
Halloween is the holiday when almost no outfit looks too strange, silly, or theatrical. Here are 35 funny Halloween costumes.
Funny and unique Halloween costumes for kids

Funny Quartet

The right costume for small babies

Great costumes? Lobster and chef may disagree

A stroller transformed into a mousetrap

For kindergarten – painter and painting

Bacon and fried eggs

Toothbrush and Colonel Sanders

Superheroes off duty

Who said that Halloween costumes for children have to be scary or traditional? These playful costume ideas offer inspiration for anyone who wants something more original for a party or carnival. For babies, toddlers, siblings, or groups of children, the combinations can be surprisingly creative.
Halloween costumes for pets

Dorothy’s lion from Oz

Little Fairy

Sweet Bee

Three-headed dog

Dinosaur costume

Small pirate costume

Prisoner and police officer

Cat with makeup

Dressed up like a cat

Pets may or may not enjoy Halloween costumes, but these ideas are cute and funny to look at. Pirate, robot, fairy, and Harry Potter-inspired outfits are familiar choices, while bees, lions, and dinosaurs add a playful surprise. Some owners even experiment with makeup effects.
Halloween costumes for the whole family

The Addams Family – the baby look is especially cute

The Flintstones – roles reversed

Costumes for the whole family

The Simpsons Family

Alice in Wonderland

The whole class dressed as iPods

101 Dalmatians – football team

Whether the costume is for a family, a class, or even a whole team, a little creativity can produce something charming and appropriate. Friends can dress as the Flintstones with roles reversed; families can try The Simpsons, Alice in Wonderland, Poseidon and his family, or 101 Dalmatians. One class even dressed as colorful iPods.
Strange Halloween costumes – odd or imaginative?

Comic costume – missing person on a milk carton

Woman looking for a lost dog she cannot find

Ken and Barbie

Soap and a bath sponge

Cool video-game idea

Che Guevara shirt

Unusual makeup

Hippo lips – playful makeup idea

Unicorn mask

It is hard to believe how far some people go for Halloween. Here are a few bizarre ideas for Halloween costumes that range from a pet-owner gag and a René Magritte-inspired look to Barbie and Ken doll costumes. Makeup can be just as experimental, from hippo lips and comic-style tattoos to the illusion of extra eyes. Whether these ideas are brilliant or simply strange is a matter of taste.
