Costume Ideas for Kids
Creative Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids and Children
Halloween is almost upon us! Everyone knows that if you want to get the most candy on Halloween you got to have a great costume.
Popular Halloween costumes for kids such as classic vampires, ghosts, super heroes like batman, spider man, the Hulk and the popular Star Wars characters are all still going strong.
Year after year the classic costumes boys usually like are pirates and cowboys. Just like the girls, you can usually go by what ever Disney movie or action toy has been popular in a given year. That’s what they’ll usually identify with. Your only task then is to find it and get it before they are all gone! Star Wars matching kids costumes are always popular as well.
You can purchase these costumes online cheap and in a matter of days its delivered to your doorstep. Be sure to do your research and order your Halloween costume around the second week in September or sooner…..well in advance of October 31.
Safety First
Pick a costume for your child that is safe to wear and fits properly, not too large or to0 small. Be sure the head piece or mask can be removed easily and doesn’t block the child’s vision or breathing. To help make your selection easier I have researched some of the hottest costume ideas for kids to give you some last minute inspirations for 2011.
Cheap Kids Costumes for All Ages
Harry Potter Robe for Child
Just an average bespectacled 11 year old boy Harry Potter is snatched away from his mean aunt and uncle to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Destiny proves his worth and he becomes the worlds most popular wizard. Harry quickly finds, the magical world of wizardry is quite “tricky”, and not all wizards are good ones.
The much anticipated release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 undoubtedly is the epic finale of the wizardly forces between good and evil . Your child can join in the Halloween wizardry with this Harry Potter hooded robe. Add a pair of cheap spectacles, wear anything underneath and the outfit is complete.
How about Harry Potter vs Power Ranger! Check out this cute video of Harry Potter zapping Power Ranger.
Kids Power Ranger Samurai Costume
What would Halloween be without the Power Rangers to defend us from all the goblins on Halloween night. For generations the Power Rangers have been called on to defend earth from all kinds of evil.
They are the ultimate force for every thing good. Wham, bang, your little guy will a be a Kung Fu expert in know time in this officially licensed costume. You can pickup the popular Power Ranger costumes in all the recognized colors.
Tinkerbell Girls Costume
Fairy tales really do come true! This costume takes an already ever-popular character’s outfit & puts a real :spin on things. Every little girl loves Tinkerbell & your little one will love taking Tinkerbell to the ballet! This beauty features a dress with elegant tutu & matching sewn-in panty. also includes removable wings.
Little Red Riding Hood Child’s Costume
“Little Red Riding Hood” is a famous fairy tale about a young girl’s encounter with a big bad wolf who after he has eaten the grandmother targets her as his next meal. Brave Halloween night in this costume and the wolf probably want be the victor of the encounter.
Remember the 1966 hit song “Lil’ Red Riding Hood” by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs takes the Wolf’s point of view, implying that he wants love rather than blood. There is a chance of a happy ending but be careful and don’t talk to strangers on Halloween.
Kids Jedi Robe Star Wars Costume
The Kids Jedi Robe is an inexpensive Jedi hooded robe you can compliment with the Anakin Skywalkers Light saber. Just wear anything comfortable underneath and your set.
Jedi candidates are detected as infants through blood analysis and those with potential are inducted into training. All memories and association to family and friends are taken away. The Jedi dress is simple robes and their signature weapon is the lights saber which is extremely lethal when in the hands of a skilled master.
Kids GI Joe Snake Eyes Costume
In 1964 a toy company called Hasbro gave us kids a 12″ soldier doll in green army fatigues and simply named it G.I. Joe. It became an instant hit. However the toy industry believes that a new generation of boys comes along every four years, requiring new and fresh products to grab their imagination.
2010 brought us “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” to the movie theaters and GI Joe Snake Eyes has a sleek new superhero style! This costume has everything you need to do battle with the evil org, Cobra! GO SNAKE EYES!
Wicked Child Jester Costume
In ancient times courts employed fools and by the Middle Ages the jester was a familiar figure. In Renaissance times, aristocratic households in Britain employed licensed fools or jesters, who sometimes dressed as other servants were dressed, but generally wore a motley colored coat, hood with ass’s ears or a red-flannel coxcomb and bells.
Regarded as pets or mascots, they served not simply to amuse but to criticize their master or mistress and their guests. Queen Elizabeth is said to have rebuked one of her fools for being insufficiently severe with her. Excessive behavior, however, could lead to a fool being whipped. So kids beware of too much foolishness on Halloween!
The Headless Horseman Child’s Costume
Treat-or- Ride through the night as menacing headless horseman!
The legend of the Headless Horseman begins in Sleepy Hollow, New York. The Horseman was a gruesome fellow; one of many men hired to help stop the American Revolutionary War. The legend goes that during the war, the Horseman was one of many Hessians killed in a battle for Chatterton Hill, wherein decapitated by a cannonball.
He was buried in a graveyard outside a church. Thereafter he appears as a ghost, who presents to nightly travelers an actual danger presumably of being decapitated.
