Turns out boo baskets are sticking around like glitter after craft day. If you’re new here, a “boo basket” is basically a Halloween surprise basket you leave for your kids, neighbors, or friends—kind of like trick-or-treating, but at your front door. And while Pinterest would have you believe you need a perfectly themed cauldron stuffed with $200 worth of Target finds, the reality? Everyone is just thrilled with a few spooky treats and maybe a glow stick (bonus points if there’s candy involved).
This year, we’re keeping boo baskets fun and easy. From simple dollar-store finds to themed picks that double as costumes or activities, here are the cutest boo basket ideas for 2025; whether you’re spoiling your kids, surprising a neighbor, or just leaning into the spooky holiday spirit.
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Boo basket ideas for adults
Let’s be honest: the kids have trick-or-treating handled. These picks are for us—the costume-buying parents, spooky-season superfans, and anyone who’s been waiting all year to swap iced coffee for pumpkin spice.
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Trick-or-Treat Bistro Tile Mug
For the people whose entire autumn vibe starts with an Instagram mug shot, this Anthropologie Halloween edition is spooky-chic.
Trick-or-Treat Bistro Tile Mug ($16)—Buy Here!
Compartés Chocolate Halloween Gift Box
When a fun-size Snickers just won’t cut it, these designer-level chocolates basically say, “I celebrate spooky season, but tastefully.”
Compartés Chocolate Halloween Gift Box ($36.95)—Buy Here!
Britney Spears Oracle: A Deck and Guidebook to Be Stronger Than Yesterday
When life gets chaotic, ask yourself: What would Britney do? Or, actually, ask this oracle deck, you lucky star.
Britney Spears Oracle: A Deck and Guidebook to Be Stronger Than Yesterday ($15.64)—Buy Here!
Sheer Vamp Socks
Proof that vampirecore can be office-appropriate. Bonus: no garlic avoidance required.
Sheer Vamp Socks ($9.99)—Buy Here!
96North Mystic Night 3-Wick Candle
Smoky, luxe, and just dramatic enough to make lighting it feel like a ritual, it's spooky self-care at its best.
96North Mystic Night 3-Wick Candle ($24.95)—Buy Here!
Teddy Baseball Cap
Part fleece, part fashion moment. This teddy baseball cap is proof that looking effortlessly cool and staying warm isn’t just for influencers with PSLs in hand. Available in 6 colors.
Teddy Baseball Cap ($7.99)—Buy Here!
Snuggle Sac Halloween Throw Blanket
Curl up, light a candle, and pretend your to-do list doesn’t exist. This pumpkin blanket gets it.
Snuggle Sac Halloween Throw Blanket ($16.99)—Buy Here!
Scream Queen Earrings
Because subtlety is for people who don’t own themed earrings. The only scream here is how cute they look with literally any fall outfit.
Scream Queen Earrings ($15)—Buy Here!
Swig Life Trick or Treat Tumbler, 40oz
It’s giving “seasonal beverage goblet.” Hydrate, caffeinate, or fill it with potions (we don’t judge). PS: Comes in a bunch of other cute Halloween prints and tumbler sizes here.
Swig Life Trick or Treat Tumbler, 40oz ($49.95)—Buy Here!
Glow In The Dark Makeup Sponge
Even your blending sponge deserves a costume. Finally, a makeup sponge that matches your glowing personality (and your bathroom lighting at 10 p.m.).
Glow In The Dark Makeup Sponge ($6.49)—Buy Here!
Night Sky Coin Purse
It’s giving “main character counting coins at the apothecary.” A little vintage, a little witchy, and way cuter than your Venmo app.
Night Sky Coin Purse ($12.99)—Buy Here!
Poppy & Pout Marshmallow Creme Jumbo Lip Balm
A jumbo lip balm that smells like childhood nostalgia and applies like self-care. No tricks, just treats (for your face).
Poppy & Pout Marshmallow Creme Jumbo Lip Balm ($9.95)—Buy Here!
Purple Rose Building Set
Flowers that never die? Very on-brand for spooky season.
Purple Rose Building Set ($39.99)—Buy Here!
Bat Wing Sunglasses
Serving "mysterious vampire" from the carpool lane. Dramatic? Absolutely. Necessary? Also yes. Fashion statement and costume shortcut. Available in 7 colors.
