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Ohio-based Lifestyle, Home, and Travel Blog by Amanda Hamman

Halloween, Littles · October 1, 2020

How to Make a Boo Basket for Halloween

Do you guys do Boo Baskets for your littles? I think the tradition is quite adorable!

Every year on October 1, I plan to surprise my girls with a few Halloween treats to amp up the excitement around Halloween for the month! You can follow along on my Instagram (@amandamhamman) for more details & stories about what I’ll be including in their baskets this year.

The baskets are meant to be simple! Don’t overthink – it’s the thought that counts… and the name! I mean, how cute is the name Boo Basket? 🙂 These items do not need to be expensive. Just go to your local Dollar Tree or Target Dollar Spot and pick out some festive lil’ paint sets, wind-up toys, coloring books, etc.!

What to Include in your Boo Basket:

  • Treats
  • Fidgets
  • Crafts
  • Pajamas
  • Halloween cups/plates
  • Books (you can view my list of recommendations + our Halloween book shelf here)
  • Stickers (I usually pick these up from Target or Dollar Tree!)
  • Dress-up clothes and/or a t-shirt
  • Pennant flags from Etsy

I’ve linked some more ideas for you:

Our Boo Basket Sources:

  • Buckets: Walmart
  • T-Shirts: The Wishing Elephant & Shop Ever After
  • Banners: Pearl & Jane
  • Pennant Flags: Whimsical Darlings Co.
  • Witch Hats: Amazon
  • Shoes: H&M
  • Nametags: Crafted from Hobby Lobby supplies
  • Tumblers: Dollar Tree
  • Sparkly Spiders: Dollar Tree
  • Stickers: Target
  • Capes: Shop Ever After

It gets better… we also are going to create mini boo baskets for some of our friends and neighbors to share some love! “You’ve Been Boo-ed” is how the saying goes! 🙂

To be completely transparent, I plan to use a lot of these items year after year in their Boo Baskets! My girls are still young enough that it will be like new when they see this again next year.

Want even more ideas for Halloween?! You can view more of my Halloween content HERE!

What traditions do you have for Halloween?

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Posted In: Halloween, Littles · Tagged: halloween

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  1. Amanda says

    August 5, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    Hi! I love these boo baskets! I’m going make these for my girls this year. I found your blog through Pinterest. It caught my eye because I also have two girls, Ava and Elle! I was even more amused because my name is Amanda as well! So hello from Amanda, Ava & Elle from Pennsylvania!

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    • girl about columbus says

      August 15, 2021 at 4:49 pm

      Oh, this is SO FUN!!! Thank you so much for your comment and for sharing! Love that we all share the same names!!!!

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    July 19, 2021 at 9:18 am

    […] We absolutely adore switching out our books to make a seasonal book shelf in the playroom! Our sweet, handmade garlands are from Maddox & Klaus, the most darling Etsy shop! We also made Boo Baskets this year which you can see, HERE. […]

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