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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? Halloween for 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? A Halloween costume on a kid that's even twice as cool and cute!

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My Son Wanted To Be A Smoke Detector For Halloween - What Do You All Think?

My Son Wanted To Be A Smoke Detector For Halloween - What Do You All Think?

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Julia Mckinney
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6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, that's the kind of costume he's going look back on with pride. Very creative.

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    My Son’s Hand Made Halloween Costume. He’s Been Working On It Since April

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    How Happy This Included Child’s Costume Makes Him. Gives New Meaning To Shark Tank

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    Adults usually don't shy away from spending during Halloween. The National Retail Federation (NRF) claims that 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.

    The NRF estimates that spending on children's Halloween costumes should be around $1.3 billion this year. For adult costumes, the number is only slightly higher – $1.8 billion. The most popular costume should be Spider-Man, followed by the classics: ghost, witch, princess, and the generic superhero.

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    Our Cousin In Posted This. "Alex Wanted To Be A UPS Man For Halloween. I Told Mr. Tim, Our Super Nice UPS Delivery Driver At Work, And He Showed Up The Next Day With The Official Uniform For Alex "

    Our Cousin In Posted This. "Alex Wanted To Be A UPS Man For Halloween. I Told Mr. Tim, Our Super Nice UPS Delivery Driver At Work, And He Showed Up The Next Day With The Official Uniform For Alex "

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    #6

    Don't Blink! (My Daughter's Costume, Made By Me)

    Don't Blink! (My Daughter's Costume, Made By Me)

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    David
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    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's pretty good. For anyone unfamiliar, it's a Weeping Angel from Dr. Who. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeping_Angel

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    While it's certainly easier to pop into a Halloween costume shop 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 with costumes so elaborate or obscure that the only way to fulfil their vision is to go the DIY route. Creative Fabrica analyzed the 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.

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    After Our Son Spent Almost Two Months In The NICU And Came Home Earlier This Month It Was An Easy Decision For His First Halloween Costume

    After Our Son Spent Almost Two Months In The NICU And Came Home Earlier This Month It Was An Easy Decision For His First Halloween Costume

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    You Guys Have Seen The Hat Already But Here Is The Completed "Sally Witch". I'm So Excited With How Everything Turned Out!

    You Guys Have Seen The Hat Already But Here Is The Completed "Sally Witch". I'm So Excited With How Everything Turned Out!

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    DIYing a costume for kids has another upside: parents can choose sensory-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, and DIYing allows parents to choose fabrics like cotton which are way more comfortable and breathable.

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    My Best Friend Handmade A Skunk Costume For My Kid’s First Halloween

    My Best Friend Handmade A Skunk Costume For My Kid’s First Halloween

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    Glen Ellyn
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    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Appropriate, since skunks - um, babies - can stink, if you know what I mean. 😉🤭

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    My Friend Logan And His Daughter As Sully And Boo From Monsters Inc. On Halloween

    My Friend Logan And His Daughter As Sully And Boo From Monsters Inc. On Halloween

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    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 even considered banning the holiday.

    #13

    Last Year‘S Got Halloween Costume With My Three Little Dragons Was Probably My Favorite Ever

    Last Year‘S Got Halloween Costume With My Three Little Dragons Was Probably My Favorite Ever

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    #14

    Made My Nephew A Snail Costume For His First Halloween

    Made My Nephew A Snail Costume For His First Halloween

    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.

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    My Father Made These Halloween Costumes For Me When I Was Younger And I Wanted To Share

    My Father Made These Halloween Costumes For Me When I Was Younger And I Wanted To Share

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    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 was the most popular Halloween costume, although the first doll came out in 1959.

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    The '70s changed the game and people have been dressing up as horror movie characters ever since. Michael Myers from Halloween, Freddy Krueger, Ghostface from Scream and 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. 

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    My 5yo Daughter Wanted To Be A Princess Darth Vader For Halloween. So Proud

    My 5yo Daughter Wanted To Be A Princess Darth Vader For Halloween. So Proud

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    #21

    Son Wanted To Be Doc Oct This Year

    Son Wanted To Be Doc Oct This Year

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    Julia Mckinney
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool effect. Wait, you say that's NOT an effect?!?! *backs off slowly*

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    Dressing up is only one part of the Halloween fun. For kids, trick or treating is just (if not more) as exciting. Although some polls show that 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.

