60+ Best Halloween Costume Ideas for a Family of Four
The countdown to Halloween is on, and we have less than a month to figure out the Halloween costume situation.
Trying to get the entire family to agree on a group costume idea is no joke, especially as everyone has their own ideas and interests!
Today, I rounded up 60+ best Halloween costume ideas for a family of four. Surely with this many options, your family can find the perfect costumes for a frightful (or not-so-frightful) night of trick-or-treating.
60+ Best Halloween Costume Ideas
Scooby Doo and Friends
All your childhood memories of watching cartoons before school can come to life in this adorable Scooby Doo costume idea for the whole family. It’s pretty simple to recreate if you get the colors right on each of the outfits.
This is another take on Scooby Doo. However, this family got the costumes for some of the characters instead of recreating them with regular clothing. So it goes to show you can dress up in a specific theme in a variety of ways.
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Super Mario Family Halloween Costume Idea
Last year, we dressed up in a Super Mario theme and the kids absolutely loved it! Dressing up as a family in a coordinate costume has become a fun tradition we all look forward to.
I lucked out and found all of our costumes on Amazon including my daughter’s super cute Princess Peach costume.
We even got Grandpa in on the fun with an easy green T-shirt and Yoshi headpiece.
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Harry Potter Costume Idea
Harry Potter fans will love this fun family costume. After all, what kiddo doesn’t want to dress like a wizard? Even if we’re all just a bunch of muggles (IYKYK). Choose your favorite character from Harry Potter and bring Hogwarts to life.
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Mary Poppins Costume Idea
The classic and enchanting movie of Mary Poppins is a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Halloween costume idea the whole family can participate in. With its plethora of characters, each person can choose what best fits their personality.
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Let’s take a moment and look at how adorable these quintuplets are!! This is another Mary Poppins theme, but wanted to show how the mom could be Mary Poppins. I love the added touch of the makeup the older boys and dad are wearing on their face–very cute!
Astronaut Halloween Costume Idea
If you’re looking for easy family Halloween costume ideas and are a space-loving family, Nasa astronauts is the perfect costume idea for you. You can easily re-create the costumes with some black electrical tape and white lounge sets for everyone. Or forgo the DIY route and buy the costumes online!
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Day of the Dead Halloween Costume
If you love the movie Coco, then this costume idea is for you! Drawing inspo from the Mexican holiday, the Day of the Dead, you can use makeup to recreate a skull. Not the DIY type? There are even face tattoos like this to make it easy.
Ghostbusters Halloween Costumes
It really doesn’t get cuter than baby ghosts with the adults and older kiddos being the ghostbusters.
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Loteria Bingo Game
This family of four is dressed up as the characters from the Mexican bingo game, Loteria. Pick the character that best represents you and your personality.
Race Car Driver Family Costume
When my son was a toddler, he was obsessed with all things cars. So we dressed up as race car drivers! This was a super fun and cute family Halloween costume. I got my race car driver costume here.
Aladdin Costume Ideas
This Aladdin-themed family costume idea is easy to recreate. You just need a PrincessJasmine costume, and the rest of the characters can be recreated with the right clothing. The little tiger is a perfect touch that princess Jasmine is holding with the little brother as Abu.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas Costume Ideas
The Oogie Boogie character takes the cake in this one! The Nightmare Before Christmas is spooky yet family-friendly to recreate with your kids. You can even take it up a notch, and paint your face blue if you’re Sally.
The Incredibles Family Halloween Costume Idea
When it comes to the best family Halloween costumes, The Incredibles definitely tops the list. This was one of our favorite family Halloween costumes and our first one as my daughter was just a few months old!
Nevertheless, they still make cute Incredibles costumes for babies. These are so easy to find, and comfortable. I got all of our costumes on Amazon.
Care Bears Costume Ideas
Care Bears! Need I say more? I’m sure your kids have seen this adorable movie or the show at some point. So recreating it so the whole family can participate might just make their whole year. The best part is everyone will be comfy in a one-piece pajama costume.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken Costume Ideas
Have your little chicks be chickens and do a Kentucky Fried Chicken theme. Don’t forget the bucket to drive home the theme!
The Office Costume Ideas
I feel like Michael Scott would be so proud to see this family knock it out of the park. The hilarious show, The Office, is one the whole family can participate in. I think I’m most smitten with little Dwight. 🙂
Pokemon Halloween Family Costume Ideas
As Pokemon becomes more and more popular again, this theme will be fun for you and the kids. Have your kiddo choose their favorite character to be. You can even create a card using poster board.
