BOO-ed Girl Scout Style!

Who LOVES Halloween? Halloween is a time of FESTIVE FUN & GIVING! It is the perfect holiday for Girl Scouts who live by the Girl Scout law and enjoy helping ‘Make the World a Better Place!’

This fun program encourages girls to participate in the Halloween tradition of BOO’ing! This generous activity is a great way to celebrate and can even be done while social distancing. You can encourage to include Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday.

How to play

Between October 1 and October 30th, and with an adult, a Girl Scout can plan to “BOO” to a sister scout. This can be within a troop or multiple troops.

Leader’s Instructions

Make a copy or include copies of the “You have been Boo-ed” flyer with instructions. We recommend adding a list of the girl’s names on second sheet to avoid repeats or leave anyone out. This list should not be copied and transferred from girl to girl. End with a leader and a deadline date to know that all have been boo-ed. Depending on size of the troop you can do two sister scouts at the same time which might need two name lists. 

Start with a girl that is not in the same household. Remind girls not to sign her name or give any indication of who the gift is from. It is meant to share joy and happiness anonymously.

Hopefully, your recipient girl will follow the instructions and carry on the tradition. Remind girls and families not to go beyond more than a day or two.

Girl’s BOO’ing Instructions

  1. Print or make a copy of the flyer “You have been Boo-ed” and instructions unless provided by the leaders. 
  2. Place the “You have been Boo-ed” flyer you received in a window or door where it can be seen.
  3. Have fun and create a bag of Halloween goodies for a sister scout next on the list that was provided. The gift can be freshly picked flowers, a friendship bracelet, something homemade, or even a little bag of Halloween candy. Use your imagination! Be thoughtful! 
    Include the following:
    • One printout of the Ghost “You have been Boo-ed” stapled on the outside of bag with the next sister scout’s name on bag or flyer. 
    • One printout “poem” instructions to be placed inside bag. If extra flyers and instruction were not provided have an adult print or make copies for you.
    • A list of girl’s names that was provided by the originator (usually a leader) and cross out the sister scout you are going to Boo! Note: You can’t “Boo” a girl that has her named crossed out.
  4. Once at the house you plan to ghost, without knocking or ringing the doorbell, you should leave the goodies by their front door so that can see that they have been “BOO-ed”. Do not let the person that you are “BOO’ing” see you, as it adds to the fun and surprise.
  5. Do not not take more than two days to “Boo” another sister scout. 
  6. Please keep it safe and enjoy!

Patches

There are many “ghost” fun patches to be found just by googling. We have provided some links for you!