How to Pick Apples on Halloween for Bobbing for Apples

Series Summary

There's nothing more fun than having a Halloween Party! Friends and family can gather to dress in their scariest Halloween costumes, Halloween decorations can go up on the walls, and everyone can have fun playing Halloween games. One of the best games for a Halloween party is bobbing for apples. Kids love this active game where participants try to catch apples in a tub of water with their teeth without using their hands. Because apples are less dense than water, they float to the top of the tub, but that rarely makes things easier. Apple bobbing takes some skill to be successful, but it is a fun game for everyone involved.

In this free video series, our expert will offer up tips and advice on bobbing for apples. You will get helpful hints on how to pick the best apples for apple bobbing, where to place your hands and body, and also rules that you can play by for a more competitive bobbing for apples game. You will even get tips on how to use physics to improve your apple bobbing technique. If you are planning a Halloween party for kids or adults, let our expert show you how to add a fun and exciting game your friends and family are sure to love.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Matt Cail for Expert Village. I am here to tell you how to set up and play bobbing for apples. The first thing you are going to need is good apples and you can get apples at any grocery store just like you are shopping normally except there are some important differences to keep in mind for apples that are going to be good for bobbing. You don't want apples that are very very hard to cement. While these may be great apples to buy if you are going to eat these apples in the next week so that you don't buy them too ripened, these do not make good apples for bobbing because you actually have to be able to rip them in your mouth. If the apples super hard you are going to end up with chipped teeth and you are not going to be able to get the apples. On the other hand, you want to make sure the apples are not too mushy because if they are mushy you are going to have people trying to bite them but they are just going to go right through the apple. It's not going to be able to get any purchase on the apple. Another thing to keep in mind is apple size. You do not want apples too big as again, they are not going to be able to fit in any body's mouth and no one is going to be able to get an apple into their mouth. It is going to be exercise and frustration. On the other hand, you don't want them too small because again, if you make them too small they will fit into anyone's mouth and will be too easy game and you want there to be a nice mix between challenge and fun. "