We love to be anonymously sneaky and bless several families each year at this time with a yummy homemade treat whether we know them at all, a little, or a whole lot. Tonight we went "Booing" (and plan to hit a few more homes later in the week).
For those that have never “boo’d” it’s really simple. You leave a sign taped on the door (with poem/instructions) along with some type of treat. You ring the doorbell then RUN (othewise known as a friendly ding dong ditch). It’s then the task of the new family to do the same in days to come to at least two homes.
Here’s the poem we use:
Since this is the time for goblins and bats,
For Halloween spirits, for ghosts and cats,
For weird happenings and witches’ brew,
These are the things that I wish for you...
~
May the only spirit you chance to meet
Be the spirit of love and friends warm and sweet.
May the only goblin that come your way
Be this cute Neighborhood Phantom Pumpkin you must give away.
~
“Tis much better to give than to receive” goes the old verse
And something this easy won’t empty your purse.
It’s your turn to pass along a treat and a Boo
Because now the cute Neighborhood Phantom is little old YOU!
~
So by this time tomorrow, pick two friends sweet,
And give them each a Halloween treat.
You have only one day- so you’ll need to hurry-
Leave a treat on the doorstep, ring the bell and then scurry!
Signed,
The Cute Phantom Pumpkin
Now these are the things you need to do:
1. Make two copies of this letter and the Phantom Pumpkin for each.
2. Post the cute Phantom Pumpkin on your door or in your window until Halloween. This will ward off that silly phantom from returning to you and yours.
3. Then take a letter, a phantom, and treat and deliver them to two houses that do not have a cute Phantom posted. (At least one should be given within the neighborhood/street; the other can be a nearby friend you are thinking of). You do NOT need to know the person you are Booing!
This is the yummy pumpkin Rice Krispy treat we left behind:
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