Halloween season brings many fun traditions for families, like carving pumpkins, putting up spooky decorations and eating too much candy. Then, of course, there is the all-important costume selection process.
From issuing strange requests to constantly changing their minds, kids don’t make the Halloween costume situation easy for parents. But at least they can turn to Twitter to find humor in the frustration and vent a little.
Below, we’ve rounded up 27 funny tweets from parents about kids’ Halloween costumes.
My nine year old has requested the following Halloween costume: cute baby wolf, but spooky, NOT SCARY.
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) October 18, 2019
I...don't think Target sells this.
True love is standing in the Halloween store the night before Halloween with a smile on your face as your 5yo picks out a "cooler" costume.
— Jennifer Lizza (@outsmartedmommy) October 30, 2013
I waited a long time to have this damned baby so he has three Halloween costumes and they’re all elaborate and insane.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) October 31, 2020
Me: Halloween will be cold. You'll need layers.
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) October 30, 2019
7-year-old: Like two costumes?
Me: Like a sweatshirt.
7: I'm a double witch.
Our family rule is that if the kid's costume costs more than $50, they have to wear it to school at least four times after Halloween.
— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) October 22, 2015
One minute you’re running around the city from club to club, being young and wild and free.
— Amanda Marcotte | Mediocre Mommy (@storiesofamom) October 12, 2019
Then you blink and you’re a parent driving around to a million stores to make a Unicorn Ostrich Halloween costume.
Life’s a trip, man.
The scariest thing a parent can face on Halloween is getting their preschooler out of their costume and to a potty in time.
— Sara Says Stop (@PetrickSara) October 25, 2015
My daughter wants to be really scary this Halloween so instead of a costume she is going to carry a school fundraising packet to every door.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) September 27, 2018
Ah, October: when you order your kid’s Halloween costume early so they don’t sell out, then spend the rest of the month keeping them from wearing and ruining it before the 31st.
— SpacedMom (@copymama) October 14, 2018
Me: What do you want to be for Halloween?
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) October 11, 2020
6-year-old: Pikachu.
Me: We could do that.
6: With a costume that really zaps people.
Hard no on the Taser.
Neighbor: Your kids’ costumes are so cute! And what’re you supposed to be?
— Arianna Bradford (@thearibradford) October 31, 2019
Me: *bundled in a blanket, gripping a hot toddy in a sippy cup* AT HOME IN BED WATCHING GORDON RAMSAY RERUNS
Slowly learning to wait til last possible minute to get my kids' Halloween costumes to account for the 763 times they change their minds.
— Kate Hall (@KateWhineHall) October 14, 2013
Son: dad can you help me with my Halloween costume?
— The Dad (@thedad) October 31, 2018
Me: sure, what are you going as?
Son: a refrigerator
Me: that’s not scary
Son: the door’s been left open overnight
Me, shuddering quietly: holy shit
My favorite October 30th tradition is my kids trying to change their mind on their Halloween costume.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) October 30, 2016
My thoughts are with any parent whose child has "confidently" picked out and purchased their Halloween costume already.
— Scary Mommy (@ScaryMommy) September 4, 2019
The most frightening Halloween costume is those cheap plastic vampire teeth for kids. The mere sight of those drool-filled disease traps lying around the house gives me chills.
— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) October 7, 2022
6YO didn’t share candy so I told her that 4YOs costume was much better than hers, but only after reassuring her that our favorite child was also 4YO
— Vinod Chhaproo (@Chhapiness) November 1, 2019
Some people go to Vegas to gamble. I order my kid a costume from China hoping it will arrive before Halloween.
— SpacedMom (@copymama) October 18, 2022
Shoutout to parents who were trying to plan ahead but are already returning a Halloween costume.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) October 13, 2021
5-year-old: How many Halloween costumes can I get?
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) October 11, 2019
Me: One.
5: We need more Halloweens.
Most years: Get Halloween costume at the last minute and it doesn’t fit properly
— Mom On The Rocks (@mom_ontherocks) October 26, 2019
This year: Got it super early, kid changed mind at last minute and costume doesn’t fit properly
Kid: *wearing last year’s Halloween costume*
— Jessie (@mommajessiec) October 15, 2019
Me: You really like that costume.
K: I love it.
Me: Is it your favorite?
K: It is!
Me: And it still fits you.
K: I fits perfectly.
Me: You should wear it for Halloween.
K: No.
No greater bastion of parenting desperation than the Halloween costume aisle on October 31.
— Will Gray (@WillGrayGC) October 31, 2019
[Halloween shopping for kids]
— A Bearer Of Dad News (@HomeWithPeanut) September 23, 2019
Wife: So how about a monkey costume for our youngest?
Me: I don't know. I think he's more...
[Youngest flings poop on to my face]
Me: ...it's perfect.
My 7 year old just told me that she wants us to do a theme costume this year for Halloween. She wants me to dress up as Abraham Lincoln and she's going to go as John Wilkes Booth.
— KnowComment (@KnownComment) September 20, 2021
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My son needed a last-minute Halloween costume so I wrapped him like a mummy with my CVS receipt.
— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) October 30, 2021
You can also scan him for $2 off Advil.
Daddy....?
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) October 30, 2018
No, you cannot change your mind on your costume. Halloween is tomorrow, too late.
I just wanted a snack.
Oh, ok.
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