Best Costume Ideas for any Halloween Season

With Halloween just around the corner store shelves everywhere are filling up with some of the best costume ideas in years. Children are already chatting excitedly with their friends about which spooky or famous character they want to be and have started begging parents for their costumes of their favorites.

Knowing your child’s favorite movies can go a long way to picking the perfect outfit, and getting a good head start means the difference between happy Halloween smiles or dashed hopes and disappointment. Thankfully, plenty of popular choices are still readily available.

The brand new, legendary 3D creatures from Avatar have parents scrambling after these highly sought after choices; boys and girls both want to hit the streets as the blue skinned Jake Sulley wearing his long, dark hair in ponytails ponytail that have been braided like a Native American Chief, or the Navi favorite Neytiri, with her beautiful red beads, fluttering feathers and rippling stripes. They squeal at the sight of the shocking blue skin, and the littler children (especially the boys), absolute love the tails! These are some of the best costume ideas for young aliens to feel out of this world.

Toy Story’s infamous cowboy sheriff Woody is a favorite with little boys for his classic wild west, hip swinging style. His tiny chest puffing up with pride so everyone can admire the shining, silver star pinned to his chest as he slowly pull Woody’s cowboy hat down low over squinting lawman eyes. No mini tough guy is able to resist pretending he is Buzz Lightyear, space ranger! If your guy wants to go out pistols blazing or soar to infinity and beyond, one of these are sure to please.

Does your kid love playing the hit Prince of Persia games? If so, then chances are good that he wants to be transported back in time as the dark haired and dashing Price Dastan. He can become the warrior in daring epic battles as he travels through far away lands full of ancient mysteries and wielding his flashing scimitar with super human speed and strength. This is also a great idea if your child wants to look like a genie or feel like a sultan because of the golden emblems and buckles, with a sash cinched at the waist a black suit with a slight ninja vibe.

If what you are looking for is an Iron Man 2 costume, then you are in luck. Nothing is guaranteed to make a super hero out of a kid faster, than or quite as fantastic as donning the seriously strong, iron willed persona of renegade Tony Stark as the Iron Man. Iron Man’s super advanced and futuristic body armor makes this without a doubt one of the years best costume ideas. If you really want to seriously lift his super hero heart to awe inspiring new heights new level as he battles to bring world peace to the neighborhood, this is the one.

Alice in Wonderland has been revived once again for a whole new generation of families to fall in love with. One of the most memorable and beloved classic characters of all time, every little girl has imagined being in Alice’s shoes, blue dress swirling prettily as she tip toes through the tulips and dances with the flowers. Ready for tea with the king queen or cozy chats with caterpillars and Cheshire cats, this is truly a sweetheart of a costume idea you can count on filling up her heart with hour and hours of imagination, magic and wonder.

Shrek is way more than just another modern fairy tale; he really speaks to our kids’ sense of humor and individuality on a much deeper level. Children are totally enthralled with him and dream of being brave and courageous like this loveable ogre so they too, can battle it out with all their favorite story book villains to save the princess, the donkey, the pussycat and all of the people in a land far, far away. This Halloween costume ogre oozes confidence and promises a rip roaring good time full of adventure and playful mayhem. It is no real surprise why the little ogres want this costume; can you blame them for thinking lime green flesh and a quest to grab all the goodies in the kingdom sounds like a blast?

Of course you can always rely on the ever popular Vampires and Werewolves. These are a traditional favorite among ghouls and are responsible for some of the best costume ideas ever brought into the cold light of day. The kids may love it for the sharp, bloody fangs, the beastly fur and the dramatic capes, but what you are going to love with these two are the endless options for spooky effects and personal touches. The great thing about either one of these choices is you can use the costumes over and over again and never look like the same monster twice.

Creative, memorable, and as unique as you want them to be each and every time equals more bang for your buck.  Classic Costumes are exactly that-classic; they will never go out of style. Witches, and devils, princesses and ballerinas continue to hold mass appeal for children and adults alike. A never ending selection of zombies, mummies, goblins and ghosts are a welcome sight parading the sidewalks every October 31st, and you just can not go wrong if you pick a classic for your night of fun and fright.  These are some of the best costume ideas that we came up with, what about you?