Classic Halloween Kids Costumes

Cloning the Super Natural

Halloween had its origin in the All Saints Day and the costumes are worn on the occasion and other festive occasions. Substantial growth in the popularity was noticed since 1990. Never going out of style, every one of the costumes are attractive and popular. However Ghosts, vampires, mummies, skeletons, witches, and multiple other characters constitute the classic Halloween kids costumes for kids and adults. Cloning the supernatural and scary characters the costumes are unique and a departure from traditional fantasy costumes.

Common Classic Halloween Costumes

• Ghosts are ordinarily made of white linen trimmed to be draped over the body with eye and mouth areas sketched or designed with color or ink. Ideally ghost trims are wavy lines.
• Old or faded colored linen can constitute the components for mummy those are normally torn into strips using scissors. Sometimes track sheets or old dresses are also used to create an authentic look.
• Deft touches are often added to classic Halloween costume with white cream or powders as well tracing the eyelids with cosmetics or pencil smudges.
• Skeletons, one of the most popular kids costumes, are created using white fabrics and striped linens to create the image of bones. At times they are cut out or glued to the fabric. Creepier effects are created by adding spider web images to the costume.
• Vampire boys and girls are created using the combination of dark, white, and colored linen with bow tie. Often there would be a cape around the shoulder while make up like lining the lips with dark eyeliner pencils and smudges create the desired effect. A couple of fangs and wings add authenticity to the costume. For girls colored velvet costumes are more appropriate.
• Witch costumes are mostly made of leotards and stockings in multiple colors and the most important part is the wide floppy or cone shaped hats.

Some Other Popular Classic Halloween Costumes

Besides the above classic Halloween costumes there are others like the Scarecrow made out of overalls, shirts, ropes, straw hat or shredded raffia. Gloves, corncob pipes and boots are the accessories. Another very popular item is the costume for cowboys and girls comprising of jeans, western shirts, cow boy hat, bandana, neckerchief, toy guns, holsters, rope, cow boy boots and sheriff's stars. Use of the rope is as lasso widely used by the cow boys for catching and subduing wild horses.

Replicating the Indians, costume used includes pants, shirts, vests, moccasins, headbands, face paints, and feathers. Magician, princess, fairy, knight, pirate, angel, clown, bam, ninja, rock star, movie star, gipsy, hippy, and 1950 girls are some of the popular classic Halloween costumes.