Some of my favorite holiday memories involve making fun seasonal treats and doorbell ditching them at a neighbor's house. Last weekend, my husband and I decided to spread some Halloween goodness and leave some treats on a few doorsteps along with this little poem and a cute little phantom to hang on their door:
“Good Evening My Friends”
The greetings of ghosts are haunting your way.
A curse will be left if you fail to obey.
To ward off the curse of the dread Phantom wart,
You have just one day until you must start.
Take treats to two houses in your neighborhood.
Be sure they are tasty, be sure they are good.
Copy this letter and a phantom for each.
Help spread the spirit to those you can reach.
Post the ghost of the Phantom on your front door,
So that others can see he has been here before.
Join the fun of the season, keep him right there in sight.
Share the spirit of giving ‘til Halloween night!
THE PHANTOM
The greetings of ghosts are haunting your way.
A curse will be left if you fail to obey.
To ward off the curse of the dread Phantom wart,
You have just one day until you must start.
Take treats to two houses in your neighborhood.
Be sure they are tasty, be sure they are good.
Copy this letter and a phantom for each.
Help spread the spirit to those you can reach.
Post the ghost of the Phantom on your front door,
So that others can see he has been here before.
Join the fun of the season, keep him right there in sight.
Share the spirit of giving ‘til Halloween night!
THE PHANTOM
I was lazy and borrowed the poem from a website (can't remember which--sorry!) and altered a free clipart I found through a google search. I could have been ambitious and created my own, but sometimes this is just what needs to happen. Anyway, feel free to use these and spread the phantom through your neighborhood! Grab the kiddos, the spouse, roommates, significant other, or whomever you can find and make an event out of it! Whip up a tasty Halloween or fall treat like cute frosted sugar cookies or my personal fall favorite, 2 ingredient pumpkin cookies (15 oz pumpkin + spice cake mix = insanely delicious. No joke), print these out, dress up like a bandit, and get your running shoes on. I think I had more fun with this as an adult than I did as a kid :)
Happy Halloween!
-Sarah