brynnfromtheblock Posted October 14, 2007 Posted October 14, 2007 My kids and I just got back from "booing" a number of their friends.. we have gotten boo'ed before and boo'ed the 2 other obligatory people but this was the first time we bought a bunch of bags and they made them for all their friends. They had the best time ringing the doorbells and running away...they're already asking to go next year!! (For those of you that don't know booing is when you fill a small bag with candy or some kind of treats, put a card in it that says something to the effect of "you've been boo'ed, now boo 2 other people and continue the fun". Then you drop it off on the persons front door step, ring the bell and run. You don't put your name on it so the person has to guess who sent it to them, and then they're supposed to boo 2 other people)
pastasalad Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 I love this and do it every yr...saw some actual boo kits at the small mart this weekend(typically we do the photo copy and buy our own bags) but opted to do both this yr(kits from wal mart & use our photo copies) since we wanted to "boo" neighbors,2 parents on our football team(we do this at practice) and it is a service project for the pta at our childrens school where we "boo" 2 teachers.... what did you put in your sacks? we do candy,popcorn balls,erasers etc... this is such a blast!
mysterymaker Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Sounds like fun! We may have to do this this year!
dmmiller Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 Never heard of it, sounds cute. :) Might have to try it. LOL
BFQueenofNY Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 We do it every year. I have 2 more bags to get out this week :)
baseballmom16 Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 We started this last year, and I think the adults love it as much as the kids.
jdoug Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 We have done this for the past 9 years in our neighborhood. The kids get a big kick out of it. I have also seen the kits in the store, but that kind of takes some of the fun and personal touches out of it.
l_lhennessy Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 We did it this year for the first time. The kids had a ball!
jarerice Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 This sounds like a whole lot of fun! Do you get a good response from the people you BOO?
brynnfromtheblock Posted October 15, 2007 Author Posted October 15, 2007 I saw the boo kits but they were like 3.99 a bag.. you can make a bunch of your own for the same price... my girls had a great time .. I cut orange paper into a pumpkin shape and outlined the eyes,nose and mouth..., the 7yoa wrote the boo message, the 5yoa colored in the eyes, nose and mouth with a black marker and the 3yoa got to put candy in the bags... This was really the first time we've done a bunch so it was all candy..but they had so much fun I'd probably go all out next year...
cotejb Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 Our neighborhood did it last year and I've heard it started again this year but I haven't been booed yet....I did however already get my bags ready in preparation :)
kellane26 Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 We do this at work, but not in my neighborhood.
caitlinn Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 This is such a cute idea...I have never heard of it before. May have to start it around my neighborhood!!!
vsa3janes Posted October 21, 2007 Posted October 21, 2007 Last Monday I booed one person in each department at work. I thought it was a cute way to get everyone in the spirit. As of Friday no one had passed the boo along.
coleman4905 Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 omg its so cute,..me and the kids are gonna make a few bags and do this tommorrow,..yeah sounds so fun!!
bugsette Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 yes we did it a couple of years aog and again this year
Melissa Posted October 28, 2007 Posted October 28, 2007 I don't think anyone does that around here, but it's a cute idea.
mollannie Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 The following website has "boo" plans. I'm going to do it tomorrow to a couple of friends. http://www.goblinville.com/pages/boo.htm
PeachieKeen Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 I had never heard of booing before I read this thread...then then at the end of last week, I got booed at work! It was so nice!! And Fun!!
tinydancer34 Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 OK, I was out shopping this evening and when I came home at about 9:50, DH told me we got Booed 2x between 9-9:30. Well, by the time I came home and unpacked the bags, I thought it was too late to try to scrounge around for stuff to make up bags, let alone type up the 'Boo' letter from scratch and ring someone's doorbell - it would have been at least 10:30 at night! Should I have done it anyway? I feel bad, because tomorrow I will be running around like an idiot all day/night with kids parties, trick or treating and various other commitments and should I even do it on halloween night?!?! I feel like such a heel!
samisma Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 i boo'd 2 of my neighbors, this is my first year doing it. i basically just filled cauldron's with candy and playdoh tubs and little yo-yo's etc. Thought I was real slick popping them on their doorsteps, ringing the doorbell, and taking off. Only... I forgot to put the boo notes in the cauldron's figures.
Kayakmom Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 I first boo'd one little girl from our playgroup and one girl next door. Then my kids got boo'd. Then I boo'd the little boy on the other side and his mom. I put some baby things in there for him and some of rude bunny things for his mom. She loved it and her and I hooked up to boo more people. We boo'd two little girls who we don't know well but know could use some cheering up. And the absolute best... We boo'd the single guys in the neighborhood! We went out all covert like. One of them almost caught us and I did some totally movie-like stunt and dropped and rolled under his deck before he saw me. I have no clue how I got under there!!! Before I knew it, I was laying flat on my back looking at the bottom of his deck about 3" from my face. He didn't actually "catch" us, but he told my friend from next door, "You guys are too funny!" We got him a can of Red Bull, a pack of cigarettes, some lottery tickets, a big nasty bone for his dog, and some candy. For our other friend we got a set of Friday the 13th shot glasses and a pint of Southern Comfort, along with a bunch of candy. We also set a second bag for his son, who is a middle school aged kid and happened to be there the night we were boo'ing. Both of those guys were really excited! Today I got boo'd. I love boo'ing!!! It is so much fun!
Netter40 Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 We Do The Booing Thing To. It Usually Starts The Beginning Of Oct. In My Neighborhood. All The Kids Have A Good Time Doing It. After The First Time We Got Booed This Year. We Put The Sign Up On The Door. Since Doing That We Have Been Booed 8 More Times. Its Cute Hearing The Kids Giggle As They Run Away From The Door.
BaseballMomx4 Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Of all days I read this now, on the 31st with only minutes till we go trick-or-treating.... What a fun idea. One I will do next year for sure. Happy Halloween everyone!!!!!
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