Last Updated on September 16, 2024
Halloween will be so much fun when you spread Halloween cheer around your area with these You’ve Been BOOed Printables.
With three different printable signs to choose from, you will find one that matches your personality for sure.
Jump to:
- What is You’ve Been Booed?
- What Does the You’ve Been Booed Card Say?
- What to Put in the Basket
- Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools for Printables
- A Closer Look at the Printables
- Tombstone Theme
- Download the Free You’ve Been Booed Printables
- Printable FAQs
- Additional Halloween Printables and Crafts
- Get Crafty This Halloween with Easy DIY Ideas
What is You’ve Been Booed?
You’ve Been Booed is a Halloween tradition that started in the early 1980s and usually happens starting in late September through Halloween night. It is considered a nice and fun “treat” for neighbors or coworkers.
This is an easy way to spread some Halloween cheer around your whole neighborhood.
All you do is gather a basket of Halloween treats and goodies. Add a You’ve Been Booed printable card to the boo basket and leave it on someone’s doorstep or desk at work anytime during the month of October.
Think of it as a friendlier version of doorbell ditch. The Halloween boo game is harmless, good fun, meant to bring joy to others.
The printable card includes instructions for the recipient to pass on the fun to 2 more people. This way, even more people can enjoy a happier Fall season.
The person who receives a basket of treats will put the “We’ve Been Booed” sign on their desk, front door, or a front window to show they have already been boo’d so others know to give a basket to someone who hasn’t received a treat yet.
What Does the You’ve Been Booed Card Say?
The You’ve Been Booed printable card says:
You’ve Been Booed!
- Enjoy the Treats!
- Keep it going! Within 2 days make 2 copies of this page.
- Put together 2 bags of treats and secretly deliver the treats with a copy of this page to 2 neighbors who haven’t yet been booed!
- Cut out the “We’ve Been BOOed” sign on the opposite side of this page and place it on your front door or window to show you’ve already been BOOed!
What to Put in the Basket
There are so many things you can include in a “You’ve Been BOOed” basket. Don’t limit yourself to a gift basket though.
You can create a boo bucket, boo bags, or a boo box — the form of the surprise is entirely up to you. The goal is to leave a fun Halloween surprise for your friends, coworkers or neighbors.
I like to keep it simple so other people don’t feel like they have to spend a lot of money in order to keep the fun going.
Candy is always a great treat option. Halloween candy is plentiful and inexpensive at Halloween time too.
Also consider other small treats like individual packs of cookies or chips. Homemade treats make great Halloween goodies too.
Check your local Dollar Tree or Target Bullseye’s Playground dollar spot for inexpensive and cute little Halloween themed trinkets. Some items to look for are:
- Stickers
- Pencils
- Socks
- Plastic cups
- Straws
- Necklaces
- Toys
- Candles
- Kitchen towels
Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools for Printables
Here are some tools that may be useful when you print out this You’ve Been Booed printable.
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Printer paper or cardstock: If you’re printing for one-time, quick use, print on regular printer paper. If you need the printout to hold up to being handled often, choose cardstock.
A Closer Look at the Printables
Spider Theme
The first printable is a cute green and black spider-themed “You’ve Been BOOed” printable.
The bright green is such a happy color. You can include these easy cupcake spiders as the treat.
Candy Corn Theme
Next up is a cute candy corn themed “You’ve Been BOOed” printable.
Kids love this one, especially when you include some candy corn Halloween fudge with it.
Tombstone Theme
Last is a black and grey tombstone themed “You’ve Been BOOed” printable.
This is a great one for that house on your block that’s really into the Halloween decorations. Include these easy Jack Skellington cookies for a spooky treat.
Download the Free You’ve Been Booed Printables
These printables are completely free. To download and print the free You’ve Been Booed PDF, simply fill in the form below.
Printable FAQs
Fill in the form above. After you submit the form, you’ll receive an email from “Wondermom Wannabe” with a direct link to the printable. If you do not see the email in your inbox within a few minutes, check your spam folder.
The most likely place will be in your computer’s Downloads folder. You can also select “Downloads” in your browser menu to see a list of your downloads, then simply select “Show in folder” below the file name to see where it is stored on your computer.
You’ll need a program that supports PDFS, like Adobe Acrobat (which is free). Open the program, click File > Print. Select your printer and set the number of copies you want to print. Double check your print preview, then click print.
Additional Halloween Printables and Crafts
If you loved these Halloween printables be sure to check out these other great ideas:
- Free Printable Halloween Lunchbox Notes: Spook-tacular surprise for your little ones. Add a dash of fun to their lunchboxes and let them know you’re thinking of them.
- Printable Halloween Coupons for Kids: These coupons make a great alternative to sugary sweets and encourage kids to voluntarily trade in their candy. Perfect for trick-or-treating, parties, or post-Halloween candy management.
- Free Printable Halloween Tags for Treat Bags: These free printable Halloween treat bag tags are so cute and it includes ideas for Halloween goody bag fillers.
- Halloween Juice Box Witch: This Halloween Juice Box Witch is such an easy way to add some fun to your child’s lunchbox at Halloween.
- Dia De Los Muertos Coloring Book: What better way to celebrate this two-day holiday than with this Dia De Los Muertos Coloring Book for the kids.
Get Crafty This Halloween with Easy DIY Ideas
Looking for simple, creative ways to make this Halloween extra special? Check out my Easy Halloween Crafts eBook! It’s packed with fun, low-cost ideas that are perfect for families.
Whether you’re planning a spooky party or just want to keep the kids entertained, these crafts will add a festive touch to your Halloween celebrations. Grab your copy here and get ready for some ghoulishly good fun!
Very Cute!! However, doesn’t a ghost usually say Boo? Why isn’t there a ghost theme?
Thanks!
Thanks, I’m glad you think it’s cute. Thanks for the suggestion – if I decide to add another theme sometime, I’ll think about adding a ghost theme. My Free Printable Halloween Tags for Goodie Bags have a couple of ghost themes in it, if you’re interested: https://wondermomwannabe.com/free-printable-halloween-tags-for-treat-bags
IVE FILLED OUT MY EMAIL THREE TIMES AND STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED FREE YOU’VE BEEN BOOED JUST KEEPS SENDING ME BACK TO SAME FORM
There are 2 links that shows, one is for the printable link and one is for the post explaining the printable. The printable link will take you to the actual printable you can download (it is a pdf). The post explaining the printable link will take you back to the blog post. Make sure you click on the printable link to be taken to the download. If you still need help, let me know.
The link doesn’t work for emails. I’ve also tried several times and nothing changes.
Hi Erin, thanks for letting me know. I’ve checked and see you’ve been added as a subscriber and the email was sent. When I click the link in the email it works for me so there must be some other error that I don’t think I can fix on my end. Going to email you the PDF directly so you don’t have to mess with a link.
Thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m glad you like it. Thanks for commenting.
Cute!
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thank you!
You’re welcome, I’m glad you like the idea! Thanks for commenting.
Cute!
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so cute!
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Awesome!
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Would love these!
Darling! Can’t wait to go boo-ing!
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Love this! My kids enjoy being part of this fun Halloween tradition
Super!
So cute
Thanks for sharing!
Love these!!
Thank you!