Bat Wing Sunglasses ($16.99)—Buy Here!
TONYMOLY Plump-Kin Eye Patches
Cures dark circles, emotional damage, and whatever horrors your group chat unleashed this week. Okay, maybe not the last one...but still worth a try.
TONYMOLY Plump-Kin Eye Patches ($24)—Buy Here!
Boo basket ideas for kids
Because you can’t hand your kid a KitKat every time they’re bored (though tempting), here are some finds that double as entertainment and (and maybe a little bribery?).
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Crayola Light-Up Recolorable Ghost
Toss this in the boo basket and suddenly your kid thinks they’re Picasso with a glow stick. It’s a ghost you can color, reuse, and then leave glowing on the nightstand like a spooky little trophy. There's a pumpkin option, too.
Crayola Light-Up Recolorable Ghost ($7.99)—Buy Here!
Squishmallows Halloween 4pk
Valentino the Blue Monster Candelabra? Yvonne the Purple Haunted House? These mini Squishmallows are so absurdly adorable, we’re fighting the urge to steal one for ourselves.
Squishmallows Halloween 4pk ($19.99)—Buy Here!
Bluey Costume Party Figures 4pk
Four Bluey figures in tiny costumes = instant kid obsession. The candy might not even matter after they see these.
Bluey Costume Party Figures 4pk ($9.99)—Buy Here!
Jack-O'-Lantern Light-Up Dome Cup
It glows, it’s pumpkin-y, and we’re fully prepared to wash it every single day until Thanksgiving.
Jack-O'-Lantern Light-Up Dome Cup ($11.99)—Buy Here!
Vintage Halloween Surprise Balls
Each surprise ball has tiny trinkets inside—a friendship bracelet, temporary tattoos, and a joke card—which means you'll be finding little bits of crepe paper in the couch cushions for a while. Still, 10/10 excitement level.
Vintage Halloween Surprise Balls ($30)—Buy Here!
Halloween Hot Chocolate Variety Box
Halloween-themed hot cocoa packets are a major win, especially when they see each flavor change color when you add hot water. Guess who’s also sneaking a packet after bedtime? (Hi, it’s us.)
Halloween Hot Chocolate Variety Box ($44.99)—Buy Here!
Big Gem Diamond Painting Kit
Over 1,000 tiny gems might sound like a nightmare, but trust us: kids love it. And the results? Adorable haunted stickers and suncatchers worth every sparkle.
Big Gem Diamond Painting Kit ($15.99)—Buy Here!
Hand-Holding Halloween Socks, 2pk
Their boo basket went from cute to unhinged adorable with these. The socks literally hold hands thanks to little magnets, and the little bat even has wings.
Hand-Holding Halloween Socks, 2pk ($9.99)—Buy Here!
Play-Doh Halloween Pack
Nothing says boo basket jackpot like 30 tubes of Play-Doh in Halloween colors. Bonus: grab a few bags and hand them out instead of candy for major neighborhood cred.
Play-Doh Halloween Pack ($9.99)—Buy Here!
Ghouls Wanna Have Fun Piggy Paint Set
Non-toxic polish, Halloween shades, and one that glows in the dark? Frightening fingertips incoming.
Ghouls Wanna Have Fun Piggy Paint Set ($22.50)—Buy Here!
Mr. Bubble Bath Bomb Potions
If Halloween night bathtime feels more like arguing with haunted dolls, these fizzy bath bomb potions save the night. They bubble, they swirl, they make the bath water an unnatural color...suddenly “getting clean” feels like an event.
Mr. Bubble Bath Bomb Potions, 4pk ($13.88)—Buy Here!
Halloween Puffy Sticker Playscenes
If you need 10 minutes of peace while the kids are in full spooky-season mode, this is it. Between hunting down 175 hidden objects, solving mazes, and sticking pumpkins on everything, they’ll be busy long enough for you to drink your PSL hot.
Halloween Puffy Sticker Playscenes ($4.57)—Buy Here!
Halloween Giant Coloring Poster/Tablecloth
Bigger than your dining table, scarier than your laundry pile, this giant Halloween coloring poster is ready for crayons, markers, and has enough space to avoid breaking up arguments.
Halloween Giant Coloring Poster/Tablecloth ($8.49)—Buy Here!
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