You've Been Boo'ed

I'm not quite sure where the You've Been Booed phenomenon came from but when it comes out it catches on and it’s so much fun for kids and adults alike.

We were Boo’ed for the first time when we moved to our new neighborhood, I came home from work one day to find a small goodie bag and a note tied to my door knob. When I read the “You've Been Boo-ed” poem and directions it put a smile on my face and made me feel welcomed. Though it’s intended to be a kid’s activity I ran with it at home and at work, our son was only 1 at the time. We passed the Boo onto two of our neighbors but then I drove a few minutes away to two of my friend’s houses and Boo’ed them too J.  The next morning I made another copy and left it on a coworker’s desk along with a candy treat. The office got a kick out of it for the day, not sure if my friends ever passed it on though.

What you’ll need:

Candy or some other item that will make a person smile

A printer or copy machine

Stealth moves

Print out two or three of the You've Been Boo’ed Direction sheets/poem

And two or three of the I've Been Boo’ed sheets

Create a little goodie bag and then pick 2-3 houses to Boo. Go to each house and place the goodie bag and poem in your neighbors mailbox or right on their front door.

If you know that one of you “victims” will need a little help to pass the Boo along quickly, give them a hand and print out a few extra copies for them.

This can also work in an office setting if you work in an environment where it’s okay to have a little fun.

You can find more information at http://www.beenbooed.com/

Thanks for stopping by 

Niki

(If you'd like to read more about me visit my post on A Bit About Me).

Halloween Costume - Pregnancy Reveal

If you're pregnant and looking for a last minute costume idea, do I have an easy one for you.

Last year when we were debating how to tell people we were expecting I found this great idea on Make It & Love It and I wore it to my nephew’s costume birthday party and again on Halloween. It ended up being a great pregnancy announcement for family members I haven’t seen in a while. I wore the baby with the boy or girl symbol above (we didn't know the sex yet) and my hubby wore the burger, fries and beer. A lot of people thought the costume was store bought and my hubby got a lot of compliments for his stencil work.

This costume is an easy last minute (1-2 day before) job because it doesn't take many supplies to pull of but it does involve some prep work and patience.

I didn't use the freezer paper as suggested in Ashley's blog due to the fact that I couldn't find any near me so I just had my hubby cut out a stencil from poster paper, which he free-handed from Ashely’s pictures. I'm sure if you Google the images you'll find a bunch that you can copy. 

I taped the stencil down with painters tape and put a piece of cardboard inside the shirt just in case the paint came threw. 

Using white fabric paint and a fabric paint brush I blotted on the first and second layer, placing it in front of a fan in between coats to speed up the drying process. After it dried I removed the tape and used a black sharpie to touch up the edges.

Ashley does a great step by step tutorial here.

Happy Halloween!

Niki
 (If you'd like to read more about me visit my post on A Bit About Me).