When it starts getting cold outside and you see Starbucks releasing spookily designed cups and tumblers, you can be sure that Halloween is oh so close by. And what parent doesn't have fun during Halloween? After all, you not only get to share in your child's hard-earned confectionery plunder, you also get an excuse to dress yourself and the rest of your family in the most outrageous garb.
Indeed, one of the best things about Halloween is dressing your kid. In fact, one should be creative, because it's just so much more fun; instead of buying another Spiderman outfit, or that ol' witch costume, just channel your inner Liberace and make one yourself! And if you're itching for ideas or looking for inspiration, then read on, because below is a list of the most creative parents on the face of the planet who've absolutely nailed it for Halloween.
Indeed, one of the best things about Halloween is dressing your kid. In fact, one should be creative, because it's just so much more fun; instead of buying another Spiderman outfit, or that ol' witch costume, just channel your inner Liberace and make one yourself! And if you're itching for ideas or looking for inspiration, then read on, because below is a list of the most creative parents on the face of the planet who've absolutely nailed it for Halloween.
Hannibal Lecter
With this costume, you will at least get your kid to not just stay silent but also refrain from running around under the guise that it's for Halloween. Also, it's just too darn cute--it's a little Hannibal Lecter, after all, so how can it not be?
I mean, sure, you'll probably get an inordinate amount of unwanted attention from the other parents who'll be wondering why you're subjecting your child to some form of cruel and unusual punishment, but who cares. After all, Halloween happens only once a year, so might as well enjoy it.
Thanks A Latte
If you're someone who's not just bored of the standard Halloween costumes that are available but is also somewhat of a Starbucks coffee lover, then this might just be the perfect costume for you. It's easy to do, too; all you need to do is put on a green apron and dress your infant as a frappuccino (which will be easy to DIY) and you're done!
Starbucks is a hugely popular brand, too, so unless the party you'll be going to will be held at some middle eastern hinterland, then the iconic mermaid symbol seen in your young'un will be instantly recognizable.
Spider Baby
This spider baby costume is a pretty ingenious way to have one's baby fully integrated into your Halloween costume. It also looks like it will cost only a few dollars to DIY this whole thing, so you'll end up with a little more money to spare for another drink or two at the pub during the adult party that will surely follow.
It's also a win-win; your baby will be fully snug and comfortable in your loving embrace, while you get to walk with your head high, basking in the warmth of everyone's admiration.
Lil Lobster
It's simply not easy to be a baby for Halloween. Babies have no say in what their parents want them to wear, and it is often the case that what their parents want them to wear is not just so outrageously ridiculous but is also one that has the baby's comfort as the lowest priority. This little guy pictured below is a good example—just look at the expression on his face; it is an expression of utter defeat.
He's probably wondering what he's done in his past life to deserve such a cruel and unusual punishment. In any case, we can't say we are not amused, despite that he is clearly in a state of negative well-being because he's just so cute dressed as a little lobster who is ready for the stove.
The Extraterrestrial
See, you don't have to spend all that much to come up with something interesting. This dad is a great example of that. He has managed to integrate his baby into his costume and pull off something undeniably creative with just a few dollars spent. He basically just glued a basket to some handlebars, put on a red hoodie, and did the minimal amount of effort to get his baby to look like the alien from the E.T. film, and voila!
His baby won't be complaining, too, given how snug he seems to be inside the basket. No doubt, Steven Spielberg will look at this creation with absolute pride.
Pop Corny Costume
Parents who design their baby carrier in such a way that it looks like part of their costume seems to be a Halloween trend these days. And, understandably so, because it makes carrying the little rascal while dressed in a costume all the more easy. This mom got pretty creative by putting a wig on her baby to make it look like freshly popped popcorn.
The way in which she was able to use everyday items already lying around the house is quite impressive, and it just highlights an important fact that has been said time and time again, which is that a little ingenuity can go a long way.
Daenerys Targaryen, The Mother of Baby Dragons
And what could be a better theme for a Halloween costume than one of the greatest shows in the history of television? This mother dressed herself as Daenerys Targaryen and put her three adorable babies in dragon costumes.
She will no doubt be instantly recognizable as the Dragon Queen, who is one of the main characters of the American fantasy drama television series inspired by the books of.. well that bespectacled guy with the weird hair whose name currently escapes us.
Great Scott!
Well, Great Scott!—this looks to be an awesome costume idea! This creative daddy dressed himself as Doc Brown from the Back to the Future franchise and converted his stroller into a mini DeLorean.
