Halloween Costumes Ideas For Teens

One of the best things about Halloween is the dressing up! You choose whatever you want, whether you want to be scary and frightening, creative and imaginative or dress up as your favourite character. With Halloween, the world is your oyster, and there is no wrong costume! But, if you have a teen or tween, Halloween costume ideas can be a bit tricky mostly because they’ve outgrown their cute pumpkin or witch costume phase. But you know how teens work… They still want to look cool and memorable, which is why we’ve made a list of the best Halloween costume ideas for teens that they’ll be raving about!

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Star Wars is a cult favourite for film lovers everywhere and with a story full of battles between good and evil, it’s the perfect inspiration for your teen’s Halloween outfit. Kylo Ren and Darth Vader are both iconic characters from the movie, and dressing up as them is easy.

For a DIY home version, all you need is a black outfit and a black robe. Add a lightsaber sword and mask accessory, and you’re done! If you would prefer to buy one, this Darth Vader costume from Party Delights goes up to size 14 years old – check it out here.

Teenage girls might like to pick one of the feisty, strong female leads from Star Wars, such as Princess Lea or Rey. This Force Awakens Rey costume from Rubie Fancy Dress here will really make your teenage girl look the part!

Just about anyone has seen or read the Harry Potter series. After all, it’s a worldwide hit that’s still loved to this day, 23 years after it hit the big screen.

Teens are growing up with their Harry Potter-loving parents and have learned to love it, too. So, I couldn’t leave this out. Make your very own Harry Potter, Ron Weasley or Hermione Granger! You can either stick to the classic school costume with a robe and a wand or dress up in an iconic outfit from the movie.

Harry’s could be his trusty blue shirt and blue zip-up jacket with jeans. Hermione could be either her pink dress from Goblet of Fire or jeans and a pink zip-up jacket from the Prisoner of Azkaban. Don’t forget the Time Turner necklace (you could pick any of her outfits, really!). Ron is the easiest, a classic Weasley Christmas jumper!

Don’t forget the wands and, if you want, a house scarf. Then, use a pumpkin bucket or sorting hat as your sweet tub when trick or treating!

There are plenty of fictional characters they can choose to dress up as! All you need is your imagination, outfit ideas and fun accessories!

The classic characters from the 90’s TV show are still loved today, and many teenagers are now falling in love with this cult classic after it made a recent comeback in popularity.

A fun Halloween costume idea for teens would be to dress up as their favourite character from Friends. Even better, it’s an excellent option if they have a group of friends who love it, where each person can pick a character to dress as! For example, a white apron could be added to a pleated skirt to give Rachel a coffee waitress look. Put on a pair of khaki pants and a button-down shirt, and voila, you are Chandler!

Why not add a Central Perk coffee mug in your hand for added fun- get one here.

If your teenager would like to stick to a more classic Halloween theme, then we have the perfect costume ideas…

Dracula– get some temporary hair dye out and turn your teenage boy’s hair dark black. A white shirt with black clothing, including a cape, is ideal to look like a real Dracula: Prince of Darkness! Fangs and fake blood for an extra scary costume effect are easily found at most good fancy dress shops.

Witch– as they have now grown up a bit and want to move on from the cute witch stage, teenage girls might like to glam up and have a more dressy outfit for their Halloween witch costume. Teenage girls can have fun with false eyelashes and dramatic eye makeup! A black dress is a must for this classic costume, but don’t forget your witch hat. You can find plenty of options here.

Is your teen or tween starting to love their music? Pop music videos can give you lots of ideas for Halloween costumes for teens, girls and boys.

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande has bucketloads of inspiration for any teen costume. With multiple music videos, your teen can either pick an iconic outfit from there or another famous Ariana outfit she’s worn out and about to award shows or any other celebratory event!

Your teen will have a blast experimenting with accessories, hair and make-up to add to the clothes. Ariana Grande is well known for wearing a hair bow and long ponytail hair pieces- shops like Claire’s Accessories are a treasure trove for items like this.

NSYNC

With the resurgence of their popular ‘Bye, Bye, Bye’ song thanks to Deadpool & Wolverine (we’ll see them later), why not have a group of your son’s friends dress up as the iconic bandmates? It’s super easy to find clothes that mimic the ’90s eras. Either choose their white ensemble or try your best to channel the music video outfits! Don’t forget the head bandanas!

There are loads of music artists your teens can channel, from Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, to Billie Eilish, Freddie Mercury and Charlie XCX’s ‘Brat Summer’.

These are the perfect pop culture costumes your teens will love dressing up as.

Does your teen like to play video games? Then, they’ll find tons of inspiration for Halloween costumes from the Fortnite video game!

With plenty of different characters and outfits, plus some animal costumes, there are lots of options to choose from. You can pick up some cool Fortnite masks and fancy dress costumes from Party Delights here.

You’re never too old to be a superhero, and the Marvel/DC Comics films offer plenty of Halloween costume ideas that are cool enough even for teens!

For your teen girls, fab superhero costume ideas would be Black Widow, Scarlett Witch, Black Panther, Captain Marvel or Wonder Woman! Or maybe they’d like to dress up as Harley Quinn? Afterall, she’s pretty iconic.

Your teen boys can dress up as Batman, Superman, the Hulk, Thor or Iron Man – of course, your teen girls can also dress up as these too!

If you have a teen boy and girl, why not choose a Deadpool & Wolverine costume? They can pick which superhero/vigilante they want to wear and maybe even recreate the dance from the hilarious film!

We hope you’ve found plenty of inspiration on Halloween costume ideas for teens! Whether you choose from our list or get creative and make your own, a fang-tastic costume is the perfect way to celebrate the spoooooky season!

Looking for things to do on Halloween? We’ve bucketloads of Halloween events and activities for you to sink your fangs into! Check out our fab-BOO-lous Halloween events near you, the best places to go pumpkin picking and how to create a Halloween feast!

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