Ninja Costumes for Girls

A female Ninja or Kunoichi as they are called is a superb costume for a girl who doesn't want to be a princess!

You can make the costume pretty, but there's plenty of girl power when she needs it! Or you can go for a dark stealth Ninja look. 

A Geisha costume like this can be a starting point for a girl Ninja costume as long as she's going to be able to move freely in it. 

In this article we'll show lots of different Ninja costumes for girls from preschoolers and little girls though to big girls, tweens and teens. 

And there are lots of cool Ninja girl weapons and accessories to complete the costume. 

Girls Red Dragon Girl Geisha Costume - Japanese Geisha Costumes

Dragon Ninja Child Costume

What an awesome costume! This Dragon Ninja girl costume has a black oriental style dress with pink and gold details. 

The sash has a beautiful dragon design on it - perfect as 2012 is the year of the dragon. 

The headband and legwarmers are included and the other accessories shown can also be purchased. 

This costume comes in kids small, medium and large sizes. So it's a good choice for preschoolers, little girls, big girls and tweens. 

It's a nice combination of very pretty, and rather dangerous! If this costume is going to be worn out trick or treating then adding some black tights or leggings under the costume would be a very good idea!

Unlike so many kids costumes this one actually gets very good reviews. 

Teal Dragon Ninja Girl Costume

Not all girls want to pink! This gorgeous teal costume offers a good alternative. 

It features a long teal top with a dragon design. The top is very long at the back to give a train. You also get the black obi sash and matching teal headpiece. 

Note that the black pants are not included so you will need a pair of black leggings or pants to go underneath. 

Girl Ninja Costume - Girls Ninja Costumes

This red and black girl Ninja costume is very striking!

The face covering makes it very dramatic. 

This costume comes in small, medium and large sizes. 

It's definitely sophisticated enough for older girls and tweens. 

The very cool boot tops are included - they are attached to the jumpsuit. 

The black velvet and red foam armor look amazing together. 

Concealed knives make a good weapons for a female Ninja. No one will know what they are until she wants them too! Small daggers or sais work very well too. 

But if she wants a flashing ninja sword with sounds effects, well that's awesome!

A wooden hair pin makes an excellent weapon for a girl Ninja. It's easily concealed and looks very pretty. But she can do a lot of damage with that point! (Don't worry these are just ordinary hair pins!)

A Japanese umbrella makes a very pretty accessory for a girl Ninja. But if you get on the wrong side of her, she can use it very effectively!

Female ninjas did use their fans as weapons. If you choose a performance fan, these are quite large and sturdy fans which would be quite effective in battle!

You can get some fun Ninja-themed jewelry. How about Ninja earrings or throwing star earrings! 

I love the Mini Sai necklace and hte Shuriken (Ninja throwing star) necklaces. Another option is to choose dragon-themed jewlery, that fits very well with the theme. Legends of dragons are intertwined with oriental martial arts. 

A ninja girl will also need a bag to carry her accessories and smaller weapons. You could choose a pretty silk shoulder bag. The deep pink travel neck pouch is also available in lots of different colors to match any ninja girl costume (click on the picture to see the options.)

A the cute Ninja bunny backpack will work perfectly if you go with a black ninja costume. 

Tabi boots with split toes would be the authentic footwear for a Ninja, and suede snow boots can come quite close to that look. 

But if a female Ninja wanted to blend in then she would have worn more traditional footwear like platform thongs. 

For little girl Ninjas a pair of pretty ballet flats works well. Don't forget some nice thick tights, leggings or thermal underwear under the costume if you're going out trick or treating. 

One option for a teen Ninja is to dress all in black with heavy dark makeup to the eyes and a few accessories and weapons (see above). 

Wearing the Kunoichi (female ninja) t-shirt above is a nice touch for a teen Ninja girl Halloween costume. There won't be any confusion over what you are and everyone will know to beware!

Ninjas were assassins up for hire in ancient Japan. They were know for their stealth and ability to infiltrate and sabotage. They were trained in martial arts - their style of combat is known as Ninjitsu.

The kunoichi or female ninjas were also able to use their personal skills to get close to people and either harm them or extract information from them.  

Some modern day female martial experts use the term Kunoichi and it is also used in modern Japanese pop culture. 

A ninja girl costume is a great choice for a girl who practices a martial art such as Kung Fu, Judo or Jujitsu.

It's also fun for any girl who wants an active costume and wants to be able to have fun striking martial arts poses, rather that just being a passive princess.