Have You Been Boo'ed?

There's a neat tradition you can start in your own neighborhood in October-leading up to Halloween. I have seen it called the Phantom, too. Whatever you call it, it's a great way to have a little fun with your neighbors. Here's how it works:

Take a print out of "You've Been Boo'ed!" to tape (masking tape won't harm anyone's paint) to two lucky neighbor's front doors. You need to leave some tasty Autumn treats on their front doorstep, as well. Most people ring the neighbor's front doorbell and run like crazy to hide. The object is not to get caught! The two recipients are asked to each "Boo" two different neighbors the next day, who, in turn, each "Boo" two additional neighbors until all neighbors have had a turn. Be sure to leave the paper sign on your front door so that everyone will know who has been "Boo-ed" and who still needs to be! It's fun to go on walks around your neighborhood and see all of the signs.

Here's a copy of the sign I used-right off of Pinterest-from SixSistersStuffblogspot.com. They have great material on their site!

Here are the treats I left:

Pretzels with Hershey's Hugs and Candy Corn

Monster Popcorn Mix
Popped Corn, pretzel pieces, Candy Corn all drizzled with melted white chocolate....I also added Heath Toffee pieces

Doesn't really matter what you leave as a treat-I have just been in the domestic mood lately, so I have been cooking and baking often. It's been fun!

Hopefully, all of our neighbors will participate. When it gets to be a couple of days away from Halloween, I will try to be sure to finish off the rest of the homes without a sign on their doors. After all, who wouldn't want to be "Boo'ed"?