7 Awesome Family Halloween Costume Ideas With Kids

Oct 25

Oct 25 7 Awesome Family Halloween Costume Ideas With Kids

I used to be all about easy Halloween costumes. Everyone fends for themselves. Do whatever you want.

Or use clothing items around the house to make creative costumes, especially for little ones who will outgrow everything.

Now that we have a bigger family and kids that LOVE Halloween & dressing up and with all the Instagram & Pinterest inspo? We go ALL OUT with family Halloween costumes.

Here are seven awesome Family Halloween Costume ideas with kids that we’ve done over the years. I basically base them on what my husband can pull off (he has a huge beard & long hair) or what costumes I can find secondhand for my son & daughter that year.

2017 Family Halloween Costumes

There are so many cute pregnancy costume ideas for expectant mothers out there right now. People’s creativity blows me away. These were some affordable diy family Halloween costumes we came up with.

Shaggy, Velma and Scooby Doo family Halloween costume.

2018 Family Halloween Costumes

This year we did not do much. Ginny was almost one year old and I knew she’d immediately out grow any baby costume.

We got the baby pumpkin costume secondhand. And my son really wanted to be a ghost. So it all made for a pretty easy theme.

Traditional Halloween costumes for family with kids (pumpkin, ghost, black cat)

2019 Family Halloween Costumes

This was probably my favorite year for costumes! My husband and I love The Walking Dead. I really wanted to recreate the characters and knew I could pretty much thrift everything we needed for our costumes. My daughter was the perfect age for Judith, so it just all fell in line.

The Walking Dead family Halloween costumes. Carol, Daryl, Judith and Carl. Everything was thrifted!

I knew my kids were not going to want to actually walk around on Halloween in our family costumes, so I asked my oldest what he wanted to be and of course he said a policeman. That made our costumes easy & affordable from there.

Cat burger, burglar and police Halloween costumes for families.

2020 Family Halloween Costumes

I love a good DIY Halloween costume and let me tell you, The Mad Hatter was a GOOD DIY Halloween costume! I made the hat from scratch (a cheap hat, cardboard and skirt fabric) and I went for a simple Red Queen costume with DIY card collar & crown.

Disney Alice in Wonderland family Halloween costumes. Alice, The White Rabbit, the Red Queen and The Mad Hatter.

The Office was officially off Nextflix at the end of 2020, and my kids had most of the outfit pieces, so I thought it would be a sweet send off to have them dress up as The Office characters, Angela & Dwight.

Angela & Dwight from the The Office Halloween costumes. — Easy, simple Angela & Dwight from The Office Halloween costumes you probably already have in your closet.

2021 Family Halloween Costume

One of the easiest places to find ideas for matching family Halloween costumes is a beloved movie. My husband got a Bubba Gump Shrimp hat from Amazon and since he already has the facial hair and hairstyle down, he knew he wanted to be Forrest Gump for Halloween. Lol

The rest of his outfit was found at the thrift store and on Amazon. My pieces for “Jenny” were also secondhand, diy and affordable at target. The kids outfits “Little Forrest” and “A Box of Chocolates” were secondhand at a kids consignment shop. So much fun and nostalgic.

Forrest Gump Halloween costume idea. Family matching Halloween costumes: Forrest Gump.

2022 Family Halloween Costumes

These are some classic, easy mommy and me Halloween costume ideas. Wear a glamorous gown - ours are from Joyfolie, you can find them here: adult & girls. Or style with something you already have in your closet. You can make these looks as detailed or as simple as you want.

Vampires

I did sullen, gaunt make up for us, Vampire fangs and fake blood for this costume.

Mommy & me vampire Halloween costumes. Black lace dresses, fake blood, vampire fangs and gaunt/tired looking makeup.

Witches

Can’t get any simpler than a witch costume for Halloween. Just add a witch hat, straw broom and may be a cauldron or spell book.

I did a pretty simple make up look with dark eyes, purple lipstick and sparkles on our cheeks.

Mommy & me witch Halloween costume ideas. Dark eyes, purple lips, gold sparkles on cheeks.

Masquerade Ball

I have always wanted to go to a masquerade ball. Ideally in a regency ball gown but these gorgeous black lace dresses from Joyfolie are so beautiful.

I DIY our masks since I was looking for a specific color/style. Very easy to customize a mommy and me masquerade costume!

Mommy & Me masquerade ball Halloween costumes. DIY masquerade mask.

Went to the zoo with my kids one day and thought it would be super cute for us to dress up like we’re going on a safari. Literally use anything you have in your closet! Anything olive green, khaki or white will work. Add some straw/sun hats, binoculars and zoo stuffed animals.

Would love to know in the comments if you do family Halloween costumes every year or just let everyone be what they want. I’m excited to carry on the tradition as long as my kids will let me. I know it will be short-lived, so I will be thankful for the memories.