Childhood memories stay with us for life. And what’s more fun to a kid than dressing up like their favorite superhero and going trick or treating?Halloweenfor many of us was that one night a year when we could be as silly as we wanted and try out such costumes as Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.Here we have a list of some of the most creative Halloween costumes awesome parents made for their kids you’ll probably ever see. What’s better than a cool costume on a grown-up? AHalloween costumeon a kid that’s even twice as cool and cute!This post may includeaffiliate links.
Childhood memories stay with us for life. And what’s more fun to a kid than dressing up like their favorite superhero and going trick or treating?Halloweenfor many of us was that one night a year when we could be as silly as we wanted and try out such costumes as Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.
Here we have a list of some of the most creative Halloween costumes awesome parents made for their kids you’ll probably ever see. What’s better than a cool costume on a grown-up? AHalloween costumeon a kid that’s even twice as cool and cute!
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Adults usually don’t shy away from spending during Halloween. The National Retail Federation (NRF)claimsthat an average person plans to spend $104 during Halloween this year. Decorations, costumes, candy – they call count when it comes to Halloween spending. And parents usually have to spend even more with the addition of children’s costumes.
While it’s certainly easier to pop into aHalloween costumeshop or order a costume online, it’s not very sustainable. People wear most costumes only once and then chuck them after Halloween is over. Thrifting or DIYing a costume might be the better choice for those who wish to be more eco-conscious.In some cases, a DIYed costume might be the only choice. Some people come up withcostumesso elaborate or obscure that the only way to fulfil their vision is to go the DIY route. Creative Fabricaanalyzedthe Google search volume for Halloween last year and found that Barbie, pirate, scarecrow, and Velma Dinkley were the most popular costumes people DIYed for Halloween 2023.
While it’s certainly easier to pop into aHalloween costumeshop or order a costume online, it’s not very sustainable. People wear most costumes only once and then chuck them after Halloween is over. Thrifting or DIYing a costume might be the better choice for those who wish to be more eco-conscious.
In some cases, a DIYed costume might be the only choice. Some people come up withcostumesso elaborate or obscure that the only way to fulfil their vision is to go the DIY route. Creative Fabricaanalyzedthe Google search volume for Halloween last year and found that Barbie, pirate, scarecrow, and Velma Dinkley were the most popular costumes people DIYed for Halloween 2023.
DIYing a costume for kids has another upside: parents can choosesensory-friendly materials. Oftentimes, Halloween costumes are made from synthetic fabrics which can feel itchy and unpleasant to the touch. Kids rarely are able to tolerate cheap fabrics on their skin for long, andDIYingallows parents to choose fabrics like cotton which are way more comfortable and breathable.
Superheros and princesses became popular Halloween costumes only around the 1950s. Before then, people would mostly DIY their costumes: ghosts, witches, fairies, and etc. Teens and youths would also use Halloween as an opportunity for vandalism. So much so, that some cities evenconsidered banningthe holiday.
My sister in law asked me a while back to make him a hat, because they one they had ordered online was a bit too large and the eye stalks didn’t stay up. After I finished that, it just seemed incomplete so she asked me to make the shell too. It’s not my best work, but I’m proud considering I had no pattern or measurements. I used Bernant blanket yarn for the shell, big twist for the eyestalks, moss and mushroom and lion brand heartland for the hat and straps.
In the ’50s, kids started dressing up as characters from popular culture. Cowboys, Batman, Frankenstein, and Mickey Mouse were some of the most popular costumes. At the end of the ’60s, after the Apollo 11 mission, kids also started dressing up as astronauts. In 1966, Barbie wasthe most popularHalloween costume, although the first doll came out in 1959.
The ’70s changed the game and people have been dressing up as horror movie characters ever since. Michael Myers fromHalloween,Freddy Krueger, Ghostface fromScreamand many other now-pop culture staples became the most popular Halloween costumes. And so did other cartoon characters from the 1990s and the 2000s: Bart Simpson, Spongebob Squarepants, and the Power Rangers.
Dressing up is only one part of the Halloween fun. For kids, trick or treating is just (if not more) as exciting. Althoughsome polls showthat people get fewer trick-or-treaters each year, the tradition is still very much alive and well. Today, we say that trick-or-treating became a staple of popular culture when it was featured in the Peanuts comic strip in 1951.
Trick or treating was starting to become popular in the U.S. in the ’20s and ’30s. Unfortunately, WWII derailed its rise. The government had to start rationing sugar and that led to a shortage of sweets children could use for Halloween festivities. As soon as they lifted the ban in 1947, companies rushed to commercialize Halloween once again.
Disney showed kids how trick-or-treating should be done exactly in their 1956eight-minute short filmfeaturing Donald Duck. Even the UN got into the trick-or-treating game when, in 1950, theygave kidscardboard boxes to collect any spare coins from their Halloween fun.
I asked my son what he wanted to be for Halloween and he said “the tower of Sauron!!” Sadly they don’t sell towers at Party City. So I found a way. 😅 It was a labour of love, we had so much fun and he got lots of attention trick-or-treating tonight! He even made a little kid cry (oops) 🫣 (apparently the eye looked creepy at night haha). There was a flickering light inside the eye to make it look like flames. Happy Halloween everyone!
Fairly certain my mom got the idea out of either Highlights or American girl magazine. This was probably ‘94, and definitely my best costume ever.
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The kids wanted a FNAF theme for Halloween this year, but we couldn’t find any decent masks for Sun. So I made one! (Also made the shoe covers, but those were relatively easy.) I’ve never sculpted a mask like this before. I’m thrilled with how it came out.Foam board base, model magic, acrylic paint. Printed the gradient for the spikes and glued it on to the foam board. The teeth are painted on fabric, glued at the bottom, and have an elastic band at the top of the mouth so kiddo can squeeze candy in without taking the mask off.
My toddler wanted to be Mario so I had a vision of this guy as toad, but all of the costumes online were either super expensive or not cute, so I thought it would easy enough to make! I’m fairly new and this was my first time making anything from a pattern. I am a little biased but it’s my favorite thing i’ve ever made.
These are pictures from like 2015 when I was in 4th grade. Half life was my favorite game at the time (still is) and my dad made me this hev suit for Halloween. It has a sound board on it that played music and various sound effects from hl1 and 2. Maybe I’ll post a close up of the suit and the smaller details at a later time. Hope you enjoy these pictures though, it’s the first time I’ve posted on here before.Also yeah, the gravity gun holds up the pumpkin for my candy, buuuut I was to weak to carry it so it was left in the car.
He’s 9 and loves Poppy’s Playtime. He decided on Huggy Wuggy for Halloween and has been wanting me to start sewing it since before school started. Now the long wait for October 31st!
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