Barbies, crackerjacks and crash test dummies – they are all cuter when they are kids Halloween costumes. There is something about a little face peaking out of Frankenstein eyes that just melts our hearts.
The animal kingdom is represented with peacocks and jellyfish. Many kids like to dress up as food, such as steak, A1 sauce and a chef salad. Cotton candy, push up pops and gumballs are also very popular. Personally, we love the four year old who agreed to be half Hall and half Oates.
In addition, ideas here range from Optimus Prime, Inside Out characters, a mailtruck, Sharknado and even a haunted castle!
If the child in your life like to chose their own costume, this will rouse his/her imagination. If you like to choose your kids Halloween costumes, then enjoy! The costumes here will entertain you with their range of possibilities. Watch out kids…
Our 4 year old daughter chose this costume. I think she did so just for the blue eyeshadow and the red lipstick. The first thing we made was the crown. We cut, covered, shaped and glued stripes of cardboard to make the crown. We then decorated it and glued it to a headband! Next we bought a … Read more
My son wanted to be a pickle in a jar this year for Halloween. The jar was very simple to make. A hoolahoop, clear shower curtain, full sheet labels printed with pickle nutrition info and logo, hot glue, ribbon for trim of “jar” and some green yarn to hold/hang it in place. The pickle was a … Read more
My 8-year old daughter, Amelia has an artist’s heart. She has always requested a non-girl traditional costume. This year she has really gotten into watching internet videos like the Nyan cat. She had tears flowing during one of the Nyan cat spin-off’s when the cat’s heart is broken. To make this year’s Nyan Cat Halloween costume, … Read more
Here is how I made this easy Lego block child’s Halloween costume. Using a large box for the body and a small box for the hat, I cut out head and arm holes for my 5 year old son. Have your child try on the box to make the holes large enough and help your … Read more
Cool KFC Col. Sanders homemade Halloween costume – found a white 3-piece suit online for $9. From Ebay I purchased the horn-rimmed glasses for $5 and the cane for $6. I crafted the neck tie from extra ribbon I had on hand. I had no luck in finding a white wig or one that was decently … Read more
Another year, another cool home made costume. Hunger games peacekeepers costumes this time around! In my opinion, this is a cool costume for pre-teens /older kids. I used white pants and white shirts, painted helmets, black boots,cop accessories (glasses, belt with all its accessories) and even a flashlight and…. voila! They were so unique and different and … Read more
My wife is a teacher at a local elementary school, and she was looking for a wheelchair costume for one of her students. Kenesth is a native of a neighboring city, and had won a recent race with this car paint scheme. All the “Pit Crew” are teachers and support staff. The girl’s name is … Read more
I made this creative Magic Carpet Ride Optical Illusion Halloween costume for my 3 year old daughter to wear in our hometown contest. She won best overall in her age group this year! I used a large pillow case I found at Goodwill and two pieces of foam board for the “carpet”. I lucked out … Read more
We went and got tulle from Hobby Lobby and fabric. My daughter said she wanted to be Ariel the Little Mermaid for Halloween. We Googled ideas and came up with a few. We make her a tutu like long skirt and then made her a shirt and ruffled the bottom of it. We got a … Read more
“I want to be a Prickly Porcupine Mom!” was my four year old’s response when I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween this year. I have to hand it to him it’s a unique choice. This request gave me a lot to ponder late at night while awake from insomnia. I raided … Read more
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 … Read more
My 6-yr old son had to dress up as his favorite book character for the School Book Day and his all time favorite book is Wizard of Oz. Initially he wanted to be the Tin Soldier, but I convinced him that the Scarecrow will be easier to wear through the day. I bought a new … Read more