20 Halloween & Book Week Costume Ideas

Run out of ideas for Book Week? Or how about Halloween? Enjoy these Halloween & Book Week costume ideas with some of your little one’s favourite characters! 

1. Where’s Wally?

An old time favourite, Where’s Wally!

2. The BFG

Gather an old suitcase, a home made trumpet, large ears & black cape & your child is set to be the BFG.

3. Minecraft

Get some cardboard boxes & pixelate them with paint or glued paper to create your favourite Minecraft character.

4. Harry Potter Characters

Harry Potter fans will love dressing up as their favourite character.

5. Tintin

Love this easy dressup of Tintin with snowy & Captain Haddock.

6. I Spy

What a great idea to decorate a white t-shirt with I Spy items & a list of things to find.

7. Alice in Wonderland

I love this recreation of the Alice that is too big for the house. So cute.

8. Peter Pan’s Shadow

Why be Peter Pan when you can be his shadow!

9. Miss Clavel & Madeline & Friends

Dress up as Miss Clavel, Madeline, or her friends.

10. How To Train Your Dragon

This clever mother made costumes from How To Train Your Dragon for her kids.

11. Bat

Make this easy bat costume attached to a black hoodie.

12. Matilda

This Matilda even has her own newt!

13. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Dress up as Charlie or one of the characters from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.

14. Ratatouille

This Alfredo looks so much like the one in the cartoon, don’t you think? Inspired by the movie & book Ratatouille.

15. Mario & Luigi

If Mario & Luigi are favourites in your household, then you can’t pass up the chance to dress up like them for the day!

16. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Make a mask or paper mache head of Greg from Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

17. Geronimo Stilton

Be the famous mouse reporter Geronimo Stilton.

18. The Lorax

An oversized orange onesie with yellow eye brows & moustache will definitely make you look like the Lorax.

19. Angelina Ballerina

For little Angelina lovers, they will love to whirl & twirl like Angelina for the day!

20. Porcupine

This porcupine was too cute not to post.

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You will never run out of Halloween arts and crafts activities with this blog post! From easy masks to gooey slime, we have compiled ten of the easiest arts and crafts activities that you can do with the kids.

Print and Color Halloween Masks

These DIY masks are a fun activity to do at home. You will already have most of the materials that are needed for this craft at home. They’re super easy to make, doesn’t really cost that much to produce and don’t leave a huge mess.

Cardboard Tube Spiders

If your child is obsessed with spiders, they would love this next craft. Or make these even if they don’t! This might just push them to the pro-spidey camp.

Halloween Eyeball Slime

If there’s one thing that kids really love, it’s slime! There are lots of online tutorials for it, but this one will make sure you are Halloween-ready. Just be sure that you’re there to assist the kids when they make this one.

Coffee Filter Ghost Lollipops

Whoever said that Halloween crafts shouldn’t be scary hasn’t seen these ghost lollies! The best part is that they are just made with tissue papers!

Halloween Paper Lanterns

If your children are at that stage when they just want to cut paper all day long, we have the perfect craft for you. These paper lanterns are perfect for your Halloween decorations!

Yarn Mummy

If you’re looking for a craft activity to do with a young toddler, look no further. This yarn mummy is not only safe for them to make, but it also teaches them fine motor skills!

Pumpkin Face Fridge Magnets

If your kids are counting down the days before Halloween as early as now, you can tide their excitement over with these pumpkin face fridge magnets. They would also look really cute in your fridge doors!

Harry Potter Floating Candles

For the biggest Harry Potter fan, there’s nothing better than to recreate the Great Hall festivities at Hogwarts! Bonus: this DIY floating candles tutorial comes with a video on how to do them.

Pop Goes the Pumpkin

If your household is hosting a Halloween party, we have a great game that you can set up with your kids. You will not only have fun assembling it, but this will also entertain your guests to no end.

Hippie Costume

If you’re looking for a quick and cheap costume, this hippie Halloween costume might just the thing that you need. All you need are a white shirt, scissors, some neon marker and label paper!

Do you have other ideas for easy Halloween arts and crafts to make with the kids? Leave your comments below. We’d love to learn about your recommendations.

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Halloween is such a fun time of year, though organising a costume can be a little time-consuming and often really costly! Here’s our handy list of easy kid’s halloween costumes that you can make at home that wont break the bank while still looking amazing.

1) Carl From Disney’s UP

Bright ‘Up’ everyone’s Halloween this year with this adorable old man Carl costume! All you need are some helium balloons, fake glasses and a little bow-tie to get the old man look just right. 

The hardest part of this costume would be the little PVC walking frame, though a little cane with a tennis ball on the end would do the trick. 

Bonus if you happen to have a golden retriever as a pet!

2) Baby Nonna

This adorable elderly baby costume is sure to melt everyone’s hearts this Halloween.

Again, the hardest part would be the teensy walking frame, though the costume still looks amazing without it. You can attach large cotton balls to a scarf to get the old woman hair look. Make sure those glasses don’t actually have any lenses in them though!

3) 80’s Aerobic Instructor

Dress your kid in the most fluorescent clothing and headband you can find to make this adorable 80’s Aerobic Instructor costume. Bonus if you have a working boom box so you can pump out 80’s jams as you walk!

4) Clark Kent / Superman

While they may not have super strength, babies sure do make adorable tiny super heroes.

You’ll need to find a shirt with superman’s logo on it in order to make this Clark Kent costume. Optionally, you could print out the logo at home if the budget’s tight. Make sure to knock out the lenses in those fake glasses or have clear ones if your child doesn’t already wear them!

5) Mini Hipster

People are sure to get a good giggle out of this Mini Hipster costume while you trick-or-treat. You’ll need a false tattoo sleeve (or temporary tattoos), fake glasses and a snazzy little vintage outfit to make this one work. Oh, and don’t forget to draw on a terrible moustache!

6) Little Football Star

Go the whole nine yards this halloween with a super cute Little Football Star costume! All you need is a little sports jersey, some face-paint and a football to transform your baby into a tiny sports sensation.

7) Jr. Scuba Diver

As far as simple costumes go, this Jr. Scuba Diver idea is really easy to make and looks amazing!

The base of this outfit is just black long-sleeve clothing with a black beanie paired alongside their snorkelling goggles and flippers. Add two painted soda bottles for the air tanks and you’ve got a cute junior scuba diver costume!

8) Little Lumberjack

This little lumberjack costume only needs a false beard, a fake axe, a flannelette shirt and suspenders to transform your child into a little woodchopping master. This costume would also pair well with a little red riding hood costume if you want to have fairytale themed sibling costumes!

9) Crazy Cat Lady 

This crazy cat lady outfit for little girls makes for an absolutely hilarious halloween costume! It does involve a little sewing to attach the stuffed animals to the dressing gown, though you could try using velcro if you’re not fond of sewing. Use hair rollers and slippers to give this costume the perfect look and add an eccentric pair of false glasses if you happen to own any!

10) Ace Ventura – Pet Detective 

Everyone’s favourite goofy pet detective makes an adorable costume for little boys! To make this costume work you’ll need a tutu, a white single, a loud button up shirt and a LOT of hair jell! Your little one might not get the reference, but your neighbours are sure to get a chuckle out of this one.

We hope you’ve enjoyed checking out these adorable easy halloween costumes for kids.

Let us know if you try any out, we’d love to see pictures!

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