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Black plastic Boo Basket filled with Hallowen candy and novelty toys with "You've Been Booed" and " We've Been Booed" printable signs on purple background with pumpkins and candy corn

Age Level: All Ages – These printable “You’ve Been Booed” signs can be used by anyone! Booing is a fun neighborhood Halloween tradition for all ages!

Does your neighborhood Boo each other? It’s one of our favorite traditions!

I had always dreamed of living in a neighborhood that participates in “Booing” at Halloween, so I was beyond excited to find a pumpkin-shaped basket full of Halloween treats on our doorstep one October morning. A note alongside the goodies read, “Youโ€™ve Been Booed!” It was our very first Boo experience in our new home, and the kids were thrilled (to say the least!)!

Since then, Booing our neighbors has become a cherished Halloween tradition along with swapping our favorite printable Halloween games (a great, FREE Boo basket addition!).

This year, Iโ€™ve added a personal touch by designing my own “Youโ€™ve Been Booed” printable signs to help spread the fun. Weโ€™re excited to see how far our Boo signs will travel through the neighborhood and beyond, and we canโ€™t wait to spot them hanging up on windows and doors. We hope youโ€™ll join in the fun, too!

What Does It Mean to Boo Someone?

Cute printable "We've Been Booed" sign featuring a cute kid dressed as Frankenstein and candy


Booing is a fun and relatively new tradition in which neighbors secretly and anonymously leave baskets of Halloween treats and goodies on each otherโ€™s doorsteps in the weeks leading up to Halloween. Itโ€™s a really great way to spread kindness and Halloween spirit throughout your neighborhood and community!

Keep reading for more information on how to Boo and what to do if you receive a Boo basket on your doorstep!

Boo Basket filled with Hallowen candy and novelty toys with "You've Been Booed"and " We've Been Booed" printable signs on purple background

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You’ve Been Booed! What’s Next?

How to Boo Your Neighbors for Halloween

Booing your friends and neighbors is as easy as 1-2-3!

  1. Step 1 – If you’ve received a Boo basket on your doorstep, it probably came with a set of “You’ve Been Booed” signs. Display the “We’ve Been Booed” sign on your front window or door to let your neighbors know you’ve already been Booed.
  2. Step 2 – Within two days, print out two additional “You’ve Been Booed” signs (get the free printables below!), and prepare two new Halloween treat baskets or bags.
  3. Step 3 – Under the cover of darkness, deliver the Boo baskets and signs to two other houses in your neighborhood that havenโ€™t been Booed yet. Place the basket of treats on the front door step or porch of the person youโ€™re Booing. (You can even ring the doorbell once and โ€œdoorbell ditchโ€ if you feel like it is respectful and appropriate among your neighborhood or group of friends.)

Note: Be mindful of doorbell cameras and try to keep your identity hidden – part of the fun is guessing who did the Booing!

Boo Basket filled with Hallowen candy and novelty toys with "You've Been Booed"and " We've Been Booed" printable signs on purple background

My kids are always SO excited to sneak around the neighborhood after dark to deliver our treats to unsuspecting friends! The best part is watching how far the Boo spreads up and down the street, around the block, and over to neighboring areas.

Soon, you’ll start to see โ€œWeโ€™ve Been Booedโ€ signs popping up on every window and door, and the kids will be eagerly chatting with one another, trying to guess who Booed whom. It’s so much fun!

youve been booed halloween treat bag toppers

Want to Boo your friends and neighbors without the pass-it-on component? Check out our printable Youโ€™ve Been Booed Treat Bag Toppers โ€“ perfect for delivering small goodie bags of candy or fun Halloween toys without the need for them to reciprocate!

Close up of Boo Basket filled with Hallowen candy and novelty toys with "You've Been Booed"and " We've Been Booed" printable signs

Boo Basket Filler Ideas

Traditionally, Boo baskets contain an assortment of Halloween candy or sweet treats along with inexpensive Halloween novelty toys or party favors (Dollar Tree always has a great variety of Boo basket fillers, and I also like the Target Dollar Spot for small treats and fun toys), but your Boo basket can be as simple or elaborate as you make it!

Some fun things to include in a Halloween Boo basket are:

We often like to include homemade treats in our Boo buckets as well, so I always make sure to send a quick text or message to the adults of the household letting them know that their Boo basket was from someone they trust so that they know itโ€™s safe to eat!

Free Booed printables in paper trimmer on purple background

Donโ€™t forget to add the printable You’ve Been Booed signs to your basket!

If you need more Boo basket ideas, check out our โ€œWeโ€™ve Been Booedโ€ gallery of reader photos!

You've Been Booed and Weve Been Booed Printables on Purple Background

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Free Printable “You’ve Been Booed” Signs

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Boo Basket filled with Hallowen candy and novelty toys with "You've Been Booed"and " We've Been Booed" printable signs on purple background

Once you start Booing your friends and neighbors, it will quickly become one of your favorite Halloween traditions!

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35 Comments

  1. Just got your sign in Seattle Washington. Thought you would like to know it is definitely getting around. ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Would you mind sharing the font you used for the main text? It is really cool how it looks like pencil marks over typewritten print.

  3. I just love, love, love this. Thank you for putting it together and sharing it with us. What is the name of the font you used for “We’ve been booed”? Thanks again!

  4. Thank you for so generously sharing your creation; it’s darling. ๐Ÿ™‚ I appreciate it very much, and hope you have a good day!

  5. Hi Heidi! LOVE LOVE LOVE this precious printable. Thank you so much for sharing it. I wanted to let you know not only am I using it this year, but I just shared it with 20k pretty cool people on our Facebook page (facebook.com/thebirthdayproject). Hope it brings you lots and lots of traffic.
    Now my neighbors are going to know it’s ME who boo’ed them this year but I don’t mind…your sign is too cute NOT to share! Happy Halloween!
    Warmly,
    Robyn Bomar
    Founder, The Birthday Project

    1. I’m so glad that you love the printable, Robyn! Thank you for the FB share as well! I appreciate it! ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. These are the cutest I’ve seen! Thanks for making it a freebie! Over here in England, not a lot of people do Halloween like we do in the States and we missed it last year. This year, we are trying to get our Brit friends into the spirit!

    1. Thanks so much, Rachel! Hope you have a ton of fun trying to get your new neighborhood into the holiday spirit! ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. Adorable Printables! Probably, the cutest I’ve seen on the web. Great job and thanks for sharing!!

  8. We started booing in our neighborhood two years ago. The kids love it. Think I’ll have to use your printable this year! Thanks for doing the work for me. HAHA