How to Bob for Apples

A traditional Halloween game, bobbing for apples requires a large tub of water, apples and a group of people willing to get their faces - and maybe their heads - wet!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Metal Trash Containers
• Prizes
• Towels
• Apples
• Water

1. Find a large, deep trash container or party tub that at least two people can get their heads into at the same time.
2. Set trash container on ground, or place tub on a table or cart strong enough to hold it when it is full of water. The top of the trash container or tub should be about waist-high to participants in the game.
3. Fill tub with water, leaving 4 to 6 inches of space at the top so that water doesn't slosh out.
4. Float several apples in water.
5. Place some towels at base of the tub so that the floor won't get wet, if playing inside.
6. Select first two or three players and have them put their hands behind their backs.
7. Say, "Go," and have players try to grab an apple with their teeth, all at the same time. The first to bring an apple up wins.
8. Provide towels for all players. Even losers will be wet.

Tips & Warnings

• A tub filled with water is extremely heavy. Make sure you have some provision for transporting it back and forth.
• With small children, you can put a tub on the floor and let them bob while on their knees.
• To make the game harder, take the stems off the apples.
• Playing in heats of two or three players helps reduce head-banging.
• Between heats, you may wish to remove bitten apples from the tub and replace them with fresh ones.