Halloween Monster Costumes for Kids

Monsters have long since been helping children learn to talk, spell, count and steal cookies.

At least they have if you include the denizens of Sesame Street and the two monsters who live there! Whether you are Team Elmo or Team Cookie Monster, there is a Sesame Street monster outfit waiting for you.

There are Sesame Street outfits to suit most ages from newborn baby to grown adult. The two pictured above are just one option for the youngest children at Halloween.

You will choose the size when you buy them. Both begin with Sesame Street costumes for babies aged 12 months old. Then continue upwards until age four for Elmo, and six for Cookie Monster. Technically the Elmo costume goes up to age six too, but it had sold out at the time of writing.

Delightfully warm, comfy and cosy, these officially licensed children's monster costumes are made from plush polyester. They look like a lot of fun waiting to happen!

As you can tell from the link above, there's already a round up of all the monster costumes available for babies and toddlers. I've not repeated them here, unless an outfit continues up into pre-school sizes and beyond.

Therefore if your child is aged two or below, then I recommend you check out that page for more monster Halloween outfit ideas.  Here we'll carry on until the tweens, then halt. As much as us adults like to think of teenagers as our teeny-weeny, little baby munchkins, the real world knows they're not kids. They'll get their own collection anon.

The colorful array of monster dresses for little girls above is only a tiny sample of the full range available. They are all amazing!  Though some are better quality than others, which is reflected in the price tags attached.

From top to bottom clockwise you have:

• Sweetheart Monster Costume for little girls by Legs Avenue. Any Halloween costume for kindergarten kids needs to factor in running around and playing. Your baby girl can play with impunity, she won't lose her monster hood friend. It's attached to the dress!
• Beastie Costume for pre-school girls by Fun World. It's not clear what you receive here, as inclusions only involve the dress. But there are listings by the same company for an identical outfit in bigger sizes, which match the price, and do include the accessories too.
• Rainbow Dress with Monster Hood for young girls by Legs Avenue. This girls' monster outfit comes complete with the hood and leg-warmers too. I have an adult friend who I bet would want one of these, and yes, that's a thing too!  Mum (or big sister) can go Trick and Treating in a matching monster rainbow costume.
• Fluffy and Me Muffy Monster Costume for small girls by Rubies Costume Co. What you see is what you get!  You'll receive the monster dress, head-dress, pants (with blue fluffies attached), and Me Muffy Monster clutch purse.

Check the associated items for more in all of these collections.

I want one. I don't care that it's a Ghostbusters Stay Puft costume for children, I still want one. If needful, I'll kneel down or something.  I might be fine, I'm not that tall. Then I'll go on a diet until it fits. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! It's an inflatable Stay Puft Marshmallow Man costume!  What's not to love?!

Now that the geek in me has that out of my system, I'd better run through the features. You'll get the headpiece and an inflatable jumpsuit, complete with fan to keep your kid cool.

Your kid does not have to worry about being cool. In this monster costume, your child would be cool in EVERY meaning of the word.

Oh! Wow!  They do an adult-sized version too!  Be right back...

We're nearly at the end of our monster dress up ideas for kids, thus we arrive at the tweens.

Traditionally these are the kids right on the verge of their teens - ten to twelve year olds looking for something playful, but still a little grown up. After all, they aren't babies. These colorful tween monster outfits should fit the bill quite nicely.

Ok, we stretched the age range normally associated with tweens a bit, but they were covered right within it!  Let's see what you get for your money.

Clockwise from top left:

• Uggsy Monster Child Costume for tweens by Princess Paradise. This is an unusual Halloween outfit, which makes it all more striking. It's listed as 'one size', but there are different options for those matching the pics of tiny toddlers, and Amazon threw it up specifically for tweens. Probably best to check with the manufacturer, when you order it. You'll receive everything pictured, minus the tights. Bargain!
• Wild Child Tween Monster Costume by Fun World. That's not quite the title on the site, but Fun World always like to chuck everything into their listings. To my mind, people aged 10-12 are neither babies nor toddlers... Again you'll get everything except the pantyhose. Win!
• 2 Piece Junior's Gerty Growler monster outfit for girls by Leg Avenue Kids. The model is patently not a tween, but she doubles for the same monster Halloween costume for adults. There are listings which covered only tweens, but I've opted for this one, as it does the entire range from 7-12. Just pick the one that you want! You will have the dress and monster hat here. Stockings are separate.
• Tween Sullivan the Monster Shrug Set for older kids by Princess Paradise. I have to admit that I love these shrug costumes for Halloween. I've not seen anything like them before today, and they're very effective (and warm!). Your package will include the shrug with its attached monster tail, and the leg warmer/monster feet too. Yep, I do like.

 Which monster costume was for you?  Happy Trick and Treating all!