Fun & Silly Halloween Costume Ideas

Rainbow Brite and Twink - Real Life ApplicationRainbow Brite and Twink - Original Inspiration

Halloween is here and that means you only have a few days to either make or buy your costumes. The range of ideas is endless, limited only by your imagination, so be prepared to have your brain jolted with some really good examples of acceptable Halloween ghoulishness.

A few of the ideas that we found are for children, but if you have a friend with a sewing machine, or have one yourself, then all it will take is a bit of ingenuity, a little time and you are good to go…

The YipYips from Sesame Street Wall-E & Eva (Wall-E)

The YipYips from Sesame Street and Wall-E and Eve.

Sesame Street Monsters Yummy Smores

Inspiration can come from anywhere. TV shows, dessert, even Anthropology catalogues. Or dinner…

Cardboard monster from an Anthropology advert Adorable spaghetti & Meatballs baby

I love that these two look so much like the UP! characters.

UP! Costume

And for the geekiest parents, get your children started on Star Wars early.

Star Wars Children

Of course the options are endless when it comes to Halloween costumes. Some of the sites listed have tutorials that you can follow, but most are just pictures of costumes that other people have come up with and are more inspiration to let your own creativity take charge.

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Websites: Pink Suede Shoes, Martha Stewart, Multiply via Super Punch, Ecabonline, Dollar Store Crafts, The 705 via Black Eiffel, Comics for Nerds, More Than Words Can Describe and IMGUR