Boo Basket for Teens and Tweens

Boo baskets are such a fun way to surprise a neighbor or a teen who loves Halloween! Our teens helped put together the ideas below, from favorite snacks to little crafts and cozy socks. Start with a few things your recipient will enjoy, add a Halloween sign, and keep it as simple as you like.

Easy Boo Basket Checklist

• A basket or reusable container
• A favorite snack or candy
• One activity or small gift
• A Halloween note or printable sign

Ideas for Different Ages and Budgets

For a small budget, choose crackers or gum, candy, and a handwritten note. For a tween who loves making things, add a mini craft kit or cookie-decorating activity. For an older teen, try cozy socks, a reusable cup, or a gift card to a place they enjoy. Personalize the basket to their interests.

Our favorite decorations at Mickey’s Halloween Party included the giant Mickey ghost balloons. Those sweet ghosts inspired the printable Boo Basket signs below. The small card image opens a printable image; the separate Etsy link offers the shop’s printable set.

What Is a Boo Basket?

A Boo Basket is a fun new tradition that whole neighborhoods can enjoy leading up to Halloween. One neighbor starts by making a basket for two or three neighbors. Fill the basket with Halloween themed treats you think they might enjoy. Then, under the cover of darkness; deliver the basket and run away quickly!  The goal is to not get caught and let it be an anonymous surprise. Once you have been ‘booed’ you put up a sign letting neighbors know your home has already been hit. Once you have been ‘booed’ you keep the fun going by leaving a Boo Basket on two or three other neighbor’s houses. The joy spreads throughout the neighborhood. Boo baskets can be themed for the family, the kids in the family, or just a generic basket of candy! You can be as creative as you want.

First, print out your very own Mickey Ghost Boo Basket  Printables from Etsy!

Teen and Tween Boo Basket Ideas

Candy – of course!

Paint by numbers / mini craft kits

Halloween Gingerbread house kits

Cookie decorating kits

Funky socks

Masks

Pumpkin spice cookies

Starbucks gift card

Mugs or reusable cups

Gum

Jerky

Crackers

Scrunchies

Hair Chalk

False Eyelashes

Face Paint

Boo baskets can be as simple or as extravagant as you like. The point is to have fun and let someone know you are thinking of them. We hope these ideas help you make a sweet Halloween surprise!