BOO Bags with FREE Printables!



BOO-ing is a custom that was unfamiliar to me until I moved to The South.  It's basically a cross between the May Day Basket and Ding Dong Ditch.  I'm not sure who originally thought of this, but it was probably the same person that first invited Santa's Elves to come and live with them before Christmas.  I'm just saying.

The Boo cycle starts sometime in October.  The Boo-er puts together a bag of candy, leaves it at the door of the recipient, rings the bell and runs.  Under the strictest of guidelines, each house in a neighborhood should be Boo-ed only once and should hang a sign on their door stating they have already been Boo-ed.  After you have been Boo-ed, it is then your job to Boo two other neighbors until the entire neighborhood has been Boo-ed.

While these rules are fine, we prefer to just BOO all our friends!  With these FREE PRINTABLES by Anders Ruff,  you can have the cutest bags in the neighborhood!  You can download your BOO PRINTABLES HERE.


You'll find this one...


.... and this one!

(I printed mine at 50% on card stock so they would fit in cellophane bags.)


To put together your BOO Bags, all you need is some candy (no need to go overboard, Halloween is just around the corner, after all), some pretty ribbon and cellophane bags.


Go for the cute factor, not the candy factor.


And don't forget to check out the Anders Ruff Homepage HERE for more great ideas!



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Comments

Humble Bee said…
Some sweet! Boo-rific idea.
~Becki
October 14, 2011 at 3:32 PM
Unknown said…
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I'm pinning right now :)
October 14, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Katherines Corner said…
Thank you so ,much. Hugs
October 17, 2011 at 7:43 AM
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust said…
So cute! I've never been Boo-ed...but now I need to start the tradition! Thanks for sharing on Crazy Sweet Tuesday.
October 18, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Mindie Hilton said…
featuring on thursday at bacon time :)
October 18, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Krisztina Clifton said…
This is too cute! I would love it if you stopped by theblogentourage.com to share it on the Haunted Halloween Blog Hop!
October 18, 2011 at 4:34 PM
Anonymous said…
Cute!!

And thanks for the tip! We are moving to the South from the Boo-less North. Now I'll know not to freak out if something like that shows up on my doorstep!
October 19, 2011 at 10:32 PM
Kim McCallie said…
These are so cute! I love your ribbon. I was looking for some at Wal-mart but, sadly, they didn't have any. I love this idea. Thanks for sharing on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
October 21, 2011 at 7:25 PM
Ginger@gingersnapcrafts.com said…
Featuring YOU over on my blog today! Thank you so much for sharing this fun Halloween project at {wow me} wednesday! :) Feel free to grab a featured button if you'd like!

Ginger @ gingersnapcrafts.com

http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2011/10/take-look-at-you-boo-edition.html
October 27, 2011 at 3:46 PM
Amy Allender said…
This is so cute! I featured this post on my blog today in a post about Boo-Bagging. I linked back to you...Thanks for the inspiration!
October 30, 2013 at 7:24 PM
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