class busy at once, needs no running around, and ends with a winner everyone saw coming. Halloween words make it feel like a party, and for younger classes it quietly practises reading and listening.
Below are two ready-made versions. Each button opens the list in Whirl Bingo, where you can change anything, print the cards and then call the game on the board.
Version 1: picture-the-word bingo
Thirty Halloween words. Each card uses 24 of them with a free square in the middle, so every card is different.
Pumpkin Ghost Witch Bat Black cat Spider Cobweb Skeleton Vampire Mummy Zombie Monster Broomstick Cauldron Sweets Costume Full moon Owl Haunted house Candle Jack-o'-lantern Graveyard Potion Wizard hat Trick or treat Scarecrow Werewolf Treat bag Mask Spell
Version 2: clue bingo (for listening and vocabulary)
The same words, but the caller reads a clue instead of the word: “It sleeps upside down and flies at night.” Students work out the word, then look for it on their card. Press Show the word when everyone has had a think, or let the next ball reveal it.
Want your own clues? Add a list with one word and clue per line, like Bat: it sleeps upside down, and Whirl Bingo calls the clues for you.
How to run it
- Print the cards. Choose how many you need (up to 60) and print. Two big cards fit on a page. Every card has a number in the corner.
- Hand out counters. Sweets work, but so do dried beans, paper squares or a pencil cross.
- Call it on the board. Press Start calling and put it on the projector. A ball machine pops out each word, a voice reads it out, and the called words light up on the board.
- Check a winner in two seconds. When someone shouts “Bingo!”, ask for their card number, press C and type it. Their card appears with the called squares marked and says whether they really have a line.
Make it fit your class
- Little ones: choose 3 × 3 cards. They use 8 words and a free square, so games are short and everyone gets close.
- Older classes: play for a full house instead of a line, or switch to clue bingo.
- Calling it yourself? Use your own words and tap each square on the caller's board as you say it, so card checks still work.
- No sweets: prizes can be a sticker, first choice of a game, or choosing the next song.
More Halloween ideas
Bingo is one of 10 no-prep Halloween party games, including a spooky quiz show and a story wheel.