You've Been BOOed! - How to do Halloween BOOing & Printables

Halloween BOOing! The fun Halloween tradition of secretly giving Halloween treats and gifts to friends, family members, neighbors and even strangers! Everything you need to know about How to BOO for Halloween, BOOing Ideas and Printable to use when you are doing in your Halloween BOOing. Soon Booing will be your favorite Halloween tradition!

Halloween BOOing

Halloween is almost here and that means that it is time to start having some fun and spread some Halloween cheer. Recently the hottest thing is to BOO your friends, neighbors and sometimes even strangers. This fun tradition involves making a bucket full of treats. It is also sometimes called a Boo Bag, and then leaving it on the porch for your friends to find and enjoy.

This fun tradition is one that the kids will love during the Halloween season. It is a fun way to give a Halloween gift to friends, family members, and neighbors.

We have lots of Halloween traditions like Carving a Halloween pumpkin (Sometimes free hand and sometimes using pumpkin carving templates) and making Slime with pumpkin guts, Having Halloween Parties (when we can), and of course making Halloween treats.

This year we have added something new, which was totally unintentional but totally fun and something we are for sure going to do every year from now on, Halloween BOOing!

We had never done the Halloween BOOing until this year when we were BOOed. As soon as we were knew I had to share about it with you guys and get to making some printables so you could join in the fun. The kids loved getting a BOO basket and they loved it even more when we made our own BOO baskets to deliver to people in our neighborhood. I can tell you now this will be a Halloween tradition that we continue doing each year.

If you have done Halloween BOOing before and you are looking for “You’ve Been BOOed” Printables and “We’ve Been BOOed” Printables, scroll down a bit and you will find 4 different printable options to pick from!

What is BOOed For Halloween?

Also known as Ghosting, Booing, Being Booed, the BOOing Halloween tradition and I am sure many other names is the perfect way to spread some kindness and fun for Halloween and thru out the month of October.

Simply put, you put together a basket of Halloween treats and secretly deliver it to someone’s house. In the bucket or bag with a note that says “You’ve Been BOOed” and leave it for them to find.

You can play doorbell ditch, by ringing the doorbell, or knock on the door and then leave the boo bucket on the porch or near the front door, and then running away. When the recipient answers the door they find the bucket or bag of treats and goodies.

If you receive a BOOing basket then you carry on the fun boo tradition by putting a sign on your door letting people know you were BOOed and then make baskets of Halloween treats to secretly deliver.

You've Been BOOed! - How to do Halloween BOOing & You've Been BOOed Printables

How does Being BOOed Work?

If you get a BOO basket first, enjoy the treats and then it is your turn to BOO someone else! Make a treat basket and secretly deliver them to another house (or a few) with a copy of this BOOed Note. Hang the “We’ve Been BOOed” sign on your door or window to let other’s know you have been BOOed.

You can also be the BOOing starter and start the tradition in your neighborhood and with your friends by putting together a Halloween basket and delivering it to someone secretly.

What do you put in a You’ve Been BOOed basket?

First, you want a basket, there are lots of ideas for the basket. You can use a plastic cauldron, a plastic pumpkin, a wicker basket, really just about anything that can hold treats is great for filling. Here are some great ideas for your BOOing Basket:

You can even check out the dollar store, Target dollar spot, and Dollar Tree for Halloween baskets, ours had the large pumpkin plastic buckets for a buck!

Once you have the bucket you want to use you are going to want to pick out the treats you want to put in it. Once you have the bucket you want to use you are going to want to pick out the treats you want to put in it. If there are multiple kids in the house you may want to make treat bags so each child has a bag of their own.

There are so many different things that you can include in a BOO’d Basket. Small Halloween trinkets and snacks are great options. You could even include some Halloween decorations for them to use in their house too. Some ideas are:

Edible Treats to put in the Boo-ing Bucket

Halloween Cookies are a great option. We have lots of Halloween Cookie recipes that are perfect to make and put in the bucket.

Halloween Treats. Spooky treats are also perfect for putting in the bucket.

Candy. Halloween-themed candy including candy pumpkins and candy corn are options kids will love.

You’ve Been BOOed Printables

Once you have all of your goodies in your Halloween BOOing Basket it is time to print out the “You’ve Been BOOed” note and the “We’ve Been BOOed” note to include in the baskets you are delivering. We have 4 different printables that you can pick from and print out.

To Make things Easier we have made some fun You’ve Been BOOed Free Printables, all you have to do is print them out and include them in your BOOed basket of treats.

Pink Monster You’ve Been BOOed Note

Green Monster You’ve Been BOOed Note

Ghost You’ve Been BOOed Note

Haunted House You’ve Been BOOed Note