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Halloween costume ideas: What to dress up as when you have no ideas
October 14, 2022
It’s the start of October and Halloween is almost here. Houses are dressed with festive decorations and people are excited to see new scary movies coming out. Although there are many fun things to do during this time of year, finding a great Halloween costume might be at the top of the list. Don’t worry! Here are some suggestions to help:
- Dress up as your favorite celebrity or YouTuber!
What is more fun than dressing up as someone you admire? This could be a very simple costume that is also fun to create! There are so many possibilities with this option and it could be interesting to see how creative you can get with it. Try having your friends guess your costume and see if they can guess it right!
2. Be a movie character for a day!
This is a very popular choice. There are so many new movies out to dress up as, like the new Minions movie. This would be a very exciting costume to put together. You could paint yourself yellow! You’re not limited to new movies but old ones as well! You could dress up as your favorite childhood movie character, like one of the witches from Hocus Pocus. These could be very elaborate costumes that take much effort but is well worth the entertainment.
3. Inanimate objects!
Want to switch it up a bit? You can dress up as something that isn’t even alive! Some options for this could be food products or appliances. You could even dress up as a box if you wanted to. There are few limits when it comes to dressing up. Sometimes being creative goes a long way in having a unique Halloween costume.
4. Dress up as an animal or urban legend
Many people love to dress up as scary characters during this time of year. If you want to scare people then this is an excellent choice. You could dress up as La Llorona. Dressing up as animals is also common. For example, you could dress up as a horse or bunny! You could even combine the two and dress up as an animal monster. Bigfoot is a great costume that combines both aspects.
5. Dress up as someone you know!
Though not everyone will know what you are dressed up in and it could be a very funny costume. It is simple and can be a surprise! If you don’t reveal it until Halloween day then the person you dress up as will definitely find it hilarious. This costume is also sure to be original.