From Princess Leia to Aladdin: Just 10 of the best Halloween costume ideas for babies.

We’re just days away from Halloween, which means most parents are busy Googling 'easiest DIY costumes' (just us?) and wondering how they can turn last year’s cape and animal slippers into a passable costume for this year.

But for parents with toddlers or babies, Halloween costume ideas can be even more challenging to conjure up.

Thankfully, some clever mums have come up with some hilarious and Instagram-worthy costumes to inspire you.

While kids at this age may be too young to fully appreciate the comedic brilliance behind creating matching Wayne’s World costumes for them, that doesn’t mean you can’t.

From Princess Leia to a taco, here are 13 of the best Halloween costume ideas for young kids.

Movie and TV character costumes

Back to the Future

 

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Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me that you built a time machine? Out of a DeLorean? ???????? • • • • #halloween #halloweencostume #halloween2018 #halloweencostume2018 #backtothefuture #docandmarty #martymcfly #docbrown #twincostume #twincostumes #delorean

A post shared by  Lauren Willis (@laurenluskwillis) on Oct 4, 2018 at 7:17pm PDT

Recreate Back to the Future duo Marty McFly and Doc Brown with a red puffer vest and white wig. Major props to this mum for going the extra mile and making a DIY DeLorean time machine.

Risky Business

 

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????Just take those old records off the shelf???????????? #riskybusiness #happyhalloween #nailedit #parentsoutoftown #80smovies #tomcruise #joelgoodson #costume #huxmodel

A post shared by  Christine (@stina818) on Oct 31, 2018 at 10:44am PDT

Why not dress your child up as Tom Cruise from Risky Business? All you need is a white shirt that doesn’t have baby vomit on it and a pair of sunglasses. Piece of cake.

Wayne’s World

 

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???? Halloween retrospective ????

A post shared by  Lauren Willis (@laurenluskwillis) on Oct 8, 2019 at 5:11pm PDT

This mum recreated Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar’s looks from the legendary Wayne’s World. 

Party on, Wayne.

Shrek

 

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We can’t wait to show you what the girls will be dressed up this October 31st. It’s the kind of costume that won’t make sense unless you see all of us together. Hope she wears the beard we got her. ???? #joeymariechoi #lordfarquaad #shrek #halloweencostume

A post shared by  Laura Izumikawa (@lauraiz) on Oct 8, 2019 at 5:52pm PDT

Has your baby got that John Lithgow charm? Why not dress them as Lord Farquaad from Shrek? This is guaranteed to be a winning costume at your mothers’ group.

Aladdin

 

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A whole new snore.????‍♂️#aladdin #halloweencostume #naptimewithjoey

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This little guy took Halloween to a whole new world with his Aladdin costume.

Princess Leia

 

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Happy Halloween Friends ????

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For those who don’t want to splurge on Halloween costumes, this knitted Princess Leia headpiece could be the solution.

Celebrity costumes

Prince

 

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Let’s all reminisce M’s past Halloween costumes because I think I’m losing the battle this year… ???????????????? #mcm #prince #purplerain #babyhalloweencostumes #givemeonemoreyeardamnit #whatiswrongwithgoingasrichardsimmons #ugh

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Prince from Purple Rain, complete with a mini mo and goatee.

Animal costumes

A spider

 

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Happy Halloween from my Spooky Spider ????????????????Stories First Halloween ???????????????? #storiebarton

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If you’re on the hunt for a spine-tingling costume, a spooky spider never fails.

A narwhal

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Bye Buddy, hope you find your dad ???? #elf #narwhal #halloween #happyhalloween – – #halloweencostume #halloweencostumes #halloween2018 #halloween???? #halloween???????? #halloweenbaby #babysfirsthalloween #babyhalloweencostumes #mykgw

A post shared by  New Family Dream (@newfamilydream) on Oct 31, 2018 at 11:20am PDT

Many people may ask what animal your baby is dressed as, and you can say, “oh, don’t you know? He’s a narwhal” with quiet smugness.

Food costumes

A taco

 

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I got hungry after this one. ???? #tacotuesday #naptimewithjoey

A post shared by  Laura Izumikawa (@lauraiz) on Aug 27, 2019 at 7:46am PDT

Yep, a baby taco. I don’t think this needs further explanation.

Do you have any clever costume ideas for kids? Let us know in the comments below.