Fun And Easy Halloween Pet Costumes

Want to get into the Halloween spirit but have a pet that hates costumes? Are you trying to throw together a costume for your pet at the last minute? Try these ideas for 5 fun and easy Halloween pet costumes, designed with your pet’s comfort in mind!

1. Toto

Materials: picnic basket

Instructions: Put your pet into a picnic basket.

Turn any pet into Dorothy’s companion by toting them around in a picnic basket. The best part about this option is that this can work with any animal! As long as your pet is comfortable being carried around, this costume idea allows you to include your pet in the fun without forcing them to wear possibly stress-inducing outfits.

2. Turtle

Materials: fake turtle shell (stuffed, paper mâché, plastic), harness

Instructions: Attach a turtle shell to your pet’s harness.

If you’re going for a cute look rather than a creepy one, transform your pet into an adorable turtle by giving it a fake shell. The shell can be a plastic or stuffed toy, or it can be homemade from paper mâché. Just make sure the shell is big enough to convey the idea but not big enough to disrupt your pet’s mobility and comfort. This is perfect for an easy, moveable, and cute pet costume.

3. Bat

Materials: light-weight bat wings, harness

Instructions: Attach light-weight bat wings onto a harness.

Both on theme and easy to put together, a bat is a perfect Halloween costume for your pet. Although not the most original option, there’s no denying the simplicity in making a bat costume. All you need is a harness and a light-weight bat shaped Halloween decoration. Attaching the bat decoration to the back of a harness secures the wings to your pet in a comfortable way. Best of all, this idea is customizable for any winged creature of your choice, including butterflies, bees, moths, birds, dragons, and more!

4. Vampire

Materials: black cape, strawberry juice

Instructions: Drape a black cape over your pet’s back, then dribble strawberry juice around their mouths.

What is a Halloween costume list without a vampire? Vampires are classic Halloween monsters, and it’s easy to put together a vamp-inspired outfit, even for animals! With a cape draped on your pet’s back and strawberry juice staining their mouths, you’ll have a fabulously frightening animal companion. Although this idea can work for many types of pets, it’s best suited to cats and dogs, who are less likely to step on the cape.

5. Cerberus

Materials: 2 plush dog heads, collar

Instructions: Attach the heads of 2 plush dogs onto your dog’s collar.

This mythical beast of Ancient Greek mythology might be the perfect Halloween costume for your dog. By simply attaching the heads of toy plushes to your dog’s collar, you can turn your pet into the scary 3-headed guardian of the Underworld. As far as fun and easy Halloween costumes go, this one is the best for simplicity and uniqueness!

Halloween is one of the most stressful and potentially dangerous holidays for pets, and we don’t want to add to it by putting restrictive or uncomfortable outfits on our animals. With the 5 ideas listed above, you can include your pet in the Halloween festivities without stressing it out. Let us know what your pet is dressing as this Halloween! And if you try out any of these fun and easy Halloween pet costumes, we’d love to see pictures of your pet!

Want to get into the Halloween spirit but have a pet that hates costumes? Are you trying to throw together a costume for your pet at the last minute? Try these ideas for 5 fun and easy Halloween pet costumes, designed with your pet’s comfort in mind!   1. Toto Materials: picnic basket Instructions: Put…