Childrearing
15 Halloween Costumes You Definitely Shouldn’t Dress Your Kids In
There are so many Halloween costumes for kids out there, it can be hard to decide on the perfect one for your child. We’re just a few days away, and to help with the decision-making, here’s a list of costumes that you should definitely avoid at all costs – not only for your child’s social health but for their mental health as well. Enjoy!
1. Wriggly Mortie the Undead Clown
If regular clowns don’t give your kids nightmares, this one is guaranteed to.
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2. Punk Devil
Dressing as the most evil being in the history of evil isn’t bad enough for your child? Okay, then make it punk too, I guess.
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3. Queen Elizabeth IÂ
Because kids love to dress up as British world leaders from the Elizabethan Era.
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4. Fairy Capes
Now I’m no “Fairy Cape†expert, but these costumes look like penises to me.
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5. Zombie Football Player
Yeah, this is a great idea if you don’t want to encourage athletics or being a team player.
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6. Victorian Goth Girl
Because if your daughter wants to be a Goth girl, this is a great way to “frump it up.†She’s going to love this costume!
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7. French Fries
Encourage poor eating habits while also encouraging kids to bully the crap out of your child.
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8. Medusa
Because if there’s something little girls like more than having snakes for hair, it’s being so ugly she’ll turn people to stone.
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9. Thing 1 and Thing 2
This is an easy way to cultivate identity issues in twins: dress them up as “things†that nobody can tell apart.
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10. Puttin’ on the Ritz Skeleton
Um.
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