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Cops and Robbers Halloween Family Costume Ideas
Next up is the cops and robbers theme! If you have a little guy or gal who likes to play pretend police, this is a fun theme to do. Simply dress up part of the family as bank robbers and choose who gets to be the cops.
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Power Rangers Halloween Costume Theme
Make your Power-Ranger-loving kiddo’s dream come true and go as the Power Ranger team. Have each kid pick their favorite character and start practicing your ninja moves.
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Peter Pan Family Halloween Costumes
Peter Pan characters is the perfect theme for the adventure-loving family. If the mom is being Tinker Bell, it would be easy to find a kelly green dress. Then, you’d just need a wig, fairy wings and a wand.
Here’s another take on Peter Pan characters. It’s helpful to see the different people in a family that play who and what their outfits look like. It gives you a variety of ideas of how you can make these characters come to life.
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Toy Story Family Halloween Costumes
Who says you have to be all different characters for Halloween? This family all did their favorite take on Woody and Jessie from the movie Toy Story.
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Toy Story characters will always be so darling on both kids and adults. It’s a fan favorite and not overly complicated to recreate.
Guacamole with a Side of Margarita Halloween Costume Idea
A family that eats guacamole together stays together. But I think dressing like guacamole is just as brilliant. And no guacamole eating situation is complete without a margarita.
Scary Clowns Halloween Family Costume Idea
If you really want to play up the spooky Halloween look, here’s a family that dressed up as scary clowns. The makeup alone is incredible!
Safari Goers and Animals Halloween Costume Ideas
For the animal-loving family, have your kids dress up in their favorite zoo animal. Then, have mom and dad be the zookeepers. It’s a simple costume for the parents to create with little prep.
These Safari goers really got an up close and personal look at the (little) animals. Such a cute theme, especially for a baby as the elephant.
The next costume idea in this roundup of 60+ best Halloween costume ideas is a lion, his cub and Safari person. It’s a simple but equally as cute Halloween costume idea. Put Dad and your daughter/son in a lion’s costume. Then, the mom acts as the Safari goer.
The Movie Up Halloween Costume Ideas
This family needs a round of applause. The darling movie Up has the most adorable characters, and this family nailed each one. The dad with the house and balloons might be my favorite.
The Little Mermaid Halloween Costume Ideas
If you’re looking for DIY Halloween costumes, get inspired by this crew who dressed up as The Little Mermaid!
The characters this family chose are a fun twist on the typical characters you see like the little boy as the chef, while the little brother is the crab–Amazing!
The Royal Tenenbaums Halloween Family Costume Ideas
A recreation of The Royal Tenenbaums makes for a hilarious explanation of who you are for Halloween. I guarantee no one will NOT laugh after you tell them.
Toys-R-Us Halloween Costume Idea
This is such a creative Halloween costume idea. The parents are Toys-R-Us employees, and the kids are dressed in different toys you’d see at the store–brilliant!
A League of Their Own Halloween Family Costume Idea
This can’t get cuter with the three daughters and the mom being Rockford Peaches. The dad plays the coach that we all can’t forget played by Tom Hanks.
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Marvel Halloween Family Costume Ideas
For the Marvel-loving family, recreate your favorite characters. The two littles are the fictional twins, Billy and Tommy Maximoff. What little kid doesn’t love wearing a cape?
If you’d rather just buy your favorite Marvel costume, you can do that option too. This family Avengers Halloween costume idea works for the whole family, and it’s also a great last-minute Halloween costume idea. The Superhero poses definitely steal the show.
Grease Halloween Family Costume Ideas
It’s the poodle skirt and the slicked-back hair for me with these Grease-inspired costumes. If you’re looking for more simplicity, this might be the route to go. You could easily recreate these looks using clothes you may have in your closet and would definitely use most of them again.
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Wizard of Oz Halloween Family Costume Ideas
I don’t think there’s anything more iconic than the theme of Wizard of Oz for your Halloween costume idea. And the variety of characters makes it easy for a small to large family to accomplish. Both dads were troopers in the one above and below for painting their face and all.
Beetlejuice Halloween Family Costume Ideas
Can we talk about the incredible makeup? Wow! These three opted to match and all be Beetlejuice. However, each member could be a different character from this movie too. That’s the amazing thing about Halloween – you can be whoever you want to be.
Charlie Brown Family Halloween Costume Idea
For a less spooky take on a Halloween costume, Charlie Brown and his gang is a cute and classic option. You can even include your pup as a character.
101 Dalmatians Family Halloween Costume Idea
I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen two cuter dalmatian puppies. And mom absolutely nailed Cruella de Vil with her red pumps, black mini dress and fur coat. Have Dad play either mischievous dog catchers, Herbert or Jasper.