The jacket that the baby is wearing makes him look like a small Marty McFly, too—isn't that cute? The franchise may be more than 30 years old, but we fully expect this duo to still be instantly recognizable in their Halloween get up. There is absolutely nothing more that needs to be added to their costume since it is perfect the way it is—and we have no doubt that these two will be turning heads at the party.
Who You Gonna Call?
This daddy dressed up as a ghostbuster and ingeniously garbed his little one as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Thankfully the baby's been blessed with puffy cheeks that make him look almost exactly like the cute and gigantic Stay Puft, else this costume would not have worked!
There was definitely more work that was done for the dad's costume than the usual, simple DIY, given that he's got a headgear and a backpack that looks almost exactly like what was used in the movie. In any case, this is one great costume idea that will no doubt be getting stares from everyone around.
Napoleon Dynamite
This kid was definitely too young to have seen Napoleon Dynamite, but his mom, conversely, must have not only seen it but loved it, given she decidedly dressed him as the awkward teen who had trouble fitting in with society. In any case, this was a great job by the mom dressing herself up and her kid as characters from the movie, seeing as she got the details right, down to the makeup box.
Dressing up as movie characters are almost always a great idea for Halloween (depending on the movie, I guess) so if this doesn't get these two a whole bag of treats for Halloween, then we don't know what will.
The Black Pearl... They've Been Searching All Their Lives For
Don't get us wrong, it's a good costume, if not a bit dangerous. I mean, the dad is a pirate and his kid is an ol' trusty side-kick parrot who is balancing on his shoulder. I'm sure anyone can guess what makes this costume quite dangerous for the kid. Plus, one would have to have biceps the size of Dwayne The Rock Johnson to be able to balance a sizeable youngster such as this all throughout the trick or treating process.
Hopefully, the wife took it upon herself to carry the candies, because it's not looking like daddy-pirate here will be getting far walking door-to-door with a human-sized parrot balancing on his shoulder.
Pokemon Characters!
Unless you've just emerged from a cave, or have been living as a hermit for the past few years, then you've no doubt heard about pokemon, those fictional little monsters that humans capture and train for the purpose of doing battle with each other. These little creatures, needless to say, are a cultural phenomenon, in no small part because of the Pokemon Go mobile game that was released.
So it was only a matter of time before people started dressing up as Pokemons for Halloween. As we can see, the couple is dressed as characters from the children's game, while their baby is dressed as the most famous Pokemon of all, Pikachu! And, we have to say, this little tot is even cuter than Pikachu himself, who is perhaps already the cutest character ever invented.
Baby Chewbacca
Chewbacca, from the Star Wars franchise, is a Wookie known to speak a dialect called Shyriiwook, which is rather incomprehensible to normal human beings. Indeed, even Jedi powers will not help one be able to understand whatever the hell it is Chewbacca keeps whinging about. So, in a sense, it does make sense to dress a baby as Chewbacca—because, like Chewy, babies tend to communicate themselves in a very incomprehensible manner.
But you know what else Chewy has in common with babies? Cuteness! The dad in the picture, however, isn't a true Star Wars fan, given the fact that he dressed as a Stormtrooper. Indeed, true Star Wars fans would know that it is quite ridiculous for a baby Chewbacca to be cradled in the loving embrace of a Stormtrooper. In any case, these two look adorable together, and that's what counts!
Octopus Arms
And here's another mommy who utilized her creativity to incorporate her baby's carrier into her costume. And, why, she's now got more than a few arms to grab 'em candies from homeowners who would no doubt be bursting out in hearty guffaws over their appearance. It's a simple costume that goes a long way.
All mommy needed to do was put on some tights and a pair of goggles to look like a diver and purchase an octopus costume online and.. well, actually, come to think of it, incorporating that octopus outfit into the carrier may have needed quite a bit of work. In any case, those flippers that mommy is wearing won't make the door-to-door trek any easier, but at least her baby is as snug as a bug right in front of her.
How Cheesy!
If you're having a hard time thinking what to wear for Halloween, well, just like most situations, pizza is the answer. And this is one pizza costume that says 'you complete me' better than any other.
The kid is dressed as a slice off of the mother, who's the whole pie. After all, 'you complete me' is one of the cheesiest lines in rom-com history, and pizza is cheesy too, making this Hallow's eve costume genius on so many levels of meta-cognition.
A Cute Skunk
We're not sure that dressing your baby as a skunk, with all the negative connotations attached to skunks in general, is a good idea.
