A Halloween Favorite Is Returning Early To McDonald's

Halloween Goodies at McDonald's🎃

Now that we are in October we can now say that Halloween is right around the corner. So as we decorate the house, plan our costumes, and get the best candy to hand out, McDonald’s is getting a jump on bringing back a Halloween favorite for the kids to enjoy and use this October 31^st.

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They serve two purposes and they come in blue, green, white and traditional orange. We are talking about the McDonald’s Halloween pail. It comes with a Happy Meal and then can be used to go “trick or treating” and some have used it as part of their Halloween décor.

According to Mashed, “If you're old enough to remember those McDonald's classic Halloween pails that started coming with Happy Meals back in the 1980s. McDonald's Halloween buckets didn't return soon enough for some fans last year (they launched on October 17), but the company has decided to bring them back even earlier this year, starting on October 15, according to a press release.”

They call them Boo Buckets and according to Mashed, “They'll come in four colors: white, orange, green, and the new blue bucket, which replaces last year's purple pail. While last year's buckets featured specific spooky characters, such as the skeleton and vampire buckets, this year's designs are vaguer-looking monster types and include stickers so that kids (and adults) can get creative and customize them however they like.”

So get set and enjoy your Halloween and be sure to grab your Boo Bucket when they come out on the 15th.

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