Create a Haunting Boo Basket with Your Family this Halloween

The moon rises and mischievous laughter drifts through the air. Footsteps clatter down the hall and chills run down your spine. It’s Halloween, and your tiny tricksters are hunting for treats!

Luckily, we’ve conjured up the perfect way to keep them entertained while embracing the spirit of the season. Read on to discover how you can use the LEGO Skeleton Storage Head (5005634) and LEGO Pumpkin Storage Head (5005886) to put a spin on the traditional ‘boo basket’ and make an enchanting surprise the whole family will enjoy…

Seasonal centerpiece

Whether you choose the skeleton or pumpkin, mixing themes, colors, and textures is the key to creating a charming (or terrifying) boo basket that puts your family’s favorite seasonal builds on show.


Think about creepy builds your kids will love, then put them on show, or mix them together to maximize the Halloween vibes.

Looking for something that screams “scary”? Try the eerie charm of the LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Haunted Mansion (31167) in any of its 3 ghoulish guises, or let the LEGO Creator 3 in 1 Wild Animals: Surprising Spider (31159) crawl up the side of your container.

Fill your basket

Begin by filling your container with a base layer of loose bricks. Black, white and orange, red, purple, and green – whatever combination gives you the heebie-jeebies.

Arrange your builds on top, or use these bricks to form the basis of a seasonal brick bin. Leaving a selection bricks out in an accessible place will encourage all ages to get creative, and this way they look great, too.

Place your boo basket somewhere prominent, or pair it with a scene-setting build. The LEGO Botanicals Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree (10348) would look haunting looming overhead!

Tricks and treats

Your boo basket can be far more than just a decoration. Why not make it a seasonal staple and create a memory-making Halloween tradition around it?

Fill the basket with Halloween props to set the mood: we used eyeballs. Then bury a selection of monstrous minifigures and let your kids rummage around each day to discover which creepy character they uncover.

Take it a step further by attaching mini challenge scrolls to each character. Decorate a pumpkin, make a ghost from toilet paper, or invent a scary story together – simple activities that keep the Halloween fun going all season long.
With the nights drawing in, seasonal surprises like these are sure to have your little monsters creeping out to play!