For parties of three, four, five, and more, we have simple DIYs. Whatever your family’s idea of Halloween fun entails—frights and chills, a ton of sweets, or something in between—you’ll need a fantastic costume.
Everyone in the family may certainly do their own thing, but why not impress everyone instead with a spectacular group costume?
For your inspiration, we’ve gathered a ton of simple DIY family Halloween costume ideas. Find original ways to customize a timeless costume or get ideas from your favorite book, movie, or television characters here.
Cannot sew? No issue. On this list, there are a lot of no-sew costumes. You don’t want to spend a lot of money, do you? These costumes are simple to put together using clothing and accessories you already own.
You’ve found the correct location whether you’re here weeks or hours before your Halloween celebrations since we’ve compiled all the best family costumes for both planners and procrastinators.
Our forecast is that you will receive numerous praises on Halloween and throughout the coming weeks, particularly if you upload a photo of your creation to Instagram.
1. Cotton candy costume
Image: Ambushed With Boys
When you have a costume this sweet, who needs Halloween candy? Spray paint and Poly-Fil combine to create a sweet-sugary mixture.
Get the tutorial at Ambushed With Boys .
2. Movie night costume
Image: Kids Activities
Repurpose discarded cardboard boxes to create popcorn boxes, movie projectors, and marquees for your loved ones.
Get the tutorial at Kids Activities.
3. ‘Wheel of Fortune’ costume
Image: Shirley Lo
Raise the bar for your family gaming night. Give “Vanna” a lovely clothing, then make a cardboard wheel and puzzle board as her winning costume.
Get the tutorial at Shirley Lo.
4. Angel and devil costume
Image: Sydney So Sweet
Halloween is a fantastic opportunity to reuse your child’s dance performance outfit. Here, the cutest good vs evil conflict you’ve ever seen is between a light-colored tutu with a halo headband and a crimson tutu with a black top and devil’s horns headband.
Get the tutorial at Sydney So Sweet.
5. Care Bears costume
Image: See Vanessa Craft
Choose a family costume that is as comfortable as it is adorable if October is chilly where you live. Iron on Care Bear emblems for the specified colors once you’ve found enough identical sweatsuits for the entire family.
Get the tutorial at SeeVanessaCraft .
6. Bumblebee and ladybug costume
Image: Sydney So Sweet
For a lucky lady bug and a bumble bee you won’t mind swarming around, give a red tutu black spots and a black and yellow tutu a yellow top.
Get the tutorial at Sydney So Sweet.
7. ‘Baby Shark’ costume
Image: Maria Vavilova Photography for Shrimp Salad Circus
When you give light gray hoodies some teeth, they become everything but conventional. You might as well make the song into an enjoyable family costume that is simple to put together since it is probably stuck in your brain on repeat anyhow.
Get the tutorial at ShrimpSaladCircus .
8. ‘Peter Pan’ costume
Image: Ann Le Do
Although Tinkerbell and Peter Pan are adorable, Peter’s shadow takes center stage in this picture.
Get the tutorial at AnnLeDo.
9. ‘Lilo and Stitch’ costume
Image: DIY Inspired
Can Disney characters truly be made at home? You can do this by making some “grass” skirts, donning some bright flowered blouses, and adding a few lei.
Get the tutorial at DIYInspired.
10. Crayons costume
Image: The House That Lars Built
The novel “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Drew Daywait served as the inspiration for these vibrant children. Everyone can choose their preferred color, but it will be difficult to persuade them to leave their hat, er, tip, on.
Get the tutorial at The House that Lars Built.
11. Super Mario Bros costume
Image: The Mom Creative
Super Mario Bros.-inspired DIY meets a few power-ups (ready-made costumes) to create an excellent family ensemble.
Get the tutorial at The Mom Creative.
12. ‘Jurassic Park’ costume
Image: Sarah Halstead
A wheelchair can be converted into an escape Jeep from the “dangerous” dinosaurs in Jurassic Park with a little work.
Get the tutorial at Sarah Halstead.
13. Avocado toast costume
Image: Hello Wonderful
Make a fun breakfast costume to kick off the day using paint and foam rolls.
Get the tutorial at Hello Wonderful.
14. Family circus costume
Image: The Sweet Happy Life
Even though the circus is a spectacle, your family can create a stunning costume with some items you probably already have in your closet.
Get the tutorial at This Sweet Happy Life.
15. “Ice Ice Baby” costume
Image: Thinking Closet
One technique to get your family to “stop, collaborate, and listen” is as follows. You can start by gathering a few large clear plastic bags and some sunglasses.
Get the tutorial at Thinking Closet.
16. Rocker family costume
Image: Design Improvised
With a few retro items from the 1980s, you can make your family appear authentic.
Get the tutorial at Design Improvised.
17. LEGO costume
Image: Kids Activities
This costume is a no-brainer if your children are LEGO-obsessed. Let each person select their own color, or keep it straightforward by painting all the pieces the same color.
Get the tutorial at Kids Activities.
18. ‘Crocodile Rock’ costume
Image: A Beautiful Mess
Elton would be pleased with the clever play on words that includes a crocodile onesie, keyboard cutout, white suit, and several feathers in celebration of “Crocodile Rock.”
Get the tutorial at A Beautiful Mess.
19. ‘Squid Game’ costume
Image: Lola Lambchops
Fans of “Squid Game” will be overjoyed to learn that the distinctive mask worn by the workers won’t put them in debt.
Get the tutorial at Lola Lambchops.
20. Rag dolls costume
Image: A Beautiful Mess
The primary components of this charming mother-daughter costume are red yarn and vibrant outfits.
Get the tutorial at A Beautiful Mess.
21. ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ costume
Image: Meaningful Mama
With the help of some store-bought items (like a blow-up suit! ), some basic sewing patterns, and a few common household items, the beloved children’s book receives the DIY treatment here.
Get the tutorial at Meaningful Mama.
22. Sweet treats costume
Image: Kristen Duke Photography
Do not assume that DIY involves a lot of sewing. Without even threading a needle, your family could resemble this contented bunch of cookies and donuts.
Get the tutorial at Kristen Duke Photography.
23. Stick figures costume
Image: Life With Fingerprints
Who would have thought that white garments and electrical tape could make such a unique costume? Who is that? Life With Fingerprints.
Get the tutorial at Life With Fingerprints.
24. Bird costume
Image: Sweet Phi
Families who are like birds of a feather tend to stick together. Old white sheets or tablecloths can be decorated with feathers to make them fly.
Get the tutorial at Sweet Phi.