Costumes That Will Win Over Any Halloween Contest

Halloween can be a spooky and joyous time of year. Some people don’t even celebrate it only one day. Often times the celebrations span over the course of weeks and there are plenty of opportunities to dress up and stun your families and friends with contest-winning costumes. Costumes can get expensive especially if you need multiple costumes for different events, but when you get creative you may just win any costume contest or otherwise without even breaking the bank.

Get creative and instead of buying a whole new costume, reusing an old classic like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz might just be exactly the solution to an epic costume.

When you think of winning at Halloween, this costume might just come to mind and in case it hasn’t we have you covered. Not only do you probably have most of these items lying around the house, like a white collared shirt and blue sweater, but the things you’re missing can be easily obtained through a quick supermarket trip.

You can’t beat a childhood classic. This costume is especially good if you have someone to dress up with, whether its a significant other or a best friend, all it takes are literally some blue and magenta colored outfits and some paper cutouts.

A little spray paint, tutus, and colored shirts are all you need. Get a group of friends together and become the M&M’s bag of your Halloween dreams.

A lot of times when people think of dressing up as a gnome, The Smurfs, come to mind. Although it is a fun costume, Halloween is the time to take it one step further and get creative. Dressing up like a garden gnome is sure to win over everyone, especially your neighbors. That is if you manage not to scare them too much.

We are all familiar with the classic little mermaid costume, but it’s way overdone and can get complicated when attempting to get that green tail effect. Here is an easier and more creative twist, Little Mermaid in human form, complete with a flounder bag and blue bow.

We all can remember the Sims, all different versions and evolutions of Sims to be exact. This is sure to get a laugh and a smile from everyone this Halloween season.

Iconic would be an understatement and memorable won’t do these best friends justice at all. This timeless pair are the life of the party. Both Lucy and Ethel are award-winning and you have more than half these things in your closet already. If you don’t, then even if you need to buy something new, you will be able to wear it on the day-to-day anyway.

Black cats are a Halloween staple but what makes this costume so creative and different is it’s scratching post counter part. You should jump on this idea before someone else enters the contest with it.

The cheetah girls are secretly our favorite choice and perhaps one of the most recognizable by those 90s babies. We all know you kept your velour tracksuit and good thing too because they’re already coming back in style.

Peter Pan is another overdone classic but here it is with a twist and all you need are some black clothes. It’ll be the comfiest and easiest costume of the season. You’ll turn this exhausted costume into something even better.

As the saying goes, “No use crying over spilled milk.” We doubt you’ll be crying over this spilled milk costume. It’s already making us want to turn into spilled milk too. All you need is the white dress you already have and some crafts.

Everyone loves the Spice Girls, but what about the “Spiced Girls?” With this costume, you’re taking creativity and puns to a whole new level. All you need is the apron you already have lying around, some mini pumpkins, and a printer.

If you’re a 90s baby, you’ll remember everyone wanting to be and fearing Spinelli at the same time. If you are a group you can even dress up the whole crew.

When we think of “Pigs in a Blanket” we probably automatically think of that flaky breadlike dough wrapped in sausage but in this case, we would all be wrong. Here is another play on words costume that can only go right when it comes to Halloween.

Everyone fears and wants to be a Mean Girl when their on the up and up but who is brave enough to be her when she is down? Another iconic twist on a classic. Regina George after the bus got her.

Can anyone even drive without maps anymore, we doubt it! If you end up being the first person at the party it’s even funnier since you can always say it’s because you have a great sense of direction.

Who wouldn’t want to be a Jelly Bean pack? Especially for Halloween. What could be more on theme than your candy coming to life, costume and all?

What are we if not Nickelodeon kids? This creative costume takes all the things we love about Arthur and turns it into a meme-able moment.

A French KISS, unlike anything else you’ve experienced. The band KISS, that is, if it was a French. We think this costume is undeniably lucky not to mention easy to pull off.

The Wizard of Oz-themed costumes you see a lot during Halloween, from Glinda the Good Witch to Elphaba to Dorothy and her friends, but what you don’t see often is The Emerald City.

Get the party started with this alcoholic concoction. You don’t need to loosen up with this costume since it’s guaranteed to get you into the Halloween spirit.

Take your sportiness to the next level with these bunny costumes. They’re both stylish and comfortable.

This one is for all those tech-savants out there. There is nothing worse than a copycat but in this case, we totally dig it. CTRL-C is just your spicier and more creative black cat.

Somewhere between a cactus lady and a made scientist. Disclaimer: No actual green thumb is needed, but it may help.

We all know Princess Belle but here she is with an unexpected twist. Her trusty taco is sure to keep her from getting hungry, especially from reading all those books.

This cute couple went above and beyond by creating the illusion that one is being lit up by the other through an array of Christmas lights. You got two holidays rolled into one with this costume. The not-so-conventional plug and outlet lights put the magic in Halloween.

With costumes this good, it’s hard to decide on just one but you don’t have to with all these Halloween events coming up. You won’t run out of fire with this costume genius! S’mores around the campfire.

This costume allows the whole family to participate and there is nothing better than that, especially during Halloween. You won’t have anyone feeling left out and when you all show up together you’re definitely going to make a splash. Who doesn’t love building memories together?