11 Best unique halloween costume ideas for kids

1. Crayon Costume

• Materials Needed:
  • Solid-colored shirt and pants (matching the crayon color)
  • Electrical tape (black)
  • Construction paper (for the hat)
  • Template for the crayon hat

• Instructions:
  • Choose your child's favorite crayon color and find a matching shirt and pants.
  • Use black electrical tape to create the crayon's signature stripes on the shirt and pants.
  • Craft a cone-shaped hat from construction paper using the template and secure it with tape or glue.
  • Attach the hat to a headband for easy wearing.

2. The Little Mermaid

• Materials Needed:
  • Purple top
  • Green scarves (for the skirt)
  • Shell necklace
  • Hair scarf or red wig

• Instructions:
  • Dress your child in a purple top.
  • Create a mermaid tail effect by tying green scarves around their waist to form a skirt.
  • Add a shell necklace for authenticity.
  • Complete the look with a hair scarf tied as a belt or a red wig to mimic Ariel's hair.

3. Super Mario Bros.

• Materials Needed:
  • Red or green shirt (for Mario or Luigi)
  • Blue suspenders
  • Store-bought hats and mustache sets
  • White gloves

• Instructions:
  • Dress your child in a red shirt for Mario or a green shirt for Luigi.
  • Add blue suspenders over the shirt.
  • Use store-bought hats and mustache sets to complete the character's look.
  • White gloves add the final touch.

4. Ash Ketchum from Pokémon

• Materials Needed:
  • Red trucker hat
  • Blue vest
  • Lime green gloves (fingerless)
  • Baseball (for a Pokéball)
  • Pokémon plush toy (optional)

• Instructions:
  • Dress your child in a blue vest and red trucker hat.
  • Cut the fingers off lime green gloves for authenticity.
  • Paint a baseball to look like a Pokéball.
  • Add a Pokémon plush toy for an extra touch.

5. Wednesday Addams

• Materials Needed:
  • Peter-pan-collar dress or black tulle dress
  • Striped blazer and collared shirt (for the school uniform look)
  • Black dress and knee socks
  • Wig (optional)

• Instructions:
  • Choose between a classic Wednesday look with a peter-pan-collar dress or a modern look with a black tulle dress.
  • For the school uniform look, pair a striped blazer with a collared shirt and black dress.
  • Add knee socks and a wig if desired.

6. Optimus Prime

• Materials Needed:
  • Cardboard boxes
  • Red, blue, and silver paint
  • Black pants and shirt
  • Helmet (optional)

• Instructions:
  • Use cardboard boxes to create the body and limbs of Optimus Prime.
  • Paint the boxes red, blue, and silver to match Optimus Prime's colors.
  • Dress your child in black pants and a shirt.
  • Add a helmet for the finishing touch.

7. Firefly Costume

• Materials Needed:
  • Neon green dress
  • Antennae headband
  • Black wings
  • Clip-on white safety light

• Instructions:
  • Dress your child in a neon green dress.
  • Add an antennae headband and black wings.
  • Attach a clip-on white safety light to the wings to create a glowing effect.

8. Duck Pond Costume

• Materials Needed:
  • Yellow shirt
  • Jeans
  • Plastic plant saucer
  • Blue spray paint
  • Rubber ducks
  • Velcro
  • Grosgrain ribbon

• Instructions:
  • Dress your child in a yellow shirt and jeans.
  • Spray paint a plastic plant saucer blue.
  • Attach rubber ducks to the saucer with Velcro.
  • Add a "Duck Pond" sign and hang the saucer around the neck using grosgrain ribbon.

9. Painter Costume

• Materials Needed:
  • Striped shirt
  • Denim overalls
  • White sneakers
  • Bandana
  • Paint pail

• Instructions:
  • Dress your child in a striped shirt and denim overalls.
  • Add a bandana as a headband or kerchief.
  • Use a paint pail as a candy carrier.

10. Nancy Drew

• Materials Needed:
  • Yellow cardigan
  • White collared shirt
  • Plaid yellow pleated skirt
  • Yellow headband
  • Vintage flashlight or binoculars
  • Nancy Drew books

• Instructions:
  • Dress your child in a yellow cardigan, white collared shirt, and plaid skirt.
  • Add a yellow headband and carry a vintage flashlight or binoculars.
  • Include a couple of vintage Nancy Drew books for authenticity.

11. Campfire with Marshmallow

• Materials Needed:
  • Long-sleeve brown t-shirt
  • Red, yellow, and orange felt
  • Brown grosgrain ribbon
  • Grapevine wreath
  • Brown or wood grain cardstock
  • Orange battery-operated string lights
  • White foam sheet
  • Bobby pins
  • Orange tissue paper
  • Long stick

• Instructions:
  • Dress your child in a long-sleeve brown t-shirt.
  • Cut out flames from red, yellow, and orange felt and attach them to the shirt.
  • Secure a grapevine wreath to the shoulders using brown grosgrain ribbon.
  • Embellish the wreath with logs made from cardstock and string lights.
  • Create a marshmallow headpiece from a white foam sheet and secure it with bobby pins.
  • Add orange tissue paper and a long stick for the finishing touch.