Halloween is upon us – do your kids have their costumes yet? I typically like to put together my kids’ costumes myself, but there are years when you don’t have the time or energy to do that! So I decided to put together a few of my favorite kids’ costumes from Amazon – since they can still get them delivered to you in time. When choosing kids’ Halloween costumes, I have two rules:
1) It can’t be too mainstream or trendy.
Nothing from the latest movie or a recent television show. For boys, it’s good to go old-school like a policeman, astronaut, or cowboy.
Who wouldn’t love to see this cute little UPS guy knocking on their door on Halloween night?
But some boys prefer scary. But keep it old-school, like this classic skeleton:
An older boy might think this headless horseman is gruesome-cool. Maybe you could have him go without the knife. Yeah, don’t even show him the knife.
2. For girls, it can’t be a costume that takes perfectly innocent characters and adds “sexy” to the front.
Like sexy pirate, sexy cheerleader, sexy meter maid – you get the picture. Whatever happened to sweet girls like Raggedy Ann and Alice in Wonderland? I sell this kind of look as “retro” to my girls – works every time!
Alice in Wonderland , non-sexy version
I hope these last minute costume picks are helpful if you are getting desperate. Do you have any rules for kids’ Halloween costumes or do you think I am too controlling?
Totally agree with you!!
I agree, too much “sexy” for girls out there. Love the retro costumes. They are way cooler anyways!!
Great ideas! I’m with you on the trendy and sexy! And oh look! Not a princess in the bunch!
Cyndia,
I’m not a fan of princesses, either. Unless they are more generic princesses – I think it’s the commercialized, Disney-version that I really don’t like.
I agree, too. My daughter wants to be a skeleton this year… just like the one you show here.
Jule
Love it – my girls were a mummy and Frankenstein a couple of years ago!
The raccoon is adorable!