Simple and Easy Halloween Costume ideas to try in 2024
The possibilities are endless when it comes to Halloween costumes, and coming up with different costumes every year can be overwhelming. There’s a huge ton of easy, fun, interesting, very affordable Halloween costumes out there – a witch costume isn’t the only way to bring magic to Halloween, right?
To narrow down your costume choices consider things like; your interests or hobbies, your personal style, the colors you normally wear daily, how practical the costume can be for all venues and events, and your budget.
We put together the easiest Halloween costumes to inspire you to use your everyday clothes with a touch of one or two new components to complete the look.
Popular TV shows character costumes
Another easy costume that you can pull from your closet! Velma from Scooby Doo wears a turtle neck orange sweater and knee-high socks with a burgundy skirt and shoes, topped off with a chestnut bob-style wig and oversized magnifying glass.
Mean Girls
Go for Regina and Damien’s costumes. Damien wears a plain blue hoodie and dark sunglasses.
For Regina, you’ll just need to wear any pink throwback Y2K-inspired outfit. A plain pink skirt and white top work well for this look. Regina’s top with purple “holes” on the chest is one insanely easy custom to recreate. Simply cut up a tank top with the purple bra underneath.
Harry Potter / Hogwarts Costume Ideas
We love the idea of going as a Beauxbatons student from Harry Potter. Create the look using a flowy pastel blue top with sleeves or a blue cape on top and an A-line or circle skirt with a darker shade of blue. Add a pointed blue hat.
Regular cute clothes
Plain regular clothes can be accessorized to create easy Halloween costumes.
Skeleton costumes are always hit with teens. All you need are some black sweats or black jumpers. Then Either draw or print off your bones, sellotape (scotch tape) them on, and you’re good to go.
Get all dressed up in witch apparel with your gem or broom in hand. Essential accessories include a pointy hat on top, and black tights to create potions and magic spells.
A Simple tripped white t-shirt is all you need. If you’re a DIY person, black or red tape and a white shirt are a simple way to make a quick prisoner costume. White pants are ideal but you could probably get away with black pants.
Use of accessories
Level up your Halloween costume with accessories that will get you ready with very little effort and very little money spent. These accessories include makeup, headbands, masks, scrunchies, wigs, and magic wands.
A horn hat to pair with a dramatic black bodysuit you can become the Mistress of Evil.
A mouse ears headband, draw some whiskers on with any gray outfit so you can finally have your “I’m a mouse, duh!”
Any white dress with a fit-and-flare silhouette, accessorize with oversized lashes, blonde curls, or a blond curl wig, and a beauty mark and viola, you’ve got the classic Marilyn Monroe’s signature look.
Add accessories such as glasses, headbands to a plaid miniskirt, a white shirt, knee-high socks, and shoes, and you have yourself a schoolgirl Halloween costume.
Have a red bodysuit and a pair of devil horns? This is as easy as a cat costume.
Disney Characters
This classic Disney duo Minnie and Mickey isn’t too difficult to replicate at all. For Minnie you just need to throw a red polka dot skirt over an all-black top. Pop on some ear headbands you got from your last Disney trip and you’re all set to go.
Professions
If you have a lot of tight neon clothing in your closet, you can dress up like an 80s fitness instructor. The classic look is some kind of spandex tights or shorts with a tight neon top and leg warmers. Throw your hair up in a high ponytail or a colorful headband and you’re good to go!
You have almost everything you need for Spice Girls costumes. Baby Spice is known for pink slip dresses, white knee-high socks and platform sneakers, and her signature accessory – two high ponytails.
You can pull off the Posh Spice look by wearing a little black dress, big sunglasses, heels, and an ever-present pout. Ginger Spice’s signature hairstyle is red hair and her iconic Union Jack mini dress paired with bright red boots. You can pull off the America’s Got Talent judge Mel B.’s look, she loves cheetah print. To nail Mel C’s look, put on some workout pants, sneakers, and a scrunchie.
Fav early 2000 kids shows
This one is ideal for couples from Bluey. You can wear any black or white outfit. Just tape a paper “S” and “P” to the front of your outfit and you’re all set. Or you can have your tops printed “S” and “P”.
To create Kim’s look, off with a black solid-sleeve crop top, green cargo pants, a brown utility belt, gray leather gloves, and a pair of black boots.
Belle from Beauty and the Beast looks stunning in a yellow dress and white satin gloves.