Ghostbusters Child Costume.
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood Who ya gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS, for your 
supernatural elimination needs.
8 to 10 year olds, for whatever reason, have suddenly become obsessed with Ghostbusters this year. All the talk of a new Ghostbusters movie has me also thinking of the Ghostbusters stuff from my childhood.
This is a a great costume for your kids to use their imagination with on Halloween night to rid the neighborhood of ghoulies, ghosties and long-legged beasties.
The blow up proton pack has plenty of “Digital Zap” for ghost and gobblins on Hallowen, but I guess time will tell.
Spider Man Kids Costume
Peter Parker an ordinary teenager, shy, inadequate and lonely becomes a super hero having to deal with the normal struggles of youth in addition to those of a costumed super hero crime fighter.
Your child can cling to walls, shoot spider-webs and fight all his many foes, on Halloween. So watch out for Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Lizard, the Green Goblin, Venom and many others on Trick-or-Treat.
Tyrannosaurus Kids Costume
He’s got a head full of Dino ideas!
A famously ferocious dinosaur, this little T-Rex is the exception to the rule.
Super adorable and always ready to cuddle, this plush suit will make you want to snuggle up next to him all the time.
Includes an over-sized character hood, yellow and green suit with a white belly and attached booties, as well as mitts to cover the hands and complete the look!
September 11th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Youve definitely given away a lot of great ideas here. Its astounding how good costumes are these days. I particularly like the alien one just above – the mask looks awesome. Of course classics like Spiderman and Ghost Busters can never be beaten though – these are popular year after year and for good reason!
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:37 pm
I’m still trying to come up with costumes for my six and two year old sons this year. Was thinking of possibly dressing them in costumes that went together i.e, one as a monkey, one as a banana, or Buzz Lightyear and Woody, etc. My six year old wanted to be a dog but it is nearly impossible to find a child size dog costume. Seems they only make them in infant and toddler sizes!
September 26th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Great ideas for kids costume is a Pirate Girl Costume
September 29th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
These are great ideas for kids costumes for this Halloween. So many to choose from you should never be stuck for a costume theme again.
October 1st, 2009 at 5:59 pm
You have a wicked selection of costumes here – Im very impressed! I particularly like the Hulk costume – the fact is comes with a mask is crucial to the overall look. Lots for kids and adults to choose from this year thats for sure!
October 15th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I like the spiderman costume idea. My little cousin is obsessed with spiderman and has all the spiderman movies. Thats a great idea for a halloween costume I am definetley going to purchase one of these for him.
October 19th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Very stunning and amazing costumes.The creativity of your mind is very fantastic.Good work!keep it up.thanks for sharing.
November 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
I just showed these to my little girl and, as I’d expected, she loved the Tinkerbell one. However, she also really liked the Spiderman one! No doubt she expects to be able to climb walls if she wears it.
Great looking costumes though and a good source of inspiration for upcoming kids parties too. Thanks.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:08 am
really a nice and interesting blog.The costumes shown in this blog are really cool and attractive.There are different types of costumes.really like the color and designs.i would like to gift spider man costume to my brother.
November 25th, 2009 at 8:37 am
What a wonderful array of different costumes. So many ideas for people to choose from. These costumes not only give inspiration for Halloween but also for any party season.
December 16th, 2009 at 8:14 am
I’m looking for good ideas for a costume for kids. Hopefully it can be funny and I’m looking for something more than just the typical kids costumes you find in the costume shop. The funnier the better, cute’s okay too or sexy. Thanks!
December 26th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
with the release of tinkerbells new new dvds and movies as of late im sure this would be a very popular costume for halloween and birthday parties.
they are very cute and i agree that any fairy princess would love one of these costumes. in fact my daughter is really into the disney princess and disney fairies videos, clothing and just about all things fair..
January 4th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
I think nmy son would love a Darth Vader. He isn’t a fan of Jedi’s. I’ve tried explaining Darth is a “baddie” but he insists he’s not! lol
January 12th, 2010 at 4:37 am
My son is wearing a full Gore-Demon costume, and he actually got real blood! It is so sick! And my daughter is being sexy tinkerbell, its so hot! Im glad I actually raise my kids right and let them choose the right.
February 9th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Kids fancy dress costumes have definitely gotten better since I was a kid. I wish these were around then!
February 19th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
These are a few great costume ideas for kids. Hopefully my son will go as Obi Wan Kenobi this year (since he is the coolest Star Wars character of all time!)
March 31st, 2010 at 9:03 am
Most of all I liked the pirate costume. A man without a head – very terrible! All the costumes are very interesting. Thanks!
June 15th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Great ideas. I’m now reading Harry Potter and can see some great ideas for this costume. Lots of interesting options for Wizards and the like.
July 5th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Is it just me, or does that Ghostbuster’s backpack look like a giant pinball machine on that poor kids back?
I like the Spiderman costume! He looks very much in character!
