I returned home after dropping Nol off at preschool today and noticed a little gift bag sitting on our front porch. The front had a handmade paper ghost taped to it. Peeking out of the top was a piece of paper that said, "You Have Been Boo'd!" I retrieved it to find a poem...
"You've been boo'd"
The air is cool the season fall
Soon Halloween will come to all
The spooks are after things to do
In fact, a spook brought this to you
"BOO" is a shield from witching hour
Just hang it up and watch its power
On your front door is where it works
It wards off spooks and scary jerks
The treats that came with crypted note
Are yours to keep, enjoy them both
The power comes when friends like you
Will copy this and make it TWO
Then others here among our friends
Will give warm fuzzies that do not end
We'll all have smiles upon our face
No one will know who "BOO"ed whose places
Just one short day to work your spell
Or a big ZAP will strike your tail
And don't forget a nifty treat,
Like something cute or something sweet
Please join fun, let's really hear it
And spread some "BOO"s and Halloween spirit.
Inside were three treats. I'm not into the chain letter thing and I'd never heard of being "boo'd" Halloween style, but this one I dig. Kids love the mystery behind it. I left it out for Nolan to find and read him the poem. He was, of course, stoked to find his gummy fingers and a skeleton lollipop. But he's even more excited about "booing" three of his friends. That's sharing the love at its finest.
Want to have your kid boo his or her friends? Print out the above poem and include it in a little bag with a few trinkets. Tape a paper ghost or another Halloween image to the front and in stealth mode, deliver it to some neighborhood friends.
