Top 13 Optical Illusion Unique Halloween Costumes for Kids

If you are looking for unique Halloween Costumes for kids, you have come to the right place. Here you will find the most original, unusual and fun costume ideas for your kids, Enjoy!

1. Original Halloween Pinocchio Costume Idea

Made by Gail from League City, Texas

Oh, but Pinocchio is a real boy! It may be Geppetto that you want to take a second look at! Here’s my son Rhett as Geppetto and Pinocchio. These look like two unique Halloween costumes for kids but don’t be confused! This is a one person costume featuring Rhett as Pinocchio’s top half and Geppetto’s bottom half. Read more about this Original Halloween Pinocchio Costume Idea…

2. Last-Minute Abducted by Aliens Halloween Costume for a 10 Year Old

Made by Stefanie from Long Island, New York

I wanted something awesome and totally unusual for this year’s costume, so I went with Abducted by Alien illusion costume. After seeing the idea on this website and some others, I got some wonderful suggestions and ideas! I didn’t have a lot of time. However, I had done the Headless Man costume the year before for my son, so I already had the backpack and accouterments to do this one too. These are definitely the most awesome and unique Halloween costumes for kids. Read more about this Last-Minute Abducted by Aliens Halloween Costume for a 10 Year Old…

3. Captured by Frankenstein Caged Illusion Homemade Costume Idea

Made by Lanaya from Niagara Falls,ON

This costume was so much fun to make and pretty easy too. All I did was, I bought a Styrofoam head from the local costume shop as well as the Frankenstein mask and green hands. I went to our local thrift shop and bought a small man’s suit in black. Read more about this Captured by Frankenstein Caged Illusion Homemade Costume Idea…

4. Coolest Baby on Granny’s Back Optical Illusion Costume

Made by Shantel from Oak Harbor ,Wa

This Baby on Granny’s Back Optical Illusion Costume was such a fun costume to make. I couldn’t believe the amount of double takes my daughter received Halloween night. Unfortunately in our area there isn’t any costume contests to enter but I felt it was a costume worth sharing with others. Read more about this Coolest Baby on Granny’s Back Optical Illusion Costume…

5. Best Halloween Costume: Gnome on a Toadstool!

Coolest Abu and Aladdin on a Flying Carpet Kids Halloween Costumes

Made by Stefanie from Long Island, New York

I had to make this Gnome on a Toadstool after seeing this costume on your site!! I used a red fleece blanket from Old Navy, 2 pool noodles, white felt (cut out in circles) and elastic for the skirt. Read more about this Best Homemade Halloween Costume in Town: Gnome on a Toadstool!…

6. Unique Halloween Costumes for Kids: Abu, Aladdin and a Flying Carpet

Made by Wayne from Vancouver BC

Here are Abu and Aladdin on a Flying Carpet kids Halloween costumes from the Disney movie. The Abu outfit was made up of faux fur, I used wire in the tail to give it shape. His hat was made up of stiff felt and a glue gun, and a elastic to keep it on her head. Read more about these Abu and Aladdin unique Halloween costumes for kids.

7. Coolest Pair of Pants Costume

Made by Andrew from Berkeley, CA

Our 6 year old decided that he wanted to be a “big pair of pants” this year for Halloween so we said we would try and this is what we came up with. We used material that we had in the house and bought some chicken wire to give the pants some shape. We even decided to add a poem in the pocket which is one of the assignments from their school. Read more about this Coolest Pair of Pants Costume…

8. Coolest Bull Rider Costume

Coolest Illusion Costume: A Boy on the Toilet!

Made by Jessica from Jessica

My son Sawyer is 2 1/2 years old and is obsessed with bull riding. That is all he talks about and watches on TV. I thought this Bull Rider Costume would be the perfect costume for him. Sawyer named his bull “Dean”. This costume was a hoot and had many heads turning as he walked by. I could not have come up with a better idea for my son. Read more about this Coolest Bull Rider Costume…

9. Coolest Illusion Costume: A Boy on the Toilet!

Coolest Baby in a Bassinet Illusion Costume

Made by Eileen from Winter Garden, FL

Our family visits coolest homemade costumes every year to see the amazing and creative ideas everyone comes up with. This year our 8 year old son decided he didn’t see the idea he wanted. He announced one night at dinner he wanted to be a boy on the potty. “An outhouse?” we asked. “No,” he insisted, ” A boy on the toilet“. My husband agreed he could do it and then went to work on it. Read more about this Coolest Illusion Costume: A Boy on the Toilet!…

10. Coolest Baby in a Bassinet Illusion Costume

Coolest Headless Doctor Halloween Costume

Made by Jennifer from Pittsburgh PA

The coolest Baby Costume Ever! I made this Baby in a Bassinet Illusion costume for my 10 year old out of cardboard fabric and a cabbage patch doll with its head cut off. Everything was hot glued together. Read more about this Coolest Baby in a Bassinet Illusion Costume…

11. Coolest Headless Doctor Halloween Costume

Original Girl in a Tree Illusion Costume

Made by Kristin

This Headless Doctor Halloween costume was based on Headless 08 found on Coolest Homemade Costumes.com. We decided to expand on that theme to create a headless doctor carrying a head in a jar. Read more about this Coolest Headless Doctor Halloween Costume…

12. Original Girl in a Tree Illusion Costume

Made by Peggy from Highland, California

My ten year old daughter came up with this idea and built just about all of this costume by herself. She won the grand prize at her school’s trunk-a-treat costume contest and most creative at her school’s Halloween parade. It was hilarious seeing her walk around the neighborhood at night as a girl in a tree and she got many “cool” complements throughout the night. This is a must-make if you want unique Halloween costumes for kids. Read more about this Original Girl in a Tree Illusion Costume…

13. Insect Catcher Halloween Costume

Made by Marcy from Sdot-Yam, Israel

We dressed Jordan up as an insect catcher. She wore “nature lovers” clothes, a butterfly net, hiking boots etc. We made pipe cleaner insects and sewed them on her clothing. Then we took a shoe box, cut out the back of it and cut holes in the pocket of her sweatshirt. Her hands came out of the sweatshirt into the box. (We filled the arms of her sweatshirt with stuffing and sewed on gloves as artificial hands holding the box. Read more about this Insect Catcher Halloween Costume…