Halloween Costumes for Babies (The Guide)
From elaborate sewing projects to last-minute baby costumes and frugal-minded ideas for parents who want to highlight their baby’s mind-blowing Halloween cuteness, we’ve put all our best dress-up ideas on this page. If you’ve got a related photo or story to share, please send it to moms @ rookiemoms . com and we’ll add it to this guide!
Best last minute costumes for infants:
- Fried egg - white sleeper with yellow felt circle sewn or glued on
- Farmer - denim overalls, plaid shirt
- Aerobics instructor - onesie over leggings with baby legs if you’ve got ‘em. Make a quick sweatband by cutting the edge off an outgrown newborn cap
- Greaser - jeans, white t-shirt, converse (requires a baby with hair - Whitney makes this kind; Heather does not)
- Baby Einstein - Write E=MC2 on a onesie and be done with it. Concept and photo courtesy of ParentHacks.com.

Simplest tiny newborn costumes:
- iPod onesie (buy it here)
- Swaddled ladybug or cow (buy them here)
Best costume that will actually be worn again:
- Skeleton pajamas (buy them here) — BabyGap saves the day with this skeleton pj-set that gets more wear after Halloween. Rookie Mom go-to costume! Julian has been this twice, Holden once, and Milo once… Scarlett, you’re next!
- Black and white stripey jailbird pjs (buy them here) — Hanna Andersson provides a more spendy option to make your baby an old-timey convict out of O Brother, Where Art Thou? These infant jammies may be $37.50, but they’re organic! cotton!
- Train conductor-style overalls paired with collared shirt and red bandana (only on eBay)


Best “baby as a prop to your own costume” ideas:
- Baby as a monkey to Mommy and Daddy’s Wonder Twins
- Baby in Bjorn as Mini-Me to either parents Austin Powers
More mom and baby costumes:
- Martha Stewart’s “no-sew” spider and web
- Baby as frog to your princess
- Baby in sling or Bugaboo to your celebrimom of choice. Got twins? Be J-Lo. Pregnant again? Be Britney or Naomi Watts.
- Mom as a butcher; baby as a piglet
Best costumes for pregnant chicks:
- Buddha
- Bristol Palin: for those who favor the tasteless costume on Halloween
- Juno: for those who wanted to be Bristol, but prefer to be more tasteful
- Staying home? Paint your belly as a pumpkin like Caley
Best resources for store-bought costumes that will be soft and comfy:
- Old Navy (loving the $20 monkey) — and Old Navy costumes go on as easy as a zippy sweatshirt and pair of pants.
- BabyGap
- Babystyle like this cozy Baby Bumblebee costume
Best two shortcuts for DIY parents:
Start with a monochromatic base outfit like these from One Step Ahead (This warm under layer comes in red, pink, tan and green for $14.99)- Use iron-on printer paper to add details and designs (R2D2, tiger, tiny tux)
Best resource for cheap Halloween trinkets to get you in the mood:
Laziest costume for a parent with a printer:
Print a mask from the Kodak web site
Deserve a prize for your “green” costume, made of recycled or reused items?
> Enter the Sprig contest.
Deserve a prize for your photo of your Halloweened kid? Enter the Mommy Poppins contest and win a prize!
Most impressive costume endeavors by other parent bloggers:
> Kermit the Frog made from green sweatsuit by BelleFlower
> Caley’s DIY knight costume for preschoolers utilizes her discarded belt and the hood of a favorite old sweatshirt.
> Secret Agent Josephine’s merbaby is probably The Cutest Thing On The Internet
Still reading? If you’ve got a cute idea to share for Halloween, please send it to moms @ rookiemoms . com and we’ll add it to this guide!

















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