But, hey, it's kind of cute. And, we all know skunks stink, while babies can release those brown stuff into their diapers, too, which undeniably also stinks, so maybe the costume isn't a bad idea in a meta, self-referential, kind of way.
King Kong
Most parent and child Halloween costumes have the kid playing second fiddle to the parent who's often the main character. Well, not in this costume—no siree bob!
In fact, the kid here is the main event; he's dressed as the giant gorilla King Kong while his daddy has a huge Empire State Building hat on, complete with an encircling plane at the top. It will no doubt be difficult for the dad to move around with that huge thing on his head, but the dazzled look on everyone's faces will be totally worth it!
Leia, I Am Your Father, Too
We all know Darth Vader is Luke's father. And we know that Luke is Leia's brother. So, of course, it goes without saying that Darth Vader is Leia's father, too.
Well, unless Leia had another father, which isn't totally far-fetched, given the norms these days. In any case, while the costume of the dad and his baby daughter might have been hastily purchased from some big box retailer, it's both of them together in their costumes that make this a Halloween duo to remember.
Bee-Utiful Idea!
I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that this is one family who loves bees. After all, it definitely must have taken a lot of work to create these costumes.
A bee colony outfit, a bee-keeper outfit, and a beehive one, with bees seemingly flying around their heads—it's a bee-utiful ensemble that I'm sure homeowners handing out candies will bee happy to see.
Aliens
You can be excused if you didn't realize that the costume here was more than a subtle reference to the Aliens franchise since the better part of those films were released in the early 80s. But, yeah, now you know! And, to be sure, creating this costume would have required more than a little experience in DIY from this creative daddy.
It's downright difficult to create, and we won't be surprised if it took a few months to complete. But, in any case, it's nothing short of amazing. It will be difficult to go around the neighborhood asking for candy in this giant, robot-like, outfit, but at least those huge robotic arms will be able to carry a lot of candy!
The Ball From Castaway
Look, it's Wilson, the only friend Tom Hanks had as he was left stranded on an island in the 2000 movie Castaway! I bet if Tom really had a baby for a friend in the film, he would have been happier, and would have at least gotten some semblance of a response to the stories he told to keep his sanity in check. But, in any case, the costume is a great idea, and it shouldn't have been all that hard to create, too.
Why, all his mom needed to do was dress him in some striped onesie and smear ketchup all over it to form the face of Wilson. The baby, of course, has absolutely no idea who he's supposed to be, and would probably associate the smell of ketchup with candy being thrown at him.
Lobster For Two
These two parents dressed their bundle of joy in a lobster outfit and put him in a giant pot as if he's destined for the stove. It's kind of horrible if you ask us.
We can't help but think that they are really going to boil their baby and eat it. Of course, that's not really what they intend to do, and we know it's all being done in good fun, but the smile on their faces made us do a double-take and wonder whether it's because of how cute their baby is, or how delicious their next meal is going to be.
Dad Is a Bad Influence
There's something seriously wrong about one dressing his kid as the bad habit that he likes doing, but it's kind of genius, nevertheless, and it will no doubt get an inordinate amount of stares. And that, after all, is what Halloween is about—or, at least it's partly what Halloween is about. To dress in the most outrageous attire possible and get people to stare at you in a kind of morbid fascination.
We are hoping, though, that this costume doesn't set the child on the path to drinking, smoking, and—god forbid—doing hard drugs. We can't deny that it is a hilarious costume nonetheless.
Oh, No, She Didn't!
We're really not sure how to feel about this costume. I mean, sure, it's hilarious, but dressing your baby as a stripper for Halloween complete with a stripper's pole?
Don't get me wrong, this costume will get a lot of laughs. But when the laughs settle, well, that's when mommy will start hearing what can only be mammalian sounds of disgruntlement from the other adults in the room.
We're Guessing That Her Mommy Is a Waitress
We're hoping that it's simply the absolute love for Hooters wings that prompted these parents to dress their child as a.. gasp.. Hooters waitress—complete with fake boobs, even.
I'm not so sure that working for Hooters is a future they want for their child, but hey, we're only making an educated guess, because, well, as everyone probably is aware, Hooters is not exactly an empowering workplace for women.
Chucky Wants To Be Your Friend
Hopefully that knife isn't real, because that would be dangerous for a kid to hold. But, yeah, it looks like a great costume! The kid looks exactly like Chucky, and is even probably just as small as the real Chucky.
