There and Back, # 9

[SallyM]

yep, lwb, overall a good day on all fronts. at least as good as it gets.

caseymoocow, first, awesome name. just typing it makes me smile. second, boo-ing is something I think fairly new around here, at least it wasn't around when I was growing up, but I know its been around for maybe 5 or so years, because my nieces have been doing it for that long.

its really fun, especially with young ones. starts right around now, so it has a chance to make the rounds before halloween. you put together a couple of gift bags...just simple stuff that kids love, like stickers, pencils, a little candy, trinkets, whatever. nothing too expensive, but a bit of a treat. then supposedly after dark (we did it in daylight, my kids are young) you leave a bag on the doorstep of a friend or neighbor. the following poem and rules go in the bag, which pretty much explains it all. I'm telling you, its so popular here now that target and hallmark both sell kits so you don't have to make them up yourself if you don't want to. lol.

OK, here's a primer on BOOing:

First, make up a treat bag of Halloween candy / trinkets.

Next, print out the following poem and directions and attach them to the treat bag (if you can print them on a ghost shape, even better! you can have fun/be creative with color and clip art and the like).

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 to you !!!
The treats that came with this short note,
Are yours to keep ,enjoy them both.
The excitement comes when friends like you ,
Will copy it & make it two,
We'll all have smiles upon our faces,
No one will know who "BOO"ed whose 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" & Halloween cheer .

You have been BOOED! Please keep it going by following these directions:

Enjoy your treat
Place the BOO sign on your front door or visible in a window
Within 2 days, make 2 copies of this note, make 2 treat bags & 2 BOO signs
Secretly deliver to 2 neighbors/friends without a BOO sign in their window.
Keep an eye on nearby front doors to see how far and fast it spreads by Halloween

Once your BOO is ready, wait for dark and then deliver it to a neighbor. Place it on their front porch, ring the bell, then hide. Don't let them catch you!!

Then it will be their turn to BOO someone, and eventually it goes all around the neighborhood.