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Boo Bags: How To Get One For Your Family!

in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Stafford, VA for Halloween 2024

By Jenny Sites September 26, 2024

The air is getting cooler and the leaves are starting to turn so not only have we updated our Fall Guide, but we're also filling up 100 Boo Bags! 


A Boo Bag is a gift bag full of Halloween Fun!  We stuff our bags with items from our sponsors along with additional goodies. Click below to find out more about these great sponsors!






NEW THIS YEAR: 

There are TWO ways to get a Boo Bag for your family! 

Choose Porch drop-off OR pick-up.



Image Credit: Jenny Sites

1) Boo Bag Porch Drop-Off

Like last year, families can sign up to be chosen to have a Boo Bag dropped off on their porch!  1 entry per family. Names are drawn randomly and bags will be placed on porches between October 5-22, 2024. 

πŸ‘»What happens if we are chosen to get a Boo Bag?

If your family is chosen to get a Boo Bag, the bag will show up on your porch between October 5th and October 22nd.  Once you get the bag, the items inside are yours to enjoy! We simply ask that, in order to keep the fun going, you Boo another family or two! Here's how:

  • Make copies of the instructions / We've been BOO'd sign to put in the baskets you're going to hand out. (You can also print a copy HERE)
  • Put together 1 or 2 BOO Bags/Baskets filled with Halloween or Fall themed goodies and trinkets - whatever you'd like! 
  • In each bag/basket that you're giving, place one copy of the flyer.
  • Please BOO 1-2 within 3 days of being Boo'd. They can be anyone you want; cousins, friends, church members, classmates, etc.. Anyone! Just keep the fun going! Just leave the bag/basket on their porch and ring the bell. 
  • Hang your "WE'VE BEEN BOO'd" sign on your door or in the window to let other families know you were already BOO'd.

Fill out THIS FORM to be entered.


πŸ‘» While you're waiting to get your bag, feel free to print out the flyer and start Booing your friends now!  

You can also print a copy HERE.


Image Credit: Cosplay Imagination Adventures


BONUS - Character Delivery: 

Five (5)  Lucky families will have their Boo Bag delivered personally by a Princess! (The princess character may vary from year to year)

 If you are chosen for this special arrangement, you must be home on October 20 between 3 and 6 pm.

  • Sign up the same way (THIS FORM)
  • Choose "Yes, I would like to be included in the Special Character Delivery Drawing"
  • Watch for an email to let you know if you've been chosen! 
  • Winners of the Character drop-off will be notified via email and are required to reply within 24 hours or the spot will be forfeited.  
  • The Princess will arrive on October 20th between 3pm and 6pm. She will ring your doorbell, deliver the bag, and pose for a photo if you wish.




Image Credit:  felixmizioznikov from Getty Images

2) Pick Up a Boo Bag

Macaroni Kid Fredericksburg will have a booth at the Fredericksburg Farmer's Market. If you prefer, you can grab a Free ticket here and pick up a Boo Bag for your family at Hurkamp Park on Saturday, October 26th between 9 am and noon.  

  • Bags will only be given to those with a ticket.  Tickets can be printed or shown on your phone. 
  • Boo Bags must be picked up between the hours of 9 am and Noon on October 26th at our booth.  Bags not picked up by noon will be forfeited. 
  • Get your FREE TICKET here for Boo Bag pick-up.


Please, only one bag per family. 


A huge THANK YOU to this year's sponsors! Without them, this would not be possible!