halloween party for 5 year olds

[montymoo]

I know it's ages away yet, but I have promised DD age 5 that she can have some friends round for a halloween party (mainly to avoid them going trick or treating!). I am racking my brains for some suitable games to play, as a lot of the ones I can think of with a halloween theme will give them nightmares. I don't think that would go down too well with the other parents! Any ideas for age suitable activities?

scones dipped in syrup hanging from ceiling, sweets buried in flour, dooking for apples...Nigella has some ghastly recipes in one of her books but maybe a bit gruesome for 5yos

Halloween at Lakeland

Spooky pictures to colour in, Pin the nose on the witch, Face painting/tattoos, apple bobbing, putting your hand into a slime bucket to see what you can identify, trying to pick out a sweet with your teeth from a tray filled with flour (dd1 managed to do it without a dot of flour on her, other dcs went around looking like they'd seen a ghost) any of those do?

Can't wait for Halloween, dh and I will celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary on it this year.

A Halloween themed pass the parcel with spooky sweets, stickers or forfeits.

A witch/ghost story.

A witch/ghost dvd if you need a rest at the end.

Musical bumps etc to appropriate music (all I can think of is "Ghostbusters" at the moment!)

Standard party games with a slight halloween twist (like suitable music) - apple bobbing, all the stuff niche said which all sounds good.

Be a bit careful though - DS went to a halloween party and they had someone dressed as the invisible man (bandages + hat) opening the door and saying 'boo' to the DC as they arrived. One little boy had complete hysterics and ended up having to be taken straight home again - quite a few others were scared too - and they were mostly 6 or 7...