That hair, those wounds in his face, that creepy—yet adorable—smile, and, of course, that classic 'Chucky' jumper, make this the perfect costume for Halloween.
Hairy Hagrid
We are really hoping that this baby won't be traumatized by what his daddy is doing to him here. In dressing up like Hagrid from Harry Potter, the dad ended up looking really scary, as though he were a demon version of Santa.
The baby, meanwhile, is supposed to be Harry Potter, judging from the mark on his forehead. Sure, it's a clever costume, really, if one doesn't mind the risk of permanently damaging a baby psychologically just to get some Halloween laughs.
Tony the Tiger
This is one of those costumes that will make walking door-to-door extremely difficult. It's pretty clever though, and probably took a while to get right, but it'll definitely be turning some heads.
Instead of simply letting their kid walk around in a tiger outfit, they upped the ante and put him against a cereal box, looking like Tony the Tiger, the beloved mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes.
Dr. Evil and His Mini-Me
This could very well be the perfect costume for a balding dad and his too-young-to-have-hair baby. Austin Powers, after all, is a cult comedy classic, making these two—Dr. Evil and Mini-Me—instantly recognizable from a mile away.
It's pretty easy to do, too; as you can see, all it really requires is two bald people to pull off. Throw in a handkerchief (or not, if you don't want) and constantly touch your pinky to the side of your mouth and you're all set.
Mouse Trap
There is absolutely no reason to doubt that these two parents love their child. Not even the fact that they've essentially dressed him as a soon-to-be decapitated mouse.
It's all in good fun, after all. But, kidding aside, while the mouse costume for the kid and the matching 'exterminator shirts' of each of the parents shouldn't have been all that difficult to come by, the conversion of the stroller into a mousetrap must have taken a lot of work.
Is It a Mermaid?
Every little girl has at one point or another dreamed of being a mermaid. But this mermaid costume, however, is kind of different. And we probably don't have to tell you why it's a bad idea for a child to wear it as a costume.
I mean, there are probably hundreds of Little Mermaid costumes that one could purchase off of Amazon, or some other big box retailer, so we're not totally sure why her dad decided on this weird thing. It is, needless to say, disturbingly inappropriate. And it's one of those costumes that will get stares for all the wrong reasons.
Condom Costume
I guess it wouldn't be too far-fetched to say that the parents of this kid have done things that they ended up regretting. One of which was having this kid. I mean, why else would they force him to wear a condom for Halloween? That kid is probably not even old enough to known what a condom is for, let alone old enough to want to wear a giant one for Halloween.
And, sure, the kid is having a giggle in the photo, but trust us, it's not because he figured out what he's supposed to be. But, we have to be honest and admit that while this costume is wildly inappropriate, it is still quite hilarious.
Lieutenant Dan!
Some won't know what the intention was with this costume, since what's only clear about it is that they were going for the paraplegic look. But if the headgear and the wig doesn't give it away, the kid is actually dressed up as Forrest Gump's commanding officer during the Vietnam war, Lieutenant Dan.
It was probably quite simple to do, too, since all that was required—well, apart from the wig and the dog tags—was to strap some wheels on the child's stroller. We are, of course, assuming that they merely hid the child's legs inside those pants and didn't actually go through the trouble of sawing off both of it to complete the look.
He Won!
This costume idea which was found on Instagram is actually quite genius—it's true, too. If you didn't get what it is (because, we didn't too on first glance) the baby is actually dressed as the sperm that won the race to fertilize his own mother's egg. You have to give credit to these parents for coming up with something so simple yet so creative and unique.
Sure, this baby will probably grow up to be embarrassed about the whole thing, but hey, that will be a long time from now, and there's absolutely no need to fret about something that will happen more than a decade out in the future.
The Walking Dead Baby
Sure, zombie costumes are a dime a dozen, but very few have gone as far as this in terms of detail. Why, the blood on this sweet little kid's face could very well be mistaken for real blood. Ditto the severed hand he's carrying.
Our only hope is that this costume doesn't leave the kid too desensitized to real blood and gore, but apart from that little consideration, it's a very cool costume, and will be one that will scare the bejeesus out of the other kids.
I Pity The Fool!
This kid, if the mohawk and the faux jewelry didn't already give it away, is dressed as Mr. T from the 1980s television series The A-Team. This costume probably consisted of a simple ski-mask with holes punched in for the eyes and nose.
And, unless that's the kid's natural hair, which would of course be quite weird, then we suspect it's been fashioned with a simple sharpie and a wig.