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Family Halloween Costumes for Your Boo Crew

Ready, set, ghoul

By Susannah Ferguson, managing editor of Hulafrog and publisher of Macaroni KID Columbia, Mo. September 30, 2024

When your ghouls just wanna have fun, pick a family costume theme and head out for some uber-cute haunting. 

Group costumes get all the attention (and treats). Whether you channel your fave fictional family or a box of crayons, the pics will be amazing ... and so will the candy haul. Here are 12 creative family costumes our readers and Macaroni KID publishers have cooked up to get you started:


Power Rangers



Amy Flanigan-Issenmann

It's morphin time!


Ghostbusters



Janelle Madzia

Who ya gonna call?



 Melissa R.

There's more! Check out our list of 13 spooktacular Trunk-or-Treat ideas.


Super Mario Bros.



Sara Nagra

Mamma mia, it's-a candy time.


Lord of the Rings



Marta Hansen

My precious...peanut butter cups.


Alice in Wonderland



Brittany Marsh

Don't be late for this very important date!


Scooby-Doo



Caitlin Porter

Zoinks! Rev up the Mystery Machine!


Wizard of Oz



Jenna Slade

Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my.


Flintstones



Keystrokes by Kimberly

Yabba dabba-dorable.


Star Wars



Jillian Smith

May the force (and the chocolate) be with you.


Encanto 



Michelle Holly

Just don't talk about Bruno.


PAW Patrol



Tessa D'Ippolito

PAW Patrol is on a (Halloween) roll!


The Incredibles 



Dotchie Donnah

Grab those spooky supersuits.


From the galaxies of Star Wars to the Stone Age antics of the Flintstones, these families have transformed Halloween into a parade of creativity and fun with their family costume ideas. What theme will your family choose? Happy haunting!