Loki Family Costume Idea
From the hit series Loki, this family of four recreated the characters from the show. This family did them all DIY, but you can also buy them if you’d rather that option.
Flock of Birds Family Halloween Costume Idea
This family is a flock of birds. Each one chose their favorite bird to be, and I love the originality of it!
The Grinch Stole Christmas Halloween Costume Idea
Look a little Cindy Lou! Bring some Christmas cheer to the spookiest night of the year with these adorable Grinch-themed costumes. The baby Grinch versus the dad Grinch is just pure genius.
Emoji Family Halloween Costume Idea
You can definitely personalize your likes and style by choosing what emoji you’d like to be. It’s as simple as ordering the emoji and wearing black leggings for the kiddo. And if you want to be the dancing girl like mom is in this photo, you just need a spicy red dress and heels.
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The Addams Family Halloween Costume Idea
The Addams Family movie is such a classic, and works well for families because there are adult and child characters. Many of the pieces for these costumes can come from your closet!
Mom, glam out in a gorgeous plunging black dress. I have and recommend this one to recreate the look.
Superheroes Family Halloween Costume Ideas-DC Universe
The next set of Halloween costumes in this roundup of 60+ best Halloween costume ideas is a family of superheroes. It’s a fan favorite for Halloween because what kid doesn’t want to be a superhero?
The two kiddos here opted to both be Superman and Superwoman with mom being Wonder Woman and dad is of course, the legendary Batman. You can pick whatever characters are your favorite, just make sure they’re from the DC Universe!
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Halloween Costume Idea
Get into the Halloween spirit, Charlie Brown style! These costumes inspired by the movie The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown are pretty simple to put together if you’re short on time.
You just need white beach/bathroom towels and/or sheets and a few other accessories, and you’re good to go!
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Cinderella Family Halloween Costume Ideas
When you think of Cinderella, you think Cinderella herself, the Fairy Godmother, the Prince and the evil stepmother and sisters. But do we ever think about those little mice? Because these mice be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!
Movie Theater Favorites Halloween Costume Idea
For the theater moviegoer, this Halloween costume idea is for you! Go as your favorite snack to watch your favorite movie.
Favorite Award Halloween Costume Idea
This trophy Halloween group costume is too good! I can’t imagine how much gold paint it took to turn this crew all gold. But they nailed it. The mom of the group wins the best award! 😉
Shark Attack Family Costume Idea
The next theme in this roundup of best Halloween costume ideas is a shark attack theme. It’s also one of the easiest to pull off if you need a last-minute costume! White T-shirts and some fake blood are pretty much all you need for the whole look. Decide who gets to be the killer shark and you’re ready to go!
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Dr. Seuss Family Halloween Costume Idea
Dr. Seuss is a fun and whimsical theme for Halloween. I love what mom did in this picture with her and her baby bump, too!
Santa and Mrs. Claus Halloween Costume Idea
If you have a new bundle of joy, this joy-filled theme would be perfect. I love that the little boy is Santa, and goes to show you can switch up the characters however you want to for any theme.
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New York City Family Costume Idea
She’s beauty and she’s grace, she’s miss Liberty! The next group Halloween costume idea is a New York City-inspired theme. You could easily recreate this idea for your favorite city!
Football Family Halloween Costume Idea
I’ve heard of cheerleaders and football players for Halloween. But have never seen a field goal, and it’s pure GOLD. Such a fun idea and love how the baby who is the football is looking at the field goal.
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Hotdog Stand Family Halloween Costume Idea
For a cute take on a hot dog stand, have your family members be the cook, the hotdog, ketchup and the mustard. They all go together like…well hotdogs and ketchup/mustard.
Monsters Inc. Family Costume Idea
These DIY costumes take the cake for the most awesome family costume. The Monsters Inc. characters are so fun and there are enough characters that this would work no matter your family size.
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Little Red Riding Hood Family Costume Ideas
A Little Red Riding Hood-inspired theme can be tripled with cuteness with three little pigs. Someone else can be the big bad wolf or other characters from the fairytale.
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The Best Places to Shop Halloween Costumes Online
Made it this far and have an idea but not sure where to buy cute family Halloween costumes? Here are some of my top picks:
- Etsy
- Amazon
- HalloweenCostumes.com
- Oriental Trading
- Party City
I hope this roundup of the best Halloween costume ideas helped you in your search for the perfect family costume!
If you need even MORE inspo, I love these fun group costume ideas.
Do you wear family Halloween costumes? If so, what’s been your favorite costumes you’ve worn? Let me know in the comments below!