July 15th, 2010 at 8:08 am
If I get the Headless Horseman costume for my daughter this halloween, she will definitely be the star of the show. But then again … I think I’d settle for the Little Red Riding Hood costume instead.
Great suggestions!
July 24th, 2010 at 8:35 am
I just came across you site and you might want to change your category bar from Hot Halloween ideas 2009 to Hot Halloween ideas 2010, I hope you don’t mind me pointing that out. Another Idea Snow White for the girls and the boys could be the 7 dwarfs
July 28th, 2010 at 7:54 am
My kid saw ben10 costume in some mall and is nagging for weeks now to buy him one lol but its not cheap at all. Your prices are way better than what we have here.
July 31st, 2010 at 3:08 am
Who can resist an adorable little trick-or-treater in one of these costumes? Not me! lol… It’s harder on parents who have more than one trick-or-treating age child to find suitable costumes easy on the wallet. I have a good time making my own. Thanks for the great info… look forward to reading more.
August 18th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
I’ve been looking for best costumes for my kids not only for trick or treat but also for birthdays. I usually find the typical princess and prince costumes.These costumes are so adorable. It gave me an idea. I like the Jedi Robe. Its simple yet eye catching for my son. The little red riding hood is perfect for my daughter.
August 18th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
As weird as it might sound, my eight year old daughter is crazy about the Jedi Knight costume that you have here.
August 21st, 2010 at 4:17 pm
These are wonderful costume ideas for my niece and nephew for Halloween! I can’t wait to get them one of these items you’ve shared here. You’ve really out done yourself here…amazing website! Thanks so much for sharing with us some amazing costumes for kids.
August 28th, 2010 at 4:57 am
These are cute costumes, not a common one, I like Little Red Riding Hood the most. For sure kids would love to have one of this costume. Great post!
September 1st, 2010 at 9:58 am
These are great kids costumes. My son loves the kids Spiderman costume which is great on Halloween.
September 6th, 2010 at 2:54 am
The costume was so nice and beautiful. But I like the one GI Joe it seem the real one. But the Hulk is Incredible. That was nice post in your blog.
September 7th, 2010 at 1:38 am
The children costume was so fantastic. I like the one ghost master because that was my favorite cartoon movie before. But I think all the costume was nice.
September 7th, 2010 at 11:14 am
I just had to tell you how much I loved visiting your site. It has such great pictures and the descriptions are really very good too. Now I have way too many ideas for my kids for Halloween – I’m so confused!
September 9th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
These costumes are perfect for this coming Halloween. My son would look so cute on this Pirates costume. This is also great for pictorials or children’s party on any occasions. But first I’ll sure get one for this Halloween and refer this to my friends too.
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:33 pm
My son would flip out if he saw these costumes – especially the headless horseman one – he loves to scare his buddies – now I have too many choices for Halloween but I’ll be back. Decision, decisions!!!
October 15th, 2010 at 5:08 am
I particularly like the alien one just above – the mask looks awesome. Of course classics like Spider man and Ghost Busters can never be beaten though. Has such great pictures and the descriptions are really very good too.
October 20th, 2010 at 8:39 am
I wanted my son to look the best among his friends this Halloween. Guess I m not short of ideas anymore. Thanks for sharing these ideas on your blog. He actually looks like the young Anakin Skywalker from the Star War series. So I will recommend him Kids Jedi Robe Star Wars Costume and heard its inexpensive too. Where do I find a matching lightsaber?
November 10th, 2010 at 1:37 am
I’m very impressed! I particularly like the Hulk costume – the fact is comes with a mask is crucial to the overall look. Thanks for sharing these ideas on your blog.
November 11th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Be sure to do your research and order your Halloween costume around the second week in September or sooner. But I think all the costume was nice.
November 18th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I like the Harry Potter costume. These costumes can be worn on all children parties not just on Halloween.
November 29th, 2010 at 5:51 am
LOL, it’s absolutely amazing to see how costumes like Spider-man and Power Ranger keep being popular for year after year. I mean, the Power Rangers have been around for more than 15 years now and STILL they sell very well!
December 4th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
That is the greatest Hulk costume I have ever seen for anyone adult of kid. How much is it?
December 14th, 2010 at 7:36 am
Buzz Lightyear toys are great for kids of all ages. Just wanted to let everyone know.
January 27th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
Costumes are so fun, even if you don’t do Halloween. When my kids were little, 2 of them would wear Power Rangers and Spiderman costumes every day! I think they actually thought they were super-heroes when they had them on!
February 21st, 2011 at 2:07 pm
I saw the tinkerbell costume in your post, and it reminded me of how much my daughter loved wearing her angel costume this year.
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March 3rd, 2011 at 4:09 pm
I wonder what will be the must have child’s costume this year. If you know please post as I know my son will be asking soon!
April 2nd, 2011 at 4:16 pm
I am looking for new dresses theme for girls….i have to throw party for my daughter ,and i am confused what will be that idea..