Fastest-ever Halloween costumes for kids 2025

The Halloween costumes you really didn’t have time to make this year.

Here are 10 on-trend outfits you can build from what you already own, plus one or two smart props.

Each look is fast, instantly recognisable, and fun-friendly.

Every option scales up neatly for teens and adults, so the whole family can join in without a stressful late-night craft session.

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01 | Minion in ten minutes
• Yellow tee or beanie, blue dungarees or jeans with braces, black gloves, black shoes
• Two wide jar lids for “goggles” taped to a headband
• Optional: banana prop

Find a Minion accessory set HERE and yellow beanie HERE

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02 | Wednesday Addams
• Black dress, white collar layer or detachable collar, black tights
• Centre parting, two braids, pale face powder
• Optional: small black book as prop

Find a detachable collar HERE

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03 | Inside Out emotion
• Choose one: Joy yellow dress, Sadness blue roll-neck and glasses, Anxiety orange striped top and jeans
• Simple face paint to match tone
• Optional: matching hair clip or headband

Find a lens-less glass prop HERE

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04 | Peppa or George
• Red dress or blue tee, pink long-sleeve, matching tights or leggings
• Red or yellow rain boots, simple pink snout from card and elastic
• Optional: yellow or blue raincoat

Find kids red wellies HERE and yellow raincoat HERE

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05 | Beanie Baby hoodie
• Plain hoodie and joggers in one colour
• Felt ears hot-glued to hood, large red heart hang-tag on ribbon with child’s name
• Optional: round sunglasses for “toy eyes”

Find A4 red card stock HERE and Red satin ribbon HERE

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06 | Ash Ketchum, Pokémon trainer
• Red cap, blue gilet or sleeveless jacket, white tee, jeans, trainers
• Fingerless green gloves cut from socks
• Prop: tennis ball coloured as a Pokéball or a Pikachu plush

Find a Pikachu accessory set HERE

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07 | Super Mario or Luigi
• Blue dungarees or blue shorts with suspenders, red or green tee
• Matching cap with paper M or L pinned on
• Eyeliner moustache if school allows

Find Super Mario and Luigi accessories HERE

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08 | Minecraft Steve (quick version)
• Blue tee over long-sleeve, jeans, trainers
• Printed square mask or simple card square with pixel eyes
• Optional: cardboard sword

Find sword HERE and mask HERE

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09 | Light-up witch
• Black dress, witch hat, ribbon belt
• Battery fairy lights tucked into a tulle skirt or around hat brim
• Reflective tape on hem or rim of witch hat for night-time visibility

Find Witch hat HERE - Fairy lights HERE - Reflective tape HERE

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10 | Where’s Wally
• Red-and-white striped tee, blue jeans, brown shoes
• Red-and-white bobble hat, round glasses
• Optional: toy walking stick or map

Find Hat and glasses set HERE

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Quick to assemble. Easy to wear. (Note: safer after dark with a strip of reflective tape or a small glow stick.)

If you are missing a piece, CiD’s Home Life EAs can source it today and deliver a small easy-assemble costume kit to your door.

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