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Boo Baskets for Halloween

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PeasOff · 10/10/2026 18:34

Is anyone planning on making these for their kid(s)?

If so, what are you putting in them?

OP posts:
Oliveoy · 12/10/2026 18:50

Thegirlwhowent · 12/10/2026 13:32

It's lovely to give gifts, but a piece of unnecessary plastic tat isn't a nice gift. It's the needless tat that I object to, not the giving.

Yet what's funny, is the few people who have actually described what's gone in their boo basket, none of it has been plastic tat. It's been things like craft stuff, sweets, pyjamas, blankets, toiletries. Either consumable or useful.

But that doesn't fit the image you want in your head, does it.

Shinyhappyapple · 12/10/2026 19:04

pollymere · 11/10/2026 22:20

So spending time rather than money with your kids is a boring life?! Do something extra rather than just buying tat. And do you know who told me they'd rather not have loads of plastic tat? My DC.

Nobody has said that they buy Halloween gifts (boo boxes) for their kids instead of spending time with them. Nobody. At least one poster has mentioned that they specifically spend time doing the Halloween themed crafts with their DC.

Thisusernameisalwaysavailable · 12/10/2026 19:17

ImmortalNowBabyDoll · 12/10/2026 09:20

No-one has been called anything for not partaking. Whether you partake or not is entirely up to you. Not one post on this thread has said it's miserable to choose not to do a Boo Box.

You're being called out for loudly judging people who do partake, as if you're not guilty of the exact same thing in some other arena. As I said, I'd put money on being able to walk into your house and see something that I haven't spent money on or that is less eco-friendly than something I have, but I'm hot going around trying to find fault with that because I'm not an arsehole.

I've been called miserable etc at least twice....

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ImmortalNowBabyDoll · 12/10/2026 19:41

Thegirlwhowent · 12/10/2026 13:38

Nobody wanted a 'boo basket' before someone made it up as a way to sell stuff. Nobody wanted an elf on a shelf or fake spiders or Christmas jumpers or all the other tat filling the 'seasonal' shelves in the supermarket until somebody persuaded them it was a good thing to have. Yes, I buy things I want but I don't get sucked into throwing money away on landfill.

Nobody wanted a Christmas tree until Queen Victoria's Albert got one, what's your point?

ImmortalNowBabyDoll · 12/10/2026 19:42

Thisusernameisalwaysavailable · 12/10/2026 19:17

I've been called miserable etc at least twice....

Not because you said you weren't doing a boo basket, because you were rude and derogatory about people that did.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 12/10/2026 19:54

ImmortalNowBabyDoll · 12/10/2026 19:41

Nobody wanted a Christmas tree until Queen Victoria's Albert got one, what's your point?

Or a white wedding dress! And look what that led to. 😂😂😂😂

ETA

'Illustrated reports, newspapers, and early photographs of her wedding spread the style worldwide. By 1849, publications like Godey's Lady's Book declared white the proper standard for brides"

ImmortalNowBabyDoll · 12/10/2026 20:10

It's interesting how this generation of parents has supposedly killed:

Top sheets
Diamonds
Bed skirts
Fabric Softener & Dryer Sheets
Bar Soap
Paper Napkins
Irons & Ironing Boards
Fine China & Formal Dining Rooms
Casual Dining Chains
Cereal
American Cheese
Canned Tuna
Department Stores
Traditional Wedding Registers
Starter Homes
Golf (and associated paraphernalia)
Business Suits & Formal Workwear

And yet also keep getting accused of being so consumerist...

Thegirlwhowent · 12/10/2026 21:27

Oliveoy · 12/10/2026 18:50

Yet what's funny, is the few people who have actually described what's gone in their boo basket, none of it has been plastic tat. It's been things like craft stuff, sweets, pyjamas, blankets, toiletries. Either consumable or useful.

But that doesn't fit the image you want in your head, does it.

Those are the people defending their baskets. That's not the stuff the shops are selling and which some people are buying. Maybe those people aren't on Mumsnet or maybe they are just keeping quiet, but I bet most boo baskets aren't stuffed with handcrafted things and homemade bakes!

Thegirlwhowent · 12/10/2026 21:32

ImmortalNowBabyDoll · 12/10/2026 19:41

Nobody wanted a Christmas tree until Queen Victoria's Albert got one, what's your point?

My point is that we are all subject to marketing, more so now than ever before. I'm not immune. I have to live in this world now. We have many useful things available to us but we should be a bit more thoughtful about what we buy instead of instantly caving in to the latest craze.

Thegirlwhowent · 12/10/2026 21:37

Oliveoy · 12/10/2026 18:50

Yet what's funny, is the few people who have actually described what's gone in their boo basket, none of it has been plastic tat. It's been things like craft stuff, sweets, pyjamas, blankets, toiletries. Either consumable or useful.

But that doesn't fit the image you want in your head, does it.

What's funny is that you seem to believe people who have filled a basket with useless tat would actually come on Mumsnet to tell us they have!

Shinyhappyapple · 12/10/2026 22:12

Thegirlwhowent · 12/10/2026 21:27

Those are the people defending their baskets. That's not the stuff the shops are selling and which some people are buying. Maybe those people aren't on Mumsnet or maybe they are just keeping quiet, but I bet most boo baskets aren't stuffed with handcrafted things and homemade bakes!

But the whole point of the thread is what MNers are putting in their baskets. Thats what the OP asked for. Not what random purchases she could make in various shops,
so the thing you keep rallying against is not what posters are talking about .

PeasOff · 12/10/2026 22:21

Shinyhappyapple · 12/10/2026 22:12

But the whole point of the thread is what MNers are putting in their baskets. Thats what the OP asked for. Not what random purchases she could make in various shops,
so the thing you keep rallying against is not what posters are talking about .

As delightful as those pepto-bismol coloured disco pumpkins looked, I have neither the time, inclination nor desire to hunt one down to purchase 😆

OP posts:
ImmortalNowBabyDoll · 12/10/2026 22:26

Thegirlwhowent · 12/10/2026 21:32

My point is that we are all subject to marketing, more so now than ever before. I'm not immune. I have to live in this world now. We have many useful things available to us but we should be a bit more thoughtful about what we buy instead of instantly caving in to the latest craze.

It's not up to you to decide what has value to someone else. We're all subject to marketing and "crazes" to one extent or another, and judging others for enjoying different ones to you is hypocritical.

Oliveoy · 12/10/2026 22:32

Thegirlwhowent · 12/10/2026 21:37

What's funny is that you seem to believe people who have filled a basket with useless tat would actually come on Mumsnet to tell us they have!

No, what's funny is that you're frothing over imaginary people filling imaginary baskets with imaginary useless tat who apparently are too ashamed to admit that on MN 😂

lilkitten · Yesterday 14:19

My son has asked for a boo basket, but for his birthday (though it is Halloween week). He's described it as a gift hamper with candles, slippers, chocolates. Had no idea it's for Halloween though, but that would explain the "boo"

Doyouknowdanieltiger · Yesterday 14:23

I got mine one of those colour in bags to go trick or treating and a few crafts, didn't put it in a basket although that would of been a good idea!

I do Xmas eve boxes with new pj's and socks.

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