With Halloween right around the corner, I’ve compiled a gallery of the best reader submitted kids’ halloween costume ideas, as well as some winners from our costume competition, to help inspire you on your halloween costume hunt!
Pumpkin spiced lattes are accosting me at every turn, so ’tis the season as far as I’m concerned.
50 Kids Halloween Costume Ideas
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Kids’ Halloween Costume Ideas
Some of my favorite kids’ halloween costumes are available right now on Amazon, and I’ll link to help you “shop the look” wherever I can!
Which, incidentally, I like saying. “Shop the look!” makes me feel like a fashion blogger, despite my total lack of fashion sense.
Anyway.
Read on for some cool halloween costume ideas for your kids!
(And by all means, feel free to look for other people’s kids too. Maybe you’re, like, a really invested auntie or something. I’m not judging).
How cute are these kids? Answer silently in your head. I can’t hear you from my house.
There is quite an array of Milk and Cookies options available on Amazon! Here’s a good one. But please note, I can’t guarantee that your kids will look as cute as these kids. These kids are VERY CUTE.
Radio Flyer wagon not included. Also, these particular kids are not included. Use your own kids as substitutes. You can get the look here:
Super DC Heroes Deluxe Muscle Chest Superman Costume, Toddler
This is a classic! This little guy was the winner of our first ever Kids’ Halloween Costume contest, so you know this costume is top notch. Please note the genius binkie attachment and the comfortable shoes under the flippers. These parents know what’s up.
No way you’re finding this bad boy on Amazon. You want this look you better be crafty/ambitious.
My husband is telling me this is a Minecraft costume. I’m too tired to verify this, but please feel free to do your own independent research.
How sweet is this? Here’s an elf option from Amazon that’s quite cute, and would work from baby through toddler ages.
This piglet costume really works for me! Ok not for me, because I’m a middle aged mom. Assuming you’re costuming a small child who can pull it off, you can find this from Amazon.
You can find this Zelda costume here. Zelda was the only game I ever beat as a kid. So this speaks to me.
Classic 1950s look. Which might as well be the 1800s to your kid, but still. Very adorable, and easy to pull this one off at home if you’re crafty. If you’re like me (not crafty) you can get the look here.
I think you’ll agree that this kid is really nailing the face here. I feel like a spell is coming my way just by looking at my laptop. This may actually be Gandalf from The Hobbit, upon closer inspection. You can get “The Gandalf” here.
Classic Dorothy. Love this kid! I mean, look at that face! You can get this look here.
This whole deal is perfect if you have two kids who like to cooperate and coordinate. Nobody? Eh no worries. Just buy the costumes and don’t give your kids other options. You can get a Toddler Wee Leprechaun Costume here and a Child’s Rainbow costume here.
This is so sweet! Sprinkles and Ice Cream! This looks like a DIY situation to me. A ruffled skirt and a glue gun + cardboard and you could make this happen.
Another great group effort – this family bringing to life their daughter’s favorite book characters from “Goodnight Gorilla”
These children are appropriately stern. Tell your children some horribly bad news (i.e. that they pulled the plug on Paw Patrol) and you could probably get these same faces for your photo shoot.
Toy Story! This is a great idea, partly because the costumes are cute, and partly because it encourages your children to ride around in a wagon, which is great for parades. There are lots of good Toy Story themed costumes on Amazon. Like this Buzz Lightyear Classic.
This is a family that has their act together! It’s the MONARCH LIFE CYCLE! If you need to give birth to additional children to pull this off, please start now to be ready for Halloween 2020.
No clue how to achieve this look, but I love this little guy!
This green dress is made out of an old wedding dress, which was dipped in dye and paired with face paint, gloves and antlers to create a “Mother Nature” costume. The boy is a “living statue” – just some old clothes and a bandana sprayed with silver. Clearly this is a mom who can MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
Awesome DIY costume! This would be a cool project to do together with a kid.
Thomas the Train is a good go-to costume idea. If you want the engineer part taken care of, you can find it here. If you’re looking for the train part, you can find that here.
Classic New England Lobsta! You can get this costume on Amazon right here.
I had to include this on account of the method acting of this youngster. I think she’s Bride of Frankenstein, Junior Edition. Either way her scary face is on point.
