Tuesday, October 5, 2010

You've Been BOOED

This activity is a fun surprise gift that is left on someone's door without them knowing who left it!
Print out the poem & instructions below on one side of the paper and print "BOO" on the other side. Gather a few treats then put them all in a little treat bag or basket and leave them on someone's front steps - don't let them see you!

Print or write out this poem:

The air is cool, the season fall,
Soon Halloween will come to all.
Ghosts and goblins, spooks galore...
Tricky witches at your door.

The spooks are after things to do,
In fact a spook brought this "Boo" to you!
The excitement comes when friends like you,
Copy this note and make it two.

We'll all have smiles upon our faces,
No one will know who "BOO"ed who's places!

Just two short days to work your spell,
Keep it secret, hide it well.
Please join the fun, the seasons here .
Just spread these "BOO's" and Halloween cheer.

You have been BOOED! Please keep it going by following these directions:
1. Enjoy your treat
2. Place the BOO sign on your front door or visible in a window
3. Within 2 days, make 2 copies of this note, make 2 treats & 2 BOO signs
4. Secretly deliver to 2 neighbors/friends without a BOO.
5. Keep an eye on nearby front doors to see how far and fast it spreads by Halloween.

Print out on orange paper or decorate with Halloween clip art and use a fun font to spice it up or just print on plain white paper works great too!  We like to do this as a FHE activity the first week of October.

Update - Check out this cool site been booed dot com.  All the work has been done for you.  There is even an office version. Thanks for the tip Heather!

I also like how the site mentions that you don't have to participate if you get booed.  It states:
Must I Participate?
Nope. You should not feel obligated to go out and "BOO" somebody because you have been Boo-ed. Some people don't pass it on, others may choose to Boo many more than two. What you do is up to you. It is all in good fun and should not be a burden.


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