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Have you chosen a Halloween costumes for your kids yet? These days, you can find kids Halloween costumes almost anywhere. Grocery stores even sell them! If you’re on a budget this year, you can create your own Halloween costume, or you can purchase one from the store for a more “authentic” look.

One idea for a kids costume is dressing them up as a famous person. This could be their favorite Disney star such as Hannah Montana, or a superhero like Batman. The best way to go with the famous person costume is to go with the outfit the famous person is most noted for. For instance you can dress up as Waldo from the where’s Waldo books by putting on a striped red/white shirt with blue pants and a red and white stocking cap.

To go the superhero route, Superman is always a favorite with boys. There are many commercial versions of superman costumes as well as homemade versions. Most include tights, a bodysuit in red and blue and a red cape. Many little boys use a towel around their necks when pretending to be Superman during the year so having a Superman costume can be fun after Halloween is over too.

One of the most classic costumes has to be dressing your child up as a clown. Clown costumes can range from very elaborate costumes, to the most simple, and still pull off the look. Kids can use wigs or they can spray colored hair spray to change their hair color. Make-up or a big red nose can help with the look. You can go with makeup, or without. But if you prefer, you can use a mask. Just remember with a clown costume, you can let your imagination flow! But since it is Halloween, this is one occasion where it might be appropriate as well to create a scary clown costume if your child is old enough to handle this type of costume.

Another idea is dressing your child up as a dragon. A body suit that has scales/spikes along the center of the back works well for a dragon costume. This costume is especially cute on little kids! If you want to find a dragon costume, you can make one by hand if you’ve got some sewing experience, otherwise many commercial dragon costumes are available.

Knights who slay dragons can go trick-or-treating with your dragon. Dressing your children with the theme of dragons and knights is fun and can help to encourage a playful theme between your children for Halloween. With movies like Eragon becoming so popular, these costumes are going to increase in popularity.

Sponge Bob is a fun character that kids can dress up as for Halloween. If you’re going the homemade route, just find a pair of brown shorts, a black belt and a yellow shirt with circles to represent the sponge holes will do the trick. But for a more authentic look, you could find a sheet of yellow fabric and 2 pieces of square cardboard to construct your child’s costume if you’re a skilled sewer or very creative. If you want a more realistic Sponge Bob costume, you can find them for relatively inexpensive commercially as well if you’re short on time or creativity.

Cookies are not only fun treats; you can dress your child up as a chocolate chip cookie! A large circle cut out of flannel or fleece sewn together so that your head, arms, and body can fit through with the cookie centering around your body makes a cute and original costume idea. Try varying this idea for your next costume contest.

With all the possibilities available there should be quite a varied range of costumes at your next costume party.

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