I feel like these cuties are trying to intimidate me. And it’s working! You can get the Jungle Quackie Duck Romper right here. Now if that’s not an intimidating name for a costume I don’t know what is.
Mickey is a timeless classic. Can’t go wrong with this one, available right here.
This is perfect if you like baby-wearing! It’s adorable and practical. I may try this one with my 6 month old this Halloween. In related news, this costume reminds me of a really whacky story about a mom who decided to tie her baby to the back of her wedding gown.
Seriously, is there even a point to having a baby if you can’t strap then into a carrier and make them a part of your Halloween costume? Ok I hear a few “yeah there is still a point” responses from the crowd. Fine. But the costume possibilities alone are worth the pain of childbirth. Ahem.
This picture really has it all – Superman AND Mother Theresa? Now that’s a power duo. (FYI, the theme was “Our Favorite Super Heroes“) – I think I want to join this family just to be a part of their holidays. I’m not suggesting that you try to join this family, that may be a little much if we all bombarded them with requests. You can tone it down a notch and just get the Superman costume here instead.
This is a handmade costume, done by this girl’s Nana, which I love. We should all be so lucky to have a Nana make us costumes!
If sewing isn’t your thing, you can find some store bought princess costumes here and here. Everybody loves a Disney Princess!
This is such a sweet and simple idea from the “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” book. Side note, my Kindergartener absolutely loves the “If You Give A…” series!
Sometimes simple is the best way to go.
Batman and Robin. This pair goes together like Bacon and eggs. Speaking of which…..
Possibly my favorite duet ever. You can get the child bacon costume here and egg here. Note: I couldn’t find the baby size on Amazon, but I did see kid sizes available.
As far as kids’ Halloween costume ideas go, this one’s clever, simple, and comfortable. That’s a triple threat of good costume-ing right there. These children are the 7 Train and the 1 Train, but feel free to choose your own favorite subway line.
The Rubie’s Star Wars Rebels Sabine Deluxe Costume is awesome, especially if you have a kick-ass kid who can pull off this look.
Less badass, but equally adorable, are these Care Bear children. I mean COME ON! It’s cozy, it’s comfy, and it appears to be partly homemade. If you know you won’t be making this yourself you can get a store bought version here.
If this kid showed up on my doorstep trick or treating, I’d give away all the candy. I’d be like, just take it kid, you’re that cute.
These are both homemade costumes, created by a local dad. The rainbow is made with pool noodles secured by zip ties! I’m impressed with/jealous of this one. My hands could never achieve this costume glory.
Ok, not everyone is thrilled in this photo. To be fair to this kid, he has to be Olaf while his sister has the highlight role of Elsa.
Mario and Luigi never goes out of style, nor do these attractive mustaches. I’m sure you could make this if you were so inclined. If you’re like, nah, they have Prime for a reason, here’s the link.
I’m titling this “Birds of a Feather.” Not that you need to title your costumes. Don’t be hard on yourself, I don’t usually title mine either. If you like the idea of dressing your kids up as livestock (and who doesn’t!) you can find some cute options here and here.
Sometimes it’s not really about the costume. Sometimes it’s about the attitude.
Love this photo! You can just tell this is a cool family. I’m sure people say that about my family literally ALL THE TIME. Just because I’ve never heard anyone actually say that out loud doesn’t mean anything.
If you want the toddler Jack ‘O Lantern costume (It’s festive! It’s seasonal!) you can get it right here. And as you would imagine there are lots of great choices for dragon/monster costumes. You can check out a selection right here.
I can’t even with this one. It’s too cute. Again, kid, just take all the candy. You earned it.
I love this hybrid homemade + store bought costume! You could use an old cardboard box to create the spaceship with your kid (or for your kid. I don’t know how motivated your kid is). And Melissa and Doug makes a great looking role play astronaut set. I also like that, secured over a wagon, you can easily transport your kid for trick or treating. This is especially good for a toddler who sometimes has “noodle legs” at inopportune times.
This is just awesome. Lucy and Ethel in the Assembly Line = Classic!
There are so many great Kids’ Halloween Costume Ideas! I hope you found some that will work for you. Have fun!
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Finding a good Halloween idea is like finding this Needle and Thread costume in a haystack. It’s made from a box, but it doesn’t have that, well, boxy look to it.