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DIY Halloween Costumes: 35 Parents Who Nailed Halloween

From Edward Scissor Hands to Napoleon Dynamite, these parents deserve a round of applause for their kids' unique costumes!
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Every year on Halloween, an abundance of witches, ghosts and even superheroes can be seen wandering around your streets. While we love these classic DIY costumes for kids, we thought we'd give a nod to those parents who like to get particularly creative with their children's Halloween outfits.

From Edward Scissorhands to Napoleon Dynamite, these parents deserve a round of applause for their kids' unique costumes!

35 Parents Who Nailed It On Halloween
Boba Fett(01 of35)
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Calvin & Hobbes(02 of35)
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Dwight Schrute From 'The Office'(03 of35)
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Little Old Lady(04 of35)
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The Grady Twins From 'The Shining'(05 of35)
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"5 years ago I found out I was having twin girls. One of my first thoughts was, 'I can dress them up like the Grady Twins from The Shining.'"

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Abercrombie Model(06 of35)
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Harry Potter & Fluffy(07 of35)
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Troll(08 of35)
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Zombie Baby(09 of35)
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Alice In Wonderland(10 of35)
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Baby Chewbacca(11 of35)
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Cruella De Vil From '101 Dalmations'(12 of35)
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A Hobbit(13 of35)
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Ace Ventura(14 of35)
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Napoleon Dynamite(15 of35)
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Ice Cream Man(16 of35)
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"This kids parents built his Halloween costume around his wheelchair!"

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Boo From 'Monster's Inc'(17 of35)
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Dalai Lama(18 of35)
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Don Draper From 'Mad Men'(19 of35)
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"My son looking fly for Halloween. That's Juicy Juice in the cup, by the way."

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Edward Scissor Hands(20 of35)
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A Sausage(21 of35)
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"Me dressed as a sausage for Halloween in 1988."

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The Joker(22 of35)
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Oompa Loompa(23 of35)
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Russell From 'Up'(24 of35)
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Elliot and E.T.(25 of35)
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Where The Wild Things Are(26 of35)
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Ghostbusters(27 of35)
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Cinderella And Her Enchanted Carriage(28 of35)
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Nacho Libre(29 of35)
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Lego Indiana Jones(30 of35)
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Chief Brody From 'Jaws'(31 of35)
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"My 8 year old wanted to be Chief Brody from 'Jaws' for Halloween. I believe we nailed it."

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Run DMC(32 of35)
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Baby Walter White(33 of35)
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Back To The Future(34 of35)
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Albert Einstein(35 of35)
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