I wouldn’t have expected that I’d be advocating for family Halloween costumes, but here I am. I’ve always aggressively rejected the “matchy-matchy” gimmick. If my wife and I were even wearing the same color shirt, I’d go change. But, perhaps I’ve fully embraced this dad role, because now I look forward to planning our family costumes on Halloween. This year, we’re themed out as Marvel’s Avengers, complete with padded-muscle costumes.
Each year, Reno Dads has also been a big supporter of PumpkinPalooza (Oct 21, 11am in Victorian Square – you should go). Last year, we saw thousands of costumes and amongst our favorites were the family costumes. I don’t know if it’s because it shows that you’re making an effort to celebrate Halloween, or if it’s because there’s just something about family unity that makes an impact. Either way, I want to encourage more family costumes, so I’ve curated a monster list below to provide you with some inspiration (as well as a photo gallery below the list).
Family Halloween Costume Ideas
- Where’s Waldo (everyone looks good in stripes)
- Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
- Wreck it Ralph characters
- Superheroes (mix Marvel and DC at your own risk)
- Harry Potter characters
- Peter Pan and the Lost Boys
- Pac Man Family
- Inside Out characters
- 101 Dalmatians characters
- Care Bears
- Cops and robbers
- Little Mermaid characters
- The big bad wolf and the 3 little pigs
- Toy Story characters
- Mario Bros characters
- Sandlot characters
- Aladdin characters
- Farmer family
- Trophy family
- Circus family
- S’mores
- Stick family
- Wizard of Oz characters
- Peanuts characters
- Peter Pan and his shadow (see the photo)
- Ninja Turtles
- Goonies characters
- Duck, duck, goose (see the photo)
- Football fans
- Monsters Inc characters
- Top Gun
- Hunter family
- Up characters
- Pirate family
- Scooby Doo characters