Ideas for Halloween Costumes

With autumn fast approaching, it means one thing… HALLOWEEN! Spooky pumpkins, creepy crawlies, spider webs decorating every corner of your Halloween-themed house and Trick or Treaters of course. But what do you need for trick or treating? Halloween costumes! And we’ve come up with the best ideas for Halloween costumes, so you don’t have to.

Have fun trick or treating!

Animal Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids

Whether your kids love superheroes, witches and wizards, dressing up as their favourite characters or a spooky soul. We’ve got some fab ideas!

• Inflatable Dinosaur Costume – Do your kids love dinos? If they fancy being explorers riding a terrifying T-Rex, we have the costume for you!
• Baby Shark – This simple costume will make your kid look adorable. It is based on the incredibly addictive song… Baby Shark!” Who doesn’t love easy but amazing costumes for kids?
• Classic Black Cat – Running out of time and can’t decide what last-minute costume you can get for your kids? How about defaulting to the classic black cat costume? You just need cat ears, black clothes and a black tail! Draw a pink nose and whiskers on their face, and you’re good to go!
• Big Bad Wolf – Creative costumes from classic children’s books. Whether you buy a wolf mask or improvise with face paint, you can create one child as the big bad wolf wearing a Granny-style hat and long dress. And the other child can dress as Little Riding Hood in a red cape! You get two styles in one; it’s the perfect DIY costume!

Superhero Halloween Costumes

• Captain Marvel/Ms Marvel – Any girls out there who are in awe of Marvel’s superheroes? Embody the powerful surge of Captain Marvel and embrace the quirky but strong persona of Ms Marvel with her stupendous powers and abilities. Maybe they can fly their way around the streets for their treats?
• Spider-Man – Nothing can beat a spidey costume, and best of all, there are 3 styles to choose from. Either the Toby Maguire, Andrew Garfield or Tom Holland Spidey suit. Which one will your kids go for? Maybe get some sticky webs to add to their suits to really embody their spidey senses.
• Doctor Strange/Scarlett Witch – with the new release of Doctor Strange and the Multitude of Madness, you can’t deny that these characters are going to be among the most sought-after costumes this Halloween!
• Batman/The Joker – with Halloween back in full swing this year after a few uncertain ones, we’re sure it will start off with a bang, so the two latest renditions of DC Comics’ superheroes will most likely be in occurrence! Your kids will be posing everywhere, saying, ‘I’m Batman!’ in their deepest voices. Fancy taking on the role of a villain? Why not go as The Joker or Harley Quinn? You can choose from Heath Ledger’s Joker to Jack Nicholson’s! 
• Superman/Superdog! – If you have an adorable pooch, then this is the perfect and most adorable costume your kids and their dog can have. Your child will embody the great Superman with a blue suit and red cape, and your four-legged friend will dorn a red cape too! Imagine how many more chocolates your kids will get with this fab costume…
• Miraculous Ladybug – Is your kid’s favourite show Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir? Why not dress them in matching costumes to match their favourite characters? With red and black clothing, it’ll be easy peasy to get from the shops and customise!
• The Incredibles – Of course, if you celebrate Halloween with a family tradition of dressing up, then this is the number one superhero family costume idea!

Funny Halloween Costume Ideas

Not all ideas for Halloween costumes need to be slick and cool, right? Some can be totally funny, and quirky costumes are definitely in!

• Minions – You want to be bright yellow, stand out from the crowd and be one-eyed, right? We know not all minions are one-eyed, but that would still be pretty quirky. It’s not hard to put this costume together. If you have blue dungarees, a yellow shirt and goggles, you can 100% DIY this Halloween costume.
• Devilled Egg – Okay, so this is definitely niche, but on a toddler, it’ll be pretty cute. Get some red-horned headbands and white and yellow fabric (preferably felt). Measure the white fabric around your child, cut it into the shape of a fried egg, and stitch it together. Then, to create the yolk, cut out a piece of yellow felt and stitch it onto the white fabric. And you’re done! Simple and easy—and only needs three steps!
• Walking Pinata – So, this will probably require creative brains and a lot of time – but hey, Halloween is still over a month away! You’ll need:
  • An oversized t-shirt/dress
  • Lots of different coloured crepe paper
  • Fabric glue
  • Scissors
  • A lot of patience!

