Why buy a brand-new Halloween costume your kids will only wear once? Put together a creative and fun kid’s costume using clothing items that can be repurposed long after spooky season is over. You can find all the pieces you need for these costume ideas at your local Goodwill.

Pop Culture Costumes Always Win

If your kids want a Halloween costume that is relevant and timely, check out these four easy costume ideas.

Call Me, Beep Me

Everything in this costume is on trend – cargo pants? Check. Crop tops? Check. Combat boots? Check. With some key accessories, these fashionable pieces transform into a Kim Possible Halloween costume.

Panda Punch

This Kung Fu Panda costume can be pulled together with sweatpants and t-shirts or cargo pants. You can find adorable animal ears and black stage makeup at Goodwill, too!

Bikini Bottom

Bright pastels and fun prints are always on trend with young kids, so stock up on pink, green, and yellow shirts, pants, and shorts. Create floral patterns by cutting shapes out of a purple t-shirt or sweatshirt and fix them to clothes with safety pins. For a SpongeBob costume, you simply need a white colored shirt, tie, and khaki shorts. A yellow hat and crew socks will help pull the look together.

Mean Girls Squad

On Halloween, we wear pink. And pink clothes are pretty much all you need to assemble your very own Mean Girls-inspired Halloween costume. Head to Goodwill and hunt for cardigans, graphic tees, and skirts in every shade of pink you can find. Search for cute heels in the shoe section.

get creative with clever costumes

If your child prefers a more creative and unique Halloween costume, have a blast creating these four looks.

Hawaiian Punch

Put a spin on a typical “Hawaiian tourist” look by adding boxing gloves and creating a Hawaiian Punch costume. Bonus points if your kid loves drinking Hawaiian Punch or is interested in boxing!

Fresh Outta The 90s

Kids are super into fashion trends reminiscent of the 1990s. Have fun styling them after your favorite ‘90s show or band, from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to Nirvana, and they’re sure to wear those baggy jeans, patterned shirts, and oversized sweatshirts again.

Biker Babies

Jeans, jean jackets, white t-shirts or onesies, and bandanas are all you need to make biker baby Halloween costumes – and those are all items you’ll definitely use again. Bonus: Your tot won’t be uncomfortable during trick-or-treating in an itchy or cumbersome costume!

Tourists

Hawaiian shirts, Bermuda shorts, fanny packs, sunglasses, visors – they’re all items you can find at Goodwill, and when you put them together, they make super fun tourist costumes for Halloween.

 

one-stop shopping

Goodwill also has brand-new items – makeup, wigs, accessories, and more – to complete your look. Shop your nearest Goodwill Halloween Headquarters to create your whole costume in one stop!