You've Been Booed!

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A few mornings back we got the best surprise on our front door step! We had been booed. It has been years since I’ve been booed. The look on my children’s faces once they say the bag of goodies was priceless! It amazes me how neighbors can come together and bring joy to each other’s faces with just a simple thoughtful gift.

If you have been booed before then you probably are familiar with the guidelines. Once you receive your goodie bag you will need to put the “You’ve Been Booed” note on your door or window so your neighbors will know not to Boo you again. Then you will have two days to bring the joy to two other families. Now you have to be as sneaky as a mouse so no one sees the ghost. :)

The fun part is picking out what to put into the Boo Bag. My kids and I took a trip to Target and hit their $1 bins. For us this can be dangerous, but we put a $10 limit on each bag so we wouldn’t go crazy. I personally feel that with Halloween just around the corner kids don’t need an overwhelming amount of candy, so we stuck with getting goodies that were personal to the recipient. Here is what we put together:

Boo Bag for a little girl:

2 Age appropriate books

Sticker book

Halloween socks

Frozen Headband Set

Plastic Halloween cup

Pack of Halloween pencils

Bath Paint

Witches hat with cotton candy in it

Candy Vampire teeth

Skittles Pumpkin

M & M tube

Boo Bag for a Boy:

Age appropriate book

Halloween Socks

Pack of fake mustaches

Halloween cup

Halloween pencils

Glow Sticks

Bouncy Eyeballs

Candy Vampire teeth

Sour Patch Kids

Air Heads

Witches hat with cotton candy in it

My son picked out the pumpkin and monster cloth bag to put all the goodies in, but you can make your Boo Bag out of anything you would like. You can use the plastic pumpkins for trick-or-treating or you can make something.

For the FREE PRINTOUT of the “You’ve Been Booed” ghost that I designed CLICK HERE.

HAPPY BOOING!

Ebola Infects Halloween Candy

I am not one to write about politics or world issues, nor is this blog about such topics, but I fear the Ebola virus. With Halloween just around the corner this article sent me into a panic attack. Yes, I might be an overactive mother, but that is ok with me! The fact that 3 Ebola patients have been diagnosed close to home is terrifying! ….and now this. When are we going to be able to enjoy a holiday and not have to fear for the safety and health of our families?

The following article is from Fox News :

Some of the world’s largest chocolate companies are joining the fight against Ebola, as the virus threatens the world's chocolate supply.

Nestle, Mars and Hershey are among the companies pledging support to combat the disease wrecking havoc on nations that border Ivory Coast --the world’s biggest exporter cacao --the raw ingredient in chocolate. 

Ivory Coast has shut down its borders with Liberia and Guinea, two nations hardest hit by the Ebola virus, shutting out migrant workers needed to pick the beans that go into M&M, Snickers Bars and Hershey's Kisses, reports Politico. Though Ivory Coast has yet to report a single case of the deadly virus, residents are fearful that the disease may quickly cross borders.

The World Cocoa Foundation, a non-profit that aids small cocoa farmers, has enlisted the help of many of its 113 members, including Godiva, Ghiradelli, Mars, to raise money for those affected. The organization has not released figures on how much has been raised, and more details are likely to emerge at the group’s annual meeting this Wednesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.

“As a member of the WCF and a supporter of the CocoaAction strategy, Mars is pleased to see the industry coming together to help organizations on the ground in the prevention and eradication of the Ebola virus,” Mars told Politico in a statement.

Prices for cocoa beans have risen in recent weeks due to Ebola concerns, but it's unclear if Americans stocking up on Halloween candy will feel the pinch.  If prices continue to rise, chocolate producers could replace some of the cocoa with fillers, or could just pass the cost onto consumers. This follows a spike in chocolate prices this summer, when cocoa prices jumped by about 8 percent.  

Donations from the chocolate companies will be distributed to the International Federation of Red Cross, the Red Crescent Societies, and Caritas, a charity affiliated with the Catholic Church, according to CNN.

According to the World Health Organization, over 4,000 people have died from Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Chocolate magnate Nestle is said to be “deeply concerned” about the devastating potential spread of the virus through West Africa which is home to many of its 6,300 African employees. 

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