The very best halloween costume is the one your child loves. But there may be a few years where you get some pull…
Here are some of my all-time-favorites from around the web (including a few from our archives).
What will you (or your kids) be wearing this halloween? We’re still deciding!
Nancy Drew (also, her parents: Holmes and Watson)

Knight in Training | Rainbow | Fraulein Maria | Mechanic
Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat |Felt Taco | ET & Elliot | Up Baby
Max | Alice of Wonderland | Frida Kahlo | Clown
Madeline (infants with their mother in a nun’s habit as Ms. Clavel)
Captain Hook with his parrot (with a DIY Felt bird costume)
Knight and Dragon | Spring Chicken | Pig in a Blanket | Little Miss Sunshine (From last year’s Round-up of Best DIY Costumes)

Carmen Miranda | Marathon Runner

And just for fun, a photo taken in Glasgow, 1970 (Century of the Child)
P.S. A round-up of some of my favorite costumes that I wore over the past few years. And how to make a superhero cape out of a t-shirt.
[Lead photo of Red Riding Hood characters]
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