Child Halloween Costume Ideas

Deciding what to wear on Halloween has always been a challenge. In my mind, the best child Halloween costume is the homemade kind.

All it takes is a little creativity to make kids costumes your little tricksters will love! Just think about all the money you will save over buying those flimsy and expensive store bought versions.

Butterfly

A black leotard and tights or leggings and turtleneck become the base of this costume. Black pipe cleaners attached to barrettes act as the antennae and poster board decorated in bright colors can be used for the wings.

Ace of Hearts

For a fun sandwich board child Halloween costume try the “Ace of Hearts”. Paint a big red heart in the middle, along with an “A” and a heart in each corner. You can get creative and come up with your own playing card design on the back or you can simply repeat the front. Black pants and top plus a toque with a genuine ace of hearts card affixed to the brim finishes off this kids costume.

Astronaut

A couple of boxes and a few accessories make easy work out of this Astronaut costume. Cut a hole for the face in a square box the right size to fit over a child’s head. Cover the box with foil or paint it with non-toxic silver paint. For some nifty control knobs, affix a smaller box to the front of the costume and paint on the knobs. A white or silver clothes-dryer vent hose is makes great sleeves. Run a small plastic tube for “air” from the back of the face box to the “oxygen tank” attached to the back of your costume. Finish the costume off with a snowmobile helmet with plastic face guard and an oxygen tank (a blown up oblong balloon or a removable water reservoir from a large plastic water gun).

Pair of Dice

This two-in-one child Halloween costume is ideal for twins or best friends who consider themselves joined at the hip. Cover two large boxes with white paper, paint dots on each to look like dice and cut holes for their arms and head. Slip boxes over their heads – and presto, a fast and easy Halloween costume!

Stay tuned for more child Halloween costume ideas you can make yourself and general ideas for kids costumes for children of all ages.