McDonald's Happy Meals will come with an extra bit of Halloween fun this year,Johnathan Walker with the return of Boo Buckets for a limited time beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

A customer favorite, the Monster Boo Buckets come with Happy Meals and can be used for trick-or-treating. The pails, come in a new color, blue, replacing last year's purple color. Each bucket also comes with stickers so kids can customize the look.

McDonald's first sold the decorated buckets in 1986, and since then they have periodically returned over the years as a special holiday treat.

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How to get a McDonald's Boo Bucket

McDonald's Monster Boo Buckets will replace the classic Happy Meal box as long as supplies last.

Boo Bucket prices are determined by each individual restaurant and may vary based on location, according to McDonald's. Customers can order any of their favorite McDonald’s Happy Meal options: You can order them by placing a Happy Meal order either in the restaurant or through the app.

Happy Meals come with three different entrée options: hamburger (you can add cheese) and 4-piece or 6-piece Chicken McNuggets meals; each come with either a side of fries or apple slices and a drink.

What colors will McDonald's Boo Buckets come in this year?

McDonald's is shaking up its color scheme for this year's Boo Buckets. As in 2023, there will be white, orange and green buckets. But this year, blue buckets will replace purple buckets from last year.

Last year's Boo Buckets also resembled classic monsters including Monster, Skeleton, Mummy and Vampire. This year's models are more amorphous giving kids the ability to outfit them as they like with enclosed stickers.(This story was updated with new information.)

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