    #22

    I Painted This Suit For My Friend’s Son. He Wanted To Be Elton John For Halloween

    I Painted This Suit For My Friend’s Son. He Wanted To Be Elton John For Halloween

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    LB
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    6 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes it's challenging not to get cynical and say: sure, that's who your kid asked to be... So many things on the internet are fake. But I decided I'll just enjoy the creativity and imagination that these kids have :)

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    #23

    My Daughter Designed And Made This. I Had No Idea About Her Imagination And Talent

    My Daughter Designed And Made This. I Had No Idea About Her Imagination And Talent

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    Made My Daughter A Princess Mononoke Costume For Halloween This Year

    Made My Daughter A Princess Mononoke Costume For Halloween This Year

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    Leoninus Fate
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    about 20 years ago i had made an Inuyasha costume, the ears were the best i could make them wiggle! and i even grew my own white hair out for it....i went barefoot with a sword that with a button would make it "grow" and when it did it turned into a bag for the candy, and when clicked again the bag went back toward the handle as the "extra blade" part folded in.... I was told how cute my lil troll costume was that year.... only one little7 something year old knew who I was, and thought it was cool that my hair was real and {due to med reasons} my real fangs {my friends thought it was awesome as I'm Japanese tall had white hair and the fangs for it lol}

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    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.

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    Triplets Wanted To Be Just Like Daddy For Halloween

    Triplets Wanted To Be Just Like Daddy For Halloween

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    J K
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks good enough to trigger a fight-or-flight response if one came across them in the dark around the corner of a building.

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    Disney showed kids how trick-or-treating should be done exactly in their 1956 eight-minute short film featuring Donald Duck. Even the UN got into the trick-or-treating game when, in 1950, they gave kids cardboard boxes to collect any spare coins from their Halloween fun.

    #28

    Halloween Costume And A Tiny Cruella Deville And Her Mini Dalmatians

    Halloween Costume And A Tiny Cruella Deville And Her Mini Dalmatians

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    Barad Dur . For The Lotr Fans

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    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!

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    UncleJohn3000
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone have a link for the pumpkin flame thrower? I'm getting an idea...

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    Do you remember your best childhood Halloween costume, Pandas? Or maybe you have some little Pandas of your own for whom you can make these kinds of cute outfits? Are you going DIY or buying? Maybe you're making a family costume? Let us know in the comments!

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    I Know I’m Super Late But Happy Halloween From My Daughter

    I Know I’m Super Late But Happy Halloween From My Daughter

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    He Stood Still For Three Hours To Get His Custom Made Iron Man Costume Made From Balloons

    He Stood Still For Three Hours To Get His Custom Made Iron Man Costume Made From Balloons

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    #38

    I Finished My Daughter's Halloween Costume With A Crochet Chicken Hat, Leg Warmers, And Chicken Feet

    I Finished My Daughter's Halloween Costume With A Crochet Chicken Hat, Leg Warmers, And Chicken Feet

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    cerinamroth
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter used to have to wear cotton gloves to stop her scratching her eczema at night and during the day she put them on her feet and peck, peck, pecked around the house. It was hilarious! B-K**K!

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    #39

    My Little Corpse Bride And Invisible Man Are Off To The School Halloween Disco

    My Little Corpse Bride And Invisible Man Are Off To The School Halloween Disco

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    Mommy Pizza And Her Baby Slices

    Mommy Pizza And Her Baby Slices

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    glowworm2
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is so cute. I love the little girl! Looks just like mom.

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    My Daughter Was Worried No One Would ‘Get’ Her Costume, It Was Big Hit With All The Gen X Parents

    My Daughter Was Worried No One Would ‘Get’ Her Costume, It Was Big Hit With All The Gen X Parents

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    That Year I Was A Picnic Table

    That Year I Was A Picnic Table

    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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    My 2yr Old Son As Pennywise. I Made The Entire Costume And Am Extremely Happy With How It Turned Out

    My 2yr Old Son As Pennywise. I Made The Entire Costume And Am Extremely Happy With How It Turned Out

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    Kristal
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is some skill matching the costume so accurately. Could be a cosplay at this point, really. It's fun how people really get into costumes for Halloween. I spent a week modifying a wedding dress for my "night and day" costume lol

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    My Friend Had No Idea What She Wanted To Be For Halloween Yesterday. Today, When We Expected Her Costume-Less, She Walked Into Class Like This

    My Friend Had No Idea What She Wanted To Be For Halloween Yesterday. Today, When We Expected Her Costume-Less, She Walked Into Class Like This

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    I Work At Haunted Houses. I Have A Ringleader Character. I Dressed My Son Up Like Me And Had Our Photos Taken At The Haunt

    I Work At Haunted Houses. I Have A Ringleader Character. I Dressed My Son Up Like Me And Had Our Photos Taken At The Haunt

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    My Son Wanted To Be Pikachu For Halloween. He Wanted The Costume To Be Fat With A Round Head, Like Pikachu Really Is. I Think I Met His Needs

    My Son Wanted To Be Pikachu For Halloween. He Wanted The Costume To Be Fat With A Round Head, Like Pikachu Really Is. I Think I Met His Needs

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    My Kid’s Costume

    My Kid’s Costume

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    BeesEelsAndPups
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    6 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol, a few years ago I saw a kid dressed as the Titanic and his dad was an iceburg

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