Childrens Halloween Costumes

Kids Halloween Costume Ideas for 2012

The kids this year have some really cool ideas for Halloween. From little kids to preteens, even the girls have more choices. There are evil bad guys and great guys and gals saving the day once again. New characters and old favorites make them want to be everything about that character. The new characters can be a car, an animal, and even a fish along with comic book heroes and baddies. Here are a few Halloween costumes ideas to help sort out the confusion.

Disney’s Brave gave us a modern day warrior for us girls. The flaming red curly hair is easy to make with a curling iron and temporary hair color. Buy an authentic looking bow at the store. Use some camo face paint as war paint for her face to spruce the costume up a little. Use an authentic Brave costume dress that is blue and outlined gold and pair it up with a pair of gold ballet slippers or slip on shoes you can spray paint. Have her friends dress up as girl warriors and sidekicks.



Monster High Abbie



Monster High Abbey Bominable Halloween costume will have your girl looking like a throwback to the 60’s but with updated cool fun she will absolutely love! Her costume should have matching leg and arm warmer to match the dress. Just buy cool neon colored wig of her choice along with a head covering. Have her friends dress up as other Monster high characters to match.

The boys have so many possibilities! Right now it is tied between Captain America, Thor, and the Hulk. Little boys want to be the Hulk. This is so easy to use green body and face paint. Dye his hair black. Put red, evil scars on his face, neck, arms, legs, and hands and feet. Use a white, torn t shirt and tattered pants.



Captain America

With Captain America, it is easy to use face paints for the red, white, and blue. Buy the authentic Halloween costume and add the shield, wrist, and shoe coverings. Or just get some red material and make the shoe and wrist coverings. The shield can be a round piece of cardboard. Use a tight large rubber band or Velcro so he can hold it. Then have him paint it along with the star in the middle of it.

Thor can be a one piece body suit. He is super strong and fast. The Halloween costume would be more padded at the top for his muscles along with chest armor, sleeves of chainmail, and wrist guards. Create a red cape attached at the shoulders.

Remember his hammer. You could use a large round mailing tube with fabric glued over it for the handle or even thick knotted rope that could be painted. If you wanted it softer, then use a stick of wood that is painted and glazed to make it smooth.

Kids Halloween costumes for 2012 have a lot of ideas to think about. Just do not wait until the last minute. Do let them know if they cannot make up their minds that they have a set time limit to decide. Or their character could become extinct!