1. First, you’ll need to place your shirt or dress around something flat so it’s secure and you can easily stick the paper onto it.
2. Next, grab your coloured crepe paper and cut fringes into it. Then, start applying the coloured pieces onto the dress with the fabric glue. You should start with a line of blue crepe paper, followed by red, green, pink, and so on. There should be a line for each colour (like how a pinata looks). Once your top or dress is fully covered with the crepe paper on the front, turn it around and do the same thing on the back!
3. After the crepe paper has been added to the whole outfit, it’s ready to rock and roll! But to make your outfit look more like a pinata, decorate a party hat with the same coloured paper and dangle some strips off the tip. It’ll finish the pinata ensemble, and it’ll definitely be a costume to remember! Except no one will be hitting you to get sweets…because you’ll be asking for them instead.

• Taco – It’s a shame Halloween isn’t on a Tuesday because then it’ll be TACO TUESDAY! Either way, dressing up as food is always fun and a huge hit. So, how about getting a taco outfit – whether it’s for your kid or for you?
• Candyfloss – A sweet but funny costume and you can dye the cotton wool any colour, because who can tell you what colour candyfloss is? Whether you chose lime green, baby pink, sky blue or just plain white! You’ll need lots of cotton wool and a dress or outfit you can stick the wool on using spray adhesive until it looks like a huge ball of candyfloss! Then, make a cone for their head out of the card and add some more cotton wool to the base of the cone. Then you should have a cone of candyfloss ready for trick or treating!

Quirky Halloween Costumes

• Glow In The Dark Stick Man – Do you really want your kids (or you) to stand out? Then listen up! Halloween is always when the nights have gotten dark and what’s better to brighten up the night with a little bit of groovy light? All you’ll need is to dress up in black (head to toe!) and buy a bunch of glow sticks! Stick them to the clothes using sellotape, in the shape of a stick man. Make sure to crack the sticks before sticking them on (this is technically a last-minute costume), and once you’re ready to go, boogie on down the street with your colourful outfit!
• Ghostbusters Costume! – Now, dressing up as the actual Ghostbusters isn’t entirely quirky; it’s a classic film! But the Marshmallow Man is pretty quirky and, dare I say, cute. Soft and squidgy, it’s a fab costume!
• Edward Scissorhands – Fans of Tim Burton and Edward Scissorhands unite! A more unknown character but an incredible one at that.

Character Halloween Costumes

Stuck on what to dress up as this Halloween? Why not try one going as of your favourite movie characters? Choose from classic movies like Monsters Inc, Peter Pan, What’s New Scooby Doo, Hocus Pocus and more! There are so many movies to choose from! So, the only question is, what’s your favourite film?

• Minnie Mouse or Mickey Mouse – You can go as their original characters, or you can make them a bit spooky with makeup or face paint. Maybe they’re ghosts now or showing some bones? Facepaint and creativity can make the most amazing costumes!
• Marge Simpson – The famous yellow family that we all know and love. With so many characters from the show, you could dress up as anyone! But how often can you dress up as someone with BIG hair? You can make her big blue hair using plastic bottles stuck on top of one another, wear a green dress and red pearls and paint yourself yellow!
• Cruella De Vil – Whether this is for your kids or for you, a white and black dress and wig are a must! Then add a red belt, red shoes, and maybe something spotty to complete the outfit. If you have a Dalmatian dog, then you’ve hit the jackpot. If not, you could get a teddy and hold it around with you. Or get a pumpkin trick-or-treat bucket and customise it to be black and white with spots!
• Mirabel from Encanto – Everyone loves Encanto, right? With its colourful and vibrant storyline, incredible songs and lovable characters! Well, you can score a Mirabel costume this year for Halloween! And channel your inner goodness while singing about your family!

Famous People Halloween Costumes

• Taylor Swift – We can’t think of a better ICON to go as for Halloween this year than the Queen of Pop herself! Grab your guitar, microphone, sequins, plaid shirts, shorts and hats and create a look based on your favourite era. You could even grab a white dress and recreate her iconic outfit the night she broke the record for the most Album of the Year wins!
• Elton John – Can you think of anything more iconic than the legend himself? All you need to complete this costume is a feather jacket, denim dungarees, a silver and blue star top, and the famous glasses! This is perfect for adults and kids—you could have your own Tiny Dancer in my hand!

We hope you’ve found some ideas for Halloween costumes from us, whether you were looking for your kids, family, or for yourself! It’s a time to get creative and imaginative, and if you’re really into Halloween, you can turn any of those into spookily scary costumes. Go all out!

Looking for more things to do this autumn? How about pumpkin picking? Or attend Thorpe Park Fright Nights for a scarily good night? Check out cheap and easy Halloween ideas or make a film watch list of the spookiest Halloween films – grab the popcorn…and maybe a blanket to cover your eyes?