When it comes to kids costumes for Halloween, I’ve often taken the DIY approach. We’ve had some great success with easy kids costumes, using some creativity and purchasing a few kids costume accessories.
But sometimes, your lack of time or your child's very specific vision for a Halloween costume, makes buying the whole thing the way to go. If Halloween 2009 is one of those years, look here for what’s sure to be popular kids costumes for Halloween.
Note: Boys and girls costumes are listed together because many parents have both plus many kids, especially girls, aren't that concerned about their costume's gender.
But sometimes, your lack of time or your child's very specific vision for a Halloween costume, makes buying the whole thing the way to go. If Halloween 2009 is one of those years, look here for what’s sure to be popular kids costumes for Halloween.
Note: Boys and girls costumes are listed together because many parents have both plus many kids, especially girls, aren't that concerned about their costume's gender.
Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson costumes are likely to be much more popular this year. But because this is a relatively unexpected trend, costume makers don’t necessarily have a good stock of child Michael Jackson costumes. But you could put together a kids costume from an adult one or from a Michael Jackson wig and sequined glove.
Disney Princesses
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Disney princess costumes are perennial favorites so they are likely to remain popular for girls’ costumes for Halloween 2009. There are so many choices. One upside to purchasing Disney princess costumes is that they will get pulled out of the dress-up box for play on a regular basis.
- Sleeping Beauty (Shop Now)
- Snow White (Shop Now)
- Ariel (Shop Now)
- Belle (Shop Now)
- Cinderella (Shop Now)
- Jasmine (Shop Now)
Star Wars
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Like Disney princesses, Star Wars costumes are always popular and will get used again in dress-up play. Also there are a lot of possible choices. But unlike Disney princesses, they can work well for both boys and girls.
- Darth Vader (Shop Now)
- Leia (Shop Now)
- Jedi (Shop Now)
- Ewok (Shop Now)
- Anakin (Shop Now)
- Darth Maul (Shop Now)
- Clone Trooper (Shop Now)
Strawberry Shortcake
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The embodiment of "sugar and spice and everything nice," Strawberry Shortcake is the girly girl's Halloween costume. And with the marketing push related to the The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit, Strawberry Shortcake and her gal pals should be "berry" popular for Halloween 2009.
Max of Where the Wild Things Are
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With the movie of the beloved children’s book Where the Wild Things Are coming out, the story’s hero Max is likely to be one of the popular kids costumes for Halloween 2009. However, I haven’t seen a lot of Max costumes out there yet. These Where the Wild Things Are footie pajamas (Shop Now) may be the next best thing. The problem with these, though, is getting shoes on their feet, so you may need to cut the bottoms.
If your child really wants to be Max, but you can’t see mangling a new pair of PJs (and didn’t have any better luck than me finding a Max costume), consider using this sewing pattern for a Where the Wild Things Are costume.
If your child really wants to be Max, but you can’t see mangling a new pair of PJs (and didn’t have any better luck than me finding a Max costume), consider using this sewing pattern for a Where the Wild Things Are costume.
GI Joe
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This is not your father's G.I. Joe. If your child is interested in G.I. Joe as in the 2009 movie G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, old army fatigues aren't going to cut it. Get the high-tech kids costume here.
Harry Potter or Hermione Granger
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Costumes based on the Harry Potter series have come a long way in recent years. Used to be, all you could choose was Harry or, for girls, a Hermione Granger costume (Shop Now). They were basically the same, a robe with a Gryffindor emblem. Now you can get a Hermione wig (Shop Now), but you can also choose from a lot more Harry Potter costumes:
The Dark Knight
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Batman is always a popular kids costume, and The Dark Knight just adds to the phenomenon. And the fact that the Joker (Shop Now) is such a cool villain makes him another popular kids costume.
Hannah Montana
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The always popular Hannah Montana will be making her way through the streets trick or treating this year, as thousands of little girls choose the pop star for their Halloween costumes.
Wolverine
It would be a lot of work to put together a convincing Wolverine costume yourself. This is definitely one where it pays to just buy it.
Transformers
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It might be fun to make a Transformer costume if you had the time and talent (which I don't!). So if you're like me, check out these ready made Transformer costumes.
