11 Baby Costumes You Should Consider This Halloween

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No. Not the winter holidays where families get together, laugh, eat, be merry, and give each other gifts. No no. This is better. It’s the time of year where parents put their children in ridiculous (maybe awesome…) costumes for Halloween.

I’m not a parent, but a lot of my friends are, and it seems to me that the younger the child is the bigger the advantage is to the parent. This is the parents’ time to dress their child up in ridiculous costumes because they are “cute,” and the child can’t do a freakin’ thing about it.

Most of the time you see babies dressed as cute animals or some type of vegetable. There’s the typical costume where a baby is a pea in a pod. There’s the baby dressed as a tiny Dracula or a monkey. Forget those ideas this Halloween. Take advantage of the fact that your child is too young to make decisions of their own and put them in something crazy. For example:

 A Turtle

Yes, this falls into the category of the “baby dressed as a cute animal,” but take advantage of the fact that your child is barely mobile. Extra points are awarded if you admit to laughing when your baby rolls over (in this costume), flails and it reminds you of a stranded turtle.

A UPS Delivery Person

What can you even say about this kid? This is just the cutest little delivery guy I’ve ever seen, and I imagine the cost of the costume is pretty minimal. Let this be a lesson to us, being creative doesn’t have to break the bank.

A Stay Puft Marshmallow

Forget that this baby doesn’t look very happy to be dressed as an obese human figure made of marshmallows, look how cute! Now, I have to be honest for a second. While absolutely adorable, this is a prime example of dressing one’s child up to amuse the adults. Other kids may not even realize what this baby is supposed to be – but anyone that has ever heard of Ghostbusters will know immediately what this adorable child is supposed to be.

 A Prohibitionist

First and foremost, I am definitely not trying to offend anyone or indorse any type of underage drinking. This is simply on the list because it’s creative and the baby is wearing a mustache. Nothing more, nothing less. Again, this is probably one of the least expensive Halloween costumes you can put your baby into, because surely you have a baby bow-tie and suspenders lying around somewhere. Plus, it’d also be really funny if your kid was trying to walk and constantly was stumbling around while dressed like this. Getting into character, that’s all! Note: If you’re looking for the mustache binky, check out babestograndmas on Etsy.

 A Cymbal Banging Monkey

This baby is missing his cymbals, but you get the idea. For some reason, all babies look cute dressed as monkeys… but put some clothes on your baby monkey, people. This idea for a monkey costume strikes me as more exciting than this one.

A Pimp

With all of the press circulating around TLC’s Toddler’s and Tiaras featuring a toddler dressed up as a prostitute from Pretty Woman, don’t think we condone sexualizing little kids. This costume just happens to be called “Pimp Baby.” You could easily say he’s just fashionably dressed and enjoys a good ole fashioned American dollar.

Colonel Sanders

Most kids would probably ask to dress up as a Colonel from the army before they asked to dress up as Colonel Sanders, but that’s not fun. Get a bucket, put your kid in white and you’ve got your very own Colonel Sanders. Your kid won’t know what hit him.

A Rabbi

There’s lots of baby Nun and Priest costumes out there, but not very many baby Rabbis.

Gene Simmons from Kiss

I’m honestly at a loss for words on this costume. I really just have nothing at all to say.

 A Turkey

Spread thanks this Halloween season by offering your neighbors the freshest of birds.

 Spock from Star Trek

I think Star Trek gets overlooked a lot when it comes to Halloween costumes. Most people would opt to dress their kid up as Yoda from Star Wars before ever thinking of dressing their kid up as half-Vulcan. Your kid could then threaten to use the Vulcan death grip if someone drops Milk Duds or pennies into their pillow case on Halloween night.

Whatever you decide to dress your child up as this Halloween, just make sure they have fun and are comfortable in said costume. The last thing you want is your child screaming about his Vulcan ears hurting while you’re trying to encourage them to grab the Reese Cups someone is offering and not the Mary Janes.

 Sources

http://www.comicsfornerds.net/FunnyPics/BabyHalloweenCostumes.html

http://www.bestweekever.tv/2010-10-14/the-50-creepiest-baby-halloween-costumes/

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